Spotify O-East
¥25,000, early bird ¥20,000; Eternal Art Space: ¥2,500, students ¥1,500, free for elementary school students and younger
Don’t miss the ninth edition of Mutek.JP, featuring a dynamic blend of art, technology and electronic music as well as a stellar lineup of over 25 local and international artists. Some of the big names to watch out for include Berlin-based electronic composer Caterina Barbieri, acclaimed art music outfit Violent Magic Orchestra, Palestinian artist Maher Daniel, and many more.
This three-day multidisciplinary festival is held across two iconic Shibuya venues, Womb and Spotify O-East, with performances showcasing cutting-edge electronic music. These events are further complemented by conferences as well as an interactive digital art exhibition titled ‘Eternal Art Space’, happening at Shibuya Hikarie Hall B.
Eternal Art Space is quite possibly Mutek.JP’s most visual element. Participating names include renowned Japanese audiovisual artist Ryoichi Kurokawa, who won the prestigious Golden Nica Award for Digital Music & Sound Art at Ars Electronica in Austria. For this event, he’ll be presenting two works: ‘re-assembli’ and ‘ground’.
The project ‘re-assembli’ explores the relationship between nature and the human-made through different mediums including a concert piece, multiscreen installations, VR and more. For ‘ground’, you can enjoy an audiovisual installation featuring the reconstruction of images and sounds recorded in the Middle East by filmmaker and producer Daniel Demoustier. The footage compiles a range of viewpoints and situations to convey a strong emotional message.
Additionally, Eternal Art Space also welcomes Italian artist collective Spime.Im + Akasha, who are known for exploring aesthetics and language born through transmedia projects. For this exhibition, they will showcase 'Hint', an audiovisual installation exploring the fusion of AI-driven art and the abstract aesthetics of the collapse of capitalism.
For more information, visit the event website. Eternal Art Space takes place at Shibuya Hikarie 9F – Hall B from 11am-8pm (until 7pm on Nov 24). There will be a total of nine 35-minute screenings per day (eight screenings on the last day). Tickets can be purchased online.