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2023
GranteeUniversity of Milan
Held in Tokyo as a spin-off of the international symposium JAPAN DESIGN. Arts over the boundaries held in October 2022 at the University of Milan, Italy. The symposium began with a lecture by design consultant Mr. Gordon Bruce, "Designing 'me.' Staying true to my culture." In the talk session, Italian and Japanese designers talked about design and life: Mr. Giorgetto Giugiaro and Mr. Makio Hasuike for "Giving out Dreams. The DESIGN + LIFE that Legends Talk About.," and Mr. Michele De Lucchi, Mr. Toshiyuki Kita, Mr. Setsu Ito, and Mrs. Shinobu Ito for "Italy and Japan. International Design and Culture Challenge."
- Supported activity
- Holding the international symposium DESIGN + LIFE. Interconnessioni
- Project period
- October 29, 2023
- Venue
- The Auditorium of the National Art Center, Tokyo
2022
GranteeChâteau de Fontainebleau
The Ishibashi Foundation supported the restoration project of the armor presented to Napoleon III by the Japanese delegation to France at the end of the Edo period, which was buried in the palace warehouse. It was completed by a French restorer in February 2023 and is now on permanent display in the Château de Fontainebleau.
- Project supported
- Project to restore the Japanese amour of Napoleon III
- Project period
- August 2022 to February 2023
2021
GranteeMuseum Rietberg (Zurich municipal, Switzerland)
Japanese Narrative Art is uniquely positioned to link the enjoyment of art with daily life, and its forms are wide-ranging, including a picture scroll, an ukiyo-e, a folding screen, ceramics, lacquerware, and an uchikake (a women's robe with a trailing skirt worn over a kimono), etc. It was an ambitious exhibition presenting approximately 100 works of Japanese art from the 13th century to the 20th century, owned by art museums and individuals from 13 European countries, approaching Japanese Narrative Art from multiple angles. The Ishibashi Foundation supported the catalog's production.
- Project supported
- Creation of a catalog for the exhibition Love, Fight, Feast - The World of Japanese Narrative Art
- Project period
- September 10 to December 21, 2021
2020
GranteeGeneral Non-Profit Incorporated Organization Tokyo Biennale
The first festival of an international art festival to be held once every two years in various wards of Tokyo. A new type of art festival where artists and creators from a wide range of genres gather in Tokyo, going deep into the wards, and build a festival together with local residents. While struggling to cope with COVID-19, the festival achieved many participatory projects involving a wide range of people and areas. The total number of visitors was estimated to be 530,000.
- Project supported
- Holding Tokyo Biennale
- Project period
- July 10, to September 5, 2021
2019
GranteeThe Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art
An art event held in and around the Château de Fontainebleau started in 2011. Researchers in art history and other academic fields, art museum experts, artists, and others participate in the event, and it is open to the general public. It is also an opportunity for France and the invited country to decide on a theme, compare the two countries based on that theme, and present the latest in the world of art research. For the tenth event in 2020, Japan was the first Asian country to be invited, but the event was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, since Japanese invitees could not travel to France, the symposium was held in a hybrid format with both on-site and online venues. The Ishibashi Foundation supported the event and provided the Artizon Museum as one of the venues on the Japanese side.
- Project supported
- Art History Festival at the Château de Fontainebleau
- Project period
- June 4 to 6, 2021
2018
GranteeICOM Kyoto 2019 Organising Committee
ICOM (International Council of Museums) is a non-governmental organization founded in 1946 by museum experts and has over 37,000 members from 141 countries and regions around the world. The 25th ICOM General Conference was held for the first time in Japan. The theme of the conference was "Museums as Cultural Hubs: The Future of Tradition," with 4,590 participants (the largest number ever) and 120 participating countries/regions. The Ishibashi Foundation supported the conference and introduced the Artizon Museum at its booth, which opened in January 2020.
- Project supported
- 25th ICOM General Conference
- Project period
- September 1 to 7, 2019
GranteeThe Japan Foundation
The "Ishibashi Foundation / The Japan Foundation Art Curator Exchange Program," which is aimed at fostering an international network of curators interested in Japanese contemporary art, and the "Ishibashi Foundation/The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art," which provides overseas researchers and curators with opportunities to conduct research in Japan, were started.
- Project Supported
- The Ishibashi Foundation/The Japan Foundation Art Curator Exchange Program
Ishibashi Foundation/The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art - Project period
- The Ishibashi Foundation / The Japan Foundation Art Curator Exchange
USA group, October 11 to 21, 2018 / European group, October 26 to November 5, 2018
Ishibashi Foundation/The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art
May 2019 to March 2020 (maximum 2 months for each individual)
2017
GranteeUniversity of Milan
A symposium was held at the University of Milan to explore the centuries-old relationship between Japan and Italy in the cultural and artistic fields. How Italy and Japan have enjoyed, expressed, and influenced each other's art was examined from each country's perspective, using themes such as art, photography, design, graphics, products, animation, film, and fashion. A total of 22 speakers, 12 from Japan and 10 from Italy, gave lectures, and 240 people participated in the two-day event. In addition to the cost of the symposium, the Ishibashi Foundation donated 551 books related to Japanese art.
- Project supported
- International Symposium "Italy and Japan: Relations and Exchange through the Arts"
- Project period
- April 5 and 6, 2018
2016
GranteeKurume City
- Project Supported
- Donation of "Shojiro Ishibashi Memorial Museum," maintenance and management fees for the Ishibashi Museum of Art
GranteeKurume Cultural Promotion Foundation
- Project Supported
- "Activities Treating the Ishibashi Cultural Center as One Museum"
On October 1, 2016, the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Ishibashi Cultural Center, the Ishibashi Foundation returned the operation of the Ishibashi Museum of Art to Kurume City. The Ishibashi Museum of Art was reopened as the Kurume City Art Museum on November 19 of the same year. The Asian Gallery of the Ishibashi Museum of Art was renovated by the Ishibashi Foundation to become the Shojiro Ishibashi Memorial Museum and donated to Kurume City. At the same time, the "Activities Treating the Ishibashi Cultural Center as One Museum" were started, which treated the entire Ishibashi Cultural Center as one museum, and held museum activities, nearby events, and collaborated with other organizations. The Ishibashi Foundation is continuing to provide support.
2015
GranteeHeidelberg University
The Ishibashi Foundation Visiting Professorship Program in Japanese Art History invites researchers from all over the world who specialize in Japanese art history as visiting professors to give special lectures for two months. The program has been supported continuously since 2005. To commemorate its 10th anniversary, a commemorative symposium was held at the Institute of East Asian Art History, Heidelberg University. Twenty-two researchers from eight countries took the stage and had enthusiastic discussions on current Japanese art history research as the theme. There were about 130 participants.
- Project supported
- The 10th Anniversary Symposium of the Ishibashi Foundation Visiting Professorship Program in Japanese Art History
"Histories of Japanese Art and their Global Contexts: New Directions" - Project period
- October 22 to 24, 2015
2014
GranteeTokyo University of the Arts
A program was started to support travel expenses and a local activity fund for students to study abroad or visit overseas art institutions during summer vacation. The program is still ongoing.
- Project period
- April 2015 to March 2016
2013
GranteeSainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
A European scholar majoring in Japanese art and a director or curator of an art museum or other museum with a collection related to Japan were invited to Japan each year to start a joint lecture series. A total of five lectures were held up to 2018.
- Project supported
- The Ishibashi Foundation Lecture Series
- Project period
- December 7, 2013
2012
GranteeThe Japan Foundation
Since 2012, the Ishibashi Foundation has continued to support the International Architecture Exhibition, which is held alternately with the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition through the Japan Foundation.
- Project supported
- Exhibition of the Japan Pavilion at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia
- Project period
- August 29 to November 25, 2012
2011
GranteeThe Japan Foundation
Since 2011, the Ishibashi Foundation has been continuing to support art exhibitions at the Japan Pavilion, which Ishibashi Shojiro funded for its construction in 1956, through the Japan Foundation. The results of the exhibitions have been featured in returning exhibitions at Artizon Museum since it opened in 2020.
- Project supported
- 54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia
- Project period
- June 4 to November 27, 2011
2010
GranteeBiennale of Sydney
An international event for contemporary art that has been held in Sydney, Australia since 1973. Centered on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour, the visual arts and other arts were juxtaposed at multiple venues throughout the city. The Ishibashi Foundation supported expenses related to Japanese artists, etc., and provided similar support in 2015 and 2017.
- Project supported
- 17th Biennale of Sydney
- Project period
- May 12 to August 1, 2010
2009
GranteeQueensland Art Gallery
An international contemporary art event focusing on contemporary art from Asia, the Pacific, and Australia, held at the Queensland National Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, Australia. The Ishibashi Foundation has been continuing to support the project since its sixth event in 2009. It has supported expenses related to Japanese artists, etc.
- Project supported
- The Sixth Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT6)
- Project period
- December 5, 2009 to April 5, 2010