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"Gendai cultivates dialogue through contemporary art from East Asian perspectives." | |||
In the new dynasty, Gendai’s mandate is to cultivate dialogue through contemporary art, focusing on experimental collaborations with contemporary artists and organizations for the production and dissemination of artwork from East Asian perspectives. | In the new dynasty, Gendai’s mandate is to cultivate dialogue through contemporary art, focusing on experimental collaborations with contemporary artists and organizations for the production and dissemination of artwork from East Asian perspectives. | ||
Gendai’s previous mandate was to promote excellence in contemporary art and design with a curatorial emphasis on work by Canadian and International artists of Japanese ancestry and of the larger Asian community. As an ever-evolving organization believing in consciousness and challenge, Gendai explores and reflects on its trajectory. In response to the ongoing self-interrogation, Gendai redefined the roles it serves in the communities and reshaped the mission to meet the new directions. | Gendai’s previous mandate was to promote excellence in contemporary art and design with a curatorial emphasis on work by Canadian and International artists of Japanese ancestry and of the larger Asian community. As an ever-evolving organization believing in consciousness and challenge, Gendai explores and reflects on its trajectory. In response to the ongoing self-interrogation, Gendai redefined the roles it serves in the communities and reshaped the mission to meet the new directions. | ||
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== Context == | |||
Situated within Toronto’s Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), Gendai Gallery is committed to contemporary arts within the context of culture and community - local and global - and an ongoing interrogation of these elements. | Situated within Toronto’s Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), Gendai Gallery is committed to contemporary arts within the context of culture and community - local and global - and an ongoing interrogation of these elements. | ||