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As part of the “Community of Images” exhibition, we are pleased to invite artist and urban planner Yukihisa Isobe to revisit his connection to Philadelphia and New York City of the 1960s and 70s, and his inflatable artwork, Air Dome (1970).
In a 2024 interpretation of Air Dome commissioned for the “Community of Images” exhibition, Philadelphia artist Aaron Igler will lead the design and programming of a community-built dome structure titled DÔME DO.WE (a space for reset). The project is conceived as a site for collaborative skillshare, small group dialog, a lecture program, sonic performances, film screening, and more.
Monday–Thursday, August 5–8, 2024
The Oval (formerly Eakins Oval)
Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia / Google Maps >>
This program is presented as part of the upcoming exhibition “Community of Images: Japanese Moving Image Artists in the US, 1960s–1970s” which will take place June 14–August 9, 2024, at the Philadelphia Art Alliance. Visit the Exhibition Website >>
Program Description
Sited within the monumental Sycamore grove of Eakins Oval on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and rooted in the concept of mutually supporting systems, DÔME DO.WE (a space for reset) will investigate geodetic models as they relate to Isobe’s work, contextualized by his creative influences, including the pioneering landscape architect Ian McHarg (Penn) and the architect/futurist Buckminster Fuller, who each developed groundbreaking ideas focused on humans relational role within built and biological environments as a way of better understanding, managing, and preserving the earth.
DÔME DO.WE (a space for reset) will be built and activated with the assistance of community participants, foregrounding a design/build process and creative engagement as fundamental goals, continuing Philadelphia history as a center for creative thinking and artistic community. Project construction will be led by John Farrell of Seven Seas Contracting, LLC.
DÔME DO.WE Daily Schedule: August 4–8, 2024
For the full list of programs, please visit the Exhibition Website.
UPDATE: Due to forecasted inclement weather, the programs below are subject to change date/times. For the most up to date information, please see Collaborative Cataloging Japan’s Instagram page and website.
Sunday, August 4: Day 1 of DÔME DO.WE is the communal building of the geodesic dome. Come see it in action!
Monday, August 5: Day 2 features morning yoga by Monarch Yoga, paper-dome workshop by Yuka Yokoyama and David Dempewolf, Self-portrait Time Lapse, and sonic activation by TAKEDA.
Tuesday, August 6: Day 3 features morning yoga by Monarch Yoga, Self-portrait Time Lapse, paper-dome souvenir activity, and sonic activation by UNIVERSAL RHYTHM. Program will take place rain or shine. Note: The Universal Rhythm performance start time is now 6:30 PM.
Wednesday, August 7: Day 4 features morning yoga by Monarch Yoga, Self-portrait Time Lapse, paper-dome souvenir activity, Supreme Oasis broadcast (5 PM), sound activation by False Friends QUAD (6:30 PM), Termite TV Collective video projection installation (8:30–10 PM). Note: The program will take place at the Dome as scheduled.
Thursday, August 8: The fifth and final day of DÔME DO.WE features morning yoga by Monarch Yoga, Self-portrait Time Lapse, paper-dome souvenir activity, and sound activation by CAROLYN SNOW. Note: August 8 programs at the Dome and Eakins Oval are CANCELLED due to rain.
All events are free. The only event that requires pre-registration is the Monarch Yoga. Please register via their website. For complete information about this program and the “Community of Images” exhibition, please visit the Exhibition Website.
Acknowledgments
This program is presented in partnership with the Parkway Council and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation as part of The Oval 2024 programming.
“Community of Images” is co-presented by Collaborative Cataloging Japan and Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia. Major support has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, with additional support from the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Toshiba International Foundation, Pola Art Foundation, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, and Japan Foundation.
