Two of the ETAT hub facilities, MonET and Matsudai Nohbutai, re-opened on 22 July. The General Director of ETAT shares his thoughts as he opens these two facilities to the public.

The news of Christian Boltanski’s death was announced to the world on 14 July 2021. He was one of the artists who have long and deeply engaged with Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale. In memory of Christian Boltanski, we shall look back the journey that he took with Echigo-Tsumari.

On 24 April, we held a kickoff meeting of FC Echigo-Tsumari, a female football team engaging with farming which was born from ETAT. It has been five years since it was launched and the team won the championship on Niigata League in 2020. The team welcomed new Senior Director, GM & Director and six new players this spring. As we launch the new chapter of the club, we spoke with Sakaguchi Senior Director, Motoi GM & Director and two players, Ishiwatari and Mori.

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, who have been supportive of activities in Echigo-Tsumari for more than two decades, entrusted their dream to this community and made it realised as “Kabakov’s Dream” in the summer 2021. In this article, KONO Wakana, the curator of this project shares the full picture of the project.

It has been decided that the 8th iteration of ETAT will be held this summer while confronting the challenges related to COVID-19. About 20 years on since the first festival, KITAGAWA Fram, General Director of ETAT reviews the origin of the festival as he writes about his strong determinations to take the next step forward.