(June 23) 14th IGS Seminar: Regional revitalization through contemporary art - the cases of Benesse Art Site Naoshima, Setouchi Triennale 2022 and rural China

IGS Seminar will be held as follows. For more detailed information, please see the attached poster.

■ Date and time: Thursday, June 23rd,  8:45-10:15(Online/ZOOM)
■ Lecturer:Soichiro FUKUTAKE, Honorary Adviser, former Chairman and CEO, Benesse Holdings, Inc.; Chairman of the Board, Fukutake Foundation; General Producer, Setouchi Triennale
・タイトル: Regional revitalization through contemporary art - the cases of Benesse Art Site Naoshima, Setouchi Triennale 2022 and rural China
■ Language: Japnaese/English
■ Abstract: Benesse Art Site Naoshima (BASN) is a project that uses contemporary art to revitalize communities on the small islands of the Seto Inland Sea (Naoshima, Teshima and Inujima). We will discuss with students about regional revitalization in the new era, which is different from economic supremacy and aims to "create a good community where people can be happy".


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