There were only a few works from Japan but a film directed by the Japan Media Arts Festival was shown at the Beijing Imperial Palace Art Building of Tiananmen East, which was a satellite site. In China, Anime and Manga are very popular and that type of films would attract many people.

This exhibition was wonderful and the largest exhibition I’ve seen in a past few years. However it’s true that I felt that something is missing. I think that’s because most of the works has already been popular at other famous festivals. And I was expected that this exhibition would be something that China presents their new conception to the world.

May be this is their plan. They might be thinking to show the world’s popular arts to young Chinese artists as the first step. Then as the next step, they might be going to show a new and their own media art to the world.

SYNTHETICTIMES – Media Art China 2008
Date: June 10th – July 3rd, 2008
Place: National Art Museum of China
Address: No.1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Tel: +86 (0)10 6401 6234
https://www.mediartchina.org