Shibuya culture PROJECT

9月16日（土）〜22日（金）、第3回スペイン・ラテンアメリカ映画祭がアミューズCQNで開催されます。そこで、青山のラテンアメリカン・アートを扱う「プロモ・アルテ ギャラリー」の共同代表である古澤一洋さんと古澤久美子さんに、同映画祭の上映作品であり、本年ペルー映画で最多受賞作となった「マデイヌサ」を見た感想とともに、ラテンアメリカのアートをはじめとした文化について聞きました。
"The 3rd Spain, Latin America Film Festival" is here
Amuse CQN here

- The impression that saw the movie "Madeinusa" that Peru on the stage?

(Kumiko Furusawa)Peru is a country where the influence of Spain remains heavily among the Central and South America. In the 16th century Spaniards but is not brought to Catholicism, I there is always the church also went to every little village even now. Also indigenous people, the Andes mountains in the Quechua called "Pachamama", it originally worshiped as a presence, such as the earth mother, that is God. These landscape depicted in "Madeinusa" is what seems to Peru, but the religious custom of the villagers are doing is honest, it was surprising. A few days from Good Friday to Sunday of Christ resurrection, considered the period that God does not exist, what the interpretation that ... also be allowed to is, I there is a gap between the too real life and social idea. I think this is a fictitious customs, the manager, through this work, human everyone I think we have to express the spiritual freedom to the thing called fascism lurking in the back of the mind. Throughout, I felt that it is a very surreal work.

- Or Latin to American movie, What are the features?

(Kumiko Furusawa)In a typical movie, I think so many things passionate love. However, even try to take the religion, Central and South America is very complex. Old Inca is in the vicinity of Peru empire, Mexico's Mayan civilization, I Aztec civilization flourished. Where the religion of each of the indigenous people are present, it is not Catholicism was brought from Spain. In addition, Cuba and Jamaica, is such as Haiti, we have also entered come was African people of the culture that brought as slaves. Thereafter, we also received influence from the United States. So, we can not speak a word of the features of the "Latin America".

(Kazuhiro Furusawa)Various things is, I'm a chaotic along with religion and culture. So the movie I think I'm funny. Was screened in 2000, "Buena Vista Social Club" is, I'm now a chance to know the country and Latin music of Cuba. Music and video would do was good that had been together. But still, the opportunity that the culture of Latin America will be introduced in Japan is small. In that sense, this "Spain Latin America Film Festival" is, I think that it is interesting activities.

From the movie "Madeinusa"

- And I met opportunity and of Latin America Art?

(Kumiko Furusawa)I went to Colombia in the family at the time of the 12-year-old, I spent seven years. This is It is a meeting of the Latin American art. And at the Osaka Expo in 1970, he returned to serve as commissioner general assistant of the Columbia Museum, then, I worked at the Colombian Embassy. In the embassy of the work, there is a meeting with a variety of artists, also because there was interest in the original picture, the first time the gallery alone after retirement .... It's led from there to the "Promo Arte".

(Kazuhiro Furusawa)20 a few years ago, from the one in which Rashi lived in this land of Aoyama, we had the consultation of rebuilding. I at that time, in the place that started the work of architecture, this is was the first work of architecture as a producer. And, it was supposed to be will make a helper building that put the only gallery. At that time, apparel companies such as alpha cubic and Parsons had to expand the galleries and museums in this city. Alpha cubic Russian system, Parsons and American pop ..., in dealing with each suited to its own brand color Art, where did not even turning to Latin America. I think people are not that about 300 million people and a major in the world speak Spanish as their native language. As inevitable in such, or rather the Latin American Art aimed at convincing .... As a gallery, it is why it was necessary to differentiate itself from the other.

- For Latin America Art, please tell me.

(Kazuhiro Furusawa)The same as the movie, but not in still enclosed person. And, the characteristics of modern Latin American art? When asked, dare and "no" it is I want to say. Now, but it is nonsense perspective, such as that I like this kind of color and composition because it is anywhere in the country of the writer. The world is to is not has become smaller and smaller. Of course, interesting movement in each country looks. For example, in Brazil, from time immemorial, artists and intellectuals, to the companies that purchased the works of art, tax has been preferential treatment. The idea of ​​developed countries, we've been running for a long time. From such a soil, we have grown up a young writer. Since the Japanese Americans often, I want to note. In addition, the original is in Bolivia was in Peru and one of the country, there are the oldest indigenous people born writer in this country that the Aymara. Take the award in the painting exhibition of UNESCO presided over to agriculture college student, want to make the educational institutions for the indigenous people of Bolivia, it is the person who decided to focus on art activities. What people of ethnic groups there is no occupation concept drew a "drawing", a ruler to determine "It's Art" it is, might be said to be those of the European civilization. But this man, also that the nation has been continued for thousands of years, become a position which in turn convey, in order to show the connection with the world and themselves, I think I'm going out into the world with the crayons and paper . The Central and South America, and are a lot of artists who have their own background, but it is negligible in the its presence in the life-size, is to accurately tell you I believe that the role of my gallery. But there is a business, still gallery, we guess a relay point of the world and art.

- In the customer base to visit the gallery in Shibuya, Aoyama area, do you have something trend?

(Kazuhiro Furusawa)It makes a firm reaction. It is, it may not taste not to be a Shibuya Aoyama neighborhood. Just because it took the same performance in Ueno and Asakusa, to react quickly to integrate myself in it, will not lead easily to the action of us to participate. It is a strong person with many curiosity. Just because not that age group is young, the same as the brain age, it's there are many flexible human sensibility.

In addition, people who went on a trip, such as the Mayan ruins and Machu Picchu, by superimposing the memories of that time, it seems much art is familiar. If somewhere in me to link even a little, but it will be something, instantly familiar I Art. Because more and more people to go on a trip to Central and South America, it may be that an increasing number of people with an interest in Latin American art in that sense. "Promo Arte" is, I believe I do fulfill the role, such as the Latin American Cultural Center.

- Have you or dream you want to do now?

(Kazuhiro Furusawa)Until now, I was hard on bringing art from Latin America to Japan, I think I would like to have from now on the other from Japan. We Japanese, but has been devoted to learn from the outside, is the era that should not unless we go out from now on. Between about five years from now, I think that contemporary art boom of Japan takes place all over the world. Japan's work, extremely because the quality is good. After that people bring, it is how to show the problem. Now other countries of the young generation will have grown up watching the Japanese animation as a child. Through animation, but it is not in the values ​​the Japanese culture has been imprinted. Reaction to Japan of work, I think that is certainly different from the era of the past.

In addition, the culture that people who came back from Brazil to Japan is made is, I think you have been attracting attention in the music of the world. This culture, sometimes to go out through the Japan. Such a, I want to continue to support that originate out from Japan.

■ profile
Kazuhiro Furusawa (Furusawa, Kazuhiro) Mr.
"Promo Arte gallery" representative, art space producer, GNA Japan gallery network Association vice-president. Born in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. 1959 born. Worked as an architectural producer, in 2001, produced a composite building GALERIA-Arts building the gallery at the core in Jingumae. It is doing the planning of art exhibitions in various locations. Shikoku's first Taro Okamoto exhibition was conducted in in 2004 Matsuyama Miura Museum (Miurato Village), planning the "eternal challenge."

Kumiko Furusawa (Furusawa, Kumiko) Mr.
"Promo Arte gallery" representative. Spend seven years in Colombia. In 1970, he served as the Colombia Pavilion commissioner general assistant of the Osaka Expo, returning it to the machine. After working in the Colombian Embassy, ​​taking advantage of thoughts and rich knowledge of the painting, the connection with the writer, open the "Promo Arte gallery" of the only Latin American art expert in Japan.

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