SWISS CULTURE IN JAPAN AUTUMN 2014 秋季号 10– 12 月 月 OCTOBER → THE SWISS CONNECTION → STEPHAN SPICHER EXHIBITION → MASTERPIECES FROM KUNSTHAUS ZURICH → SWISS DESIGN MAP TOKYO 2 CONCERT BY THE ZURICH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA IN OSAKA 4→12 SHNIT INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 4→13 EXHIBITION: BEAUTY OF FUNCTION – 130 YEARS OF VICTORINOX 7 → FERDINAND HODLER – TOWARDS RHYTHMIC IMAGES 8→11 TOBIAS PREISIG JAPAN TOUR 8→15 JP-CH 2014: BUILDING IN CONTEXT 10→ SWISS STAMP EXHIBITIONS 10→15 STANDING SIDEWAYS 11 150 YEARS ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM 15→30 PORTA CHIUSA JAPAN TOUR 2014 17 →26 MESMER TOUR 2014 DANCE AND MUSIC 18/23 CONCERTS BY THE LANDWEHR 22→ MATTEO AROLDI: FLOATING ISLANDS 23→ SONGS FOR A PIGEON 25→27 MANFRED WERDER IMPROVISED CONCERT 25→ SHOWCASE DESIGN EXHIBITION NOVEMBER 1 →9 LUCERNE FESTIVAL ARK NOVA 8→9 BÉJART BALLET LAUSANNE IN TOKYO «THE 9TH SYMPHONY OF BEETHOVEN» 21 →30 SWISS DAY AT THE MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL JAPAN IN KAWASAKI 2014 26→ WAR FROM THE VICTIM'S PERSPECTIVE – PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEAN MOHR 29→ WORLD BOOK DESIGN 2013-14 DECEMBER 5→ THE 5TH EXHIBITION OF ARTWORK EXCHANGE BETWEEN HAMAMATSU & BERN 6→10 GLASRITZEN – MEGROZ SCHOOL «RETURN HOME» JAPAN – SWITZERLAND: EXHIBITION TOUR 31 WHISTLEBUMP JAPAN/SWISS NEW YEAR PARTY
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SWISS CULTURE IN JAPANAUTUMN 2014 秋季号
10–12
月
月
OCTOBER→ THE SWISS CONNECTION→ STEPHAN SPICHER EXHIBITION→ MASTERPIECES FROM KUNSTHAUS ZURICH→ SWISS DESIGN MAP TOKYO2 CONCERT BY THE ZURICH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA IN OSAKA4→12 SHNIT INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL4→13 EXHIBITION: BEAUTY OF FUNCTION – 130 YEARS OF VICTORINOX7→ FERDINAND HODLER – TOWARDS RHYTHMIC IMAGES8→11 TOBIAS PREISIG JAPAN TOUR8→15 JP-CH 2014: BUILDING IN CONTEXT10→ SWISS STAMP EXHIBITIONS 10→15 STANDING SIDEWAYS11 150 YEARS ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM15→30 PORTA CHIUSA JAPAN TOUR 201417→26 MESMER TOUR 2014 DANCE AND MUSIC18/23 CONCERTS BY THE LANDWEHR22→ MATTEO AROLDI: FLOATING ISLANDS 23→ SONGS FOR A PIGEON25→27 MANFRED WERDER IMPROVISED CONCERT25→ SHOWCASE DESIGN EXHIBITION
NOVEMBER1→9 LUCERNE FESTIVAL ARK NOVA8→9 BÉJART BALLET LAUSANNE IN TOKYO «THE 9TH SYMPHONY OF BEETHOVEN»21→30 SWISS DAY AT THE MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL JAPAN IN KAWASAKI 201426→ WAR FROM THE VICTIM'S PERSPECTIVE – PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEAN MOHR29→ WORLD BOOK DESIGN 2013-14
DECEMBER5→ THE 5TH EXHIBITION OF ARTWORK EXCHANGE BETWEEN HAMAMATSU & BERN6→10 GLASRITZEN – MEGROZ SCHOOL «RETURN HOME» JAPAN – SWITZERLAND: EXHIBITION TOUR 31 WHISTLEBUMP JAPAN/SWISS NEW YEAR PARTY
MESMER TOUR 2014 DANCE AND MUSIC ← MESMER and Cie Cadmium will tour japan for the very �rst time to showcase their unique mix of improvised experimental music and butoh dance.OCT 17 – 26 Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yamaguchi, Fukoka, Nagoya, Nationwidewww.ciecadmium.ch................................................................................................................................
CONCERTS BY THE LANDWEHR ← The Landwehr is the o�cial music band of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. For the �rst time, it will undertake a tour of Japan to mark the 150 years anniver-sary of Swiss-Japanese relations. In Hiroshima, the orchestra will take part in the commemorations of the achievements of the Swiss doctor Marcel Junod. OCT 18 Osaka College of Music, OsakaOCT 21 Hiroshima Nishi Citizen's Center Hall, HiroshimaOCT 23 Sennan City Cultural Hall, Osakaoiw2009.com................................................................................................................................
MATTEO AROLDI: FLOATING ISLANDS ← «Floating Islands» is a series of photographs by Matteo Aroldi which explore a world of imaginary landscapes. Freely inspired by traditional Chinese and Jap-anese ink paintings, these images are composed of layers of fragmented land-scapes captured in our two distant countries, Switzerland and Japan. OCT 22 – DEC 8 Hakone Museum of Photography, Kanagawa www.hmop.com/................................................................................................................................
SONGS FOR A PIGEON ← 16 Japanese and Swiss contemporary artists will take part in an exchange ex-hibition curated by Jun Azumatei, a Japanese artist based in Switzerland. Their works re�ect the unexpected similarities between the two cultures from an artis-tic perspective.OCT 23 – DEC 7 Foyer of the Embassy of Switzerland, di�erent galleries in
Ginza, Tokyo www.songsforapigeon.org................................................................................................................................
MANFRED WERDER IMPROVISED CONCERT ← In his 5th visit to Japan, experimental composer and musician, Manfred Werder will perform in collaboration with Japanese free improvisation artist, Taku Sugimoto.OCT 25 – 27 several places in Tokyohttp://manfred-werder.blogspot.com/................................................................................................................................
SHOWCASE DESIGN EXHIBITION ← Young and innovative Swiss designers including Patrick Raymond's «atelier oï», will be featured prominently in the 2nd edition of the SHOWCASE Design exhibi-tion curated by leading Japanese designers during Tokyo Designer's Week.OCT 25 – NOV 3 Former Daikanyama Lovel site, Tokyowww.showcase-web.com/
LUCERNE FESTIVAL ARK NOVA ← With the aim to contribute to the cultural reconstruction of the region in North-eastern Japan which was a�ected by the major disaster of March 11, 2011, the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ARK NOVA will hold its second edition this fall in Sendai, featuring performances by renown musicians and a wide range of workshops and educational programs.NOV 1 – 9 Ark Nova Concert Hall, near Shozankan in Sendai, Miyagiwww.lucernefestival.ch................................................................................................................................
BÉJART BALLET LAUSANNE IN TOKYO ← «THE 9TH SYMPHONY OF BEETHOVEN»The Tokyo Ballet, the Béjart Ballet Lausanne and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Zubin Mehta, perform Maurice Béjart's masterpiece «IXe Sym- phonie (the 9th Symphony of Beethoven)» which premiered in Brussels in 1964. NOV 8 – 9 NHK Hall, Tokyo www.nbs.or.jp/english/contents/................................................................................................................................
SWISS DAY AT THE MONTREUX JAZZ ← FESTIVAL JAPAN IN KAWASAKI 2014The city of Kawasaki and the organizers of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Japan have decided to give a very «Swiss» �avor to this year's 4th edition of the fes-tival. Besides live performances by outstanding international artists, this year's program will include free live shows, workshops, a jazz piano competition and a Swiss-themed night market. Swiss artists Bastian Baker and Rusconi will perform at the «Swiss Day» to celebrate the Swiss-Japanese anniversary. NOV 21 – 30 Kawasaki Musa Hall, Senzoku Gakuen College of Music,
Lazona and other venueswww.montreuxjazz.jp/kawasaki/2014................................................................................................................................
WAR FROM THE VICTIM'S PERSPECTIVE – ← PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEAN MOHRTo celebrate 150 years of Swiss Humanitarian Aid, photographs of the renowned Swiss photographer and ICRC delegate Jean Mohr will be shown in a special out-door exhibition in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. The images portray the tragic fate of civilians and refugees in con�icts all over the world.NOV 26 – DEC 27 Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima................................................................................................................................
WORLD BOOK DESIGN 2013-14 ← «World Book Design» showcases every year books of superior design from all over the world. This edition will include Switzerland's Most Beautiful Books of 2013 and a talk by Swiss book designer Roland Stieger.NOV 29 – FEB 22 Printing Museum, Tokyowww.printing-museum.org/en
THE 5TH EXHIBITION OF ARTWORK ← EXCHANGE BETWEEN HAMAMATSU & BERNHamamatsu Municipal Museum of Art organizes an exhibition hightlighting the friendship between Hamamatsu-city and Bern of artworks by schoolchildren. DEC 5 – JAN 6 Zaza City Hamamatsu, Shizuoka www.city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp/artmuse/index.html................................................................................................................................
GLASRITZEN – MEGROZ SCHOOL «RETURN ← HOME» JAPAN – SWITZERLAND : EXHIBITION TOUR «Glasritzen» is a diamond point engraving technique used on glass brought to the level of art in the 1970s by the Swiss artist Gerlind Megroz. After her death, the «Glas- ritzenschule Megroz Japan» art school was founded to ensure its preservation.DEC 6 – 10 O Museum, Tokyo www.shinagawa-culture.or.jp/hp/page000000300/hpg000000224.htm................................................................................................................................
WHISTLEBUMP JAPAN/SWISS ← NEW YEAR PARTYTo mark the �nal hours of a year �lled with outstanding Swiss-Japanese cultural events, the Swiss contemporary music label MENTAL GROOVE will hold a cele- bratory dance music event with Swiss DJ's Reas, the Genevan Heathen,Oliver Ducret and many more.DEC 31 XEX-Nihonbashi, Tokyowww.eggworm.jp................................................................................................................................
THE SWISS CONNECTION ← To mark the anniversary of Swiss-Japanese friendship, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) will display works of in�uential artists Paul Klee, Jean Dubu�et and Hans Arp, three artists who have strong connections to Switzerland.AUG 30 – NOV 3 The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyowww.momat.go.jp................................................................................................................................
STEPHAN SPICHER EXHIBITION ← Stephan Spicher's art is inspired by European and Asian aesthetics. His work, de-scribed as «spiritual minimalism», features experiments with di�erent materials, including paper, metal, lacquer and plexiglas. A solo exhibition titled «Blossoms» is taking place in Kyoto while «Re�ection of Blossom», an exhibition in collabora-tion with Japanese artist Izuru Mizutani, is scheduled to take place in Nagoya. SEP 27 – OCT 25 Hakusasonso Hashimoto Kansetsu Garden and Museum, KyotoOCT 22 – 27 International Design Center Nagoya, Aichiwww.g77gallery.com................................................................................................................................
MASTERPIECES FROM KUNSTHAUS ZURICH ← This exhibition marks the �rst large-scale introduction in Japan of the world-class collection of the Kunsthaus Zürich, the Museum for Modern Art in Zurich. Appro- ximately 70 masterworks by highly important artists in art history will be presented, from the impressionists of the 19th century to the surrealists of the 20th century.SEP 25 – DEC 15 The National Art Center, Tokyo JAN 31 – MAY 10 Kobe City Museum, Hyogozurich2014-15.jp................................................................................................................................
SWISS DESIGN MAP TOKYO ← During the months of autumn the streets of Tokyo will become an exhibition space for all those interested in Swiss Design and architecture. Pick up a SWISS DESIGN MAP and explore the locations in Tokyo where Swiss design can be seen and experienced. A series of events will provide opportunities to learn and talk about Swiss design.OCT – JANwww.swissdesign.jp www.facebook.com/swissdesignmaptokyo................................................................................................................................
CONCERT BY THE ZURICH CHAMBER ← ORCHESTRA IN OSAKAOne of the most celebrated Swiss chamber orchestras, the Zurich Chamber Or-chestra, along with their principal conductor Sir Roger Norrington and guest pianist HJ Lim, will perform masterpieces of Mozart. OCT 2 Izumi Hall, Osakawww.izumihall.co.jp/english................................................................................................................................
SHNIT INTERNATIONAL SHORTFILMFESTIVAL ← The �rst Japanese version of the shnit International short �lm festival lands in Kyoto. Thanks to its worldwide network, shnit makes an important contribution to the international establishment of short �lms and promotes the dialogue between audiences and �lmmakers all over the world. OCT 4 – OCT 12 Rissei Cinema Project, Kyotowww.shnit.org................................................................................................................................
EXHIBITION: BEAUTY OF FUNCTION – ← 130 YEARS OF VICTORINOXCommemorating the 130th year anniversary of the Swiss knife manufacturer, Victor- inox's exhibition travels to Osaka. A distinctive collection of approximately 300 knives will be on display, revealing the rich history, as well as the versatility of the multi tools’ design and function, exemplifying true Swiss craftsmanship. OCT 4 – 13 Grand Front Osaka, Umekita Hiroba SHIP Hall 2F, Osakahttp://jp.microsites.victorinox.com/jpch130/exhibition/ (jp)................................................................................................................................
FERDINAND HODLER – ← TOWARDS RHYTHMIC IMAGESFerdinand Hodler (1853–1918) was a leading Swiss painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who not only left an important imprint on contemporary Eu-ropean painting but also fascinated the Japanese audiences. 40 years after his �rst exhibition in Japan, this will be a very rare opportunity anywhere in the world to admire Hodler's oeuvre. OCT 7 – JAN 12 National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo JAN 27 – APR 5 Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Hyogohodler.jp................................................................................................................................
TOBIAS PREISIG JAPAN TOUR ← This adventurous jazz violin quartet, which received the «High priority Jazz Pro-motion» award from Pro Helvetia in 2013, returns to Japan with their new album «Drifting» (2013).OCT 8 – 11 Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawawww.tobiaspreisig.com/news................................................................................................................................
JP-CH 2014: BUILDING IN CONTEXT ← CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE IN SWITZERLANDFeaturing prominent architects such as Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, SANAA (Ka-zuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa) and Riken Yamamoto, this exhibition will show-case their groundbreaking projects on Swiss soil. Their works have injected fresh perspectives into the local architectural landscape while mirroring the speci�c environment for which they were conceived. The program includes a series of lectures with the architects. OCT 8 – 15 Spiral Garden, Spiral, Tokyo jparchitecture.ch................................................................................................................................
SWISS STAMP EXHIBITIONS ← The most important Stamp Exhibitions in Japan, EUROPEX and JAPEX, will both honor the anniversary of Swiss-Japan friendship by featuring prominently rare stamps issued in Switzerland, including letters from Switzerland to Edo dating back 150 years.OCT 10 – 11 Philatelic Museum, TokyoOCT 31 – NOV 2 Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center, Tokyoeuropex.cocolog-nifty.com yushu.or.jp/event/japex2014/index.html................................................................................................................................
STANDING SIDEWAYS ← Lifelong skateboarder/artist Alex Schauwecker displays his drawings which illus-trate both literally and metaphorically the way of seeing and thinking when on a skateboard.OCT 10 – OCT 15 No. 12 Gallery, Tokyo http://no12gallery.com/about/en.html................................................................................................................................
150 YEARS ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM ← This conference will focus on the «Suisse Romande», the French-speaking part of Switzerland – its history, literature, cultural relationships, science and technol-ogy. Lectures will be given in Japanese and French with simultaneous translation.OCT 11 Keio University Hiyoshi Campus, Tokyowww.swiss-history.info................................................................................................................................
PORTA CHIUSA JAPAN TOUR 2014 ← PORTA CHIUSA is an interdisciplinary performance combining �lm projections, spoken-word and a live musical performance tackling the topic of human dignity. The group will perform with renowned Japanese vocalists and musicians Maki Hachiya, Kouta Unaka and Ikue Kawahata.OCT 15 – 30 Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Hokkaido www.paed.ch/portachiusa.html................................................................................................................................