Main contents embodying the theme “FLOATING NOMAD”

“writtenafterwards” Fashion Show　November 9 (Sat)17:00~

The label “writtenafterwards”, which continues to announce the possibilities of fashion expression in various forms, holds the first fashion show in two years. The displayed collection will be the culmination of a trilogy based on the theme of “modern witches” that has been announced last year. At the fountain at Takenodai Square in Ueno Park, people in various outfits will appear as if they are ”FLOATING NOMAD", unfolding an inclusive fashion show that embodies the theme.

*Depending on the congestion in the venue, admission may be restricted to ensure safety.

Under the general supervision of Katsuhiko Hibino, a giant object will be created live

Cardboard Installation Site

Under the general supervision of Katsuhiko Hibino (UENOYES General Projector/contemporary artist), a hybrid team of DOOR Project(*) students of Tokyo University of the Arts and the fashion private school “coconogacco” led by Yamagata, present a live production of an art monument made of corrugated cardboard, symbolizing the theme of the event, “FLOATING NOMAD”. The completed site will be a workshop venue and a resting place (oasis) for visitors.
*DOOR Project … Certified program “Diversity on the Arts Project” by the Tokyo University of the Arts

An upgraded version of last year's popular outdoor sketching event will be conducted

“coconogacco” Outdoor Workshop

An open-air sketching event that won great popularity last year will be upgraded in collaboration with “coconogacco”. Models such as street performers dressed like outdoor sculptures (statues) can be sketched with advice from “coconogacco” instructors and graduates and students of Tokyo University of the Arts.
Reservation is not required. Anyone, including children, can participate.

Special exhibition where the theme “FLOATING NOMAD” overlaps with the image of people on the trade route

Kishin Shinoyama “Silk Road” Photo Exhibition

The “Silk Road” by photographer Kishin Shinoyama, published in 1980, is a large-scale project to capture the landscapes, customs, and real people of various parts of the Eurasian continent along the “Silk Road” that starts from Nara, Beijing, Urumqi, Persepolis, Palmyra to the Turkey. The photo book compiled in a total of eight editions was reorganized into one as a part of the Louis Vuitton's “Fashion Eye” collection last year and attracted attention. Selected prints will be displayed altogether in the “Ger” (Pao/nomadic tent) set up for this event.

“DOMMUNE” will livestream the event's special programs

DOMMUNE UENOYES

The live streaming studio “DOMMUNE” presided by Naohiro Ukawa (contemporary artist and video artist), which evolves as “SUPERDOMMUNE” with the redevelopment of Shibuya Ward, will appear at this event following the Setouchi International Art Festival. Gathering here for these two days, they will have a series of contents being presented. DOMMUNE UENOYES is also scheduled to stream its own special program.

Parplume Preparatory School

“Parplume” is an artist community led by artist Junichi Umezu. Demonstrations and talk events by the artists gathering at the Parplume “Preparatory School” will be held.

FLOATING NOMAD ANONYMOUS *November 10 (Sun) around 16:30~

Hiroshi Suzuki (saxophone player / composer), a former leader of classical chindon punk performance group CHANCHIKITORNADE and currently active in Otomo Yoshihide Special Big Band, will offer an anonymous and chaotic performance mixing the images of a street musician, "goze" shrine maiden, Lion Dance, circus, chindon, samul nori, Vulcan Brass, Eastern European brass music, Central Asian sounds, and more, on the themes of fantasy, mirage and anonymity.

= FLOATING NOMAD ANONYMOUS Members =
 Choi JaeChol (Korean folk dance) / Chango (Korean Percussion)
 Tenzin Kunsang (Tibetan folk) / Dranyen
 Mashu Komazaki (Uzbek folk) / Dutar
 Asano5 / Khoomei
 Kosuke Tsuji (Medieval song) / Vocal
 Hiroshi Suzuki / Saxophone
 Shunsuke Okuchi / Accordion
 Shutoku Sato / Trumpet
 Masanori Homma / Tuba
 Takefumi Kobayashi / Percussion

Charles Fréger “Parade” Photo Exhibition

Photographer Charles Freger, whose “YÔKAÏNOSHIMA” exhibition (2016/ Ginza Maison Hermès Forum),  capturing the appearance of masked gods and demons unique to Japan, attracted much attention.His photo exhibition featuring elaborately decorated elephants from the Elephant Festival in Jaipur, North India, presented for the first time in Japan.

Seiran Tsuno and Bethel's Ger

After graduating from the National College of Nursing, Seiran Tsuno worked at a psychiatric hospital, before studying at “coconogacco”, a fashion private school led by Yamagata. Selected as a fashion designer finalist at Europe‘s largest fashion competition ITS, she started working from this fall at “Bethel House” (Urakawacho, Hokkaido), a base of the program of assessment and rehabilitation for those who have mental disorder and their family (*). The latest report of the program will be exhibited from a cross-disciplinary approach.
*Research and practice that emphasizes self-help and autonomy (self-treatment and self-governance) for people with mental disorders such as schizophrenia, born from the accumulation of life experiences of the patients and their families.

Silk Road Bunko

This year, “Silk Road Bunko” was established at “PAO COMPOUND" (Higashi-Nakano) , a nomadic culture center produced by Takuji Yasunaka. It is the creation of a place where prominent Silk Road researchers from all over the world can gather while preventing the dispersion of the collections and materials that are the foundations of their achievements, simultaneously gathering wider populace interested in the Silk Road. In the “Ger” (Pao/ nomadic tent), Silk Road artifacts and visual materials will be displayed and talks from Takuji Yasunaka (Director, Silk Road Bunko), Asian culture researcher Kosaku Maeda (Visiting Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts), and cultural historians and art historian Itaru Matsueda (Professor, Faculty of Expression, Wako University) will also be held.