Aichi Triennale

What is Aichi Triennale?

Curatorial Team

Akira Tatehata Director of the National Museum of Art

Artistic Director:
Akira Tatehata Director of the National Museum of Art, Osaka.

Born in Kyoto in 1947. After graduating with a degree in French Studies from Waseda University, Akira Tatehata worked for the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the National Museum of Art (Osaka) as a researcher and Tama Art University as a professor. He has been working as Director of the National Museum of Art since 2005. . Tatehata has extensive experience in organizing international art exhibitions : he not only served as Commissioner of the Japanese pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1990 and 1993, but also as one of the four artistic directors of the first Yokohama Triennale in 2001. He has also previously worked as exhibition director for the Busan Biennale.

■Curators
Pier Luigi Tazzi (Art Critic, Independent Curator, based in Italy)
Jochen Volz (Director of Inhoteim Contemporary Art Center, based in Brazil)
Masahiko Haito (Chief Curator of Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art)
Hinako Kasagi (Curator of Nagoya City Art Museum)
Takashi Echigoya (Senior Curator of Films, Arts Promotion Service, Aichi Arts Center)
Eri Karatsu (Senior Curator of Performing Arts, Arts Promotion Service, Aichi Arts Center)
■Guest Curator
Emmanuelle de Montgazon (Independent Curator, based in France)
■Associate Curators
Fuyumi Namioka (Independent Curator, based in Switzerland)
Hisako Hara (Professor of Osaka Electro-Communication University)
■Producer
Yoshiko Owaki (Assistant Director of Opera, Aichi Arts Foundation)
■Coordinators
Akiko Fujii (Senior Curator of Performing Arts, Arts Promotion Service, Aichi Arts Center)
Manabu Mizuno (Assistant Director of Music, Aichi Arts Foundation)
■Educator:
Yuko Ito (Freelance Educator of Fine Arts)
■Assistant Educator
Sachiyo Ukai (part-time junior high school teacher)
Hatsue Ichiyanagi (elementary school art teacher)
Reiko Kondo (director of the Aichi Prefectural Office for International Art Festivals)
Junko Matsumura (freelance educator)
Mic hio Tokushige (freelance educator)

■Architect
Takashi Muto (Architect)
■Assistant Curators of Contemporary Art
Ikumasa Hayashi (Independent Curator)
Yuri Yoshida (Independent Curator)
Tomoko Okamura (Independent Curator)
Kazuho Soeda (Curator of Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art)
Eriko Noguchi (Assistant Director of International Arts Festival Section, Aichi Prefectural Government)
Kyoko Ozawa (Independent Curator)
Azumi Akai (Assistant Director of International Arts Festival Section, Aichi Prefectural Government)

■Assistant Curators of Performing Arts
Kako Yamaguchi (Director of N.P.O. alfalfa)
Yasunori Honda (Assistant Director of International Arts Festival Section, Aichi Prefectural Government)
Akiko Iwasa (Assistant Director of International Arts Festival Section, Aichi Prefectural Government)

■Coordinators of Project Competition
Michiko Noda (Assistant Director of International Arts Festival Section, Aichi Prefectural Government)
Yukiko Tanaka (Freelance Coordinator)
■Assistant Educators
Sachiyo Ukai (Junior high school part-time teacher)
Hatsue Ichiyanagi (Elementary school art teacher)
Atsuko Matsumura (Freelance Educator)

■Assistant Architect
Tomoya Akasaka (Architect)

■Editors
Sonoko Nakanishi (Assistant Director of International Arts Festival Section, Aichi Prefectural Government)
Miki Kanai (Freelance Editor)

Support system

■Volunteers

A number of volunteers will be responsible for the operation of the triennale venues (watching over works, providing guidance, etc), guided tours (explanations of displayed works in a tour format, etc), and artist support (assisting artists in creation and displaying works). These activities will create excitement regarding the triennale and will increase the interest of citizens toward arts and culture. A total of 2,598 volunteers have been registered as of March 22nd


■Aichi Triennale Supporters' Club
The Aichi Triennale Supporters' Club "LOVE TORIES" is a fan club for the Aichi Triennale 2010. Its members will help to plan and manage the Triennial, putting into place the necessary structures to support this year's event as well as to prepare in advance for the next one by participating in a diverse range of projects. Recruitment for the club started on July 1, and the AT café, a common space where visitors can meet the club members, will open on July 17 at Mansho-S Building. A number of unique projects, such as the Triennale School and various art events, will be held on an ongoing basis from the 17th onwards.

■Triennale School
The Triennale School will conduct lessons to introduce the artists that are participating in the Aichi Triennale. These lessons, organized by the Aichi Triennale Office, were held five times between April and the end of June. A total of 574 people took part in the lessons. From July onwards, the Aichi Triennale Supporters' Club will hold the Triennale School at Mansho-S Building twice a month (seven times in total), offering visitors a series of lectures and workshops conducted by art experts.