Neo-Japonisme

From the mid-1990s until now, Japanese contemporary art has undergone many radical changes. Some of these changes have been perceived as positive and profitable for Japan, nurturing a renewed sense of international interest in Japanese artists and their work. However, they have also left some unwanted side effects behind, often offering only a superficial or misunderstood vision of contemporary Japanese life and culture. How has the creation and consumption of the Japanese image changed over the years? This lecture attempts to shed light on parts of that transformation.

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Monira Al Qadiri is a Kuwaiti artist & researcher who studied in Japan for over 10 years, receiving her Ph.D. in inter-media art from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2010.
She is now a resident at Ashkal Alwan's Home Workspace Program in Beirut.