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13 September - 12 October 2008
Diorama of the City: Between Site & Space
EXONEMO, ALEX GAWRONSKI, PARAMODEL, GAIL PRIEST, TIM SILVER and HIRAKU SUZUKI
Curators: Reuben Keehan and Hisako Hara
Image above: Tim Silver, Shooting Tadpoles at the Moon, 2008, installation view, Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya, Tokyo. Photograph: Masumi Kawamura
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A collaborative project developed by Artspace, Sydney, and Tokyo Wonder Site, Diorama of the City: Between Site & Space explored the complex politics of site, mapping historical resonances, contemporary anxieties and the rhythms of urban life through a dynamic series of international encounters, exhibitions and public events.
In this first leg of a two-stage project, three Sydney-based artists undertook a six-week residency at Tokyo Wonder Site, engaging with the local context and developing work in preparation for a major exhibition in Tokyo.
Artspace reciprocated in 2009 by hosting the Japanese and Australian artists as they developed a second exhibition held in Sydney, which built on the earlier presentation in Japan.
Structured in such a way as to facilitate collaboration and dialogue between Australian and Japanese artists, the overall project sought to strengthen and expand artist networks in the Asia-Pacific region, while introducing audiences in both countries to new and innovative practices in installation, performance and media art.
A joint project developed in collaboration with Tokyo Wonder Site. Part of the Australia-Japan Strategic Ties for the Arts Program, an initiative of Asialink supported by the Australia Japan Foundation and the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
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