ARCHIVE no.60
CON・CERT
walking from +1art to +2
FUJIMOTO Yukio・KODERA Michiru・SATO Yuhi・HAYASHI Aoi
YAMAMOTO Yukyo・KAWARAGI・NOGUCHI Chitose
2021
closed on sundays. mondays. tuesdays
＊Open until PM5 on 11/21 Sun
“Concert” is a term derived from the Italian word concerto, its origin in Latin. It is supposed that the Latin words concertātiō (contention, dispution) and consortiō (society, participation) share their etymology with “concert.” In English, the word means not only a public performance of music, but also consensus, cooperation, and harmony. Furthermore, it can function as a verb, like “consent” or “cooperate.” Some English-Japanese dictionaries explain its meaning by dividing it into “con-” (with) and “-cert” (working hard). Is it acceptable only for professional musicians to play music? No, of course not. From a historical perspective, people enjoyed music before the appearance of concerts as a business. In private communities, music lovers assembled and played instruments together. There were no boundaries between performer and audience. +1 art is stage left. Stage right, on the other side, is +2. The city in between is the stage of this “con･cert.” A concert is an event in which people do something together (sometimes with contention) regardless of their role as performer or audience.
Closing event
Talk & Hearing by Artists
From concert to CON・CERT
11/21 sun
Reservation required
①12:00ー14:00 10 people
②15:00ー17:00 10 people
Reservation & Inquiry ▶︎ +1art (gal@plus1art.jp)
●On the day of the event, due to the circumstances of setting up the venue, we will not be exhibiting at +1. Please note that the +1 exhibition will be until the day before.
●The schedule is subject to change for various reasons. Please check our website for details.
FUJIMOTO Yukio
score for CON・CERT
NEWYORK MARCH 1988
While listening to sounds recorded in Manhattan,
New York in March 1988, walk from +1art to +2
KODERA Michiru
scores for CON・CERT
LISTEN AND HEAR
In 1966, an artist gathered some friends on a street corner and took them around the city with “LISTEN” stamped on their hands. In 2021, another artist preached that "Hearing” was more important than "Listening.” Walk from +1 to +2, looking for the boundary between "LISTEN” and "Hearing.”
WITHOUT MAKING NOISE
In 1964, an artist instructed people to walk without making any sound. In his book published in 1992, a composer said stand up and then sit down without making any sound. In 2020, a government issued an advisory of “silent dining.” Walk from +1 art to +2 without making any sound.
MIRROR
In 2003, a manga (Japanese comic book) described a way of fortune-telling with a mirror. According the manga, with a mirror in your pocket, the first word you hear on the road implies your future. Walk from +1 art to +2 with a mirror in your pocket.。
SATO Yuhi
scores for CON・CERT
PICK UP SOMTHING
While walking from +1art to +2, pick up something that has fallen on the road.
WRITE A WORD SOMEWHERE
While walking from +1art to +2, write a word somewhere with an oil-based pen.
THREE SECONDS
Record 3 seconds while walking from +1art to +2.
COUNT PEOPLE
While walking from +1art to +2, count all the people you see.
DRINK 500ML OF WATER
While walking from +1art to +2, drink 500 ml of water.
HAYASHI Aoi
scores for CON・CERT
HOURGLASS
Walk from +1art to +2 and hold the hourglass until it runs out.
UMBRELLA
Walk with the umbrella usable in both sunny and rainy weather
CANDLE
Walk with a 5 minute candle from +1art to +2 before it goes out.
PEBBLES(DIATOMACEOUS EARTH)
Take a pebble and sneak up on +1art to +2.
MEASURING CUP
Hold a 300cc measuring cup filled to the brim with water and walk from +1art to +2 without spilling any.
EATING GLICO
Eat Glico, which contains enough energy to go 300 meters. Walk, while eating, the 350m distance from +1art to +2.
YAMAMOTO Yukyo
scores for CON・CERT
STETHOSCOPE
Listening to your heartbeat with a stethoscope, walk to the beat from +1 art to +2.
RECORDING FUNCTION
Using the recording function on the designated camera, record your voice on the way from +1art to +2. Do not take a photo.
DRAW WHATEVER
While walking from +1art to +2, draw whatever strikes your fancy with paper and pencil. Without stopping, draw whatever catches your eye along the way.
SEARCH FOR DRAWING
Along the way from +1 art to +2, search for drawings by the other performers.
WRITE DOWN THE SOUNDS YOU HEAR
Write down ALL the sounds you hear as you walk from +1art to +2.
FIND THE WRITTEN SOUNDS
Find the written sound descriptions by the other performers while walking from +1art to +2.
RECORD YOUR VOICE
Record your voice on the cassette tape as you walk from +1art to +2, talking about what you see and hear, and anything of note. Play it when you reach +2.
LISTEN TO RECORDERD VOICES
Between +1art and +2 there are cassette tapes with the recorded voices of other performers. Listen to thoses voices while walking.
A GIFT
On the way from +1art to +2 prepare a gift. It can be picked up, purchased, or whatever. When you reach +2, receive a gift from the previous performer in exchange for that gift.
KAWARAGI
scores for CON・CERT
INVISIBLE GLASSES
Wear invisible (almost black) glasses and walk from +1art to +2 while listening with headphones to the recordings of others walking along the same route.
CLAPPING YOUR HANDS
Walk from +1art to +2 while clapping your hands over your head every 3 steps. If possible, record the sound and play it back at +2.
EVERYDAY ITEMS OF SYRIA
Choose everyday items from daily life used by the people of Syria (coffeepots, textbooks, etc.). Put some in the bag and walk from +1art to +2.
SQUEEZE THE AIR
Walk from +1art to +2, squeezing the air with your hands, just as you would squeeze water. If possible, record the sound and play it back at +2.
SOAP MADE IN ALEPPO
Take some of this soap made in Aleppo and between +1art and +2 find someone who knows where Aleppo is. If possible, record the person's voice and play it back at +2.
NOGUCHI Chitose
CONCERT TICKETS
We will give you a concert ticket.
THREE COLORS
Choose your favorite color from the three and hold it in your hand while humming a song you come up with. Then walk from +1 art to +2.
SKATERS WALDTE
While listening to "Skaters Waldte" by Emile Waldteufel on headphones,walk from + 1art to +2 without taking your feet off the ground.
scores for CON・CERT
Hold it in your hand and walk from +1art to +2.
＊We will prepare 3 cards: persimmon, gray and green kiwi.
Related event 01
collection of works We will produce 20 box sets containing the works of participating artists. It will be on sale at the start of the exhibition.
CON・CERT
Related event 02
vol.10 FUJIMOTO Yukio
+1 art is releasing a series entitled "Soft Hope" sequentially.
In this series, each artist puts a "soft hope" -themed work in our special box made with the image of a book. We sell these limited works online.
The tenth in the series, we release ten works by FUJIMOTO Yukio at the same time as this exhibition.
At venue +2, soft hope works such as SATO Yuhi, HAYASHI Aoi and YAMAMOTO Yukyo will be exhibited.
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