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ABOUT la-condition-japonaise

La-condition-japonaise is a curatorial project initiated by Shintaro Miyazaki (Media- and Soundtheorist) and Eri Kawamura (Curator, Art-Writer, Art Historian) in April 2007 and expanded to a NPO in 2008. It tries to explore as well as re-map the diversity of japanese contemporary cultures and arts (fine art, experimental music, performance art, dance etc.). The center of our activity is Berlin.

La-condition-japonaise is a neologism derived from the frech expression “la condition humaine” which means the state of mankind. With this in mind “la-condition-japonaise” can be defined as the neverending search of the state of contemporary japanese arts. Therefore “la-condition-japonaise” is also permanently trying to negate or affirm existing prejudices about Japan and is seeking for a more accurate view on the diversity of contempoary japanese culture and society.

We are trying to estabilsh and extend the network of emerging japanese artists by

promoting events, exhibitions, concerts by japanese artists in Berlin by mailing-list and webpage
promoting informations about japanese contemporary artists living and working in Berlin
organizing, curating, supporting exhibitons, concerts and other events in Berlin

ABOUT THIS WEBSITE

NEWS: EVENT INFO Here you can read about the latest events in Berlin.
ARTICLEInterviews, reports and articles about artists living and working in Berlin
ABOUT: USabout la-condition-japonaise e.V.
SITEAbout this website
COMMITTEEAbout the current team of la-condition-japonaise
ACTIVITY: Here you can read and see our acivity
ARTIST: Currently in construction
LINKS: Currently in construction
CONTACT: DATA POSTINGPlease help us to post and promote events we dont know about. Please read the instructions of contributing informations to this website.
MAILING LISTYou can subscribe to our mailing-list here.
ETCFor other questions please write us per email.

ABOUT COMMITTEE

MEGUMI FUKUDA
(*1976)

lives and works since 2004 in Berlin. Uses all kind of media (Installation, Performance, Video or Photography) as an artistic material.

TARO FURUKATA
(*1975)

M.A. in Fine Arts, Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee. Works since 2004 in Berlin as an artist as well as a curator.

ERI KAWAMURA

M.A. at Tama Art University. Lives and works since 2000 in Berlin and is organizing/ curating exhibitions, writes art articles and does personal management of japanese artists.

YOSHITO MAEOKA
(*1975)

born in Kobe, Japan. Studied “art in context (M.A.)” at UdK Berlin. Works as an artist, curator, art critic and writer.

SHINTARO MIYAZAKI
(*1980)

born in Berlin. Grew up in Basel, Switzerland. PhD Researcher at Humboldt University Berlin (Chair for Media Theory). Media theorist, artists and curator. Co-Founded la-condition-japonaise with Eri Kawamura.

IZUMI　OSE

lives and works in Berlin since 2003. Organizeds, curates and coordinates japanese improvisation music in Berlin and plays sometimes herself as a performer (Piano, Harmonica, Voice).

STEFAN RIEKELES
(*1976)

has been a project manager and curator for transmediale, festival for art and digital culture Berlin from 2002 to 2008. Currently until the end of 2010 he is programme director of ISEA2010 RUHR. Co-founder of Les Jardins des Pilotes.