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"ALTERNATIVE-STATE" is an art project launched in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture in October 2022.
Artworks installed throughout the city will transport you to a world different from the real one you are in now.
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3月8日(金)、10日(日) 両日13:00～17:00
大谷公園
2023年9月17日(日)、10月1日(日)、14日(土)
別府市内各所
September 22, 2023 (Fri), 19:30～21:00
Guest House SUNLINE BEPPU
Michael Lin makes paintings of the patterns and designs found in people’s daily lives, enlarging them to a scale that defies conventional notions of painting. While researching the city of Beppu, he found inspiration in the colorful yukatas, or summer kimonos, that he saw at…
ENTERIn the Kannawa area, where hot spring steam rises, this botanical garden-type work appeared. The botanical garden, which is made of cypress and glass and shaped like a nuclear reactor, is filled with plants gathered from members of the local community and all over Japan. …
ENTERThis is a new narrative of Beppu, compiled from fragments of interviews with three individuals connected to the downtown area. You will be guided by subtle artworks scattered through everyday spots, as if chasing the bluebird of happiness; journeying through various eras, pe…
ENTER“Watertower” is one of Tom Fruin’s signature series, this latest installation in Beppu marking its tenth. As the title implies, the series is modeled after rooftop structures used to distribute water; here in Beppu, its form can also be envisioned as tanks for hot spring wat…
ENTERThe wings of an angel, made up of rainbow-colored organic lines of light, have been installed on the rooftop billboard of the hotel which is close to JR Beppu Station. This work only appears at night, softly flickers every eight seconds, which is based on the rhythm of the a…
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Artist talk by Nakazaki Tohru and Aida Daiya, commemorating the completion of Nakazaki's new commission "Bluebird Sign."
September 22, 2024 (Sunday) / Former Ferry Sunflower Terminal at Beppu International Tourist Port
April 6, 2024 / Kitahama Park (Beppu City)
Video archive of the artist talk by Tom Fruin, commemorating the completion of "Watertower 10: Beppu City, 2023."
September 22, 2023 / Guest House Sunline Beppu (Beppu City)
