This exhibition is organized to commemorate The World Aquatics Championships – Fukuoka 2023. It features roughly 30 art pieces, each with unique interpretations and representations of water. Some artworks draw inspiration from various water-related myths, while others depict diverse ecosystems teeming with creatures. Certain pieces reflect the social context in their portrayal of water or artist’s personal memories associated with it.
Additionally, visitors can enjoy a relaxing experience on a fish-shaped bench situated on the lawn of Boat Race Fukuoka, one of the venues for the World Aquatics Championships – Fukuoka 2023. This unique bench is designed to allow wind to pass through it, adding to the overall experience.
Mulyana [Indonesia] Sea Remembers, 2018, Private collection, Courtesy of the ARTJOG
• 7/1 (Sat.) ~ 9/3 (Sun.)
• 9:30~18:00 (until 20:00 on Fri. and Sat.) *last admission is 30 minutes before closing
• Closed: 7/5 (Wed.), 7/12 (Wed.), and 8/30 (Wed.)
• Admission fee: ¥1,000, HS & college student ¥800, free for under JHS
• Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Asian Gallery
• 7F Riverain Center Bldg. 3-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
• https://faam.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/en/exhibition/17668/
• https://www.facebook.com/fukuokaasianartmuseum
Satellite Venue: Boat Race Fukuoka
• 7/17 (Mon., hol.) ~ 9/3 (Sun.) race dates
• ¥100 (Free of charge upon showing the admission ticket attached to the exhibition ticket)
• 1-7-5 Nanotsu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
• https://www.boatrace-fukuoka.com/
Eleng Luluan [Taiwan] The Sea Over There, 2018, Collection of the TECLandArts Festival, Photo by Tommaso Muzzi
Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba [Japan/U.S./Vietnam] Memorial Project Nha Trang, Vietnam: Towards the Complex -For the Courageous, the Curious, and the Cowards, 2001, Collection: Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, Courtesy: the Artist/ Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Commissioned by Yokohama Triennale 2001
Yamauchi Terue [Fukuoka] Signal Wave, 2020-23, Collection of the artist
