130th Anniversary of the Kyoto City University of Arts
  International symposium: “Creative Engagement/Medi(t)ation of
  Survival”

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     The following symposium has been organized on the occasion of Trouble in Paradise/Medi(t)ation of Survival.
     The symposium will explore new possibilities of art based on the interchange between science, politics, education, and the arts.  Experimental concerts, performances, and other live demonstrations associated with specific topics of discussion will be presented to broaden the scope of the symposium and to facilitate a more intuitive understanding thereof.

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto  1F Lecture hall

Free admission, maximum capacity 100

in English with Japanese translation or in Japanese only

Organizers: Kyoto City University of Arts and The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

Part 1: Life/Environment/Art

July 10 (Sat.), 2010  10:30AM–4:30PM (numbered tickets distributed 9:30AM–)

The first part of the symposium will explore the possibility of art as a basis for the sustenance of multiple communities, with ‘communion’ (sharing) and ‘conflict’ as well as ‘mediation’ and ‘meditation’ as keywords, and approach actual contemporary issues such as the diversity of life forms, water resources necessary for survival, biotechnology, and global capital.

Part 1: Life/Environment/Art
10:30–10:40AM	Introduction	Akiko Kasuya (Kyoto City University of Arts)
10:40–11:20AM	Report	Yukihiro Morimoto (Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Hall of Global Environmental Research)
11:20AM–12:00PM	Report	David Dunn (USA; Biomusic)
12:00–1:00PM	Intermission
1:00–1:40PM	Report	“Medi(t)ation of Survival” project team
1:40–2:20PM	Report	Susana Soares (England; artist)
2:20–3:00PM	Report	Steven Kurtz (USA; Critical Art Ensemble; media activism)
3:00–3:20PM	Intermission
3:20–4:30PM	Debate	Moderator: Satoru Takahashi (Kyoto City University of Arts) Panelists:　David Dunn, Yukihiro Morimoto, Steven Kurtz, Artur Żmijewski, “Medi(t)ation of Survival” project team (Akihiko Inoue, Katsushige Nakahashi, Shiro Matsui, Akiko Kasuya)

The program may be subject to change without notice.

Part 2: Space/Health Care/Art

July 31 (Sat.), 2010  10:00AM–4:30PM (numbered tickets distributed 9:30AM–)

The second part of the symposium will explore the new forms of interaction between science and art, which have greatly diverged since the modern age, with the ‘evidence-based’ (objective scientific proof) and the ‘experience-based’ (that which is created by experience) as keywords.  This exploration will extend to new models of art that bring together seemingly unrelated themes, such as long-term stays in space, developmental disorders, brain science, and philosophy from a new perspective.

Part 2: Space/Health Care/Art
10:00–10:10AM	Introduction	Satoru Takahashi (Kyoto City University of Arts)
10:10–10:50AM	Report (video message)	Temple Grandin (USA; Animal Science; Autism; Professor, Colorado State University)
10:50–11:20AM	Report	“Medi(t)ation of Survival” project team
12:00–1:00PM	Intermission
1:00–1:40PM	Report	Ken’ichi Iwaki (philosophy; Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University)
1:40–2:20PM	Report	Mirosław Bałka (Poland; artist)
2:20–3:00PM	Report	Motomi Toichi (Cognitive Neuroscience; Child Psychiatry; Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Human Health Science)
3:00–3:20PM	Intermission
3:20–4:30PM	Debate	Moderator: Akihiko Inoue (Kyoto City University of Arts) Panelists:　Ken’ichi Iwaki, Motomi Toichi, Mirosław Bałka, “Medi(t)ation of Survival” project team (Tomoaki Ishihara, Kodai Nakahara, Satoru Takahashi, Shiro Matsui, Koichi Mori, Akiko Kasuya)

The program may be subject to change without notice.