Japan Cultural Research Institute (JCRI) is a Non-Profit Organization found in order to dispatch Japanese cultural heritage with our own words, which is mentality rooted to the Japanese spiritual climate fomented over the years such as art, architecture, music, literature and design towards domestic and overseas. We carry out activities which contribute to the deeper understanding of Japanese culture.
The activities of JCRI diverge into many ranges. By supporting project, constructing Archive ＠Archive directory, making systems, organizing symposiums and constructing research library, we aim to supply a comfortable environment for the artists, researchers and many people who are interested in art to be able to self-express, share information, carry out academic research.
I. Support project
The organization aids the project related to the following activities.
- English translation of part related books and Exhibition Catalogues
- Organization of exhibitions and symposiums
- Support projects of individuals or companies' cultural art activities.
The range of cultural activities which are targets of support is set widely and is not limited to art.
II. Archive Project
Archive@ Archive Directory
JCRI promotes Archive＠ Archive directory, which relates to the locations and their characters of major related materials of the wide cultural range of Japan, which is related to art, architecture, music, literature, and design.
Our organization aims to equip an environment, which makes people, who are wishing to more deeply understand Japanese culture possible to access materials of each cultural range based on Archive＠ Archive directory.
Constructing the Archive and System Making
JCRI constructs gallery archive of Shigeru Yokota Gallery’s archive as one of the archive project. We set up materials of wide range such as books and materials related to the artists linked to our gallery from 1976, the opening of Shigeru Yokota Gallery up to the present, and other records of the organized exhibits. We are also promoting format making towards archive database compilation. JCRI focuses especially on the steps of the related artists of the Japan’s postwar art and plan to open these surrounding materials in aim to deepen the interest and understanding of the Japan’s modern art to the public.
Symposiums
JCRI regularly organizes symposiums and arrange the discourse on reports recent situations, information sharing and future issues proposed from universities, art museums and companies related to their method of rearranging materials related to art, conservation method, and their use.
Research Library
We are opening books related to the postwar art, artists, academics, and enthusiast to the public and are preparing to supply an environment, where each can obtain information needed by the individuals. As one of its project, JCRI is currently arranging art related books and catalogues of 6000 to 7000 owned by Shigeru Yokota Gallery.
| President | Shigeru Yokota | President, Shigeru Yokota Inc., Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-President | Tadayasu Sakai | Chief Curator, Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo |
| Director | Ikuo Hasegawa | Professor at the Osaka University of Arts / former President of the Japanese Society of Editors |
| Auditor | Sumio Yoshihara | Tax Accountant, Yoshihara Tax Accountancy, Tokyo |