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11th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice Biennale
National Participation: Japanese Pavilion
EXTREME NATURE: Landscape of Ambiguous Spaces
Commissioner:
Taro Igarashi
(Architectural Critic/ Associate Professor of Tohoku University)
Exhibitors:
Junya Ishigami (Architect) / Hideaki Ohba (Botanist)
Outline of the Biennale
Press
Release (November 11, 2007, at The Japan Foundation)
| Theme: | Out There. Architecture Beyond Building |
| Director: | Aaron Betsky (Director of the Cincinnati Art Museum/ Former Director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) of Rotterdam) |
| Venues: | Giardini di Castello, Arsenale, etc. |
| Exhibition Dates: | September 14 - November 23, 2008 |
| Preview: | September 11 - 13, 2008 (10:00.-19:00) |
| Awarding Ceremony: | September 13, 2008 (17:00) |
| Web site: | http://www.labiennale.org |
Outline of the Japanese Participation
| Theme: | EXTREME NATURE: Landscape of Ambiguous Spaces |
| Commissioner: | Taro Igarashi (Architectural Critic/ Associate Professor of Tohoku University) |
| Organizer: | The Japan Foundation |
| Supported by: | The Obayashi Foundation, Shiseido Co., Ltd. |
| Cooperated by: | Union Foundation for Ergodesign Culture, Gallery Koyanagi |
Official Catalog
Contemporary Architect's Concept Series 2：Junya Ishigami (tentative title)
ISBN978-4-87275-150-5 C0352
Publication estimated in September 2008 from INAX Publishing:
http://www.inax.co.jp/publish/ (In Japanese)
Contacts
Rie Takauchi
Istituto Giapponese di Cultura in Roma
(The Japan Foundation)
Via Antonio Gramsci 74, 00197 Roma
Tel: +39-06-3224754
Fax: +39-06-3222165
Jun Takeshita
Visual Arts Division, Arts Department
The Japan Foundation
4-4-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004
Tel: +81-(0)3-5369-6062
Fax: +81-(0)3-5369-6038