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A message from Mr.Fujitani for the Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial 2015

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Chairman of Board of Directors,

Tama Art University

Nobuto FUJITANI

We are pleased to present the fth Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial, an event that began in 1995 to
commemorate the 60th anniversary of the foundation of Tama Art University. This year s Triennial
celebrates the 80th anniversary of TAU, and for the rst time entries were solicited from all over the world
via the Internet, as well as by post. In total, the number of applications amounted to more than 2,000 from
84 countries and regions, and from these applications approximately 300 were selected for display at the
University Museum, as was done for the event 10 years ago.

The world today is changing at a dizzying pace and the role of art in society is becoming ever more
important. In response to this situation, the triennial has two distinctive merits. One is that the exhibition
has collected a great many artworks, which represent the diverse characters of each country and region for
the exhibition. This provides an opportunity to foster shared intercultural awareness and understanding
while at the same time raising questions about global issues addressing our collective future.

The second remarkable quality of the triennial on this occasion is the blending of old and new technologies.
The print works have been submitted both via the Internet and by post, which has enabled the collection
and disclosure of scholarly data to the public, contributing to the creation and expansion of new modes of
expression.

I hope that you can all enjoy the fresh aesthetics and masterful skill on display in such a great number of
versatile and unique works. I would also like to express my sincerest gratitude to all of the artists presented
here, as well as to everyone else whose support and assistance have made this event possible.

General Comment

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Tama Art University / Art Critic

Eun Ji CHOIVlad ZARETSKIY

Kunio MOTOE

Printmaking is a form of expression based upon the similarities and dierences between an original (A) and a copy (A') of it made
onto paper or some other medium. What is important is that the artistic qualities depend upon, or emerge from, the relationship of
A to A', and that there is a beauty which can be presented only through employing the art of printmaking. A good example of this is
the artistic superiority of ukiyo-e prints vis--vis the original picture.

It should be noted that, traditionally, this relationship has been conveyed by hand, and in the case of the current exhibition, a line is
drawn when it comes to prints for which the entire process from the original to the print is mediated completely by personal
computer, i.e., digital prints. The major reason for this is that the intervention of the artist s hand in the original provides two of
the print's most appealing aspects, namely a sense of smallness (intimacy) and closeness (immediacy). Expediency and
practicality of course factor into our reasons for insisting on the mini-print format, but it is primarily because of a strong desire to
see works which are true to the originals from which they are derived.

The 2015 Mini-Print Triennial received 2,174 entries (1,735 from overseas and 439 from within Japan), and after an initial round of
screening based on pictures of the works, 342 works were chosen. For the second round of screening, among the chosen ones,
331 original works were sent and arranged in the exhibition venue, and six judges selected 10 works each (ensuring no overlaps).
Then, each judge once more assessed the works and tagged (without regard for overlaps this time) those which he felt were
deserving of an award. The results were one work which received three votes (tags) and 12 works which received two votes.
Because there was no overwhelming consensus, another vote was held between the work by Ayaka YAMADA, which had received
three votes, and the work by Mehrdad KHATAEI, which was the strong favorite amongst the works receiving two votes. The result
was a tie of three votes apiece. After deliberation, the judges chose Yamada s work (a lithograph featuring a thoroughly distinctive
image of a solemn knight) for the Grand-Prix, and the works of Khataei (a copperplate etching conveying a situation of grave
intensity) and Thai artist Piangchompu (a woodcut revealing a glimpse into the soul) for the Semi Grand-Prix. The task of judging
was made incredibly dicult thanks to the fact that all of the works demonstrated careful and meticulous artistry.

Apart from the judges awards, other notable works deserving of mention are Ikuhiro KUGO s representation of nature through the
use of countless, clear streaks, Eun Ji CHOI s (Korea) landscape constructed from an overlapping plan of light and shade and Vlad
ZARETSKIY s (Russia) fresh and vibrant sunset.
Grand-Prix

Ayaka YAMADA (Japan) 2015 4

2014 16
Dream -Melancholy of a knight
2015 The 4th Bangkok Triennale International Print and
lithography21 x 16cm
Drawing Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
2014 The 16th International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2014
ROC,Taiwan

Although just my opinion, the exotic and almost otherworldly knight printed
from an exquisitely detailed original, probably drawn using nely sharpened wax
pencils, cast an aura over the judging venue which no other work could match.
The beauty and suggestion of this hal0f-forgotten prole lost amidst the throng
of a big city is presented as remarkably as any piece I can remember. It
embodies more than a mere drawing possibly could; its appearance can only be
described as spiritual.
The greatest lithographs, such as those from Redon s early period, give the
illusion of being etchings. The same can be said for this enigmatically
androgynous I am not sure if others share this impression of mine knight,
displaying an attention to detail worthy of a fantastical essence reminiscent of
the wandering copperplate etcher Bresdin, who was the teacher of Redon. Be it
good or bad, a print in its essence is the form of expression displaying a
connection, which can only be described as mystical, between technical
sophistication and artistic purity. The technology involved in printmaking is not
something borrowed out of convenience; it is already a part of the art. Thus,
printmakers are forced to ask what it is to reiterate/print the work in its strictest
sense. This work is a remarkable achievement to answer the question.

Kunio MOTOE / Art Critic

Semi Grand-Prix

Mehrdad KHATAEI (Iran) 2014 4

I Offer My Hands To The Shades 2

drypoint, etching, aquatint, mezzotint, engraving19.5 x 14.5cm

2014 The Second Prize and Honorable Mention, IV International
Printmaking Biennial Aguafuerte , Valladolid, Spain

Sunk into the middle of a dark blue eld is a face with a gloomy expression,
and on either side are the gloved hands of someone; we cannot know to whom
they belong. Are they perhaps hands cut o from the arms? Are they perhaps
the author s own hands? Standing in the dark background is a man clothed in
military garb looking at the viewer. Everything appears to be inside a room,
which is twisted and toppling. This description portrays the work as an
indictment of an overwhelming situation, and perhaps this is the motivation of
the artist; however, the impression the work leaves goes far deeper. For me, it is
a gurative representation of the situation for all people, globally, rendered with
all of the skill of a copper plate artist into something bold and masterful, and
deserving of a grand prix. This work must not be seen as depicting Iran only.
The ambiguity of formal elements and spatial representations throughout the
work creates a universalized unease expressing both the unease of the artist, as
well as the viewer, who looks upon this dangerous environment and cannot help
but feel drawn into it. Even those who might not like overt suggestions of
political or social topics could not help but feel a deep resonance with the
skillful artistry on display that avoids any explicit manifestation of line or
meaning.

Toshiaki MINEMURA / Art Critic

Semi Grand-Prix

Praween PIANGCHOMPU (Thailand)

Inside the soul
woodcut13 x 14cm

In contrast to the other semi grand-prix work, this print is a purely introspective
piece, which conveys one s sense of existence through an everyday tableware
item. Nevertheless, from its gurative and scrupulous representation of visual
ambiguity, via a precise expression of uncertaintyboth in the object s
existence and the viewer s observation of itan unexpected shared theme
emerges between the two semi grand-prix works. Where this work diers from
the other, though, is in how it presents a clear vision that evades uncertainty
quietly and gently. The work appears to be made completely as a woodblock
print, which lends itself to clear expressions of line, shape and color; thus, to
achieve such a high level of ambiguity with this medium is a rare feat, even
amongst Japanese artists who draw on a long and rich history of woodblock
printing. The wide bowl lled with only a small amount of pale blue water
appears to be contained within a silver-gray box, but the viewer becomes
uncertain about the existence of this box, as a change in viewing angle makes it
seem to disappear. According to fellow printmakers, this eect is the result of
the use of silver coloration, and some liken this work to Giorgio Morandi s
metaphysical works. Of course, though, this prize work is deeper and better
than them.

Toshiaki MINEMURA / Art Critic

Jury Award (Kunio MOTOE)

Kanako WATANABE (Japan)

Menuett 2
woodcut18.5 x 18cm

Kanako WATANABE emphasizes the dimly lit existence of humanity, which relies on a
distinctive method (involving woodcuts made without chisels) of transcribing the
entire world into black and white. Her attitude is precious in the midst of the
contemporary prints community in Japan which has a tendency to show o
excellence in technical skill and sensitivity, ending up to lose sight of what is
essential. I know I am not the only one who experiences more than a pleasing
lyricism wafting from WATANABE s work but also something extraordinary in the
fragmentary and conceptual form depicted which raises fundamental questions about
the modern person. An occasional sharpness is submerged within the characteristic
gentleness of a woodcut, making us guess that originally she used to learn the art of
copperplate etching.
Kanako WATANABE s exquisite twilight vision possesses an unexpected depth. It is
obvious that the portion of the young girl s dress and feet that we see points to the
existence of a whole person, but the pressing and timely question raised is whether
such an entirety actually exists? What we do not see outside the strictly dened
boundaries of a picture containing horizontal lines faintly etched and legs comprised
of vertical linesi.e., the girl s full embodiment may have already faded away.
Perhaps the truth is that we are merely fragments dreaming of some idealized whole?

Kunio MOTOE / Art Critic

Jury Award Akira TATEHATA

Vladimir ZUEV (Russian Federation)

Ballet
etching, aquatint, engraving, mixed media15.7 x 14.1cm

Ballet





Ballet

Vladimir ZUEV s work Ballet , which combines a number of techniques,

including etching, aquatint and engraving, is a robustly charming piece lled
with a variety of expressive details, which are all contained within a small
picture. Depending on how it is viewed, some might describe the image as
grotesque; however, in this regard the distinctively humorous aesthetic and
mysterious atmosphere conveyed by the printmaker is also clearly evident. The
allegorical scene residing within the picture stirs the viewer s
imagination.Nevertheless, Ballet is a work of undeniably idiosyncratic
composition. The picture shows two ballerinas posing with their legs raised high
into the air; however, with their costumes oating in the center of the picture
like strange, segmented, circular mosaics, their bent arms and legs and wriggly
ngers, and their rugged, manly faces, the initial expectation of ballet s beauty is
replaced in an instant by an image of curious clownishness. What makes this
work endlessly fascinating, however, is the technical delity employed to depict
such details. This small picture is lled with tremendous enchantment, as bets
a printmaker known for crafting bookplates.

Akira TATEHATA / Art Critic)

Jury Award (Toshiaki MINEMURA)

Maria Dolores OROZCO (Spain)

Color
other17.3 x 11.9cm

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other

Meandering fragments of line, shape and color appear everywhere in this piece.
Those expecting a clear meaning, shape or subject will likely be disappointed,
but for me it is pictorially evocative of a kind of joy. Like how the author, and
the artist s compatriot, Jos Ortega y Gasset explained it a century earlier,
works such as this are not a window looking out onto something; rather, they
adhere to the principles of modern painting in depicting a phenomenon arising
upon the surface of the window itself. The art of printmaking tends to have an
aversion to such principles, strongly preferring the distinctiveness of shape and
image required to depict something as seen through a window. And although
this tendency in and of itself is not to be condemned, one should not forget
that such a work by this author walks on the right path of printmaking.
Ultimately, though, I cannot tell what printmaking techniques are employed in
this piece. In the description column by the author is written other technique ,
but is this demonstrating a combination of techniques? I would like a detailed
description. Furthermore, observing the surface of a window does not require
us to ignore those things beyond the window which are irresistibly evident.
Visual expression today must accommodate the multidimensionality of reality.

Toshiaki MINEMURA / Art Critic

Jury Award (Fumiaki FUKITA)

Sayaka KAWAMURA (Japan)

singing
woodcut20 x 16cm

A professional would likely prefer a work of stark

black and white. The addition of color seems to
soften it. I enjoy the simplicity and am content with
just a poem. They say that a person is a book, but a
person is also an artwork.
I see a beauty like the scent of a young woman s
dreams and poems captured in etchings and subtle
colors. I appreciate the unadorned skill which is on
display. This masterful work shows itself to be a work
of pure emotion without being overwrought and is
something I would hang in my room.

Fumiaki FUKITA / Print Artist

Jury Award (Seishi OZAKU)

Yu-Chuan CHANG (Taiwan)

The starry sky in Cappadocia
engraving, wood engraving20 x 15cm

Yu-Chuan CHANG

I am oering my review for this mini-print exhibition as a printmaker myself. I

create lithographs. Lithography provides the artist with relatively more freedom
to add and subtract compared with other forms of printmaking. This type of
printmaking suits my personality, and I have never tired of it.
In reviewing the works collected here, I have seen a great many which display a
rigorous degree of perfection, and amongst these, my eye is drawn to those
which convey the warmth of artist s hand.
Yu-Chuan CHANG s work is a wood engraving. Perhaps because it is wood
rather than metal, it highlights the white shapes underneath the starry sky.
Added to this is the metal foil shape occupying the middle of the piece.
Perhaps because the embossed foil has been engraved, it gives o a mysterious
light that does not, however, make it seem out of place. The sense of leaping
and jumping underneath the starry sky is joyous.
I have an ominous sense of the ever-growing degree to which the human eye is
neglected in favor of the overwhelming power of the single-lens camera.
Art is fundamentally a product of humans, and it is essential that we not forget
that this is its source.

Seishi OZAKU / Print Artist

Jury Award (Keisei KOBAYASHI)

Toru TOHIGUCHI (Japan)

take off ... (Green)
serigraph20 x 20cm

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Bravo for playfulness

Contemporary print expression has two trends; these are HANGA and print art .
Printmakers adhere to styles of self-portraiture and engraving established since the
advent of creative printmaking while wielding new techniques, which have been
cultivated, and personal skills that they have honed. For them, the printing material is
not some static element; it is an irreplaceable accomplice in their work.
Print art emphasizes concept-making and uses print to validate its conceptual worlds.
Modern technologies, such as screen-printing and digital printing, are employed in
this trend.
My choice of Toru TOHIGUCHI s work take o ... (Green) is the very embodiment
of print art. Print layers are laid upon one another (more than 30 times) to create
layers of color bounded by lines, producing forms that take on a unique reality. At the
same time, the work good-naturedly eschews the intense iconography that printing
layer upon layer conveys in favor of a fun playfulness . When we try to gure out
what message the artist has incorporated into his work, we are already playing into
his hands...
This piece says Bravo for playfulness!! as if to gently kid those who would overthink
the piece and try to nd some deep meaning that it might convey.

Keisei KOBAYASHI / Artist

Museum Award

Anh TA (Viet Nam) Eloy Emmanuel

Splendidness GARCIA HERNANDEZ (Mexico)
versus Absence SADNESS, MYSTERIES AND EXCUSES
mezzotint17.5 x 12.2cm drypoint21 x 13.5cm

Eun Ji CHOI (Korea) Guilan QIU (China)

Feel the nature Alone
mezzotint12.2 x 8.6cm woodcut22 x 7cm
Museum Award

Ikuhiro KUGO (Japan) Katsuya KOMAGATA (Japan)

below ground-11 NUMMUS MIDAE
woodcut20 x 14.5cm engraving23 x 18cm

Madoka KIRYU (Japan) Takuya YAMADA (Japan)

flower of waiting in vain Fellow soldier
lithography17 x 12cm drypoint, etching22.5 x 18.0cm
Museum Award

Vlad ZARETSKIY (Russian Federation) Wonsuk LEE (Korea)

Sunrise 2. Face_Wind
woodcut litho20 x 25cm woodcut15 x 10cm

Yutthana NIMGATE (Thailand)

Food 2014
etching18.5 x 15cm
Selected Artist

Aayushi PATEL (Belgium) Abdul Mansoor IBRAHIM (Malaysia)

Back to Home # Prey for MH 370
mezzotint16 x 15.7cm wood engraving18 x 15cm

Adam KOSTRZEWA-KOS (Ireland) Adriana-Mirabela GAJOS (Moldova)

The Kiss of the lost ones Music of lavis
mezzotint14.5 x 18cm drypoint, aquatint, engraving, other19.6 x 15cm
Selected Artist

Agata BUDNY (Poland) Agim SALIHU (Kosovo)

Fell from the sky THE WALL
mixed media7.3 x 7cm drypoint, aquatint16.5 x 9cm

gnes KOVCS (Hungary) Ai SEKIGUCHI (Japan)

From west to east Y and I Y
mezzotint10 x 17cm drypoint, etching, aquatint11.3 x 11.9cm
Selected Artist

Aiko TANAKA (Japan) Akira YAMAMOTO (Japan)

a distant city is visible from here
etching12 x 12cm lithography, mixed media25 x 20cm

Alan BECIRI (Serbia) Alan FERNNDEZ (Mexico)

Blue Rabbit - Somewhere Over the Rainbow- Cut Son Dancing Ladies
mixed media12 x 11.7cm linocut19.3 x 23.4cm
Selected Artist

Alberto Teodoro RAMOS PALACIOS (Peru) Alejandra BEDN (Ecuador)

Coca Quinto les orchides
wood engraving5.7 x 14.5cm drypoint, mezzotint15 x 10cm

Alejandro PORRAS ZAMORA (Costa Rica) Aleksandr ULYBIN (Belarus)

Die Verwandlung Memory. The Brest Fortress.
lithography25 x 18cm etching, aquatint12 x 10cm
Selected Artist

Alicja HABISIAK-MATCZAK (Poland) Alja KOAR (Slovenia)

I passaggi Untitled
etching, aquatint10.5 x 14.6cm etching19.5 x 13cm

America RODRIGUEZ (Dominica) Ana CVEJIC (Serbia)

Parenquima nopal Touch
engraving6 x 9.5cm mezzotint9 x 19cm
Selected Artist

Anastasija SOSUNOVA (Lithuania) Andie JAIRAM (Guyana)

Language King Playing
etching, aquatint14.7 x 14.7cm etching, aquatint20.2 x 15cm

Andrea SZAB (Hungary) Andrea SZILK (Hungary)

Lace no one there
serigraph14 x 13.5cm mezzotint22.5 x 15.5cm
Selected Artist

Andrzej MAZUR (Poland) Anisuzzaman (Bangladesh)

Undefined Direction Kaleidoscopic Complexity 30
etching16 x 13cm etching, aquatint17 x 12cm

Anita HUNT (United States) Antonio FABOZZI (Italy)

Lodge III residui
etching, aquatint7.3 x 7.5cm etching7.5 x 5.4cm
Selected Artist

Aoife LAYTON (Ireland) Arnon SUNGVONDEE (Thailand)

Maisie Satunopanta
mezzotint10 x 10cm etching12.5 x 12.5cm

Asako OZEKI (Japan) Asuna YAMAUCHI (Japan)

over there thinking about grasshoppers
etching, aquatint11.5 x 18.5cm etching, aquatint21.3 x 15cm
Selected Artist

Atsushi HIROSE (Japan) Atsushi INOUE (Japan)

Insect-I Days of long ago
wood engraving12 x 12cm woodcut, mixed media15.8 x 19cm

Ayse ANIL (Turkey) Bayu Putra PRATAMA (Indonesia)

Hekatomnos, King Of Karia Unreal Childhood Dream
drypoint, etching24 x 15.5cm serigraph15 x 15cm
Selected Artist

Beatrice CARLSON (New Zealand) Beatriz MAHAN (Spain)

my Ancestor Untitled
etching17 x 13.5cm etching, collagraph10.5 x 8.5cm

Bo-Yin CHEN (Taiwan) Brenda CASTILLO (Mexico)

tras manos
woodcut15 x 21cm lithography16.5 x 13cm
Selected Artist

Brenda PACHECO (Mexico) Caratanase RAZVAN-CONSTANTIN (Romania)

Un hecho ms. Incertitude
etching, aquatint11.5 x 11.5cm etching13.7 x 21.8cm

Carlos Eduardo MARN (Colombia) Carmen ALARCON (Mexico)

En Vos Confi/ In you I Trust Mascarada
etching, aquatint16 x 13.8cm etching, aquatint10 x 9cm
Selected Artist

Carmen ISASI (Spain) Carrie PHILLIPS KIESER (Canada)

Footprints air Bernicla
engraving, collagraph15.3 x 11cm drypoint, etching, mezzotint, lithography25 x 20cm

Catargiu CONSTANTIN (Romania) Catherine GILLET (France)

Tool window Ici (3)
aquatint, mezzotint22 x 16.5cm engraving5 x 5cm
Selected Artist

Catherine TAM (Canada) Chiaki OGAWA (Japan)

Shallow Water traces
drypoint, etching, aquatint21.7 x 13cm etching, aquatint16.7 x 16.7cm

Choi Ying LOH (Singapore) Cholewa STANISLAW (Poland)

Soul Mountain no title
linocut22 x 18cm etching10 x 10cm
Selected Artist

Claude AMAOUCHE (France) Cleo WILKINSON (Australia)

sardine Murmur II
mezzotint12.8 x 14.8cm mezzotint10 x 10cm

Conceio FREITAS (Portugal) Courtney SPENCE (Australia)

The kiss Dirty Oil
drypoint, mixed media14.6 x 10.5cm etching13 x 18cm
Selected Artist

Cristina SANDOR (Romania) Dajana KARAS (Croatia)

Longing Kk Bolyg
linocut14.8 x 12cm mixed media9.5 x 11cm

Deborah CHAPMAN (Argentina) Denise PELLETIER (Canada)

La nuit du monde if we were going
mezzotint10.5 x 18cm drypoint, etching, aquatint15 x 15cm
Selected Artist

Dennis McGINNIS (United States) Diego JOURDAN (Uruguay)

Untitled Intaglio #3 Harper & Melissa
drypoint, etching, aquatint13.5 x 10.5cm linocut20 x 15cm

Dimo KOLIBAROV (Bulgaria) Dimo MILANOV (Bulgaria)

Search for the missing page Leda And The Swan
etching, aquatint16 x 12.7cm other7.5 x 13cm
Selected Artist

Dr. Lakshaman PRASAD (India) Edgar GARCA (Mexico)

OPAQUE OBSESSION - XXV The eye
drypoint, engraving20 x 20cm lithography25 x 20cm

Edvin DRAGIEVI (Croatia) Eirini FOKAS (Australia)

CORNUCOPIA CLOSTRIDIUM Wired
etching15 x 12cm other17.2 x 23.5cm
Selected Artist

Elkahfai MOULAY YOUSSEF (Morocco) Elmar PEINTNER (Austria)

Reunion Peace and War
etching, aquatint14.5 x 9.7cm etching22.6 x 15.5cm

Emi MASAOKA (Japan) Erkin KESKIN (Turkey)

Retrato de Triceratops Exlibris Ahmet Sinasi sler
mezzotint10 x 10cm drypoint, etching, aquatint, mezzotint, engraving13 x 12.7cm
Selected Artist

Eugenia TIMOSHENKO (Belarus) Evgeniya HRISTOVA (Bulgaria)

Alice in Wonderland The present
etching, aquatint, mixed media14 x 12cm drypoint15 x 11.2cm

Fabian LEHNERT (Germany) Fumika KURITA (Japan)

skeleton and skeleton the Bath 29
etching, aquatint15 x 11cm woodcut11.5 x 13cm
Selected Artist

Fumiko MIYAZAKI (Japan) Fumiko SUZUKI (Japan)

Full of gratitude Or,
lithography15 x 15cm lithography13 x 13.8cm

Giacomo MIRACOLA (Italy) Giannalisa DIGIACOMO (Italy)

Mediterraneo CREPUSCOLO
etching, aquatint21.5 x 16.5cm drypoint, etching9.5 x 12.5cm
Selected Artist

Goran JOVANOV (Macedonia) Grigoryan HAYK (Armenia)

Awakening of flowers KNOT
drypoint16 x 13cm etching, aquatint14 x 14cm

Han XIAO (China) Hara DIMAKAKOU (Greece)

the books read book WITHOUT A TITLE
woodcut20 x 15cm woodcut14.9 x 9.3cm
Selected Artist

Harue FUJIMAKI (Japan) Heather HUSTON (Canada)

angular cheilitis Standing Drift
mezzotint10.6 x 15cm etching, aquatint12.5 x 11.3cm

Herman NOORDERMEER (Netherlands) Hiroshi TAGO (Japan)

Me Loneliness of 13,800 million years
lithography15 x 20cm mezzotint22.5 x 14.5cm
Selected Artist

Hisaya TAMAKI (Japan) Hitomi YOSHIDA (Japan)

Europe Tour mine II
mezzotint, engraving18 x 12cm woodcut18.5 x 18.5cm

Hristo KERIN (Bulgaria) Ikumi OKADA (Japan)

Summer time Morning is coming~April~
mezzotint13.7 x 14.7cm woodcut20 x 18.3cm
Selected Artist

Ioan Traian GLIGOR (Germany) Irena LAWRUSZKO (Ukraine)

Identity Face
engraving11 x 13cm etching, other10 x 15cm

Irina ALJANOVA (Ukraine) Ivan NINOV (Bulgaria)

Umbrellas Space
aquatint9.7 x 13.05cm drypoint19.5 x 15cm
Selected Artist

Ivelisse RIVERA (Puerto Rico) Jaco PUTKER (Netherlands)

Gallo Pinto The Girl and The Balloon
woodcut12.2 x 12.2cm etching, other15 x 10cm

Janis MUROVSKIS (Latvia) Janne LAINE (Finland)

IT'S SNOWING! Towards the Home
serigraph14 x 20.5cm etching, aquatint10 x 10cm
Selected Artist

Jayant GAJERA (India) Jean-Charles REMICOURT-MARIE (France)

Mechanised Instinct E-2 Maelstrom
aquatint19.5 x 15.5cm lithography15 x 20cm

Jeanine RYDING (United States) Jihye KIM (Korea)

Diary Room No.3
etching, other18 x 13.2cm mezzotint14.5 x 19.5cm
Selected Artist

Jinan KOBAYASHI (Japan) Jinane ABBADI (United States)

MONUMENT'15-I Jassad11
etching, mezzotint20 x 15cm etching9.5 x 15cm

Jir SAMEK (Czech Republic) Jochen KUBLIK (Germany)

Monastery butterflies embrace
mixed media5 x 10.5cm aquatint16 x 12.5cm
Selected Artist

Joe ERNSTEN (New Zealand) Joel ASTREO (Mexico)

room3 Balada del Perdido
linocut14.25 x 14.25cm etching15 x 15cm

John GRAHAM (Canada) Jorge Alberto MATEOS SUAREZ (Mexico)

Two Clowns Mare Lacrima
etching, aquatint15 x 15cm mezzotint20 x 15cm
Selected Artist

Josef F H MADISIA (Namibia) Jun WANG (China)

Measure the Value of the Namibian Dollar Feb.23 Piano Duet
linocut14 x 16.5cm etching, mixed media, other10 x 17.5cm

Junko HAYAKAWA (Japan) Junko OGAWA (Japan)

hyokkori dori B Spin the twinkle ring
woodcut17 x 12.5cm wood engraving16.7 x 15.5cm
Selected Artist

Kale VANDENBROEK (Canada) Kalli KALDE (Estonia)

Badmouth Flight to infinity photopolymer intaglio print
serigraph18 x 22cm mixed media10.5 x 10cm

Tomohide KAMEYAMA (Japan) Kamruzzaman (Bangladesh)

Renaitre-Noel-2014 SOUL
etching, aquatint13 x 17.7cm lithography10 x 10cm
Selected Artist

Kanako AKIYAMA (Japan) Kaori NAGAYOSHI (Japan)

Appearance of truth Indication
mezzotint11.8 x 14cm mixed media, digital print22.3 x 16.6cm

Kaoru YANAGI (Japan) Karen Helga MAURSTIG (Norway)

Isolated Fortress Winter morning
etching18 x 14.1cm woodcut20 x 25cm
Selected Artist

Karol POMYKAA (Poland) Katarna VAVROV (Slovakia)

Will be fine Heaven of river
linocut19 x 15cm etching17 x 10cm

Kedar NAMDAS (India) Kei IIZUKA (Japan)

CIVICS Close yet far
etching12.2 x 12.2cm woodcut15 x 22cm
Selected Artist

Kei SAKAKIBARA (Japan) Keiko MIGITA (Japan)

I appear on deep forest peace
etching, aquatint, mezzotint25 x 20cm lithography14 x 18.5cm

Kelsey STEPHENSON (Canada) Kirsten FLAHERTY (United States)

Tear Otis
etching, aquatint, mezzotint, digital print9 x 7.5cm mezzotint13 x 9cm
Selected Artist

Kitty LEUNG (Canada) Konstantina GEORGA (Greece)

Fireplace Wonder Eleysis
etching, aquatint15 x 15cm etching, aquatint25 x 17.7cm

Kouki TSURITANI (Japan) Krishna Kumar YADAV (India)

Wind my villege
mezzotint10 x 10cm lithography20 x 25cm
Selected Artist

Kristina KARNILAVICIUTE (Lithuania) Kumi MASUMOTO (Japan)

Selfless Messenger of horizon
etching, aquatint12 x 12cm etching, aquatint25 x 17cm

Kyoko SATO (Japan) Lanfranco LANARI (Italy)

DP150103 occidental tower
drypoint13.5 x 9cm engraving20.4 x 15cm
Selected Artist

Lee TEKKHEAN (Malaysia) Leila SHAHHOSSEINI (Iran)

Sewing untitled
aquatint15 x 10cm etching, aquatint20 x 15cm

Lene BENNIKE (Denmark) Leo RODRGUEZ (Mexico)

Circle of life Alegora Potica al gran cocodrilo
etching10 x 10cm aquatint, mezzotint20.7 x 16.4cm
Selected Artist

Leonid STROGANOV (Russian Federation) Lia GALLETTI (Cuba)

Human book DEAF DREAMS
etching14 x 14cm linocut20 x 15cm

Lihie TALMOR (Israel) Lisa GRIBBON (United Kingdom)

Microcosmos Endings
lithography10 x 10cm mixed media12.8 x 11.1cm
Selected Artist

Lucy BLIND (Austria) Lutfiye Aydogdu BAHAR (Turkey)

Processing #1 ...
aquatint, mezzotint22.4 x 14.8cm etching10.5 x 13cm

ukasz BOGDAN (Poland) Mai KURODA (Japan)

Horrors of war 1 longing
linocut15 x 15cm etching, aquatint16 x 11.5cm
Selected Artist

Maija VTOLA (Latvia) Maja ZEMUNIK MUINI (Croatia)

Portrait of rabbit Woody Afternoon delight
woodcut6.8 x 3.3cm mixed media17.5 x 17.5cm

Makino HIROKI (Japan) Mani MURUGESAN (India)

Sail of a lot of leaves IN BETWEEN-III a
woodcut20 x 15cm drypoint10.5 x 10cm
Selected Artist

Manuel LAU (Peru) Manuel MONTILLA (Panama)

Mimbres Mogollon Swimmers Tropical Letters for Agnes Martin #22-A
woodcut litho20 x 25cm serigraph, mixed media, digital print, other18 x 16cm

Mari ITAYA (Japan) Mara CHILLN (Spain)

restless scenery ombre
serigraph22 x 20cm engraving10 x 15cm
Selected Artist

Maria DOMALEWSKA (Poland) Maria Do Cu OLIVEIRA (Brazil)

Body Volare via del mondo
other11 x 7.5cm etching, aquatint, engraving, other9.7 x 9.7cm

Maria Dolores ROMERO (Mexico) Marianna KAFARIDOUM (Cyprus)

Carnaval 2 Typographic Eye
drypoint10 x 14.5cm serigraph18 x 18cm
Selected Artist

Marija ANDJELKOVIC (Serbia) Mariya PLYATSKO (Ukraine)

Space I I see
linocut, mixed media20 x 20cm drypoint, etching, engraving9.5 x 12.5cm

Marta BOZYK (Poland) Mary HOOD (United States)

Dotyk Hovering Nearby
linocut10.5 x 21cm aquatint21.8 x 17.8cm
Selected Artist

Maryana MYROSHNYCHENKO (Ukraine) Masami YOSHIMURA (Japan)

Keeper Will you marry me?
etching, aquatint13 x 9cm drypoint, etching, aquatint17.5 x 22.5cm

Masaomi UEDA (Japan) Masoud GHAFARI (Iran)

Lotus and Frog silence2
mezzotint13 x 8cm etching, aquatint, mezzotint20 x 11cm
Selected Artist

Mauricio LINARES-AGUILAR (El Salvador) Megumi HORIUCHI (Japan)

Flux she11
etching9.2 x 7.3cm wlithography20.7 x 14.5cm

Mehdi DARVISHI (Iran) Meng-Hsia TSAI (Taiwan)

Outside of the time Concerto
etching, mezzotint15 x 20cm etching24 x 20cm
Selected Artist

Merlin SERRANO (Venezuela) Michal NOVAK (Czech Republic)

The Fall Les Jeux de Marie (Bohuslav Martinu)
drypoint, other25 x 20cm etching, mezzotint10 x 10cm

Michiko HAMADA (Japan) Michiko SUZUKI (Japan)

PA A fossil
woodcut16.5 x 15cm etching12 x 15cm
Selected Artist

Mikael KIHLMAN (Sweden) Mina FUKUDA (Japan)

Wanderer (From the series Peoples) cytoplasm '14-E
drypoint16 x 12cm mezzotint15 x 10.5cm

Mitsuo SANPEI (Japan) Monica GUTIERREZ (Mexico)

Wholeheartedly y mientras, dentro de la profundidad de tus entraas...
woodcut, collagraph, other15 x 20cm lithography12.5 x 9.4cm
Selected Artist

Monika WALENCIEJCZYK (Poland) Nagy KLARA (Hungary)

Yes, you're an adult The Ghosts
lithography15.5 x 23.5cm mixed media10 x 10cm

Naima SAADANE (Algeria) Nan MULDER (Netherlands)

Spider The Wondering Mind
collagraph15.5 x 18.7cm mezzotint12 x 12cm
Selected Artist

Narucha SUNGKAJARU (Thailand) Nastya GRIB (Russian Federation)

Aesthetics of Desire No.1 Doctor
mezzotint13.5 x 21cm etching, aquatint12.5 x 10.7cm

Natalija CERNECOVA (Latvia) Natsuko ISAKA (Japan)

MORNING ANGEL aswirl
etching14 x 14cm etching19.5 x 22.5cm
Selected Artist

Neeraj KHANDKA (India) Neil MALONE (Australia)

metamorphosis memory card variable no 7
etching12.6 x 17.7cm etching, aquatint, mezzotint20 x 15.5cm

Nenad ZELJIC (Serbia) Nicholas DOWGWILLO (United States)

Seashore Elegy To Mike Kelley
aquatint15 x 16cm mezzotint10 x 10cm
Selected Artist

Nina KOZELJ (Slovenia) Noriaki KONDOH (Japan)

Hunt III. k9 #21 (Borzoi)
linocut11 x 9cm serigraph16.5 x 18.6cm

Norma MORALES (Venezuela) Nuria PENA (Spain)

In flight No Land.
drypoint, other25 x 20cm mixed media, digital print15.4 x 15.4cm
Selected Artist

Olexandra SYSA (Ukraine) Olga KRUPENKOVA (Belarus)

Eva Birds
etching20 x 14.5cm lithography16.5 x 12cm

Olga MATVEITSEVA (Ukraine) Orawan CHAIPAN (Thailand)

Butterfly my hometown
etching, aquatint15.5 x 21.3cm etching15.5 x 15.5cm
Selected Artist

Orhan MERT (Turkey) Oxana DIACONU-CATAN (Moldova)

RAPIDLY DEVELOPMENT January
drypoint, etching, aquatint12 x 14cm aquatint, engraving22.3 x 18.8cm

Pablo DELFINI (Argentina) Pal CSABA (Hungary)

Seminar if you live in
lithography9.7 x 9.7cm drypoint, mixed media10 x 10cm
Selected Artist

Panya BUASUDTA (Thailand) Paulo Roberto LISBOA (Brazil)

painful Recollections of an afternoon
drypoint13.2 x 8.5cm drypoint, mezzotint15 x 12cm

Pawel BINCZYCKI (Poland) Peter KOCAK (Slovakia)

Przemysl Calligraphy nightmare
mezzotint12 x 12cm drypoint, etching, aquatint, mezzotint14.5 x 18.3cm
Selected Artist

Pietro Paolo TARASCO (Italy) Piia LEHTI (Finland)

Mario Luzi, Pietro Paolo Tarasco: Our trip The infinite mind
etching18.6 x 12.4cm serigraph20 x 17cm

Pongsiri KIDDEE (Thailand) Puritip SURIYAPATARAPUN (Thailand)

Happiness-Distress My Useful Equipment
serigraph10 x 21cm lithography, digital print23 x 17.2cm
Selected Artist

Rahul DHIMAN (India) Raquel AMAT PARRA (Spain)

TRACK Connections
lithography13 x 11cm lithography15 x 15cm

Reda UOGINTIENE (Lithuania) Reti SAKS (Estonia)

Kiss mee 3 At Glance
etching, aquatint24.5 x 19.5cm drypoint15 x 17.8cm
Selected Artist

Richard Kenton WEBB (United Kingdom) Rikhardur VALTINGOJER (Iceland)

Listen no title
linocut12.5 x 20.8cm mezzotint11.5 x 11.5cm

Robert RALSTON (Switzerland) Rui NISHIYAMA (Japan)

ohne Titel flow
etching, aquatint25 x 20cm woodcut13 x 18cm
Selected Artist

Ryohei YOSHIMURA (Japan) Sandro CHINELLATO (Italy)

The afternoon of the holiday VECI COP
etching, aquatint14 x 14.8cm engraving16 x 14cm

Sara LEE (United Kingdom) Satomi TANAKA (Japan)

Revisit dim - plastic memory 031 -
woodcut10 x 14cm etching, digital print17.9 x 17.6cm
Selected Artist

Sayaka YAMAMOTO (Japan) Seita NODA (Japan)

GIFT
other18 x 18cm engraving25 x 20cm

Sergejs KOLECENKO (Russian Federation) Sermsin PHAIRIN (Thailand)

Blind Playground
mezzotint24 x 15.6cm etching20 x 17cm
Selected Artist

Shoko KITAMOTO (Japan) Shota NISHIO (Japan)

Jitenshashounentokingyo Fly in The Sky
mezzotint22 x 16.5cm mixed media15 x 18cm

Shuk Fan TSANG (Hong Kong) Snejina BISSEROVA (Bulgaria)

Whirlpool of Life Still Life-II
drypoint, aquatint15.5 x 22.6cm etching, aquatint, mezzotint15 x 20cm
Selected Artist

Sohee KIM (Korea) Sonia GALLART (Australia)

Brush Contemplation
etching20 x 15cm aquatint10 x 14.8cm

Sonny HENDRAWAN (Indonesia) Soyogi KODAMA (Japan)

Main Mind Digitalis
mixed media25 x 20cm mezzotint14 x 11.5cm
Selected Artist

Stefan KACZMAREK (Poland) Subhas NATH (India)

Women on TV Mongru
serigraph21 x 17.5cm mezzotint20 x 15cm

Sudeep BASHYAL (Nepal) Sun-Hee LEE (Korea)

Blue Magic inside landscape
etching19.5 x 15.5cm drypoint, etching, aquatint9.5 x 7.5cm
Selected Artist

Suren HASH (Mongolia) Taeko MAEZAWA (Japan)

Landscape of Putrajaya F-2
etching, aquatint, other19.6 x 10.5cm etching, other17.5 x 11.5cm

Taeko SATO (Japan) Taida JASAREVIC (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

daily In the Bursting Cube
etching, aquatint20.3 x 15.7cm drypoint, etching, aquatint, mixed media18 x 16.5cm
Selected Artist

Taisuke YUKI (Japan) Takako SEKI (Japan)

the lost world From a far memory,.
drypoint, etching, aquatint25 x 19.5cm lithography18 x 14cm

Takehiro NIKAI (Japan) Taku NOJIMA (Japan)

floating body-A St. Antonius meditation and at the top of the tower
wood engraving13 x 12cm etching19.5 x 15cm
Selected Artist

Teerayut MOUNGTHONG (Thailand) Teiko FUKUHARA (Japan)

First Love morning mist
woodcut16 x 21cm lithography20 x 25cm

Teodor ASENOV (Bulgaria) Thanaporn ANYAMANEECHAROEN (Thailand)

Meetings 1 Oblivion
etching, aquatint12 x 12cm etching13 x 19cm
Selected Artist

Thom KINZEL (Germany) Thom OCONNOR (United States)

untitled The Magician
etching14 x 14cm etching12.5 x 13cm

Tiziana ROSMINI (Italy) Tomiyuki SAKUTA (Japan)

Night Annabelle & Stasia
etching, aquatint5 x 5cm etching, aquatint15 x 20cm
Selected Artist

Toshihiko SAEGUSA (Japan) Toshimi KITANO (Japan)

Two persons gentleman A view-1403
etching, aquatint15 x 15cm etching, aquatint, collagraph17 x 20cm

Tudor CMPEAN (Romania) Usra AHTESHAM (Pakistan)

Untitled Untitled
mezzotint14 x 10cm aquatint, mezzotint7.3 x 7.3cm
Selected Artist

Vaiva KOVIERAITE (Lithuania) Valdeta VUITERNA (Albania)

Behind the scenes Nature
drypoint12 x 18cm mixed media11 x 10cm

Valentina TEFNESCU (Romania) Vasil ANGELOV (Bulgaria)

Portrait Ex Libris Bibi
serigraph15 x 11cm mezzotint11 x 10cm
Selected Artist

Veliko MARINCHEVSKI (Bulgaria)

Veda LUNA (Venezuela) Moonlight Reflections (Stems, Stones, Birds)
En una luna azul Cycle: Sensing Nature
mixed media16.5 x 17cm drypoint, etching, aquatint17 x 13cm

Venezia MALAV (Venezuela) Vernica DOMINGO ALONSO (Spain)

alguien est soando The sunset of life
collagraph14.3 x 20.5cm mixed media7 x 7cm
Selected Artist

Veselin DAMYANOV-VES (Bulgaria) Victor J. GOMEZ (Cuba)

Head Preconceived Space
mixed media13 x 13cm collagraph17 x 14cm

Vijay BAGODI (India) Viviana MONCAYO (Colombia)

untitled Abyss
etching, aquatint19 x 14cm engraving9.5 x 9.5cm
Selected Artist

Vladislav KVARTALNYJ (Belarus) Wal CHIRACHAISAKUL (Thailand)

Enchantress of the Sea The PeaceFool of the Truth
etching, aquatint20 x 15cm mezzotint21 x 16.5cm

Wendy WONG (Hong Kong) Weronika MARSZELEWSKA (Poland)

Cicada Horyzonty - IV (Horizons - IV)
mezzotint12 x 10cm woodcut, linocut10.1 x 12.8cm
Selected Artist

William LAING (Canada) Wu QIONG (China)

chord #7 Bavel of crazy city
etching, aquatint16.5 x 15.3cm lithography25 x 20cm

Yanawit KUNCHAETHONG (Thailand) Yaroslav KACHMAR (Ukraine)

The Plentiful Earth Enigmatic Figure
other15 x 15cm mixed media7.7 x 10.7cm
Selected Artist

Yen-Ju LIN (Taiwan) Yingyan LUO (China)

on My Way SHUTTLE
mezzotint15 x 12cm etching20 x 16.5cm

Yohei HOSAKA (Japan) Yoshihisa YASUI (Japan)

Be here now MOMENT '15-5
lithography13.5 x 18.5cm lithography17 x 13cm
Selected Artist

Yoshiyuki SOMEYA (Japan) Yu-Chi WANG (Taiwan)

Border 62 Secret
woodcut12 x 19cm lithography21 x 16cm

Yu-Shan KE (Taiwan) Yuichiro ISHIBASHI (Japan)

PUZZLE microscope -home 02-
serigraph12.5 x 12.5cm woodcut, serigraph15 x 21.5cm
Selected Artist

Yuki NAGASHIMA (Japan) Yukiko KISHI (Japan)

From Lips vision-2
drypoint, etching, aquatint, mezzotint, engraving14 x 19cm woodcut16 x 11cm

Yuko CHIGAWA (Japan) Yuko HAMA (Japan)

A deep sea in your heart
mezzotint14.5 x 18.0cm etching, woodcut15 x 18cm
Selected Artist

Yulia PROTSYSHYN (Ukraine) Yumeno FURUKAWA (Japan)

Wandering mind The song of fried eggs
etching, aquatint, mezzotint10 x 10cm etching15.3 x 10.3cm

Yuri NOZAKI (Japan) Yury SHTAPAKOV (Russian Federation)

She shows off and remains standing. Endless night
lithography25 x 20cm mixed media18 x 15cm
Selected Artist

Yuwen LIN (Taiwan) Zdenek BUGAN (Slovakia)

blue tone Styx
other19 x 14cm drypoint, etching, aquatint, mezzotint7.5 x 12cm

Zeljko DJUROVIC (Montenegro) Zul Husni MOHAMED (Malaysia)

Selfie Garisan Asid (Acid Line)
drypoint, mezzotint21 x 15cm etching, aquatint15 x 21cm
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Nationalities 84 Countries/Regions / Number of Applicants 2,174 (Abroad: 1,735, Japan: 439) / Selected Artists 324 (Abroad: 246,
Japan: 78) / Prize Winners 20 (Abroad: 12, Japan: 8)

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2013

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2025cm

Entry Period: (Mon.) January 5, 2015 (Sat.) February 28, 2015

[Competition Rules]

Entries must be prints produced in or after 2013.

Entry is limited to 1 work per artist.

Entries must be signed and numbered (edition number) by the artist.

Entrants can use any type or technique of printmaking,

but the organizer will not accept prints merely output from computer printer.

Print size (including the surrounding paper) must not exeed 20.025.0cm.

The organizer may reject entries that are likely to soil or damage

the facilities or that are dicult to handle.

Entries become the property of the Tama Art University Museum.

The jury will screen images of the entries sent to the triennial site through the website.

The entrants who pass the 1st screening must send the original physical prints.

The jury will then select the award-winning works from the original prints.
 Screening

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1300,0002100,000670,00011*30,000
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Dates 1st: (Wed.) March 18, 20152nd: (Sat.) May 16, 2015
Jury 1st: Yuji KOBAYASHI (painter), Kuniko SATAKE (print artist), Hiroko FURUYA (print artist), Kunio MOTOE (art critic),
Tatsumasa WATANABE (print artist).
2nd: Seishi OZAKU (print artist), Keisei KOBAYASHI (artist), Akira TATEHATA (art critic), Fumiaki FUKITA (print artist),
Toshiaki MINEMURA (art critic), Kunio MOTOE (art critic).
Prizes 1.Grand-Prix1300,000yen 2.Semi Grand-Prix2100,000yen 3.Jury Award670,000yen 4.Museum
Award11*30,000yen
*Following the jury s decision, there was a change in the number of winners from 10 to 11.

Seishi OZAKU (print artist) Keisei KOBAYASHI (artist) Akira TATEHATA (art critic) Fumiaki FUKITA (print artist) Toshiaki MINEMURA (art critic) Kunio MOTOE (art critic)

2nd screening

Hachioji campus Printmaking course studio

 Exhibition

2015
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Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial 2015

Exhibition for the 80th anniversary of the foundation of Tama Art University
Date: (Sat.) September 26, 2015(Sun.) November 8, 2015 Venue: Tama Art University Museum
Organized by: Tama Art University Under the auspices of: Ministry of Foreign Aairs of Japan, Agency for Cultural Aairs, Japan Foundation
Sponsored by: Awagami Factory, Bumpodo, The Alumni Association of Tama Art University

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Symposium: Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial and

the Future of Contemporary Printmaking

Speakers: Akira TATEHATA (President of TAU),

Kunio MOTOE (Professor of TAU), Tatsumasa WATANABE (Professor of TAU),

Tatsuo MATSUYAMA (Chief Editor of Hanga Geijutsu magazine)

Date and Time: (Sat.) October 31, 13:3015:30

Venue: Tama Art University Museum, B1F

Tamabi Printmaking Workshops

1. Demonstration of Ukiyo-e Woodblock Printing

Date and Time: (Sat.) October 17, 13:3016:30 Place: Tama Art University Museum, B1F

Lecturer: Hiroko FURUYA (Professor of TAU)

2. Try Printmaking with Gel Medium and Gampi

Date and Time: (Sun.) October 18, 13:3016:30 Place: Tama Art University Museum, B1F

Lecturer: Graduate Students of TAU

3. Limestone Lithography Workshop

Date and Time: (Sun.) October 25, 13:3016:30 Place: Tama Art University Museum, B1F

Lecturer: Kuniko SATAKE (Associate Professor of TAU)

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