As a part of the course of study, MAU invites specialists active in Japan and abroad in their respective fields, to give lectures and hold critiques as visiting professors. To date prominent artists and designers have conducted numerous lectures, critiques, open symposiums, etc., on a wide variety of topics.
The visiting professor program also encompasses theme-based workshops, and experiments in collaborative art making and critiques.
Visiting Professors 2010
Nicholas Rhodes
U.K. / Course Director, Central Saint Martins Collage of Art and Design
- Course
- “Design Education and Branding in the U.K.”
Maurice Pasternak
Belgium / Professor, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre
- Course
- “ Skills and Creativity in Printmaking”
Vladimir Groh
Czech Republic / Ceramist
- Course
- “ Czech Ceramics and the Casting Process in Europe”
Christopher Toh
Singapore / Creative Director, ANT Industrial Design
- Course
- “Minimal Materials and Elements”
Holger Schulze
Germany / Professor, Berlin University of the Arts
- Course
- “Education of Sound Studies”
Reyer Kras
The Netherlands / President, Aurelius Design
- Course
- “Curating in the Fields of Design and Architecture”
Pan Wei
China / Calligrapher
- Course
- “Calligraphy and Modern Art”