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Contemporary Visual Culture from Japan

“Beautiful New World: Contemporary Visual Culture from Japan,” is an exhibition being held to commemorate 35 years of normalized relations between Japan and China. It presents the work of 34 creative people working in a variety of fields, media art, architecture, fashion, manga and anime as well as contemporary art. It is one of the first exhibitions to be presented in China that gives a comprehensive overview of contemporary Japanese culture since the 1990s. The overall theme is divided into three parts, (1) Beautiful Real World, (2) New Media World, (3) End of the World and Future World. Based on the phrases “beautiful world” and “new world,” this exhibition presents multiple levels of expression and explores contemporary society from many different angles. At a time when the nations of the world face many complex social and political issues, an inquiry into the possibilities of a new and more beautiful world could lead to a global discourse transcending national or cultural boundaries.

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2007, The Japan Foundation