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Kitagawa Fram: Contemporary Art to the Rescue of Rural Japan

  • Kitagawa Fram: Contemporary Art to the Rescue of Rural Japan
  • Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, The Rice Fields (2000). The installation integrated sculptures depicting farmers and text explaining the cultivation process into the landscape. (Photo by Nakamura Osamu)

    Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, The Rice Fields (2000). The installation integrated sculptures depicting farmers and text explaining the cultivation process into the landscape. (Photo by Nakamura Osamu)

  • Yukihisa Isobe, Where Has the River Gone? Some 600 yellow flags mark the winding course of the old Shinano River, which has been straightened, dammed, and paved with concrete over the years. (Photo by Nakamura Osamu)

    Yukihisa Isobe, Where Has the River Gone? Some 600 yellow flags mark the winding course of the old Shinano River, which has been straightened, dammed, and paved with concrete over the years. (Photo by Nakamura Osamu)

  • Left: Ubusuna House, a restored farmhouse in Tōkamachi, originally dating to 1924. (Photo by Kawase Kazue) Right: The first floor of Ubusuna House includes a restaurant that serves local cuisine on handcrafted pottery, while the second floor features a tea room and ceramics gallery. (Photo by Yanagi Ayumi)

    Left: Ubusuna House, a restored farmhouse in Tōkamachi, originally dating to 1924. (Photo by Kawase Kazue) Right: The first floor of Ubusuna House includes a restaurant that serves local cuisine on handcrafted pottery, while the second floor features a tea room and ceramics gallery. (Photo by Yanagi Ayumi)

  • Kitagawa Fram: Contemporary Art to the Rescue of Rural Japan
  • Left:  Shima Kitchen, an abandoned house converted to a restaurant on the island of Teshima in the Seto Inland Sea. (Photo by Nakamura Osamu) Right: Tashima Seizō, Life of N: 70 Years on Ōshima—A Room with a Wooden Pot. (Photo by Kioku Keizō)

    Left:  Shima Kitchen, an abandoned house converted to a restaurant on the island of Teshima in the Seto Inland Sea. (Photo by Nakamura Osamu) Right: Tashima Seizō, Life of N: 70 Years on Ōshima—A Room with a Wooden Pot. (Photo by Kioku Keizō)

  • Kitagawa Fram: Contemporary Art to the Rescue of Rural Japan
  • The Echigo-Tsumari Snow Fireworks is a multimedia event held annually (though canceled in 2020). The outdoor light installation Gift for Frozen Village 2019, shown here, is by Takahashi Kyōta. (Photo by Yanagi Ayumi)

    The Echigo-Tsumari Snow Fireworks is a multimedia event held annually (though canceled in 2020). The outdoor light installation Gift for Frozen Village 2019, shown here, is by Takahashi Kyōta. (Photo by Yanagi Ayumi)

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