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Program name: MIMAS Grand Opening Event
〈Time Schedule〉
5:00 PM Chu Enoki Congratulatory Cannon Performance
5:30 PM Yasumasa Morimura talk + film screening
7:20 PM Ryusuke Ito Film Screening
8:00 PM Bar Rose Chu Sapporo Miyanomori Open
*Please note that this time table is not set in stone and is subject to change.

Grand Opening Event (1)
Chu Enoki / Congratulatory Cannon Performance
Kobe artist Chu Enoki (1944-), who made his Hokkaido debut in 2008 with the museum’s “This Man is Dangerous: Chu Enoki” exhibition, will be coming to Miyanomori again. Enoki, who was once known as “the man who makes cannons,” created the “Kamui 77.5 mm C2H2” specifically for the museum. Many of you must remember the strange appearance of the mantis-like legs and shiny black body clad in a movable gun barrel. The artist himself will make a second attempt at the “Kamui” bullet, which failed to work at the 2008 event due to a lack of coordination. Will he achieve his revenge?

Grand Opening Event (2)
Yasumasa Morimura / Talk + Film Screening
Sometimes they are characters from famous paintings, other times they are great actresses who have graced the silver screen, and other historical figures of the 20th century. Yasumasa Morimura (1951-) is an artist who has been creating self-portraits of icons from various fields using his own body as material. Morimura, who will present his major work, known as the “Art History Series,” at the opening exhibition of MIMAS, will show his video work along with an artist talk.

Grand Opening Event (3)
Ryusuke Ito / Avant-garde Film Screening
As a filmmaker, Ryusuke Ito will be presenting experimental films and unique video installations. Ryusuke Ito (1963-) is a Sapporo-based artist known as a critic active in newspapers and magazines. In the “SCAN DO SCAN” exhibition held at the museum in 2007, the artist attracted attention with his 8 mm film projector, which he constructed from a collection of toys and household items.
Support : Sapporo Digital Creation Plaza / Inter×cross Creative Center (ICC)

Grand Opening Event (4)
Bar Rose Chu Sapporo Miyanomori
A special guest at the second grand opening event. Rose Chu from Kobe will be there to celebrate. Who is Rose Chu? For those who are wondering, more details are here. On November 11, the museum’s Bar Rose Chu Sapporo Miyanomori will open from around 8:00 PM.