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Sun 05 Sep 2010
Parallel Realities : Asian Art Now
A high level moving imagery and communication technology have permeated every corner of daily life in contemporary Asia. The global and the local, physical reality and digital information, people with divergent ways of thinking and feeling, all either co-exist in the same world, or live separately but alongside one another. This contemporary environment has enabled us to transcend from one world to another with ease. FT3, embracing the possible collisions and problems that may exist as we transit the boundaries between worlds, will focus on the positive potential of the “Parallel Realities” that exist between different cultures and societies. From videos with catchy music to small and elusive sculptures, from materials that evoke nostalgia to contemporary interiors, from the virtual world of comics, cartoons and computer games to actual daily life -- the exhibition is filled with diverse works of art that together introduce the Parallel Realities.
The Art Exchange Program, held simultaneously with the exhibition, is combined with the annual Residence Program. The exhibition will thus involve a wider range of audience in Fukuoka more deeply than ever before.

The outstanding difference from FT2 which focused on the tradition of craft is that FT3 features more urban and near-futuristic works by young artists who have been brought up in a flood of virtual imagery and information. The power of the new generation artists who apply pop culture so freely suggests their potential to lead Asian culture in the new century.

 

text courtesy:www.kunstaspekte.de