In this experimental event, the most familiar tool of communication—the telephone network—served as an analogy for the museum. The works and messages of nearly 100 artists, writers, and cultural figures were accessed via telephone, facsimile, and computer. Five genres were available for access: dialogues, recitations, music, novels, and comics. Each genre was equipped with a specially prepared speed-dial button that need only be pushed to gain access. It was an event that provided a preview of the ever-widening world of cyberspace.
InterCommunication’91 “The Museum Inside The Telephone Network”
March 15–29, 1991
InterCommunication’91 “The Museum Inside The Telephone Network”
Outline
Planning: ASADA Akira, HIKOSAKA Yutaka, ITO Toshiharu
Date: March 15–29, 1991
Location: Inside the telephone network in Tokyo and Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gumma and Yamanashi prefectures
Works of sound could be heard by telephone, such as talks and readings on the theme of communication by artists and writers from Japan and abroad.
By operating push buttons on a telephone, the participant was able to make a game of creating musical tunes.
Works of art, serial novels, serial comics, and essays by artists, novelists, and comics artists from Japan and abroad could be received by fax at home.
Telephone dialogues between prominent intellecturals and live performances by artists from Japan and abroad could be heard by telephone.
Works of CG art could be accessed by modem and downloaded to one’s personal computer screen for viewing.
Artists
- J. G. BALLARD
- AKASEGAWA Genpei
- ASADA Akira
- AMEYA Norimizu
- ARAKI Nobuyoshi
- ARAMATA Hiroshi
- Laurie ANDERSON
- ISHIHARA Tsunekazu
- ISOZAKI Arata
- ITO Seiko
- ITO Toshiharu
- IMAFUKU Ryuta
- IRIE Keiichi
- IWAI Toshio
- Javier VALLHONRAT
- Paul VIRILIO
- Robert WILSON
- UESHIMA Keiji
- OOHARA Mariko
- OKUDE Naohito
- KASHIWAGI Hiroshi
- Merce CUNNINGHAM
- KANEKO Tsutomu
- Tuli KUPFERBERG
- KAYAMA Rika
- KARATANI Kojin
- KAWADA Junzou
- Félix GUATTARI
- KITAGAWARA Atsushi
- KYU Seigen
- Ingo GÜNTHER
- Allen GINSBERG
- KUBO Kiriko
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Jeff KOONS
- Philip GLASS
- John CAGE
- KOBAYASHI Kyouji
- Gregory CORSO
- KONDOU Kouji
- SAKATA Akira
- SAKAMOTO Ryuichi
- SATOU Fumitaka
- SHINOYAMA Kishin
- SHIMADA Masahiko
- Shu Kei
- SHOUNO Haruhiko
- Derek JARMAN
- John GIORNO
- SUGIURA Takaaki
- Screaming Mad George
- Paolo SOLERI
- John ZORN
- TAKAHASHI Yuji
- TAKEMURA Mitsuhiro
- TANAKA Noriyuki
- TAHARA Keiichi
- Anne TARDOS
- Anthony DUNNE
- TERAKADO Takayuki
- Jacques DERRIDA
- NAKAGAMI Kenji
- NAKAZAWA Hideki
- NIBUYA Takashi
- NODAIRA Ichiro
- HASUMI Shigehiko
- HARADA Daizaburou
- William S. BURROUGHS
- Allen BANK
- HIKOSAKA Yutaka
- Daniel BUREN
- Enki BILAL
- Renzo PIANO
- William FORSYTHE
- FUJIEDA Teruo
- FUJIEDA Mamoru
- Pontus HULTEN
- FURUHASHI Teiji
- Pierre BOULEZ
- HOSOKAWA Shuhei
- Christian BOLTANSKI
- MASUYAMA Hiroshi
- Jackson MAC LOW
- MATSUURA Hisaki
- Judith MALINA
- Jacques MONORY
- MORIKAWA Yukihito
- YATSUKA Hajime
- YAMAGUCHI Suguru
- YAMAGUCHI Masao
- Sol YURIK
- YOKOO Tadanori
- Steve REICH
- Daniel LIBESKIND
- Arto LINDSAY and Peter SCHERER
- Rick RUSSO and Bronwyn RUCKER
- Richard ROGERS
- Robert LONGO
- WATANABE Naomi