Ohio State is in the process of revising websites and program materials to accurately reflect compliance with the law. While this work occurs, language referencing protected class status or other activities prohibited by Ohio Senate Bill 1 may still appear in some places. However, all programs and activities are being administered in compliance with federal and state law.

Eiko Otake: Artist Talk, Film Screening and Q&A

woman with downcast eyes and face on a beach wrapped in red cloth
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Knowlton Hall RM 250; 275 W. Woodruff Ave., Columbus, OH 43210

The Department of Art Visiting Artist Program

EIKO OTAKE

Artist Talk & Film Screening / 7pm / Thursday, 2/29/2024

Knowlton Hall RM 250, 275 W. Woodruff Ave., Columbus, OH 43210

Eiko Otake is a movement-based, interdisciplinary artist. After working for more than 40 years as Eiko & Koma, she now performs as a soloist and directed her own projects. Eiko has performed variations of her solo project A Body in Places at over 70 sites since 2014. In addition, Eiko has performed in many locations of post-nuclear meltdown Fukushima for her multi-year work A Body in Fukushima, her collaboration with historian and photographer William Johnston. In 2017, she launched a multi-year Duet Project, an evolving series of experiments in collaboration. In 2022, Eiko started her ten-year project I Invited Myself, in which she creates, advocates, and exhibits her media works. Eiko regularly teaches at Wesleyan University, NYU, and Colorado College. She received an honorary degree from Colorado College in 2020.

 

Presented by The Ohio State Department of Art Visiting Artist Program in partnership with the Center for Ethnic Studies & The Ohio State Department of Dance. Sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs.

Filed in: