Venue: Nipponbashi House, 2 Chome-5-15 Nipponbashi, Chuo Ward, Osaka
Dates: May 9–31, 2025
Opening hours:
Wednesday to Sunday: 13:00–19:00
Closed Monday and Tuesday
Other times by appointment: info@arthitecture.art
Main Events
Friday, May 9, 18:00–20:00
Opening Vernissage
Join us for the festive opening of the ARThitecture exhibition. Meet the participating artists and enjoy an evening of art, architecture, and conversation in the unique setting of Nipponbashi House.
Saturday, May 10, 15:00–16:00
Film Screening: Mogens Jacobsen
Screening of three short experimental films by Danish artist Mogens Jacobsen.
Bridge (2003)
Duration 2 min. 23 sec.
Video SD (later upscaled to HD)
“Bridge” is an algorithmic film about architecture. The film is based on a collage of still images of buildings in Tokyo, Japan. These tall structures are scanned vertically and are only seen through a small horizontal gap in the screen. The rest of the screen is filled with two single lines – the top and bottom of the gap repeated. As the gap moves through the image, these lines perform a slow, soft, abstract animation.
Washsalon (1980&1981/2015),
Duration: 4 min. 1 second
8mm film transferred to digital video.
In 1980, I heard the track “Waschsalon Berlin” by the legendary German composer and audio artist Frieder Butzmann. Inspired by this track, I created an 8mm film shot in an abandoned laundromat in Denmark.
Frieder and I met for the first time in 1983, but it took until 2015 when we combined the original soundtrack with the film.
Forest2: Live Audience Dubbing (2009/2012)
Duration: 4 min. 39 sec.
Video HD
In 2009, I experimented with warping perspective in moving images, but I never showed them publicly. In 2012, I was invited to host an Art Festival Bar at the Nikolaj Art Center in Copenhagen. I asked my friend, Frieder Butzmann, to collaborate. Frieder composed a vocal soundtrack for one of the warped videos, “Forest2”. He composed a choral work where the audience had to perform the singing themselves. Butzmann directed the audience, and the sound was recorded during the first showing. All singers were credited as performers.
Recurring Activities
Saturdays – Danish Treats and Cultural Info
Each Saturday, visitors are invited to enjoy small Danish refreshments and learn more about Danish-Japanese cultural exchange and the context of the exhibition.
Sundays – Personal Guided Tours
Personal tours are available in English and Japanese, offering insights into the artists’ backgrounds, the concept of ARThitecture, and the unique setting of the Tadao Ando-designed venue.
