For the last two years, Yokohama native Tsutomu Mizusawa has been juggling two jobs — chief curator of the Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura and Hayama, and artistic director of Japan's biggest exhibition of contemporary art, the Yokohama Triennale. The Japan Times caught up with him on the first day of the triennale as he walked through Sankeien, a historical garden somewhat transformed by the subtle additions made by several of the triennale's artists.
Today is the first day of the Yokohama Triennale 2008. How do you feel?
With more than 60 artists, so many venues, and so many performances, it was a very complex and difficult exhibition to make. My feeling now is that we have done pretty well.