Arts in COVID 19

​‘Arts in the Time of COVID-19’ Project
Co-organized by the Goethe-Institut Tokyo
 
The novel coronavirus has changed our lives. Arts are no exception. Many exhibitions, concerts and plays had to be cancelled or postponed as a result of the spread of the pandemic. Even when they are held, a variety of measures are required, such as regular disinfection, avoidance of 3Cs (=closed spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings), and social distancing. At the same time, new experiments with digital media conference/meeting services have begun.

In response to this situation, the Graduate School of Global Arts (GA), Tokyo University of the Arts launched in June the ‘Arts in the Time of COVID-19’ project as an educational and research program with postgraduate students to explore what kind of artistic activities are possible in this crisis. This week-long composite event, "Arts in COVID-19," aims to rethink our daily lives in the novel corobavirus disaster era, while considering what cultural and art practices are possible in light of this project.

From Monday, November 9 to Sunday, November 15, there will be an exhibition of artworks, screenings of plays, performances, and online/offline symposiums. What kind of culture and art are possible in the wake of the novel coronavirus crisis - and in the post-coronavirus era? What will be the role of digital media in relation to art under this particular condition? We would like to invite all to discuss these difficult questions.
 
Program Director:
Yoshitaka Mōri (Sociologist and Professor, Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts)

Please find details on the program on the project page.