・祈りの痕跡：開催概要
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Exhibition details
When the sumerians engraved cuneiform letters onto clay tablets 5000 years ago, the thoughts and feelings, art and science of humanity were imbued with eternal life.The arts and cultures born of 'writing', man's most pivotal invention, reveal traces of a transmission between the past to the future, the individual to the masses.
The vestige on stage at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT etch new traces onto the modern consciousness. After literally walking the earth, Katsumi Asaba invites us to be eyewitness to various shades of universal expression.
- DATE：
- 2008.7.19.（Sat）- 9.23（Tue）
- TIME：
- 11:00～20:00（Entrance until 19:30）
- CLOSED：
- Tuesdays (Except Sep. 23rd)
- ADMISSION：
General ¥1,000/ University Student ¥800/ High and Junior high school student ¥500/ Ages 12 and under may enter for free
(tax included, ¥200 discount for a group of over 15 people)- Organizers：
21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, THE MIYAKE ISSEY FOUNDATION- In Association with：
TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT, Shibuya City, Minato City, Tokyo Art Directors Club, THE TOKYO TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB,
Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc.- Supported ：
ARJOWIGGINS K.K., KANO CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD., Cool Earth Co., Ltd.,COM PROEJCT, MOLZA Corporation- In cooperation：
MGS LIGHTING, Canon Marketing Japan Inc., Tri-Pine TRADING Co., Ltd., MAXRAY INC., YAMADA PHOTO PROCESS Inc.
Katsumi Asaba
Photo by Koichi Inakoshi
Born in 1940 in the Kanagawa Prefecture. Founded the Katsumi Asaba Design Studio in 1975, after studying at the KUWASAWA DESIGN SCHOOL and working at Light Publicity Co., Ltd. He has designed advertisements for Suntory, The Seibu Department Stores Ltd., Misawa Homes Co., Ltd., and many others. He is the chairman of the TOKYO TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB, when he is not busy exploring the relationships between written and visual expression; and has a particular interest in the rich cultural heritage of writing in Asia. He has been awarded the Tokyo Art Directors Club Grand Prix, the Shiju Award, among others. In addition to chairing TDC, he is a member of the board of JAGDA (Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc.), chairman of the Design Association, organizer for Enjin01 Cultural Strategy Council; a committee member of the ADC (Tokyo Art Directors Club) , and a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale. Asaba is also a Visiting Professor at the Tokyo Zokei University and at the Kyoto Seika University. His principal area of expertise lies in the pictographic Dongba script used in rituals by the Naxi tribe in China. He also holds the title of sixth degree master in table tennis (Japan Table Tennis Association).