PROGRAM: GAME IN PROGRESS - 24 HOURS OF CONTINUAL CREATION VISUAL ART, GRAFFITI/MURAL - JAPAN SITE & TIME: DAYAOLU, STUDIO AND THEATER, 798 ART DISTRICT / SEPTEMBER 22-24, 10AM-6PM ARTISTS: RINPA CREW A group of graffiti/mural artists from Japan -- NOIZ-DAVI (Yoshiaki Kusunoki),Daisuke Yamamoto,D.H. Rosen,Akari Sasai,Xola CURATOR: THINKING HANDS / ADIDAS CHINA ORGANIZER: THINKING HANDS SPONSOR: ADIDAS CHINA

GAME IN PROGRESS - 24 HOURS OF CONTINUAL CREATION

This program will be one of the acitivities in the opening ceremony of DIAF2007. Groups of artists work on an installation that constantly moves around a gallery space, that they build, dismantle and rebuild, revealing processes from different aspects of the art world: art, street cultures etc.

The art crew Rinpa (a group of graffiti/mural artists) engages in constant action, painting and repainting so that many images appear and evolve over 24 hours. Music spurs them on and the audience can observe.

The Rinpa Eshidan "Rinpa" is a word created by the founders of the group meaning "to bring people together, while "Eshidan" essentially means "art crew." The Rinpa Eshidan is a team of artists brought together by a common creative
expression.

"Instead of focusing on the finished project, we believe the Process of creation itself is where art comes to life and our videos aim to engageour audience in that process. "