Yasunoir Goh has been the Chief Educator at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo since 2007. Goh has led creative, freelance art workshop planning and facilitation since 1998. He designs workshops primarily for children, which connect artwork and audiences, and lead children to experience art in daily life. These participatory engagements with art have been carried out at museums, schools, hospitals, and public spaces all over Japan.
TALK ABSTRACT
A Place where Children can be Children: The Possibility of Art Museums
This is a summer-holiday exhibition aimed mainly at infants and primary school children. The normal, staid rules of the museum, such as‘ Don’t Run’,‘ Don’t Touch’ or‘ Keep Quiet’, will be relaxed and we provide a place where children are free to touch and have fun. Based around three keywords that symbolize children: ‘Ghosts’ (imagination),‘Underpants’ (children’s growth) and 'Stars’ (wishes), the exhibition will consist not only of works that are just to be appreciated for what they are, but will also include participation works and programs.
TALK ABSTRACT
A Place where Children can be Children: The Possibility of Art Museums
This is a summer-holiday exhibition aimed mainly at infants and primary school children. The normal, staid rules of the museum, such as‘ Don’t Run’,‘ Don’t Touch’ or‘ Keep Quiet’, will be relaxed and we provide a place where children are free to touch and have fun. Based around three keywords that symbolize children: ‘Ghosts’ (imagination),‘Underpants’ (children’s growth) and 'Stars’ (wishes), the exhibition will consist not only of works that are just to be appreciated for what they are, but will also include participation works and programs.