Selected Talks, Events and Interviews

Talks

Mari Katayama, I’m wearing little high heels, I have child’s feet 2011, printed 2018. Copyright and courtesy the artist.
Mari Katayama, I’m wearing little high heels, I have child’s feet 2011, printed 2018. Copyright and courtesy the artist.
Mari Katayama, I’m wearing little high heels, I have child’s feet 2011, printed 2018. Copyright and courtesy the artist.
Mari Katayama, I’m wearing little high heels, I have child’s feet 2011, printed 2018. Copyright and courtesy the artist.

Mari Katayama, Tate Shots, 2024

Artist Mari Katayama talks about her work recently acquired by Tate

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'Mari Katayama Celebrates the Body Beautiful' by Holly Black
'Mari Katayama Celebrates the Body Beautiful' by Holly Black
'Mari Katayama Celebrates the Body Beautiful' by Holly Black
'Mari Katayama Celebrates the Body Beautiful' by Holly Black

Talk by Mari Katayama and in conversation with Simon Baker, director of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris.

Royal Society of Arts, London, 2019

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Meiro Koizumi, Battlelands, Production still. White Rainbow, London, 2018 © Meiro Koizumi. Courtesy White Rainbow, London
Meiro Koizumi, Battlelands, Production still. White Rainbow, London, 2018 © Meiro Koizumi. Courtesy White Rainbow, London
Meiro Koizumi, Battlelands, Production still. White Rainbow, London, 2018 © Meiro Koizumi. Courtesy White Rainbow, London
Meiro Koizumi, Battlelands, Production still. White Rainbow, London, 2018 © Meiro Koizumi. Courtesy White Rainbow, London

Preview, Meiro Koizumi, Battlelands, White Rainbow, 2019

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Moré Moré [Leaky]: The Falling Water Given #5 (detail), 2017 Wood Frame, found objects, water pump system
Moré Moré [Leaky]: The Falling Water Given #5 (detail), 2017 Wood Frame, found objects, water pump system
Moré Moré [Leaky]: The Falling Water Given #5 (detail), 2017 Wood Frame, found objects, water pump system
Moré Moré [Leaky]: The Falling Water Given #5 (detail), 2017 Wood Frame, found objects, water pump system

Yuko Mohri, interview, Moré Moré [Leaky], White Rainbow, 2017.

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Lu Chunsheng, The first man who bought a juicer bought it not for drinking juice. Production shot. © Lu Chunsheng. Courtesy Shanghart Gallery
Lu Chunsheng, The first man who bought a juicer bought it not for drinking juice. Production shot. © Lu Chunsheng. Courtesy Shanghart Gallery
Lu Chunsheng, The first man who bought a juicer bought it not for drinking juice. Production shot. © Lu Chunsheng. Courtesy Shanghart GalleryLu Chunsheng, The first man who bought a juicer bought it not for drinking juice. Production shot. © Lu Chunsheng. Courtesy Shanghart Gallery
Lu Chunsheng, The first man who bought a juicer bought it not for drinking juice. Production shot. © Lu Chunsheng. Courtesy Shanghart GalleryLu Chunsheng, The first man who bought a juicer bought it not for drinking juice. Production shot. © Lu Chunsheng. Courtesy Shanghart Gallery

Interview with Lu Chunsheng, Counterpoints, Iniva, 2010

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Make Believe, Ja Aili, Installation view at Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts), London. © Ja Aili. Courtesy Iniva and Platform China
Make Believe, Ja Aili, Installation view at Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts), London. © Ja Aili. Courtesy Iniva and Platform China
Make Believe, Ja Aili, Installation view at Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts), London. © Ja Aili. Courtesy Iniva and Platform China
Make Believe, Ja Aili, Installation view at Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts), London. © Ja Aili. Courtesy Iniva and Platform China

Interview with, Jia Aili, Counterpoints, Iniva, 2010

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Tony Hill
Tony Hill

Talk by Tony Hill and in conversation with Keith Whittle, University of Kent, 2015

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SHIMURAbros-Moon-Daylight-Cloud-2018

Film Without Film: SHIMURAbros in conversation with Keith Whittle, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London, 2016

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Chim ↑ Pom, 'Silent Bells' (2017) Doorbell, wifi, amplifier, speaker © Chim↑Pom. Courtesy of the artist and MUJIN-TO Production
Chim ↑ Pom, 'Silent Bells' (2017) Doorbell, wifi, amplifier, speaker © Chim↑Pom. Courtesy of the artist and MUJIN-TO Production
Chim ↑ Pom, 'Silent Bells' (2017) Doorbell, wifi, amplifier, speaker © Chim↑Pom. Courtesy of the artist and MUJIN-TO Production
Chim ↑ Pom, 'Silent Bells' (2017) Doorbell, wifi, amplifier, speaker © Chim↑Pom. Courtesy of the artist and MUJIN-TO Production

Talk by Chim↑Pom at The Japan Foundation, 2018.

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Mata Ne, Installation view. @ Sutupa Biswas. Courtesy Beppu Project NPO.08
Mata Ne, Installation view. @ Sutupa Biswas. Courtesy Beppu Project NPO.08
Mata Ne, Installation view. @ Sutupa Biswas. Courtesy Beppu Project NPO.08
Mata Ne, Installation view. @ Sutupa Biswas. Courtesy Beppu Project NPO.08

Talk by Adam Chodzko, Sutapa Biswas and Keith Whittle at the Beppu Contemporary Art Triennial, 2015.

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BarefootlonePilgrim

David Blandy and Keith Whittle in conversation at East, 2013

Talk and in Conversation David Blandy and Keith Whittle to coincide with his exhibition Anjin 1600: Edo Wonderpark, 2013.

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Burma-Requiem-2008

Liliane Lijn, Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions: Matter and Light,V&A South Kensington, London, 2015

In the first of the series artist talks, Liliane Lijn discussed the ideas and methodology behind her work.

Press

'Mari Katayama Celebrates the Body Beautiful' by Holly Black
'Mari Katayama Celebrates the Body Beautiful' by Holly Black

‘Mari Katayama Celebrates the Body Beautiful’ by Holly Black

A review of Mari Katayama, Broken Heart for Elephant magazine by Holly Black. Please click here to be forwarded to the article.

Meiro Koizumi, Battlelands, Production still. White Rainbow, London, 2018 © Meiro Koizumi. Courtesy White Rainbow, London
Meiro Koizumi, Battlelands, Production still. White Rainbow, London, 2018 © Meiro Koizumi. Courtesy White Rainbow, London

‘Battlelands’ review by Amy Luo

A review of Meiro Koizumi, Battlelands in Art Monthly by Amy Luo. Please click here to be forwarded to the article.

Taro Izumi, 'My eyes are not in the centre', installation view at White Rainbow, London, 2018. ©Taro Izumi. Courtesy White Rainbow, London and Take Ninagawa, Tokyo. Image: Damian Griffiths
Taro Izumi, 'My eyes are not in the centre', installation view at White Rainbow, London, 2018. ©Taro Izumi. Courtesy White Rainbow, London and Take Ninagawa, Tokyo. Image: Damian Griffiths

‘My eyes are not in the centre’ review by Cleo Roberts

A review of Taro Izumi, My eyes are not in the centre from Art Asia Pacific online by Cleo Roberts.

Aki Sasamoto, Judge Mentals 7.18.18, performance view at White Rainbow, London, 2018 Copyright Aki Sasamoto, courtesy of White Rainbow, London and Take Ninagawa, Tokyo Image: Damian Griffith
Aki Sasamoto, Judge Mentals 7.18.18, performance view at White Rainbow, London, 2018 Copyright Aki Sasamoto, courtesy of White Rainbow, London and Take Ninagawa, Tokyo Image: Damian Griffith

‘Clothes Line’ review by Cal Revely-Calder

A review of Aki Sasamoto, Clothes Line in frieze by Cal Revely-Calder. Please click here to be forwarded to the article.

Chikako Yamashiro, Seaweed Woman, 2008 Video, 7’15" and set of 8 Lambda prints, 28x50cm each © Chikako Yamashiro, Courtesy of Yumiko Chiba Associates
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‘Shapeshifter’ review by Fi Churchman

A review of Chikako Yamashiro, Shapeshifter from Art Review Asia by Fi Churchman.

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Chim↑Pom, 'Why Open?', installation view at White Rainbow, London, UK, 2018 © Chim↑Pom, Image: Damian Griffiths
Chim↑Pom, 'Why Open?', installation view at White Rainbow, London, UK, 2018 © Chim↑Pom, Image: Damian Griffiths

‘Why Open?’ review by Ned Carter Miles

A review of Chim↑Pom, Why Open? from Art Asia Pacific online by Ned Carter Miles.

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Interviews

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YukoHasegawa_KanazawaNEW-copy-1024x726

Yuko Hasegawa, Director, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan interviewed by Keith Whittle.

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FramKitagawa
FramKitagawa

Fram Kitagawa, Director of Echigo-Tsumari Triennale, Japan interviewed by Keith Whittle.

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JonathanWatkins
JonathanWatkins

Jonathan Watkins, former Director, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, United Kingdom interviewed by Keith Whittle.

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MamiKataoka
MamiKataoka

Mami Kataoka, Director of Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan interviewed by Keith Whittle.

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JunyaYamiade
JunyaYamiade

Jun’ya Yamaide, Executive Director, Beppu Project NPO, Oita, Japan interviewed by Keith Whittle.

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AndreaSchlieker
AndreaSchlieker

Andrea Schlieker, Director of Exhibitions and Displays, Tate Britain, London, United Kingdom interviewed by Keith Whittle.

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MasatoNakamura
MasatoNakamura

Masato Nakamura, Director, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan interviewed by Keith Whittle.

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