DATE
2025/7/14-25
(Pre-classes held on June 13 and July 1)
LOCATION
CSM, University of the Arts London (London)
Guest Lecturers
Iswanto Hartono (Artist)
Sourabh Phadke (Architect)
Yoi Kawakubo (Artist)
FACULTY MEMBERS
Marsha Bradfield (Head of Intercultural Practice, Graduate School/CSM)
Mina Alacalioglu (Performance Program Coordinator/CSM)
Paul Haywood (Dean of Academic Programmes, Central Saint Martins, UAL)
Fred Meller, Tash Hyman, Angela McIntosh, Elliott Burns, Michael St Croix, Nina Trivedi, Agnese Politi, Estrella Pezo Boluarte, Oki Michiko
Yusaku Imamura (Professor, Global Art Practice Department, Graduate School of Fine Arts, TUA)
Chiaki Haibara (Lecturer, Global Art Practice Department, Graduate School of Fine Arts, TUA)
Sirui Wu (Adjunct Education and Research Assistant, Global Art Practice Department, Graduate School of Fine Arts, TUA)
The joint program between Tokyo University of the Arts’ Global Art Practice (GAP) and Central Saint Martins (CSM), University of the Arts London’s MA Intercultural Practice, centered on the theme “Intercultural City: London.” Students and faculty from both universities participated, conducting multifaceted research, discussions, and practical activities from the perspective of viewing London as a multicultural city.
The program emphasized academic dialogue, featuring lectures and workshops by faculty from both institutions, as well as individual tutorials. Field trips were incorporated, including visits to R-Urban, Autograph in Shoreditch, the V&A Museum, Hyde Park, Notting Hill, Gasworks AIR, and the Delfina Foundation, providing opportunities to deepen understanding through direct experience of urban spaces.
The central themes of the activities included interculturality, difference, belonging, cultural visibility, racial justice, and identity, which students examined from multiple perspectives. Contemporary society faces challenges of division and exclusion alongside globalization, making it crucial for people from diverse cultural backgrounds to coexist and build new connections. This program served as a valuable opportunity to demonstrate the social potential of art and education, allowing students to experience intercultural understanding and collaborative skills through international dialogue and collaborative practice mediated by art and academia.
