The Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale (ETAT) in Japan is set to take place from July 13 to Nov. 10. This year, artworks from Taiwanese art group Fieldoffice Architects (田中央工作群) and Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao (幾米) have been invited to be featured at the event by the Taiwan Cultural Center in Tokyo.
The ETAT is one of the largest art festivals in the world as well as the pioneer of regional art festivals taking place across Japan. It is presented at the Echigo-Tsumari region in Niigata (called the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field). The region is still filled with “satoyama” life where people engage with land through agriculture and artworks are installed in nature throughout the year.
“Field Museum Embraced by the Earth,” a piece co-created by Fieldoffice Architects and Japanese architect Ryuki Taguma (田熊隆樹), alongside “Kiss & Goodbye,” an installation by Jimmy Liao, will be showcased in the exhibition.
See the ETAT’s website for more information.