Let's make ART HAPPY HOLIDAY !

"Thank You Art" Day on March 9
Japanese artist Yoshiaki Kaihatsu.

The Day of 39@rt ("thank you art") is a holiday to appreciate, promote, and otherwise positively engage ourselves in contemporary art. It was established by Kaihatsu in 2000 to foster the appreciation of contemporary art in Japan, the country where support for contemporary art is still weak at best, if not altogether absent.

In Japanese, "thank you" rhymes with 3/9 (san-kyuu), because there is no "th" sound in Japanese and the Japanese people tend to pronounce "th" as "s." Thus, the Day of 39@rt on March 9.

Last year, 20museums and 90 art galleries/spaces, as well as individual artists and Internet-based entities in Japan, offer special tie-in programs on March 9 (or the week of March 9). Participants outside Japan include: United Net-Works in Sweden and Urban Shaman Inc. in Canada.

www.39art.com

Thank You Art Day @ ZERO: open Gallery for talking about ART and free tea for everyone!

Opening hours: 14.00-18.00
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