The 9th Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions, a festival of art and film broadcasting from Ebisu, Tokyo to the world, will be held from February 10th to 26th, 2017, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Yebisu Garden Place.

The Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions will introduce the current state of visual culture and explore the possibilities of expression through a complex program of exhibitions, screenings, live performances, symposiums, lectures, and more, featuring a wide variety of works and guests from Japan and abroad that span genres. This will be the first time the festival has been held since the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography reopened, and will explore the potential of video reproduction technology and the changes it will bring to individuals and society through its development, with the theme of "multiple futures." Participants include Takuma Ishikawa, Robert North & Antoinette de Jong, Ray Ray, Gabriela Mangano & Silvana Mangano, Zbig Rybczynski, Akira Sasamoto, Tomoko Sawada, Cornelia Zollfrank, Toshiko, Yasuko Toyoshima, Nancy D. Cates, Lin Lu, Fiona Tan, Manu Luksch, Martin Reinhardt, and Thomas Thode. In the atrium space of the second floor lobby, a "Lounge Talk" will be held where filmmakers, viewers, and stakeholders will learn about the background of the artists and their works. In addition, collaborative projects will be held at cultural facilities and galleries in the Ebisu area during the event, including an experimental performance "Event" at The Garden Room.
【Event Information】
"9th Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions"
Venue: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Maison Franco-Japonaise, The Garden Room, Yebisu Garden Place Center Plaza, various local solidarity locations, etc.
Address: Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
Dates: February 10th - 26th, 2017
Time: 10:00 - 20:00 (until 18:00 on February 26th)
Free admission
Closed: Mondays