"Triennale in the City" is a scheme that is of priority for the sponsoring local government. For many local governments, revitalization is an important mission for the local community, and, therefore, the attitude to achieve this mission through the cultural and/or artistic activities should not be denied.

I think it is important to be aware that the Internet has replaced the television, and has become a place where the uniformity of human society is accelerated.

Of course, I, like the sponsoring government, would like to have as many people as possible visit Yokohama Triennale. This is because I believe that art should not be monopolized by professionals and specialists.

By putting a border line between life and death, we separate the world of death from our world of life, casting the dead away into the "world of oblivion".

Art is basically entertainment.

The artists could be dead, but some of them are not so distant from us, and make us feel as if they are alive with us. Such artists are worth calling "contemporary artists".

To think about "oblivion" is to think about "what art is".