Exhibition

The inspiration for “Out the Window” came from the idea that an image is not just a view from a window. In the mid-2000s, digital technology quickly became more prevalent and made it easier to cross national borders and opened up new possibilities for expression. Sensitively perceiving these shifts in technology and media, visual forms of artistic expression in China, Korea and Japan were introduced through installations, videos, and performances in collaboration with young curators from the three countries.

Data

Dates & Venue (Tokyo)	January 10–February 15, 2004
	The Japan Foundation Forum
(Seoul)	March 30–May 13, 2004
	Project Space Zip
Curators	Li Zhenhua (Independent Curator) Suh Jinsuk (President, alternative space “Loop”) Sumitomo Fumihiko (Curator, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa)
Program Directors	Furuichi Yasuko (Exhibition Coordinator, The Japan Foundation Asia Center) Choi Dusu (Director, Project Space Zip)* *Seoul only
Artists	China 8gg, Cao Fei, Cao Kai, Chen Dili, Cui Xiuwen, Du Jie, Li Yongbin, Ou Ning, Shi Qing, Wang Ning, Wu Ershan, Wu Quan, Yang Fudong, Zhang Dan & Chen Man, Zhao Liang, Zhen Yunhan, Zhou Xiaohu Korea Cho Isu, Gwon Osang, Han Kyeryoon, Jeon Joonho, Kim Changkyum, Kim Hyejung*, Kim Jaewha*, Kim Joon, Kim Kira, Kim Yongkyoung, Ku Jayoung, Lee Hyungkoo, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Jaeoon, Park Hyesung, Park Jihoon, Park Junebum, Ryu Biho, Seo Bohyung, Shin Yungsik, Yoon Miyeon, Yu Hyoungjun* Japan Bowda Katsushi, Furukawa Koichi, Goshima Kazuhiro, Hayashi Yuki, Hino Keiko, Ise Shoko, Kimura Mayumi, Kobayashi Kohei, Koizumi Meiro, Nakanosai Toshihiro, Okado Mikio, Pol Malo, Saito Masakazu, Sasaguchi Kazz, Sato Yoshinao, Shimada Masamichi, Tanaka Koki *Tokyo only
Organizers	Tokyo The Japan Foundation Asia Center Seoul The Japan Foundation; Darling Art Foundation
Related Programs	Artist Talk Marathon January 10, 2004 / Lecture room, The Japan Foundation Asia Center / Participating Artists and Curators Performance Night: Collaborative Performance by Artists from China, Korea and Japan January 9, 2004/ Super Deluxe / Performers: sotho, Kingdom-Soup, Li Guang, Onan Spelmermaid Sound Session Night: Collaborative and Improvisational Sound Session by Artists from China, Korea and Japan January 10, 2004 / Super Deluxe / Performers: Choi 57, Death Technica, Zhang Jian, Yamakawa Fuyuki, Low Tec Lecture “Practical Performing Art Lecture” February 11, 2004 / The Japan Foundation Forum / Lecturer: Shimoda Seiji Lecture “Korean Youth Culture and Lifting of the Ban on Japanese Culture in South Korea” February 14, 2004 / The Japan Foundation Forum / Speaker: Kim Ji-yong / Comentator: Sumitomo Fumihiko

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Catalogue (Tokyo)

Out the Window: Spaces of Distraction
Edited by Furuichi Yasuko

• Publisher:
  Tokyo: The Japan Foundation Asia Center
• Year:
  2004
• Total Number of Pages:
  90
• Size:
  26 cm
• Language:
  Japanese (jpn); English (eng)
• NCID:
  BA66139184

[Contents]

p. 5	Foreword
	The Japan Foundation Asia Center
p. 11	A New Version of the Three Kingdoms
	Li Zhenhua
p. 15	Confusion and Freedom
	Suh Jinsuk
p. 17	Plates: Installation Works
	Text by Li Zhenhua, Suh Jinsuk, Sumitomo Fumihiko
p. 47	The Spaces of Distraction
	Sumitomo Fumihiko
p. 51	Plates: Single Channel Video
p. 75	Artists' Biography

【PDF】

Out the Window: Spaces of Distraction

• Li Zhenhua (PDF:4.34MB)
• Suh Jinsuk (PDF:4.21MB)
• Sumitomo Fumihiko (PDF:6.52MB)

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Catalogue (Seoul)

Out the Window: Spaces of Distraction
Edited by Suh Jinsuk

• Publisher:
  Seoul: The Japan Foundation
• Year:
  2004
• Total Number of Pages:
  96
• Size:
  21 cm
• Language:
  English (eng); Korean (kor)

[Contents]

p. 4	Foreword
	The Japan Foundation Asia Center
p. 6	A New Version of the Three Kingdoms
	Li Zhenhua
p. 10	Confusion and Freedom
	Suh Jinsuk
p. 14	The Spaces of Distraction
	Sumitomo Fumihiko
p. 21	Installation Works
p. 45	Video Works
p. 68	Artists' Biography