About the artwork
A new piece of art, “Le thêatre d’ombre”, is added to “The Last Classroom”, a large-scale installation that has been set in 2006 within the entire building of former Higashikawa Elementary School. Projected on the walls of a darkened classroom are shadows of skeletons, bats, angels: creatures that mediate life and death. They appear to be fantastic, humourous and playful but these creatures playing and dancing in the light and shadow also imply “a death that could happen to anybody”. A masterpiece by an artist whose work consistently represents the life and death of anonymous individuals and groups.
[Co-ordinated by Akemi Shiraha
[Supported by] Institut Françai
Information and Map
| Artwork no. | Y101 |
|---|---|
| Production year | 2018 |
| Opening hours | 10:00-17:00 (~16:00 on Oct-Mar) |
| Admission | The Last Class Entrance Fee Adult: ¥800, Children 6-15 years old: ¥400 (*Depending on the period, Passport for viewing artworks and common tickets may be sold.) |
| Closed | ［2024/4/27-11/25］Closed Tue & Wed except holidays ［11/30-2025/3/31］Weekday |
| Area | Matsunoyama |
| Village | Higashikawa |
| Open dates | Open all year round (2024/ 4/27-11/25: closed Tue & Wed except holidays, 11/30-2025/3/31: weekends & holidays only) |
| Venue | 192,Higashikawa, Matsunoyama, Tokamachi-city, Niigata |
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