"Day trip"outside artwork course by car (mainly in Nakasato, Tsunan, and Matsunoyama areas)

The tour will focus on outside artworks. Visitors will be able to drive around and appreciate the artworks that seem to blend into nature, and get a deeper sense and understanding of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale.
You can enjoy the permanent works from the first exhibition in 2000 to the new works from the 9th exhibition in 2024. Visitors can enjoy the seasonal changes of mountain greenery, terraced rice paddies, and autumn leaves, and the artworks will be enveloped by nature, allowing visitors to further appreciate the earth with all five senses. The weather is becoming easier to tour. Please plan accordingly so as not to miss out.
*outside exhibition can be viewed throughout the year, but some works cannot be viewed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays when the exhibition is closed.

Details

9:15 Echigo Yuzawa Station *Rent a car
40 min.
10:00 The sound of the wind felt from the rice paddy road
[New]Cakra Kul-Kul at Tsumari/Dadang Christanto Indonesia
The wind plays bamboo sounds in the motif of “cakra kul-kul,” which is used by Indonesian farmers to repel birds. The pleasant sound played in unison envelopes visitors along with the smell of rice paddies, grass and flowers. 2024 incorporates new wind turbines inspired by local agricultural activities, residents and nature.
5 min.
10:20 A spot where you can take a break with a view of the Kiyotsu River
POTEMKIN/Architectural Office Casagrande & Rintala
The riverbed, where illegal dumping of garbage had been a problem, was turned into a nature-rich park by the architects as a public-private partnership. Inside, industrial waste from those days is also displayed as works of art. There are benches and swings where visitors can take a break and look at the Kiyotsu River.
5 min.
11:45 View of Satoyama from the window
For Lots of Lost Windows/Utsumi Akiko
The view seen from a window of a room becomes “my view,” a window for rediscovering the scenery of Echigo-Tsumari spreading outside through the view seen from the window. Its waving curtains reflect the breeze. When she visited Echigo-Tsumari, the artist was overwhelmed by its nature. She resolved to create a work like a flower that would blossom modestly, without disturbing nature. Fluttering curtains brought sunlight and the breeze of satoyama wind to visitors’ he
5 min.
12:00 View from the car window
Set North for Japan (74°33’2”)/Richard Wilson
Based on the artist's home in London as seen from a car window, only the full-scale structure was moved to Tsumari while maintaining its orientation. An attempt to spatially relate lands that are far apart in distance and culture. A large, roadside work, firmly visible from the car window.
10~20 min.
12:30 Enjoy a local lunch
[Lunch]Vegetables and flavors unique to Echigo-Tsumari
For lunch, visitors can enjoy Echigo-Tsumari's famous soba noodles and locally grown vegetables.
There are many set meal restaurants such as Owarino Shopping Street and Mizusawa Gourmet Road. Your favorite dishes will give you strength to tour the works in the afternoon. (Photos are for reference only)
14:00 Museum in Satoyama
House of Magpies/Kim Koohan
The residents had wanted a park for the community’s few children, and the resulting artwork was the realization of their request. On the surface of the house, he drew scenes telling the story of the natural cycle by which every existence returns to dust. The house was enclosed completely in a kiln and fired for a month. In Korea, magpies are said to be a bird that brings happiness.
DMOCA(Dragon Museum of Contemporary Art)/Cai Guo-Qiang
A climbing kiln in Dehua, Fujian Province, China was relocated. After a long period of time, greenery has grown on the works and a cool breeze passes through the viewing space. The work makes use of the slope of the mountain.
Kamoshika Family/Georgi Tchapkanov
The rotating blades on the body and the screws used for the pupils of the eyes are realistic sculptures that make the most of the characteristics of the material. The green of the mountains, the blue of the sky, and the black of the antelope are all reflected in the work.
Grove/Honma Jun
A kamaboko-shaped garage often seen in areas with heavy snowfall. Inside the garage, a “forest” was created using pencils collected from the local community. The number of pencils was originally about 7,000, but in 2023 the artist re-created the work, increasing the number to about 12,000. Looking inside, the forest overlaps with the real forest that can be seen from the window.
REBIRTH/Kurimura Eri
Marble pillows on lawn beds. You can enjoy the big sky, the trees, feel the wind, and relax.
0121-1110=109071/Lee Jaehyo
Encounter three spheres. The giant spheres are made of wood. During the exhibition, the globes are covered with grass and trees and eventually become part of the landscape.
40 min.
15:40 Colorful sculptures depicting contour lines
[New]strange rock/elparo
An extended group of sculptures inspired by “Contour Lines.” Meteorites from another galactic star ?  Or the rebirth of the earth?  Such “mysterious phenomena” are created as colorful objects. The way the viewer perceives the work changes depending on the time of day and the season. The way you see them may change depending on the time of day or the season.
30 min.
16:20 Giant ceramic works appear in a satoyama
[New]cube/Naragino Yoshiko
With the cooperation of the local community, two large objects were installed in a satoyama. The work is like a gorgeous and gentle time capsule (box of time), a hope to be entrusted to the future.
15 min.
16:50 Light-up works
HIKARIORI -Weaving the Lights/Takahashi Kyota
A work of light decorates the 110-meter eaves of the Echigo-Tsumari Cultural Hall, reminiscent of a “gangi” (wild goose tree). The nature and culture of the region are expressed in thread-like lights. The light program changes monthly, evoking the changing of the seasons. This work gives a warm feeling.
THE BIRTH OF THE SPRING/José de Guimarães
Works by José de Guimarães scattered throughout the greater area.
Sculptures based on the theme of melting snow. The figures representing the six areas of Echigo-Tsumari shine with a lively light.
40 min.
18:00 Echigo Yuzawa Station *Rent a car Return

Summary

Dates 7/13(Sat)~11/10(Sun)
Origin / Destination Echigo-Yuzawa Station
Transportation Car
Note

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