Triennale Outline
About Yokohama Triennale 2020
The Yokohama Triennale, an international contemporary art exhibition, has been held every three years since 2001, introducing the new concepts and ideas that are shaping culture through a broad range of works by international established and emerging artists, Here, Yokohama engages with the world and contributes to the exchange of ideas and understanding.
Yokohama Triennale 2020, its 7th edition, will be led by Raqs Media Collective, a collective of three artists based in New Delhi, India, as its artistic director. Under Raqs Media Collective’s direction, it will take the artists and co-travelers on a journey through time and space.
The title of Yokohama Triennale 2020 is “AFTERGLOW,” a word chosen by Raqs Media Collective to reference how, in our everyday lives, we unknowingly experience the residues of light sparked at the beginning of our time, as in the case of how the “white noise” on our analog televisions included fragments of cosmic microwave background radiation left over from the cosmic Big Bang. By referring to the Big Bang’s destructive energy that propelled creativity and over time, gave birth to life on this planet, and its radiation that is toxic as well as therapeutic, Raqs Media Collective takes interest in the cycle of destruction/toxicity and recovery/care in the human activities of the contemporary age. Together with the artists, audience, and others, Raqs Media Collective will explore ways to co-exist with toxicity for human sustenance and survival in this world in flux, rather than eliminate it.
“AFTERGLOW” will consist of both an exhibition, and “Episōdos,” or a series of events that illuminate moments of deliberation. The“Episōdos” will begin in November 2019 in Yokohama, prior to the exhibition that opens in July 2020, and unfold in locations both inside and outside of Japan. In addition, Raqs Media Collective will share its sources for its deliberation through a Sourcebook , to expand its views and visions toward the world at large.
The Organizing Committee for Yokohama Triennale
Yokohama Triennale 2020 Information
| Title | Yokohama Triennale 2020 “Afterglow” |
| Artistic Director | Raqs Media Collective |
| Exhibition Dates | July 17 - October 11, 2020 Closed: Every Thursday, except for July 23, August 13 & October 8 |
| Venues | Yokohama Museum of Art 3-4-1, Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan PLOT 48 4-3-1, Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan (Minato Mirai ２１ Central District Block 48) ＊ There is also a work on exhibit in the following venue: NYK MARITIME MUSEUM 3-9, Kaigan-dori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Hours | 10:00 - 18:00 ※Open until 21:00 on October 2, 3, 8, 9 & 10 ※Open until 20:00 on October 11. |
| Organizers | City of Yokohama, Yokohama Arts Foundation, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), The Asahi Shimbun, and Organizing Committee for Yokohama Triennale |
| Beyond the Exhibition | Episōdo (Real-world and online events that extend the footprint of the Triennale)
Dates: Nov. 2019 – Oct. 2020 Venue: Various and online here. |
| Cooperation |
 Agency for Cultural Affairs (Program to Support International Arts Festivals) |
| Special Cooperation | The Japan Foundation, Urban Renaissance Agency |
| Under the Auspices of | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kanagawa Prefectural Government, Kanagawa Shimbun, Television Kanagawa |
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ACM Co,Ltd., Keikyu Corporation, Sotetsu Group, DAIICHI ORIMONO CO.,LTD., NYK MARITIME MUSEUM, Peatix Japan K.K., Fuji Xerox Co.,Ltd., YOKOHAMA MINATOMIRAI RAILWAY COMPANY., Yokohama Urban Future Create Co.,Ltd.
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Yokohama Triennale 2020 Organization
Artistic Director
Raqs Media Collective
The Organizing Committee for Yokohama Triennale
| Honorary Presidents | HAYASHI Fumiko (Mayor, City of Yokohama)【Representative】 MAEDA Terunobu (President, Japan Broadcasting Corporation [NHK]) WATANABE Masataka (President and CEO, The Asahi Shimbun) |
| Committee Members | KONDO Seiichi (President, Yokohama Arts Foundation)【Chairperson】 OSAKA Eriko (Director, The National Art Center, Tokyo)【Executive Chairperson】 KURAYA Mika (Director, Yokohama Museum of Art)【Executive Chairperson】 KAKOI Kenichiro (Director Cultural Promotions Center, Japan Broadcasting Corporation [NHK]) SAWA Kazuki (President, Tokyo University of the Arts) JINBU Hiroshi(Director General of Culture and Tourism Bureau, City of Yokohama) TAKASHINA Shuji (Director, Ohara Museum of Art) TATEHATA Akira (President, Tama Art University) TSUKA Hiroko (Executive Vice President, The Japan Foundation) HORIKOSHI Reiko (Executive Director, Cultural Projects and Business Development, The Asahi Shimbun) |
as of April 3, 2020
[Organizing Committee for Yokohama Triennale Office]
| Senior Managing Director | MATSUMOTO Kimiyoshi(City of Yokohama) |
| Managing Director | IGARASHI Seiichi (Yokohama Arts Foundation) |
| Managers | AKIYAMA Daisuke (Japan Broadcasting Corporation [NHK]) YAMAKI Naofumi (The Asahi Shimbun) |
| Project Manager | HOASHI Aki * |
| Administration Manager | KAJIWARA Atsushi ** |
| Communication Manager | NISHIYAMA Yuko |
―Curatorial Team
| Exhibition Head/Curator | UCHIYAMA Junko* |
| Curatorial Head/Curator | KIMURA Eriko* |
| Curator | HAYASHI Sumi |
| Assistant Curator | HIBINO Miyon* |
| Coordination Head/Registrar | SUZUKI Yuko |
| Curatorial Coordinator (“Episōdos” Coordinator) | TAKEI Mariko |
| Curatorial Coordinator (Curatorial Registrar) | TOMIYASU Reiko |
| Curatorial Coordinator | KURASHIGE Natsuko |
| Curatorial Assistant | SHIBATA Haruka |
| Technical Coordinator | YAMAMOTO Shiro |
| Assistant Project Manager | FUKUOKA Ayako* |
| Project Coordinator | SUZUKI Keiko |
| Intern (2019) | ISODA Minori, IMASEKI Yurika, TOMINAGA Risako |
―Administration Team
| Administration | AKASAKI Yuka**, IMANISHI Megumi**, OGAWA Tetsu**, OGAWA Yoshiyuki**, OSANAI Yukie*, KIMURA Ayaka**, TAKADA Satoshi**,TAKABAYASHI Mariko*, TSUCHIDA Kaori*, TSURUMI Tempei**, HANZAWA Nanami, HIRABAYASHI Otohiko**, MARUYAMA Akiko**, YAMADA Takahiro** |
| PR & Promotion | IWATA Tomoko, IWANAMI Ai**, TAKAHASHI Nobuka*, TSUGANESAWA Yasuyuki**, YAMAGIWA Ryo, YONEZU Itsuka |
* Yokohama Museum of Art (Yokohama Arts Foundation)
** City of Yokohama
| Designer | Ariane SPANIER |
| Space Design/Architect | MMA inc. KUDO Momoko |
| Exhibition Text | Shveta SARDA |
| [Raqs Media Collective Research Assistant] | Kaushal Ajay SAPRE, IMAMURA Tyuki, SHIOZAKI Erica |
as of June 22,2020