Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs organizes participation in various overseas media art festivals through projects planned and managed by NHK International, Inc. The aim is to introduce outstanding works in such fields as media art, videos, websites, videogames, animation and comics.

The upcoming "Special Exhibition" will present 12 works from leading Japanese and world-class media artists under the theme of "Landscapes: New vision through multiple windows" at the Japan Creative Centre at the Japanese Embassy in Singapore. The exhibition's directors are Kensuke Sembo and Yae Akaiwa from the artist unit "exonemo," who have engaged in many experimental projects since 1996. Five Japanese feature animation films will also be screened at Shaw House Lido Theatre.

-Venue: Japan Creative Centre (4 Nassim Road, Singapore 258372); Shaw Theatres Lido 5 (350, Orchard Road, 5th Floor, Shaw House, Singapore 238868)

-Period: Feb. 3-18, 2017 (10:00-18:00, closed on Sunday and Monday.) *Opening at 19:00 on Feb. 3.

-Admission: free

-Organizer: Japan Media Arts Festival / Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan

-Co-organizer: Japan Creative Centere, Embassy of Japan in Singapore

-Planning Director: exonemo (SEMBO Kensuke, AKAIWA Yae)

-Administration: NHK International, Inc.

EXHIBITION

"The souvenir photographs", EBIHARA Shoko

"Double Click to Open", Angelica VERDAN

"Waiting for the Elevator", Sarah CHOO Jing

"/landscape", SHINTSUBO Kenshu

"100100 views of Mount Fuji", Jens SUNDHEIM

"Popular Screen Sizes", Rafael ROZENDAAL

"Stream", Joe HAMILTON

"untitledUntitled", TAKAMINE Tadasu

"You would come back there to see me again the following day.", TSUDA Michiko

"Fluttering Frame", exonemo

"Saturn Apartments", IWAOKA Hisae

"Den-noh Coil", ISO Mitsuo

EVENT

February 3

19:30- Guide tour by exonemo

February 4

13:00-14:30 Artist talk by EBIHARA Shoko /Sarah CHOO Jing

15:00-16:30 Artist talk by TAKAMINE Tadasu /exonemo

February 11 & 18

14:00-15:30 Screening of "Den-noh Coil SP"

ANIMATION SCREENING

Venue: Shaw Theatres Lido 5

February 5

"Your Name.", SHINKAI Makoto

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-name-by-shinkai-makoto-tickets-31311910768

"Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai", HARA Keiichi

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sarusuberi-miss-hokusai-by-hara-keiichi-tickets-31310918801

"Giovanni's Island", NISHIKUBO Mizuho

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/giovannis-island-by-nisikubo-mizuho-tickets-31311622907

February 12

"In This Corner of the World", KATABUCHI Sunao

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-this-corner-of-the-world-by-katabuchi-sunao-tickets-31312264827

"The Garden of Words", SHINKAI Makoto

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-garden-of-words-by-shinkai-makoto-tickets-31312752285