Hara Museum ARC

*This event is limited to Hara Museum ARC members and donors.

Art in Town is a program that allows members to experience art at various places outside the museum. For this occasion, we invited New York-based Masako Shiba, who is active in the fields of art and technology and the management of Asian cultural organizations, to give a special lecture on the current state of digital art.
In her talk, she will explain in easy-to-understand language the current state of digital art, covering subjects that are often seen as difficult and obscure such as NFTs, blockchains, AI art and space art. The talk will take place in a cafe where members can enjoy a cup of tea while listening to the lecture.

Masako Shiba /Co-founder and Executive Director, BEAF Photo by Dave Krugman

Based in New York, Masako Shiba has extensive experience in managing cultural organizations with a focus on contemporary Asian art. She served as the inaugural Director of the Asian Cultural Council Japan Foundation before co-founding the Brooklyn Experimental Art Foundation (BEAF) in 2024, fostering cultural exchange and research between the U.S. and Japan. As a co-founder of the blockchain art company ONBD and Chief Artistic Director of the space startup Spacetainment, she spearheaded the first-ever art exhibition on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS), later curating its terrestrial debut as part of the 2023 Osaka Kansai International Art Festival. A recognized expert in digital art, she has spoken at leading conferences such as WebX and NFT NYC and contributed to the catalog for Takashi Murakami’s solo exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
https://www.beaf.art/home

Date and Time

Sunday, February 9, 2025, 14:00-15:30

Lecturer

Masako Shiba

Venue

Spacetainment Coffee (2F Jingumae Terrace Side Building, 3-18-15 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku) Tel: 050-5487-3293
*7-minute walk from Omotesando Station on the Ginza, Hanzomon and Chiyoda subway lines

Participation fee

3,500 yen (drink included)
*Please pay in cash at the meeting place.

Capacity

15 people (first come, first served) *Members may bring up to 1 accompanying person (except for Friends/Single members).

How to Make a Reservation

Please send an email to member@haramuseum.or.jp with the following information:
・Membership number
・Your name
・A mobile phone number where you can be contacted on the day of the event.
・Name of accompanying person, if any (up to one person for all membership categories except Friends/Single)
* Reservations will be closed when the capacity has been reached.