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Concept: Generally, against the malfunction of existing social systems, we can see the movements as their reconsideration of the history. In the art field, artists have solved the problem of existing art systems by organizing their own spaces to exhibit their works and their statements, and that they have shown the concept that the art is the total of their activities, not just their artworks. These activities are called "artist initiative" or "artist cooperative." Also, they have provided essential art activities to the society, and that they have produced the new movements of art.

[JAPAN - PUDDLES]
Yosuke Ito (Kyoto), Hiroko Ichihara (Tokyo) arbeiten für "Puddles"/Artist-initiative [http://puddles.itodenwa.com/2003/index.html]
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