Year-End Highlights
Ann Adachi-Tasch
2016-2019 Wrap-Up
In the four years since Collaborative Cataloging Japan fully established in 2016, we have grown our organizational capacity, programs, and the collaborative network. With the generous funding received thus far, we have accomplished the following projects.
3 Collection Survey research with full reports
3 International Professional Exchange with 5 fellows
10 Preservation projects of which the archival outcomes are now at museum and research facilities (The Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, and Keio University Art Center)1 Database project (currently the prototype is developed)
1 Printed publication (January 2020)
1 Online essay publication in English & Japanese
9 Workshops & Lectures
8 Published interviews & artist talk documentations
7 Artists profiles
34 Screenings & Exhibitions
Collection Survey and Preservation is the foundation of our work. The Survey conducted in 2018 has resulted in the below 2019 and 2020 projects.
Ko Nakajima: Preservation, Artist Talk, Screenings, & Exhibition
Ko Nakajima, Exhibition at WhiteBox Gallery, May 18, 2019 – July 4, 2019 (New York)
Ko Nakajima: Video Earth Tokyo and Japanese Cable Access at PhillyCAM, Mar 12, 2019 (Philadelphia)
Moving Art: Japanese Animation from 1800 - 1960 With Ko Nakajima, at Rikumo, Mar 11, 2019 (Philadelphia)
Ko Nakajima: Video Earth Tokyo and Japanese Cable Access at EAI, Mar 8, 2019 (New York)
Preservation of: Anapoko, 1963 (donated to MoMA), Seizoki, 1964 (donated to MoMA), Video Earth Tokyo Interviews of Ikeda and Shimoda CATVs, 1971 (donated to Keio University Art Center), Graveyard and Beggar, 1976 (donated to Tokyo Photographic Art Museum)
Keiichi Tanaami: Preservation & Exhibition
Preservation of Human Events, 1975, 5:31 min, 16mm x 2, color, silent (donated to MoMA)
Exhibition, More Than Cinema at Pioneer Works, March 6 – April 19, 2020 (New York)
Motoharu Jonouchi: Preservation & Exhibition
Digitization of Hi Red Center Shelter Plan (newly found footages), 1964
Digitization of Document 6.15 (newly found footages), 1961-1962
Exhibition, More Than Cinema at Pioneer Works