*The WIRED blog here is being migrated to another site designation today. This post may or may not appear publicly, but I'll always do my best for the late Seiko Mikami.
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Seiko Mikami Project v.1 "Seiko Mikami and the 1980s"
October 2- 26, 2016 @ Paraborica-bis, Tokyo
http://www.yaso-peyotl.com/archives/2015/09/seiko_mikami_project_v1_80_2015102_26.html
Curated by: Yuichi Konno, Yukiko Shikata
Organized by: Seiko Mikami Project v.1 Commiittee (Yuichi Konno / Yukiko Shikata / Mitsuru Tokisato / Yoko Niitsuma / Jun-yeon, Ma / Milky Isobe), Paraborica-bis
Cooperation: Media Arts Course at Tama Art University, P3 art and environment, Roentgenwerke
Seiko Mikami (1961-2015) appeared as a super star figure in 1985 with a huge installation in abandoned factory, consisted of Iron Objects, etc. made of junk materials of the city.
This small exhibition focuses on her activities in 80s, that she sealed in mid 90s, trying to trigger memories of each, make people meet beyond generation, share the information, dig works and materials for the future possible archives, and the activities continued to "Seiko Mikami Project v.2" and further.
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- Works in 80s: "Iron Plant "(1984−1985), "Dead Micky" (1987)、"Bio Chips"(1988-1991)、"Information Weapon"(1990), etc.
- Photos of huge installations: "Horobi no Shin Zokei" (1985), "Bad Art for Bad People" (1986), "Barikade" (collaborated theatrical performence with Norimizu Ameya) (1987), "Information Weapons 1:Super Clean Room" (1990)
- Scanned materials: magazine articles, etc.
- Comments by people in and our ot Japan who knows her in 80s, including F.M. Einheit (Einstürzende Neubauten), Mark Pauline (SRL), Kit Blake.
- Document video
- Talk events of people who know her in/since 80s, and live performances.
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