Touted as the launching pad for emerging Japanese artists, the Vision of Contemporary Art (VOCA) exhibition has announced its selection for the 17th edition in 2010. The annual exhibition displays and awards artists under 40 working in two-dimensions who have been selected by a committee of curators, critics and journalists, with each member of the committee selecting one artist. The 2009 VOCA Prize was awarded to Mise Natsunosuke, and the VOCA Encouragement Prizes to Kashiki Tomoko and Takemura Kei. The following 35 artists (listed in Japanese alphabetical order) will be exhibiting in 2010.
Asaumi Yoko Asachi Shinsuke Ishikawa Naoki Ichikawa Takanori Ito Aya Usukubo Kaoru Unno Yoshiyuki Endo Toshiharu Oura Kazuyo Ono Satoshi Ohba Daisuke Kagabu Shiho Kazama Sachiko Kiyokawa Asami Saito Meo Sakata Kiyoko Sakamoto Natsuko Sakurai Shinya Sato Ataru Takezaki Kazuyuki Tawada Yuki TETTA (Sugimoto Satoko) Nagai Tomoko Nakatani Michiko Nachi Satoko Nishiyama Yukiko Hirashita Eri Funai Misa Mashimo Yuki Mizutani Hajime Miyake Saori Yanagisawa Akira Yamamoto Rieko Wada Noriko Watabe Yuji
VOCA 2010
14 – 30 March 2010
The Ueno Royal Museum (Tokyo)
http://www.ueno-mori.org/voca.html
ART iT articles
Review: VOCA 2009
Review: Ichikawa Kosuke: Vintage Brown
Picks: Miyake Saori: CONSTELLATION 2
Interview: Mise Natsunosuke