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From Saturday, January 17th to Friday, March 20th, 2026 (national holiday), special lighting artist Taira Ichikawa, contemporary artist Takashi Nakajima, and video artist Masayuki Kawai will be holding an installation exhibition in a huge space using light, sound, and video on the theme of “Volatility.” There will also be talks with guests and live performances by Ichikawa and Kawai.
Volatility represents the unstable nature of our modern world. Boundaries between fact and fakery, justice and evil, mind and artificial intelligence—all boundaries are being shaken. Confusing information, widespread distrust and hostility, a divided society, and the big data that controls and manipulates them. Is avoiding risk, keeping our eyes glued to our smartphones, and entrusting our hearts and minds to AI—the only way to survive? Yet
this chaotic situation can also transcend the limits of digital computation, inviting contingency and allowing imagination to emerge from these cracks. The three artists, each of whose work focuses on the relationship with fluid environments, have come together to create a chemical reaction. Light runs through the web of light, and images suddenly appear here and there, instantly evaporating into shadows and dancing. Amidst this
volatility, we move between chaos and cosmos, striving for a time and space that generates new freedom.
[Exhibition Overview]
Title: VOLATILITY
Dates: Saturday, January 17, 2026 – Friday, March 20, 2026 (National Holiday)
Closed: Open daily during the exhibition period
Opening hours: 11:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30)
Admission and viewing are free
*Some related events require a free
Venue: ART FACTORY Jonanjima 1F Exhibition Hall (2-4-10 Jonanjima, Ota-ku, Tokyo)
[Related Events]
<Opening Event>
Saturday, January 17, 2026
15:00- Talk [Guest: Karasawa Taisuke (Minakata Kumagusu researcher)]
16:00- Live performance [approx. 45 minutes, Kawai Masayuki, Ichikawa Taira]
*Talk & Live performance requires registration on Peatix (participation fee: 2,000 yen)
17:00-18:00 Reception (no registration required, free to attend, light snacks and drinks available)
Closing Event:
Friday, March 20, 2026 (National Holiday)
15:00- Talk [Guest: Nobuko Nakano (Neuroscientist)]
16:00- Live Performance [Approx. 45 minutes, Masayuki Kawai & Taira Ichikawa]
*Registration for the talk and live performance is required on Peatix (Participation fee: 2,000 yen)
<Peatix>
https://peatix.com/event/4744695/viewOrganizer
: Volatility Executive CommitteeSponsors
: Gallery 1045 Inc., Accenture Arts Department, Art with Diversity LLC, Kuwahara Shoten, Fujii RyuheiSpecial
cooperation: Toyoko Infra
Year Design: naoi design office