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 2012

photo:JAuger

James Auger
U.K. / Designer, Tutor at Royal College of Art

Period
May 14th, 2012 to May 19th, 2012
Course
“Speculative Design and the Technological Future”

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Timon Screech
U.K. / Professor, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Period
June 27th, 2012 to June 29th, 2012
Course
“Road to Yoshiwara”

photo:Segismundo Engelking Keeling

Segismundo Engelking Keeling
Mexico / Professor, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana

Period
September 3rd, 2012 to September 8th, 2012
Course
“Chinampa Agriculture in Mexco,from Prehistoric Times to Our Days”

photo:Christopher Toh

Christopher Toh
Singapore / Creative Director, ANT Industrial Design

Period
September 10th, 2012 to September 15th, 2012
Course
“Future of Design in China”

photo:J. Morgan Puett

J. Morgan Puett
U.S.A. / Artist

Period
September 24th, 2012 to September 29th, 2012
Course
“Site Sensitive - Association between Art and Site”

photo:Paul Asenbaum

Paul Asenbaum
Austria / Curator, Art Historian, Art Consultant

Period
November 5th, 2012 to November 10th, 2012
Course
“Roles and Expressions of ‘Hand’ in Western Art - from Cave Painting to Egon Schiele’s Expressionism”

photo:Philip Samartzis

Philip Samartzis
Australia / Senior Lecturer, RMIT University

Period
November 5th, 2012 to November 10th, 2012
Course
“Sound Art Education”

photo:Dudy Wiyancoko

Dudy Wiyancoko
Indonesia / Associate Professor, Institute of Technology Bandung

Period
November 12th, 2012 to November 16th, 2012
Course
“Culture and Design of Indonesia”

photo:Tseng Chi-Hsiung

Tseng Chi-Hsiung
Taiwan / Professor,National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Period
March 11th, 2013 to March 13th, 2013
Course
“Design and Culture - Tradition and Modernity”

photo:Hinrich Sachs

Hinrich Sachs
Germany / Professor, Royal Institute of Art (Sweden)

Period
March 11th, 2013 to March 16th, 2013
Course
“Reconsidering Domain and Border of Art”

photo:Imogen Teresa Stidworthy

Imogen Teresa Stidworthy
U.K. / Media Artist

Period
March 11th, 2013 to March 16th, 2013
Course
“Reconsidering Domain and Border of Art”

Raman Schlemmer
Germany (Italy) / Director, Oskar Schlemmer Archive

Period
March 25th, 2013 to March 30th 2013
Course
“The Life and Art of Oskar Schlemmer - its relationship and role in 20th century modern art”

photo:Andrea Batorfi

Andrea Batorfi
Hungary / Photographer, Art Historian

Period
March 25th, 2013 to March 30th 2013
Course
“Nature photography and its Spirituality bridge between European culture and Japanese culture”