New Horizon: Vision of the Future
2023.10.14 - 2024.02.12
Arts Maebashi in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year after opening in October 2013 as a public art museum in a renovated commercial facility located in downtown Maebashi. Since its opening, the museum has showcased many local art projects as well as exhibitions based on the three concepts of “being creative,” “sharing with others,” and “being interactive.” This exhibition, “New Horizon: Vision of the Future,” commemorates the museum’s 10th anniversary and will further expand the collaboration between citizens and artists based at Arts Maebashi to the urban area. It will display works using artificial intelligence, augmented reality (AR), and other technologies in the arcade area, which is awaiting redevelopment, and in surrounding contemporary buildings developed through urban design in partnership with the public and private sectors. The project will also expand its activities to the city center and will include immersive video installations and works from the residency programs of young artists who will lead the next generation. In anticipation for the “next 10 years” of Arts Maebashi, this exhibition will open up new possibilities for art and museums in an ever-changing city.
【Participating Artists】
Andrew BINKLEY, ISHITA Michiyuki/DecideKit/The Fox, The Folks/Rampages Production Ltd., IDA Yukimasa, OKADA Nami, Olafur ELIASSON, KAWAUCHI Rikako, KIHARA Tomo, GOKITA Tomoo, CAI Guo-Qiang, Zadok BEN-DAVID, James TURRELL, Sputniko!, SEKIGUCHI Kotaro, TAKEDA Teppei, NINAGAWA Mika, HAKAMADA Kyotaro, HASHIGUCHI Lintalow, Bill VIOLA, MAD DOG JONES, MUM & GYPSY, MATSUYAMA Tomokazu, MURATA Mineki, YOKOYAMA Nami, 403architecture [dajiba], YAMAGUCHI Meguru, Refik ANADOL, WOW
【General Information】
Venue｜Arts Maebashi and various facilities around downtown Maebashi
Exhibition Period｜October 14, 2023 [Sat] – February 12, 2024 [Mon] (national holiday)
Hours｜10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Admission until 5:30 p.m.)
Closed｜Wednesdays (Closed for New Years: 12/27 [Wed] – 1/4 [Thu])
Organizer｜New Horizon Exhibition Organizing Committee, Maebashi City
Subsidizer｜Gunma Arts & Culture Creation Project, Foundation for Gunma Food and History
Artistic Director｜NANJO Fumio (Chairperson of the Executive Committee, Special Director of Arts Maebashi, Advisor to the Maebashi City Cultural Arts Strategy)
Special Cooperation｜ Shintaro Akatsu Collection, Taguchi Art Collection, Taguchi Art Foundation, Art Office Shiobara, MARS LLC, Shiroiya Hotel, Maebashi Galleria, Suzuran Maebashi
Art Director｜UENISHI Yuri（hokkyoku co., ltd.）
Curators｜MIYAMOTO Takenori, ARIMA Keiko, TSUJI Mizuki, TAKAHASHI Yuka
Project Support｜FUJIHANE.LLC, yanaimade
Cooperation｜ Maebashi Central Shopping Street Cooperative Association, Maebashi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Maebashi Convention & Visitors Association, Maebashi City Machizukuri Public Corporation
Sponsored by Gunma Prefecture, Jomo Shinbun, Gunma TV, FM Gunma, Maebashi City FM
【Admission】
| General | ￥1,500 |
| Students, 65+ years old, groups (10+ people) | ￥1,000 |
| High school students and under | Free |
*Please purchase your passport at the ticket counter on the 1st floor of Arts Maebashi.
*Free admission for disability certificate holders plus one caregiver.
*Admission is free for university, vocational, and junior college students on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month.
*Admission is free on 10/26 [Thu], the museum’s opening anniversary day.
【Events】
｜Performances｜
Gunma Prefectural Government Projection Mapping “A Horizontal Line”
Date：Oct. 27[Fri], 28 [Sat], 29 [Sun]
Time：19:00〜21:00
Venue：Gunma Prefectural Government ShowaHall（1-1-1 Otemachi, Maebashi, Gunma）
Artists：DecideKit, The Fox The Folks, Rampages Production Ltd.,
Producer：Michiyuki Ishita
MUM & GYPSY Theater Performance “Waft Between Eyelids”
Date：Oct. 28 [Sat], 29 [Sun], Dec. 23 [Sat], 24 [Sun]
Time：13:00〜14:00 (doors open 12:30) *starting from 16:30 only on Dec. 24 [Sun]
Venue：Suzuran Maebashi, New Bldg. 3F
Mineki Murata Street Performance “Neck Live”
Date：Oct. 14 [Sat], Nov. 3 [Fri. holiday], 4 [Sat], 5 [Sun]
Time：14:00〜17:00
Venue：Orion-dori Shopping Street South Entrance
｜Workshops ｜ *Japanese only
Kotaro Sekiguchi Public Workshop “TsujiTsuji Monsters”
Date：Nov.11 [Sat], Dec.9 [Sat] 13:00〜15:00
Venue：Chuo-dori Shopping Street（Max.15 people per workshop）
Arts Maebashi × MUJI 1Day Workshop “MUJI for Public Space”
Date & Venue：Nov.23 [Thu] 10:00-16:00 Arts Maebashi（Max.25 people）
TomoKihara AR Workshop “FutureCollider”
Date & Venue：Nov.25[Sat] 14:00〜17:00 Arts Maebashi（Max.20 people）
Michiyuki Ishita Video Workshop “A Horizontal Line”
Date & Venue：Jan.20[Sat] 14:00〜18:00 Arts Maebashi（Max.25 people）
｜Tours ｜ *Japanese only
“Night Museum Tour by special director Fumio Nanjo”
Date&Time：Dec.1[Fri], Jan.12[Fri] 18:00〜19:00
Meetingplace：Arts Maebashi（Max.20 people per tour）
Guide：Fumio Nanjo（museum special director, artistic director）
“Curator’s Tour of Maebashi City Artworks”
Date & Time：Every other Sunday during the exhibition period, 11:00〜12:30（Oct.22, Nov.5, Nov.19, Dec.3, Dec.17, Jan.7, Jan.21, Feb.4）
Meeting place：Arts Maebashi（Max.20 people per tour）
Guide：Takenori Miyamoto（exhibition curator）
“Contemporary Architecture and Art Tour at Shiroiya Hotel and its Vicinity”
Date & Time：Every other Tuesday during the exhibition period, 13:00〜14:00（Oct.24, Nov.7, Nov.21, Dec.5, Dec.19, Jan.16, Dec.30)
Meeting place：Arts Maebashi（Max.20 people per tour）
Guide：Keiko Arima（exhibition curator）
＊This exhibition in supported by the following individuals and corporations.
KOTARO NUKAGA
TOMIO KOYAMA GALLERY
JINS Holdings Inc.
NIPPON TOTOR Co.,Ltd.
Hiroyuki Maki, President, BUFFALO Inc.
First-corporation Inc.
YAMATO CORPORATION
Kurosawa Film Studio Co.,Ltd.
Gunma Construction Industry Association Maebashi (51 companies) /
Koei Co.,Ltd. / Shinji Tanaka / Kohei Terada / Miyashita Construction Co.,Ltd.
Asahi Printing Industry Co.,Ltd. / Eizen Corporation Co.,Ltd. /
GCC Inc. / Yukio Hotta / Memolead Co.,Ltd. / UG ASSEMBLE Ltd.
Kanto Transportation Co.,Ltd. / Sata Construction Co.,Ltd. / CHAMPAGNE POMMERY /
TOYOTA PCN GUNMA HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. /
（GUNMA TOYOPET / TOYOTA CORROLA GUNMA / Netz TOYOTA GUNMA）
Maebashi Construction Association /
Maebashi City Hall officials, KAYOKAI・SYUNJUKAI
ARTGENE LLC. / KANEKO SEEDS Co.,Ltd. / KABASAWA DOBOKU /
Association for Corporate Support of the Arts, Mecenat Gunma /
KYOAI GAKUEN / Kuniken Kogyo Co.,Ltd. /
KOBAYASHI KOGYO Co.,Ltd. / GCC JICHITAI SERVICE Inc. /
Daiwa Lease Co.,Ltd. / Torihei Co.,Ltd. / Nomura Securities Co.,Ltd. /
HARADA Co.,Ltd.・GATEAU FESTA HARADA / PIANO PLAZA GUNMA /
Maebashi Plumbing Heating and Airconditioning Constructor’s Association
IKARI SHODOKU MAEBASHI Co.,Ltd. / SANYO GIJYUTSU CONSULTANTS K.K / GN Holdings Co.,Ltd./
SHINONOME SHINKIN BANK / THE JOMO SHINBUN / TABIGARASU HONPO SEIGETSUDO Co.,Ltd./
TAMURAYA /T-NET ENTERPRISE Co..Ltd. / THE TOWA BANK Ltd. /
Library Research Institute Co.,Ltd. / TONE ELECTRIC WORKS Co.,Ltd. / FUJI SUBARU Co.,Ltd. /
Maebashi Toubu Kensetsugyoukyoukai / Maebashi Hotel LUKA
Ommage Service Co., Ltd. / KATSUYAMA ARCHITECTS-ENGINEERS OFFICE / THE GUNMA BANK, Ltd. /
Gunma Chuo Bus Co., Ltd. / JTB Corp./SUZURAN Co..Ltd. /
SOGO PR Co.,Ltd. / CHISOKU SEKKEI Co.,Ltd. /
TOKYO GUS Co.,Ltd.,GUNMA BRANCH / Nisshin Kousoku Sekkei Co.,Ltd. /
Public interest incorporated Association, MAEBSHI MEDICAL ASSOCIATION /
General incorporated Association MAEBASHI DENTAL ASSOCIATION/
MAEBSHI FEDELATION OF SURVEY AND PLANNING ASSOSIATION / Maebashi CITY FM
Supporters of home town crowdfunding program, “FURUSATO CHOICE”
（Syuji Ueno, Rie Takasago, Sosuke Fujimoto ,and 27 other people）
January 9th, 2024
