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The GCMS will be travelling to Japan with four artists to conduct a live painting and sound performance event using fragments of the Songpa 9-17 building that is currently being demolished in Seoul. After the event, the fragments will accompany the artists, Picasom, and audience members on a tour of architectural sites in Kyoto.

 

What final sights do the urban fragments behold within the pixelated passing and rebirth of a city?

 

All are welcome to join us to think about this on our walk through the city.

 

 

The GCMS was formed in 2010 in Seoul by four individuals with backgrounds in architecture and urban planning. They aim to initiate a cultural movement within Seoul that makes use of the remnants of the city. The modern city is desolated in an instant after it is removed of its political, economic, and social value. The group searches to establish a new cultural phase between the phases of destruction and revival of the city by applying artistic methods in the process of demolition. Additionally, they seek to expand their methods of artistic demolition through the sharing of this new layer with other cities.

 

Art is finding a role in activating and stimulating communities in emerging regions of Japan, while the importance of creativity and invention are actively being affirmed by new social movements and activism in its cities. Members of picasom engage in study sessions that focus on relational art, project-based art, and art activism, with an aim to identify the categories and relationships of the rural/urban, individual/group, and art/politics within these various movements. (http://picasom.exblog.jp/)

 

■ Anyone is free to participate in the live performance that will be held at the Social Kichen. If you wish to participate, please wear clothes that may be stained.

■ The destinations of the architectural tour will be determined on the day of the event.

■ An oden party will be held at the Social Kitchen after the tour. The oden will be free of charge but servings will be limited. Please make a reservation beforehand by e-mail if you wish to eat.