Hideki Umezawa
Two Views of Amami Ōshima
**Edition of 300** In 1958 the painter Isson Tanaka (°22 July 1908 –*11 September 1977) moved to Amami Ōshima, an island in the Ryukyus. There, in self-chosen isolation, he committed himself exclusively to his art until his sudden passing in 1977. In 2018 Seiha Kurosawa, Kanako Azuma and Hideki Umezawa visited Amami Ōshima to create a video installation about Tanaka’s insular life. The work, entitled “Dokkyaku” (tr. The Lone Visitor), shifts between the texture and materiality of Tanaka’s painti…
Banc d’Essai 2011-2019
INA grm is pleased to present its new record release, a two CD compilation of 18 electroacoustic works selected amongst the laureates of GRM Banc d’essai composition contest. The composers and their work are presented throughout a 24-page booklet.