The BAR Vol.10
The Backers Foundation and AIT Residence Programme
“Shaping Voices, Silent Skies”
New works by Miti Ruangkritya (Thailand) and Sarah Abu Abdallah (Saudi Arabia)
8/ ART GALLERY/ Tomio Koyama Gallery, Shibuya Hikarie 8F
July 1 – July 17, 2017
Venue hours : 11am – 8pm
Open everyday during exhibitions
Free Admission
Opening reception: Friday, June 30, 2017 6pm-8pm
Organized by Arts Initiative Tokyo [AIT]
Co-organized by The Backers Foundation
Supported by 8/ ART GALLERY/ Tomio Koyama Gallery, Ponte Vecchio Hotta Corporation
http://www.hikarie8.com/artgallery/2017/06/backers.shtml
8/ ART GALLERY/ Tomio Koyama Gallery is pleased to present Miti Ruangkritya and Sarah Abu Abdallah’s group show. Miti and Sarah have stayed to work in Tokyo for three months under an Artist-in-residence program supported by The Backers Foundation and Arts Initiative Tokyo [AIT]. This group exhibition features photograph and installation which have not yet exhibited in Japan, as well as new works by two young artists during their stay in Tokyo.
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Miti Ruangkritya
Born in 1981, lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand
Ruangkritya is a Thai based image maker. His work focuses on an issue or a topic surrounding his life. In particular, the city often surfaces as a dominant subject – from its environments and people and to its transformation and growth. His work is included in the public collection of Takamatsu City Museum of Art and many others.
http://www.a-i-t.net/ja/residency/2017/05/miti.php
Sarah Abu Abdallah
Born in 1990, lives and works in Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Abu Abdallah lives and works in Qatif, Saudi Arabia and studied art in both Rhode Island school of design for her masters in digital media, and in the college of art and design in University of Sharjah. She is an artist and a puzzle-maker who works across a variety of media include video, installation, poetry and images.
http://www.a-i-t.net/ja/residency/2017/05/Sarah.php
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【Related Event】
Artist Talk
Speakers: Miti Ruangkritya, Sarah Abu Abdallah
Saturday, July 8, 2017 2pm-4pm (doors open: 1:30pm)
8/ COURT (in front of 8/ ART GALLERY/ Tomio Koyama Gallery on the 8th floor of Shibuya Hikarie)
Admission: Free
Booking: Required
*To register for the event please send an email with its subject line as “Artist Talk July 8” at event@tomiokoyamagallery.com, including your name, contact phone number and the number of participants.