Dojima River Biennale 2013 will be held this summer at the Dojima River Forum. It is the third event in the series, following the success of the first Biennale in 2009, and the second Biennale in 2011. By linking art with many other areas, it promises to bring new horizons for art into sight.

The first Biennale had the theme of “Reflection：The World Through Art,” with Fumio Nanjo, Director of the Mori Art Museum as Art Director. Presenting art from around the world that addressed issues faced by our global society－including financial crises, regional conflicts, and poverty－it successfully drew public attention to these issues.
The second Biennale had the theme of “ECOSOPHIA”, with Takayo Iida, Chief Curator of the Aomori Museum of Art as Artistic Director. The triple disasters that occurred in Japan in March 2011 have provided a powerful impetus for a serious review of how we think about our earth. Based on the theme of Art & Architecture, the Biennale has become a venue for examining this visual issue from three perspectives－the natural environment, the social environment, and human psychology.
For the third Biennale, the title is “Little Water” with Rudy Tseng, Taiwanese curator and Member of Tate Gallery Asia-Pacific Acquisitions Committee as Artistic Director. 

Concept: Little Water
The Dojima River Forum is set on the beautiful riverbanks of Dojima River, in the heart of the traditional Osaka. At Dojima River, water plays an important part to the scene and the everyday life of the people here.
In history, the rich culture and civilization in Asia arose along river valleys, where the development of agriculture, economy to poem literature came to formation. Inspired by the beauty of flowing water and its significance in many different aspects. Mr. Tseng reinvestigates the traditional meaning of the water and explores its role in many different aspects of agriculture, ecology, literature and human sensibility.
Tseng invites works, which embrace the complexity and diversity of this most basic element of nature and its poetic beauty while acknowledge the unique of values of it. 

Artists: Doug Aitken, Yukio Fujimoto, Gade, N.S Harsha, Naoya Hatakeyama, 
Takashi Ishida, Teppei Kaneuji, William Kentridge, Wolfgang Laib Mingwei Lee, 
Charles Lim, Aditya Novali, Sheung Chuen Pak, Taro Shinoda, Hiroshi Sugimoto,
Sopheap Pich Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Tadasu Takamine, teamLab Chao-Ming Teng, 
Charwei Tsai, Su-Mei Tse, Andro Wekua, Yuping Wang Meg Webster, Lawrence Weiner, 
Lyota Yagi, Goang-Ming Yuan 

Opening Hours: 11：00am － 7：00pm (Last entry 6：30pm)

Courtesy of Dojima River Biennale