Event Programme as part of the exhibition "Japan Unlimited"

As part of the exhibition curated by Marcello Farabegoli the following events will take place, admission is free:

Exhibition Opening

Date: Wed, Sep 25, 19:00
Venue: frei_raum Q21 exhibition space

Artist Talk: Edgar Honetschläger, Midori Mitamura and Marcello Farabegoli

Presentation: Judith Brandner (ORF)
Date: Tue, Oct 01, 18:30
Venue: Raum D / Q21

Artist Talk: Chim↑Pom in conversation with Lucas Gehrmann

Presentation: Marcello Farabegoli
Date: Wed, Oct 02, 18:30
Venue: Raum D / Q21

Japan Unlimited x Stinking Dawn

Date: Thu, Oct 03, 14:00 (GER), 18:00 (ENG)
Meeting point: Kunsthalle Wien
Guided tour by Lucas Gehrmann (14:00, GER) & Luca Lopinto (18:00, ENG) through the exhibition "Stinking Dawn" in the Kunsthalle Wien, afterwards guided tour by Marcello Farabegoli (GER/ENG) through the exhibition "Japan Unlimited" at frei_raum Q21 exhibition space.

Curator's Guided Tour as part of the ORF Long Night of Museums

Date: Sat, Oct 05, 20:00
Venue: frei_raum Q21 exhibition space
During the ORF Long Night of Museums, the exhibition "Japan Unlimited" is open thru 1AM.

Talk with Chim↑Pom, Diethard Leopold (ÖJG), Georg Schneider (Japannual) and Marcello Farabegoli

Presentation: Claudia Siefen-Leitich
Date: Sun, Oct 06, 15:00
Venue: Raum D / Q21

"BEYOND THE AVANT-GARDE, OR THE DANGER OF CONSERVATIVE REGRESSION."
Is there good or bad art? Can or must art be political, especially in relation to state funding institutions? And how important is communication with the public in today's media landscape? If the West demands very "Japanese" works by Japanese artists, why shouldn't they play the role of Japanese role models? Apart from the avant-garde, the point now is to present Japan itself to a foreign audience. Is this a reverse nationalist conversion in the service of foreigners? Since the 1970s, many Japanese artists have opted for this option. But instead of balancing the contradictions of the avant-garde, is this new effort even in danger of duplicating them?

Art & Breakfast by Midori Mitamura

Dates: Wed, Oct 09 + Wed, Oct 23, from 10:00
Venue: frei_raum Q21 exhibition space

Talk: Yoshiko Shimada in converstaion with Felicitas Thun-Hohenstein

Presentation: Marcello Farabegoli
Date: Tue, Oct 15, 18:30
Venue: Baroque Suite A

Curator's Guided Tour with Marcello Farabegoli and Elisabeth Hajek

Dates: Wed, Oct 16, 18:30 // Thu, Nov 07, 18:30 // Thu, Nov 21, 18:30
Venue: frei_raum Q21 exhibition space

Hana Usui: Calligraphy Workshop for Teenagers

Dates: Sat, Oct 19 + Sat, Nov 09, 14-17:00
Registration:q21tours@mqw.at
Meeting point: frei_raum Q21 exhibition space

In cooperation with JEF / Europe Direct

Book Presentation Judith Brandner: JAPAN. Inselreich in Bewegung

Date: Wed, Oct 23, 18:00
Venue: Buchhandlung Walther König im MuseumsQuartier
After the book presentation, Judith Brandner will be in conversation with artist Edgar Honetschläger.

Goh HARADA: The City and I

Date: Wed, Oct 30, Doors: 19:00, Film screening: 20:00
Venue: Raum D / Q21

"Goh "HARADA's year-long project of wild yet austere dances through his city, Tokyo, opulent in its montage and in strong contrast to its respective sound montage: HARADA leads us through Tokyo, literary yet emotional, austere avant-garde yet pleasurable. In these works, HARADA has refined his technique and favoured its lightness through the medium. A feast!-- Goh HARADA was born in Tokyo in 1963 and studied electrical engineering at the renowned Keiō University. 1993-1999 Studies (master class) at the State Academy of Fine Arts - Städelschule -, Frankfurt/M, film and cooking/master class Prof. Peter Kubelka."
- Claudia Siefen-Leitich
In cooperation with Japannual

Film screening: Shinpei Takeda: Ghost Magnet Roach Motel (2016)

Date: Wed, Nov 06, Doors: 19:00, Film screening: 20:00
Venue: Raum D / Q21

Yoshinori Niwa: Withdrawing Adolf Hitler from a Private Space

Open Discussion: Artist Yoshinori Niwa in conversation with Markus Wurzer (University Graz), Monika Sommer (Haus der Geschichte Österreich) and Marcello Farabegoli (Curator "Japan Unlimited")
Presentation: Judith Brandner (ORF)
Date: Tue, Nov 19, 18:30
Venue: frei_raum Q21 exhibition space

Film screening: Shinpei Takeda: Hiroshima Nagasaki Download (2010)

Date: Wed, Nov 20, Doors: 19:00, Film screening: 20:00
Venue: Raum D / Q21

Talk: Niklas Maak (FAZ) in conversation with Marcello Farabegoli

Date: Fri, Nov 22, 18:30
Venue: Baroque Suite A