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Apichatpong Weerasethakul solo exhibition
-PHOTOPHOBIA-

| Period: (Sun) 11:00 to 19:00 27 June 14, 2014 (Saturday) to July (until last admission 18:30)

| Venue: Kyoto City University of Arts Gallery @ KCUA
Chukyo-ku, Kyoto Aburakoji communication Oshiaburanokoji Oike-cho 238-1
>> Http://Gallery.Kcua.Ac.Jp/

In Kyoto City University of Arts Gallery @ KCUA, and to commemorate the fifth anniversary of opening, will hold solo exhibition by Apichatpong Weerasethakul said the "PHOTOPHOBIA". This exhibition will be the largest exhibition of Apichatpong, who works about 40 points, including a new Japanese unpublished is exhibitor, was held in the country so far.

This exhibition "PHOTOPHOBIA" is intended to add a new based on the exhibition of the same name, which was held in Stenersen Museum of Norway, Oslo in October 2013, was reorganized according to the exhibition space of Heiro. The exhibited works, the 1999 production of "Windows", mainly video works of 2014 production to "Fireworks", dimensional works such as photographs will also exhibit a number.

Many of the works of Apichatpong's, it made Isan of Thailand (Tohoku region), we are the subject superstition handed down in the area, personal memories, dreams, unconscious, and storage of the forest. "It is strongly attracted to the storage and the light that is in the forest", Apichatpong says the "fear of and the desire to want to store all, it would store it all," he said at the same time. Can be interpreted of Mr. Apichatpong for "light" and "longing" means the photophobia (Shumei) "PHOTOPHOBIA" is also as representing with it and "fear" and "pain".

Visual expression that said that the work of Apichatpong's, descriptive, but less consistently from the beginning and also meditative a lyrical is characterized, it does not seek understanding logical like a dream strange. On the other hand, is not that it is manifested directly, but it is in a close relationship with Thailand modern society, it is seen in a video representation that is calculated precisely, the social issues youth, immigration, economic disparity, such as political can be taken. It may be said that such ambiguity is, given a multi-layered structure to work, and he is to attract more people. Please come see the work world of Apichatpong, who are represented using a variety of media.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul solo exhibition "PHOTOPHOBIA" Miyagifutoshi solo show "American Boyfriend: Bodies of Water" Joint Reception

Venue: Kyoto City University of Arts Gallery @ KCUA 2F
Friday, 16:00 to 20:00 June 13, 2014: [Date]
[Admission: Free

* 6/13 only You can see the next 16:00 to 20:00, the exhibition hall opening hours.

18:00 -
will hold a live musician POD of Thailand that may pre-event POD (Moderndog) Special Live & Chai Siri Apichatpong Weerasethakul's dealt with the music video. Chai Siri, who has collaborated with Mr. Apichatpong has worked on construction of the venue on the day.

19:00 -
Reception
* Artbook Eureka is pop-up store - I do catering business trip a delicious curry (16:00 19:00), forest cafeteria!

| Profile:

(Film director, artist, living in Chiang Mai, Thailand) Apichatpong Weerasethakul

He started video production in 1994, to complete the feature film for the first time in 2000. A clear distinction from the commercial film industry in Thailand, through the Kickthe Machine production, which was established himself in 1999, and has continued to filmmaking independent experimental. In 2010, I won the top prize (Golden Palm) at the Cannes International Film Sai in the "Forest of Bunmi Uncle". As well as contemporary artists, and has won international acclaim at the same time, some of the installation work with the VIDEO of "Primitive" in the masterpiece. It visited many museums, including the (2010) (2009), New Museum in New York (2009), de la Ville de Paris Museum of Modern Art House der Kunst in Munich, Germany. In 2013, it was also exhibited at Documenta 13, which is held in Kassel, Germany also won, the Gold Award (Top Award) exhibited at the Sharjah Biennale in collaboration with the work of artist Chai Siri. In the same year, I was awarded the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize (Culture and Arts Award).

POD

Vocal of the band Moderndog of Thailand. Total sales of the album rock star of Thailand more than 200 million copies. The album of Moderndog, Yumiko Ohno and (Cibo Matto) Yuka Honda (Buffalo Daughter) and participate, friendship with musicians of Japanese people deep. He has performed live reunion tour of FISHMANS in 2005, there are many activities in Japan, such as participating in the album Wisut Ponnimit of (animator) and Harada Ikuko (clammbon) in recent years.

| Planning: Kyoto City University of Arts Gallery @ KCUA
| Sponsor: Kyoto City University of Arts
| Grant: Art and Culture Promotion Fund
| Cooperation SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tomo Suzuki Japan Co., Ltd., Pixel Engine LLC.

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