Mori Art Museum Disaster Relief Charity Talk Session: "Designing Japan for Tomorrow"

Japan’s society has faced unprecedented challenges ever since the Great East Japan....

Japan’s society has faced unprecedented challenges ever since the Great East Japan Earthquake struck northeastern Honshu on March 11 this year, and people in all fields of endeavor continue to seek ways to move toward recovery.
The Mori Art Museum has also been giving thought to what can be done. Soon after the earthquake and tsunami, we brought together artists, activists, and IT industry figures in “Art for Life,” a program held on March 26 to support disaster victims. With the cooperation of artists active on the global stage, we also held the Great East Japan Earthquake Charity Art Sale on April 16-17.
This talk session is the third event in this series of charity programs. People currently active in such fields as art, design, and architecture in the recovery and restoration efforts will take part, delivering messages on the specific and practical steps they are taking, the results and effectiveness of those steps, and the issues to be tackled from here on out.
100% of the admission fees and donations collected at the venue will be donated to relief efforts. It is Mori Art Museum’s fervent hope that with input from the spheres of culture and art, these efforts to support Japan’s recovery will gain further momentum.

Date and Time:13:00-17:00; July 23, 2011 [Sat] *Doors open at 12:30.
Venue: Tower Hall, Academyhills 49 (49th floor, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower)
Participants:
Takenaka Heizo (Director, Academyhills)
Tsuboi Yuduru (Vice Chairman of the Editorial Board, The Asahi Shimbun)
Watanabe Tetsuya (Director, Creative Industries Promotion Office [Cool Japan Office], Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Tada Kin’ichi (Mayor, Sumita Town, Iwate Prefecture)
Nakamura Masato (Artist)
Hara Ken’ya (Graphic Designer)
Kondo Seiichi (Commissioner for Cultural Affairs)
Shimizu Toshio (Professor, Gakushuin Women’s College, Curator, Art Critic)
Ito Toyo, Kuma Kengo, Yamamoto Riken, Naito Hiroshi (Members, Kishin no Kai Architects’ Group to work for reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake)
Suzuki Kan (Senior Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
Moderator: Nanjo Fumio (Director, Mori Art Museum)
* Simultaneous interpretation (Japanese-English) available.
* Live streaming of the talk session (Japanese/English) is currently planned.
Organizers: Mori Art Museum, Academyhills
Seating capacity: 500 (reservations required)
Admission: \2,000 (incl. tax)

* Booking:Here
　

■Relevant information

・The Great East Japan Earthquake Charity Art Sale on 16 and 17 April