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Mission Statement
"The medium is the message"
In the sense that communications theorist Marshall McLuhan postulated "the medium is the message", we aspire to create mixed-media projects (Media-Art/Films, Exhibitions, Books, etc.) seeking to promote and build new bridges where East meets West in artistic, creative and spiritual contexts.
Media Art League is a media and art centered network led by artist, author, producer & director, Miro Ito. It comprises professionals from various walks of life and cultural (as well as national) backgrounds including: academics, artists, editors and journalists, language professionals (i.e. translators ), moviemakers, scientists, etc.
One of Media Art League 's long-term objectives is the creation of a foundation without borders for sharing and promoting our diverse, yet inter-related cultural and intellectual property.
A key to this is to draft enduring messages to serve as the media, reflecting originality and identity, yet universally transcending local/indigenous culture in the global civilization, and linking these in a form of human(e) network spreading empathy and egalitarianism through art, media and communications.
This "Media Art League", will seek to expand these on the multi-cultural and ] ultimately ] "omnilateral"* -- levels.
Being essentially cooperative
Conceivable are such "mutual-aid principles" as were advocated by Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921) which hold that evolution and human nature are essentially cooperative , rather than competitive; which need to be applied/adapted to contemporary society, towards achieving equality out of diversity --- through the holistic convergence of the macro and micro-perspective, as is propagated by many ancient wisdoms.
Moreover, Media Art League aims to create a g forum of mindsh mind-forum with artists, creators, authors, media-specialists and cultural/ intellectual leaders throughout Japan, Europe and the Americas.
For the sake of "better communication towards mutual understanding", our media focuses on inspiring peace, igniting the passion to share with each other, so that the medium might be a massage for the soul (Marshall McLuhan), as well.
What is contributed
Media Art League endows museums, libraries, universities, and other public institutions with visual/photographic works, publications, etc. pertaining to Japanese culture, as International Media & Art League Collection(s), while planning and promoting milemunications projects ( e.g. mass media /publishing). stone international projects that make substantial civic and cultural contribution; including audio-visual planning/ production, educational and research activities, borderless media and com
* Regarding "Omnilateralism", please refer to the manuscript: "Opening for Omnilateralism in the Long-Term" by Dr. Wolfgang Pape(European Commission).
Objective: Media Art League + "International Media & Art League" Project Steering Committee (being est. in NYC, 2011)
- Borderless media and communications projects including mass media /publishing/ audio-visual production in multilateral levels
- Introducing selected elements of Japan's cultural heritage to provide high degrees of civic and cultural contribution in the Americas
- Establishing archives of Miro Ito's artistic documetary photographs portraying world heritage sites & paraphernalia in Japan
-Endowing overseas museums, libraries, universities, and other academic institutions overseas with visual/photographic works, publications, etc. pertaining to Japanese culture, as International Media & Art League Collection(s) .
- Research and educational activities, especially pertaining to world spiritual culture and Japanese culture & traditions
