Koki Tanaka : Exhibition”Rules?”（21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery1&2）
2 July – 28 Nov 2021
Opening Hours
weekdays 11:00 – 17:00, weekend and holidays 11:000-18:00
*Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time
Closed days: every Tuesday (Open on 23 Nov.)
Admission
General ¥1,200 / University Student ¥800 / High School Student ¥500 / Junior High School Student and under may enter for free
Venue
21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery1&2
9-7-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
tel: 03-3475-2121
We are surrounded by rules in our daily lives: the constitution and other laws; protocols concerning public infrastructures and services that underpin our society; culturally derived codes and etiquette; and customs established unconsciously within families and by individuals. Our thoughts and behaviors are shaped by such a wide range of rules.
These rules are currently undergoing major shifts in response to the changes in our industry and social structures, and to advancements in technology. Rules are hard to pin down and can easily become mere formalities; as such, each and every one of us must be conscious of the rules around us, question their foundations, and think about them flexibly as issues in which we all have a stake. By engaging with diverse rules and constantly updating them, we can expand our society and its future possibilities toward more open and enriching directions.
The exhibition will explore possible ways to design the rules by which we will live together in tomorrow’s society. This question will be addressed from a variety of angles: for example, how to update our laws and regulations in keeping with the times; incorporate minority opinions that are often disregarded by rule-makers; interpret data to gain a broader perspective on our society; allow citizens to collectively tackle social issues using technology, a practice known as “civic tech.” The exhibition will also look at sorts of constraints that can catalyze creativity and inspire new possibilities, and at ways in which rules and customs can arise out of people’s behaviors. It will be an exhibition that nurtures in each of us the ability to engage positively with rules –to be active participants in shaping the future.
Participating Creators
Masaya Ishikawa + nomena + Hiroaki Nakaji, Daniel Wetzel (Rimini Protokoll) + Miyuki Tanaka + Keigo Kobayashi (K2LAB) x Haruka Uemura + Shunya Hagiwara x N Sketch Inc., Mai Endo, Ge Yulu, Yurika Kono + Rick Yamakawa, Code for Japan, contact Gonzo, Jun Sasaki (Oink Games), Specified Nonprofit Corporation Swing, Koki Tanaka, Yoshinori Niwa, Ritsuko Nomura, Yasutaka Yoshimura Laboratory Waseda University, Whatever Inc.
Directors
Issey Miyake, Taku Satoh, Naoto Fukasawa
Organized by
21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, THE MIYAKE ISSEY FOUNDATION
Supported by
THE KITANIPPON SHIMBUN, THE TOYAMA SHIMBUN, Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd., TULIP-TV INC., Toyama Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.