This screening program looks back on the achievements of IIMURA Takahiko, a pioneering experimental filmmaker who has been dedicating his work to imaging technologies across the fields of film, video and performance, and who passed away on July 31, 2022. In the 1960s, Iimura privately produced 8mm and 16mm avant-garde films with cooperation from such avant-garde artists as ONO Yoko, AKASEGAWA Genpei, KOSUGI Takehisa and HIJIKATA Tatsumi, and in addition, crossed the boundaries of film to venture out into the fields of video art and performance. Shown here are a total of eleven titles, including recent additions to the collection of the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, as well as works digitized at the VIDEOART CENTER Tokyo (VCT).
Dates:
2.4 Sat. 11:00– w/ Q＆A session: TAKI Kentaro (VIDEOART CENTER Tokyo), ADACHI-TASCH Ann (Collaborative Cataloging Japan)
2.7 Tue. 18:00–
2.15 Fri. 18:00– w/ Q＆A session: TAKI Kentaro (VIDEOART CENTER Tokyo), KAWAI Masayuki (VIDEOART CENTER Tokyo)Venue: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum 1F Hall
Ticket: ¥800 [advance] / ¥1,000 [door]
Works
IIMURA Takahiko, Junk
1962 / 7 min. 51 sec. / 4K [Transferred from 16 mm film; original =8 mm film] /Sound (music: KOSUGE Takehisa)
Collection of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
IIMURA Takahiko, Color
1962 / 10 min. 28 sec. / 4K [Transferred from 16 mm film; original =8 mm film] /Sound (music: TONE Yasunao)
Collection of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
IIMURA Takahiko, Dada '62
1962 / 10 min. 9 sec. / 4K [Transferred from 16 mm film; original =8 mm film] / silent
Collection of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
IIMURA Takahiko, Onan
1963 / 8 min. 6 sec. / 4K [Transferred from 16 mm film; original =8 mm film] / Sound (music:TONE Yasunao)
Collection of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
IIMURA Takahiko, A Dance Party in the Kingdom of Lilliput
1964 / 12 min. 50 sec. / 4K [Transferred from 16 mm film; original =8 mm film] / Sound (music:TONE Yasunao, IIMURA Takahiko)
Collection of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
IIMURA Takahiko, Ai (Love)
1962 / 12 min. 50 sec. / 4K [Transferred from 16 mm film; original =8 mm film] / Sound (music:ONO Yoko)
Collection of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
IIMURA Takahiko, A Chair
1970 / 5 min. 28 sec. / digital [SD] / sound
Courtesy of MORI YU GALLERY
Digitalized by VIDEOART CENTER Tokyo
IIMURA Takahiko, Blinking
1970 / 1 min. 55 sec. / digital [SD] /sound
Courtesy of MORI YU GALLERY
Digitalized by VIDEOART CENTER Tokyo
〇This works include continuous flashing lights. Since sensitivity to light varies from person to person, we ask that those who are sensitive to light stimuli take precautions when viewing these works.
IIMURA Takahiko, Man and Woman
1971 / 7 min. / digital [SD] /sound
Courtesy of MORI YU GALLERY
Digitalized by VIDEOART CENTER Tokyo
IIMURA Takahiko, Visual Logic (and Illogic)
1977 / 20 min. / digital [SD] /sound
Courtesy of MORI YU GALLERY
Digitalized by VIDEOART CENTER Tokyo
IIMURA Takahiko, AIUEON
1982 / 9 min. 18 sec. / digital [SD] /sound
Courtesy of MORI YU GALLERY
Digitalized by VIDEOART CENTER Tokyo
