“Superflat” touring exhibition (2000–2001, Japan and USA)
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The “Superflat” touring exhibition (2000–2001, Japan and USA) was an influential international show curated by Takashi Murakami that introduced his Superflat aesthetic and contemporary Japanese pop art to a broad global audience.
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| “Superflat” touring exhibition (2000–2001, Japan and USA) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: “Superflat” touring exhibition (2000–2001, Japan and USA) Context triple: [Superflat, hasNotableExhibition, “Superflat” touring exhibition (2000–2001, Japan and USA)]
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Setouchi Triennale art festival
The Setouchi Triennale art festival is a contemporary art event held every three years across multiple islands, transforming the Seto Inland Sea region into an expansive open-air museum of site-specific installations and cultural projects.
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Yokohama Triennale
Yokohama Triennale is a major international contemporary art exhibition held every three years in Yokohama, Japan, showcasing cutting-edge works by artists from around the world.
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Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale is a large-scale contemporary art festival held every three years across the rural Echigo-Tsumari region of Japan, known for its site-specific installations integrated into the landscape and local communities.
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Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art is a major recurring international exhibition that showcases innovative contemporary art from across the Asia-Pacific region, held at Brisbane’s Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art.
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1988 Deconstructivist Architecture exhibition
The 1988 Deconstructivist Architecture exhibition was a landmark Museum of Modern Art show in New York that introduced and defined the movement of Deconstructivist architecture to an international audience.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: “Superflat” touring exhibition (2000–2001, Japan and USA) Target entity description: The “Superflat” touring exhibition (2000–2001, Japan and USA) was an influential international show curated by Takashi Murakami that introduced his Superflat aesthetic and contemporary Japanese pop art to a broad global audience.
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A.
Setouchi Triennale art festival
The Setouchi Triennale art festival is a contemporary art event held every three years across multiple islands, transforming the Seto Inland Sea region into an expansive open-air museum of site-specific installations and cultural projects.
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B.
Yokohama Triennale
Yokohama Triennale is a major international contemporary art exhibition held every three years in Yokohama, Japan, showcasing cutting-edge works by artists from around the world.
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C.
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale is a large-scale contemporary art festival held every three years across the rural Echigo-Tsumari region of Japan, known for its site-specific installations integrated into the landscape and local communities.
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D.
Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art is a major recurring international exhibition that showcases innovative contemporary art from across the Asia-Pacific region, held at Brisbane’s Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art.
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E.
1988 Deconstructivist Architecture exhibition
The 1988 Deconstructivist Architecture exhibition was a landmark Museum of Modern Art show in New York that introduced and defined the movement of Deconstructivist architecture to an international audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art exhibition
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touring exhibition ⓘ |
| aim |
to introduce Superflat aesthetic to an international audience
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to present contemporary Japanese pop art abroad ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Takashi Murakami ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinMovement | early major presentation of Superflat outside Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfExhibition |
Japan
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United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
globalization of Japanese pop culture
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post-bubble Japan ⓘ |
| curator | Takashi Murakami ⓘ |
| endTime | 2001 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Japanese contemporary art
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Japanese pop art ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art exhibition
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pop art exhibition ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Superflat aesthetic
ⓘ
linked to:
Superflat
anime and manga–influenced art ⓘ contemporary Japanese pop art ⓘ otaku culture ⓘ postwar Japanese visual culture ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
collapse of high and low art hierarchies
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two-dimensional flatness in visual style ⓘ |
| influenced |
curatorial approaches to Japanese pop art
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international reception of Takashi Murakami ⓘ |
| languageOfMaterials |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| medium |
installation art
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mixed media ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| movementPresented | Superflat ⓘ |
| period | early 2000s ⓘ |
| presentedAs | a survey of Superflat and related practices ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese pop culture exports
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Superflat (art movement) ⓘ
linked to:
Superflat
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| significance |
expanded international awareness of Japanese pop and otaku-related art
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helped define the Superflat movement in global contemporary art discourse ⓘ |
| startTime | 2000 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
international art audiences
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museum and gallery visitors in Japan and the USA ⓘ |
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