Wikipedia:Meetup/Japan/TUJ Art and Feminism 2020



We're sorry to announce that in line with Art+Feminism's policy update (Mar 13), all WMF funded Art+ Feminism events have been halted, including ours, due to the spread of COVID-19. We hope to bring the event we planned back in 2021. https://www.artandfeminism.org/

Event information

 * Date: CANCELLED - but we will be back in 2021!
 * Time: Editing - 11am-5.30pm Talk event 6.30-9.30pm
 * Venue: Temple University, Japan Campus, @Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan
 * Address: 1-14-29 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 154-0004
 * Hosts: Louise Rouse, Deanna MacDonald (Temple University)
 * Costs: Free
 * Participants: This event is open to TUJ faculty, students and the public

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 * Basic editing guide
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WRITING OURSELVES INTO HISTORY PANEL TALK
6:30-9:30pm Advance registration recommended

Yurie Nagashima, Yoshiko Shimada, Hikaru Toda, Yumi Song


 * LOCATION: Parliament Lounge (1F)
 * Temple University, Japan Campus
 * 1-14-29 Taishido, Setagaya City, Tokyo 154-0004

This panel talk is an extension of our daytime Art+Feminism Wikipedia Editathon/Conference —an international communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism. Join Yurie Nagashima, Yoshiko Shimada, Hikaru Toda and Yumi Song for a billingual (Japanese/English) evening of discussion about their journeys to establish recognition for the work they care about in the arts.

Yurie Nagashima (1973, Tokyo, Japan) is an interdisciplinary artist and author. In 1993 while studying at Musashino Art University, she won the PARCO Prize in URBANART #2. In 1999 she completed an MFA in photography at California Institute of the Arts, California. In 2001, she won The 26th Kimura Ihei Photography Award, Tokyo. In 2010, she won the 26th Kodansha Essay Award, Tokyo. In 2015, she completed a Masters degree in arts and science at Musashi University, Tokyo. Currently while teaching photography at Waseda University, Tokyo University, she maintains a contemporary interdisciplinary practice. Her book "Bokura no Onanoko Shashin kara Watashitachi no Girly Photo e" was recently published by Daifuku Shorin.

Yoshiko Shimada (1959, Tokyo, Japan) is a visual artist and art historian. She spent 4 years in the USA, graduating from Scripps College in 1982. She received Ph.D from Kingston University, London in 2015. She explores the themes of cultural memory and the role of women in the Asia-Pacific War, as both aggressors and victims. She uses printmaking, video, performance, research and archiving for her expression. Her art was on display recently at The Aichi Triennale (2019), “Beyond Hiroshima” at Tel Aviv University Art Gallery (2015). Shecurrently lectures on feminism and art at the University of Tokyo. She lives in Chiba, Japan. www.otafinearts.com

Hikaru Toda Hikaru Toda is a Director/Editor based in Osaka exploring the personal and the political spaces between 'strangers' and 'outsiders' with humor and wit. Hikaru grew up in Holland and studied visual anthropology and performance art in Goldsmiths, University of London. She worked as an ethnographer before moving into independent documentaries. For her directorial debut Of Love & Law (2017), she moved to Japan for the first time in 22 years. Of Love & Law has won the Firebird Award for Best Documentary at Hong Kong International Film Festival (2018) and Best Film in Japanese Cinema Splash category at Tokyo International Film Festival (2017) and was screened in international film festivals

Yumi Song Yumi Song is an artist, curator and writer based in Tokyo. Her work as an artist uses performance and installation. She writes for Tokyo Art Beat and she has been general director for major art projects including Fujinoyama Biennale 2014 and Kazenosawa Museum. She is the director of Baexong Arts. - - - - - - - - - -

Related Event
2020 Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
 * Project by: By Baexong Arts, Yumi Song
 * Date: CANCELLED March 22, 2020 CANCELLED
 * Time: 10am-4pm
 * Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Kiyosumi Shirakawa), B2F 研修室2
 * Info: Official Page