"Imprint" MACHIDA 2020
From Stranger to Neighbor: Machida seen from the "artists"

• Participating Artists and Highlights
• History of the "Imprint" MACHIDA Series
• Exhibition Details
• Web Coupon
• Events
• Cultural Program Special Event
• Also Showing
• List of Works and Others
• Exhibition Catalogue on Sale

The following services have been altered in order to prevent the novel coronavirus infection.

Indonesia’s nova artist Agung Prabowo "Agugn" is coming!


"Imprint" MACHIDA is an exhibition series that has been held since 2017 towards the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. As a comprehensive compilation of the series, this exhibition showcases artworks and self-produced works by “people who reside (artists and citizens that are based in Machida)”, and creations by “people who come (artists who are invited by us)”. Our aim is to depict the city of Machida through printings, mainly wood-block prints.
Furthermore, we have invited up-and-coming artist Agung Prabowo from Indonesia, for which the city of Machida is designated as a host town, as a guest artist for the finale of this series. His masterpieces will be shown for the first time in Japan, along with his new works derived by exploring the inner-city of Machida.

Participating Artists and Highlights

People Who Come - Strangers

In addition to the three artists previously invited to the "Imprint" MACHIDA series, young Indonesian artist Agung Prabowo will visit Japan in 2020!
Artworks by these invited artists under the theme of nature, culture and the history of Machida will be showcased all together.

Invited artist 2020: Agung Prabowo (Theme: City)

Agung Prabowo "AGUGN" (born in 1985)
Born in Bandung, Indonesia, resides in Ubud, Bali. Studied Graphic Arts in Faculty of Art and Design of Bandung Institute of Technology. His insightful works utilizing linocut (printmaking technique using linoleum for a relief surface) have been highly acclaimed globally. Worked on the wall painting in Facebook Jakarta Office.

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Nagasawa Takahiro (Invited in 2017, Theme: Sports)

Araki Tamana (Invited in 2018, Theme: Memories)

Tanaka Sho (Invited in 2019, Theme: Nature)

People Who Reside - Neighbors

Artists residing in Machida have been expressing “the city they live in” by prints. Artworks derived from their daily lives are exhibited.
In addition, by widely recognizing block-print artworks as a type of printing matters, self-produced free newspapers and magazines issued by local citizens are introduced in this exhibition. We also focus on activities of local people who have been developing the culture of Machida (the city they live in), not limited to just professional “artists”.

Wakabayashi Isamu (born in Machida, 1936)

Akasegawa Genpei (resides in Machida since 1984)

Free newspapers

History of the "Imprint" MACHIDA Series

In this exhibition series, we have been inviting young artists who create print arts as their main works every year, and introducing their new artworks inspired by the city of Machida. Our aims are to pass the various images of Machida through artists’ eyes down the generations, and imprint such images in people’s hearts who were involved in this exhibition series.

Previous featured artists

2017: Nagasawa Takahiro (Theme: Sports)

　

2018: Araki Tamana (Theme: Memories)

　

2019: Tanaka Sho (Theme: Nature)

　

Exhibition Details

Duration	Saturday, April 11Tuesday, June 9 - Sunday, September 13 *The dates have been altered
Closed days	Mondays and Tuesday, August 11 *Open Monday, August 10 (public holiday)
Venue	Special Exhibition Room 1&2
Organizers	Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo Shimbun
Supporter	Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Cooperation	Garuda Indonesia, FC Machida Zelvia
Sponsor	Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities
Admission fees	Adults ¥900 (¥700), University and high school students ¥450 (¥350), Junior high school students and younger free of charge *Fees shown in parentheses are for groups of 20 or more. *Half price for visitors who bring a Physical Disability Certificate, Rehabilitation Certificate, or Mental Disability Certificate, and one person accompanying them. *Free admission on Saturday, April 11 (the first day of the exhibition) and Sunday, April 19 (the opening day of the museum). (The museum is temporarily closed on both days) *Free admission for visitors aged 65 or older on the fourth Wednesday of every month (Silver Day): April 22, May 27 and June 24. As a general rule, Silver Day is not held at this exhibition, in order to prevent the coronavirus infection, as this may encourage gathering of people over 65 years old.

Repeater discount	Flat discount: 100 yen off Please present your ticket stub at the ticket booth.
Taxi discount	Flat discount: 100 yen off Please present a taxi receipt issued on the day at the ticket booth. *Discount is given to one person per receipt.
Passport discount	Flat discount: 100 yen off Please present the front cover of your non-Japanese passport at the ticket booth.
Shared-cycle discount	Flat discount: 100 yen off Please present the usage history page of the shared-cycle app at the ticket booth. *About shared-cycle ▶[click here]
Batik discount	General admission: 100 yen off Please wear batik clothes or accessories and call in the ticket office. *Batik is an indigenous fabric of Indonesia which is made by the wax-resist dyeing technique.

Web Coupon

Distributing 100 yen discount coupons valid during the exhibition.
Please save or print [this page] and present it at the ticket booth.

Events

Artist Talk

The four artists who have been invited to the "Imprint" MACHIDA series from 2017 to 2020 will talk about their artworks inspired by the city of Machida.

*The dates and places of the following services have been altered.

(1) Araki Tamana (Broadcast from New York, USA)
Saturday, July 18, 14:00 - 15:00 (At the museum, online distribution, approx. 60 minutes)
*Viewing session will be held at the entrance hall and online (Zoom).
Click here to find out how to participate.

(2) Agung Prabowo (Broadcast from Ubud, Bali, Indonesia)
Sunday, July 19, 18:30 - 19:15 (Online distribution, with interpreter, approx. 60 minutes)
*This event is NOT held at the museum.
Live broadcasting via our official Instagram @machida_hanbi.
Click here to find out how to participate.

(2) Nagasawa Takahiro
Saturday, August 15, 14:00 - 15:00 (Open 13:30, approx. 60 minutes)
*Please prepare your admission ticket, and make your way to the auditorium.
*Numbered tickets will be distributed at the reception area on the 1st floor from 12:00 pm on the day. Available for the first 60 people.

*After the talk, an autograph session will be held, and the artist will draw portraits for those who bring or purchase the works of Nagasawa.

(3) Tanaka Sho
Sunday, August 16, 14:00 - 15:00 (Open 13:30, approx. 60 minutes)
*Please prepare your admission ticket, and make your way to the auditorium.
*Numbered tickets will be distributed at the reception area on the 1st floor from 12:00 pm on the day. Available for the first 60 people.

Machida・Free Newspaper・Gathering

Four free newspaper publishers based in Machida and surrounding areas gather to talk about their latest activities. Must-see event for people who want to create their own free newspaper!

*The dates and places of the following services have been altered.

Date and time: July 24 (public holiday Friday) 14:00 - 15:30 (Open 13:30, approx. 90 minutes)
Venue: the auditorium on the 1st floor

*Please bring your ticket to the auditorium on the 1st floor.
*Numbered tickets will be distributed at the reception area on the 1st floor from 12:00 pm on the day. Available for the first 60 people.

Gallery Talks by the Curator

*The dates and places of the following services have been altered.

(1) Saturday, July 4, from 14:00
(2) Sunday, July 19, from 14:00
(3) Saturday, September 12, from 14: 00

*Approx. 45 minutes each.
*Please prepare your admission ticket, and make your way to the entrance of Special Exhibition Room 1 on 2F.

Temporary Screen-print Factory

*The dates and places of the following services have been altered.
Click here for more details.

Wednesday, August 5, 10:20 - 12:00, 13:00 - 16:20 (20 minutes each, total 15 sessions)
*Pre-registration and payment are required.

Screen-print illustrations by Agung Prabowo on T-shirts. Get your own screen-printed T-shirt and walk the street!

Children's Event Print Art Museum at Home

Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2020, from 10:00 (Approx. 60 minutes)
Instructor: Megumi Tomita
(Representative Director of the NPO Baby to Art Friendship Association)
Venue: Online (Zoom)
Target participant: 0-year old to primary school students and their parents *Primary school students can participate by themselves.
Capacity: 20 groups (order of application)

Click here for more details.

◆Related Events/MACHIDA Blitz “Mori no Rutsubou - Play, Draw, Dance” Open-air Concert

May 4 (Monday, public holiday)
Organizer Kodomo Hiroba Asobe Kodomotachi
Venue Entrance Hall of Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Serigaya Park, Serigaya Bouken Asobiba
Contact Okamoto 090-7819-5965

Please enjoy rindik (Indonesian musical instrument) performance and other entertainments.
Please visit the website of Serigaya Bouken Asobiba for more information.
[Postponement]
This event has been postponed.
Please visit the website of Serigaya Bouken Asobiba for substitute schedule and venue.

Learn How Reduction Print is Made!

Saturday, April 11, 13:00 - 15:30
Venue: Lecture Hall
*No booking is required, free to enter/leave *Free of charge
*Interpreted *Booking for practice course is now closed

“Reduction print” is a unique printing technique to create colorful printings by progressively carving the same block. Visitors can observe trainees making reduction print pictures in practical courses conducted by Agung Prabowo.

Due to the spread of the coronavirus infection, this workshop is cancelled.

Cultural Program Special Event

Ukiyoe Fair

Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2
Click here for more details.

Indonesia Fair

Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6
Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17

Please enjoy traditional Indonesian dancing, gamelan concert and shopping at a temporary store.

The schedule may be altered.
Please refer to this page for details.

Also Showing

Munakata Shiko and Buddhist Prints
Saturday, April 4Tuesday, June 9 - Sunday, June 28, 2020
*The dates have been altered

Contemporary Artist Series: Yokoo Tadanori
Wednesday, July 1 - Sunday, September 13, 2020

Both held at the permanent exhibition room
*Free admission

List of Works and Others

[Flier] front PDF[847KB]
[Flier] back PDF[1470KB]
[Press release] PDF[1960KB]

Exhibition Catalogue on Sale

Publication: April 11, 2020, Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts
Price: 2,500 yen

Available at the museum shop/Click here for mail-order sales

[Illustrations]
Description on illustration and work: Tanaka Sho “Time of the mountain, Emaki no Yukue (What a picture scroll leads us to)“/Araki Tamana “Guided by the Silkworm Thread”/Arai Katsuhiro “Column: When Grassroots Women were Shining — History, Nature, Community —)”/Nagasawa Takahiro “My Fight in Machida Has Begun)”/Gunji Satoshi “Column: Overcome Myriad Failures. The History of FC Machida Zelvia to Increase the Value of the Community as a Public Property”/Takano Shiori “Column: Agung Prabowo and Linocut Reduction Print”/Agung Prabowo “Memorandum for the Imprint Machida Exhibition 2020”/Machimura Yuka “Imprint Machida Exhibition 2020 Document”/Aburai Rieko “Column: Short History of Indonesian Art”/Machimura Yuka “Column: Traveling Indonesia, Strolling among Print Arts Yogyakarta”.

[Materials]
Machimura Yuka “What is ‘Local-Based’ — from the Perspective Build by 4 Years Experience in Imprint Machida Exhibition”/Machimura Yuka & Fujimura Takuya “Imprint Machida Exhibition 2017 - 2019 Document”/Artist Profile/Exhibition Layout/List of Works/Related Maps/Main Bibliography

NEW(Updated on August 12, 2020)
(Updated on June 18, 2020)