101st metaPhorest Seminar

Friday, November 29th, 2024, 19:00-21:00

101st metaPhorest Seminar by Yukik Shikata

This event will be primarily in Japanese, but questions and comments in English are also welcome.

For the November 29 metaPhorest Seminar, we are honored to welcome Yukiko Shikata, a legendary critic and curator who has played a central and pioneering role in media art both in Japan and internationally since the 1980s.
We will discuss the background of her wide-ranging activities across the arts, as well as her recent interests and ongoing explorations surrounding the concept of "Ecosophic Art," which she has proposed in recent years. This will be a rare opportunity to hear from one of the most influential voices in the field, and we warmly invite anyone interested to join us.

Date and Time/Location

Friday, November 29th, 2024, 19:00-21:00 Waseda University Research Facility for Advanced Biomedical Sciences (TWIns), 3rd Floor, Seminar Room 3 https://maps.app.goo.gl/Wy23SqPPMo3P7V8JA

ONLINE

This seminar can also be held online. Zoom Link

Art and Beyond: The World Viewed Through Information Flows

Yukiko Shikata

Curator / Critic
Yukiko Shikata is the Artistic Director of Dialogue and Creation Forest and President of the Japanese Section of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA Japan). She serves as Visiting Professor at Tama Art University and Tokyo Zokei University, and as Lecturer at Musashino Art University, the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS), and Kyoto University of the Arts.
Working through the framework of "information flows," Shikata has developed a transdisciplinary practice that traverses art, science, technology, and society. Since the 1990s, she has organized numerous pioneering exhibitions and projects independently while also working with institutions including Canon Artlab (1990–2001), the Mori Art Museum (2002–2004), and NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] (2004–2010).
She has served on the juries of numerous international and domestic competitions and awards. Her publications include Ecosophic Art: Connecting Nature, Mind, and Society (2023), along with many co-authored volumes.
http://yukikoshikata.com/