Sep 4, 2015
Relieve yourself of the conventional biennials and triennials of the art world with the first art festival dedicated entirely to bathrooms. The smooth-named Toilennale is currently occurring in Japan, home to the world’s most complex and high-tech toilets, in the southwestern city of Oita. Commissioned by the city council, it brings together Japanese artists who have transformed 16 public restrooms into sites for art installations — kind of like pavilions at a traditional biennial, except, you know, each pavilion comes equipped with thrones for human waste (and no, this is not actually a large-scale Rem Koolhaas installation).
Japan Wipes Away Pretentiousness with Art Festival Devoted to Toilets