Rī min'uei to sono kankei : Miru hanasu okuru kaku taberu soshite sekai to tsunagaru.
The art of participation - seeing, conversing, gift-giving, dining and getting connected to the world Lee Mingwei and his relations : The art of participation--seeing, conversing, gift-giving, dining and getting connected to the world
- First edition.
- 241 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Catalog of an exhibition held 20 September 2014 - 4 January 2015 at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo and travelling to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland, 10 October 2015 - 21 February 2016. Edited by Kataoka Mami, Sasaki Hitomi, and Kawade Eri; curated by Kataoka Mami. Includes biography.
Includes bibliographical references.
Section 1. Thinking relations, connections and in-between space -- Section 2. Walking, eating and sleeping -- rethinking everyday action -- Works for relationality -- Section 3. Thinking conenctions of history, culture, society through personal memories -- Value of invisible threads : Lee Mingwei and his relations / Kataoka Mami -- Lee Mingwei: Ethics and aesthetics of living / Lee Sook-Kyung -- An art of social studies / Harvey Molotch, Glenn Wharton.
"Following the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011, human 'connections' and 'bonds' were a major source of emotional support for many people in Japan. Meanwhile, in today's society, new forms of connections linking individuals and society via all kinds of social media are continually appearing ... 'Lee Mingwei and his relations' gathers together under one roof fifteen important projects including new work spanning Lee's 20 year career"--Director's foreword.