[NSW] Free Exhibition Opening Reception: Storymakers in Contemporary Japanese Art @ The Japan Foundation, Sydney

Join us for the opening reception of Storymakers in Contemporary Japanese Art, a group exhibition featuring five contemporary artists from Japan. Booking is not required.

The works dive into a world of fantasy and wonder, reimagining personal and communal stories by transforming the fairytale genre. On this very special occasion, The Japan Foundation, Sydney will welcome artist Tomoko Kо̄noike to present a live performance, and she will sing a folk song from Akita Prefecture in northeastern Japan, where she was born. The song is called Nagamochi-uta, which literally translates to ‘song of the trousseau’, and is still sung in Akita today by a father at his daughter’s wedding. This is the song sung by the artist in her video work Moon Bear Goes Upstream, which is shown as part of the exhibition.