16.6.2016
Full lineup of over 100 artists announced
Aichi Triennale 2016 has finalized its lineup and a total of 119 artists (individuals and groups) from 38 countries will take part for this edition.
Held every three years since 2010, Aichi Triennale is a major international art festival showcasing both contemporary visual art and stage performances. The rich program comprising an international art exhibition, film program, performing arts, and an opera production will be overseen by the 2016 festival's artistic director, photographer and author MINATO Chihiro, and will open under the theme Homo Faber: A Rainbow Caravan on August 11, 2016.
The international art exhibition, featuring as many as 20 artists who are showing in Japan for the first time, is sure to become a not-to-be-missed chance to discover artists and works from countries less familiar to Japanese audiences.
Overview
Aichi Triennale 2016
Homo Faber: A Rainbow Caravan
Artistic Director: Minato Chihiro
Venues: Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya city, Toyohashi city, Okazaki city
Organizer: The Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee
Artists by country (a total of 38 countries):
Japan (58), USA (8), France (7), Brazil (5), Holland (3), Italy (3), Spain (3), UK (3), China (2), Colombia (2), Cuba (2), Germany (2), India (2), Kirghiz (2), Korea (2), Philippines (2), Taiwan (2), Turkey (2), Argentina (1), Australia (1), Belgium (1), Egypt (1), Indonesia (1), Jordan (1), Lebanon (1), Lithuania (1), Mexico (1), Mongolia (1), Myanmar (1), Palestine (1), Papua New Guinea (1), Singapore (1), Sweden (1), Switzerland (1), Thailand (1), Tunisia (1), UAE (1), Vietnam (1)
-Based on country of birth. Listed by number of artists in descending alphabetical order.
-Individual artists credited alongside groups/troupes/companies count toward the number of artists from a country.
Detailed artist information can be found here