NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] "ICC Annual 2026: What Is Left, What Remains, and What We Take on" Exhibition to be Held
The NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] will host the "ICC Annual 2026: What Is Left, What Remains, and What We Take on" exhibition starting June 20, 2026. This exhibition focuses on the relationship between history, technology, and media, examining the formation of history and memory in the modern information environment, and the act of "leaving behind/remaining."
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Regarding the "ICC Annual 2026: What Is Left, What Remains, and What We Take on" Exhibition at NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC]
■ The NTT InterCommunication Center (hereinafter, ICC)*1, a cultural facility operated by NTT East, will hold the "ICC Annual 2026: What Is Left, What Remains, and What We Take on" exhibition starting Saturday, June 20, 2026.
■ "ICC Annual" is an exhibition that features diverse forms of expression in contemporary media environments, including media art*2. It has been held as the long-term exhibition "ICC Annual" since fiscal year 2022, succeeding the concept of the "Open Space" exhibition held from fiscal year 2006 to 2021.
■ This year's "ICC Annual 2026" focuses on the relationship between history, technology, and media, considering how they have been involved in the formation of history and memory, and also reflecting on the act of "leaving behind/remaining" itself.
*1 A cultural facility established by NTT in 1997, after pre-activities since 1991, as a commemorative project for the 100th anniversary of Japan's telephone business, themed on the fusion of science, technology, and art culture.
*2 A general term for artworks that use various cutting-edge media technologies, including computers.
Wu Chi-yu "The Story of Celluloid: Data of Unowned Land" 2024
Suzueri + Ryo Higa "Resistance Array" 2026
Photography: Masamichi Nishino
1. Overview of "ICC Annual 2026: What Is Left, What Remains, and What We Take on" Exhibition
English Exhibition Title: ICC Annual 2026: What Is Left, What Remains, and What We Take on
Dates: Saturday, June 20, 2026 - Sunday, November 8, 2026
Venue: NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] Gallery B
Opening Hours: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Admission: General 800 yen (700 yen), University Students 600 yen (500 yen)
Anechoic Chamber Work Experience: General/University Students 200 yen
Annual Passport: 2,000 yen
* Prices in ( ) are for groups of 15 or more.
* Free admission for visitors with disability certificates (and one accompanying person), those aged 65 or older, high school students and younger, and Gurut Pass holders.
Closed Days: Every Monday, Building Maintenance Day (August 2 [Sunday])
* If Monday is a national holiday or compensatory holiday, the following day will be closed. However, September 22 [Tuesday, Holiday] will be open.
Please note that opening hours may change and temporary closures may occur even on days other than scheduled closed days.
Latest information will be announced on the ICC website (https://www.ntticc.or.jp/) and elsewhere.
Organizer: NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] (NTT East Corporation)
2. Exhibition Concept
"ICC Annual" is an exhibition that features diverse forms of expression in contemporary media environments, including media art. It has been held as the long-term exhibition "ICC Annual" since fiscal year 2022, succeeding the concept of the "Open Space" exhibition held from fiscal year 2006 to 2021. This year's "ICC Annual 2026" considers the relationship between history, technology, and media.
In the contemporary media environment, with the advancement of technologies such as generative AI, information is created and distributed at unprecedented speed and scale. Within this context, the information we encounter is also selected and reconfigured by algorithms. In such an information environment, it seems that the very framework of what is recorded and how it is shared is changing. History and memory also have the potential to be updated in real-time, and sometimes they are rewritten under political and economic dynamics.
Therefore, this exhibition focuses on the relationship between history, technology, and media, considering how they have been involved in the formation of history and memory, and also reflecting on the act of "leaving behind/remaining" itself. It features works that can be interpreted from various perspectives, such as the structures of selection and exclusion inherent in recording media, the circulation of images in the digital environment and the dynamics at play there, and even communication methods that have fallen outside the framework of perception since Western modernity. Additionally, works that bring a new perspective to the transmission of memory, even if they do not directly refer to history, are included. Through these works, the exhibition aims to grasp the relationship between media and history from multiple angles.
This exhibition re-examines the nature of history and memory through the question of what is left behind and how we receive what remains.
3. Participating Artists (in alphabetical order)
Wu Chi-yu
Kim Young-eun
Ryo Kobayashi
SUGAI KEN
Suzueri + Ryo Higa
Ye
■ The NTT InterCommunication Center (hereinafter, ICC)*1, a cultural facility operated by NTT East, will hold the "ICC Annual 2026: What Is Left, What Remains, and What We Take on" exhibition starting Saturday, June 20, 2026.
■ "ICC Annual" is an exhibition that features diverse forms of expression in contemporary media environments, including media art*2. It has been held as the long-term exhibition "ICC Annual" since fiscal year 2022, succeeding the concept of the "Open Space" exhibition held from fiscal year 2006 to 2021.
■ This year's "ICC Annual 2026" focuses on the relationship between history, technology, and media, considering how they have been involved in the formation of history and memory, and also reflecting on the act of "leaving behind/remaining" itself.
*1 A cultural facility established by NTT in 1997, after pre-activities since 1991, as a commemorative project for the 100th anniversary of Japan's telephone business, themed on the fusion of science, technology, and art culture.
*2 A general term for artworks that use various cutting-edge media technologies, including computers.
Wu Chi-yu "The Story of Celluloid: Data of Unowned Land" 2024
Suzueri + Ryo Higa "Resistance Array" 2026
Photography: Masamichi Nishino
1. Overview of "ICC Annual 2026: What Is Left, What Remains, and What We Take on" Exhibition
English Exhibition Title: ICC Annual 2026: What Is Left, What Remains, and What We Take on
Dates: Saturday, June 20, 2026 - Sunday, November 8, 2026
Venue: NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] Gallery B
Opening Hours: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Admission: General 800 yen (700 yen), University Students 600 yen (500 yen)
Anechoic Chamber Work Experience: General/University Students 200 yen
Annual Passport: 2,000 yen
* Prices in ( ) are for groups of 15 or more.
* Free admission for visitors with disability certificates (and one accompanying person), those aged 65 or older, high school students and younger, and Gurut Pass holders.
Closed Days: Every Monday, Building Maintenance Day (August 2 [Sunday])
* If Monday is a national holiday or compensatory holiday, the following day will be closed. However, September 22 [Tuesday, Holiday] will be open.
Please note that opening hours may change and temporary closures may occur even on days other than scheduled closed days.
Latest information will be announced on the ICC website (https://www.ntticc.or.jp/) and elsewhere.
Organizer: NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] (NTT East Corporation)
2. Exhibition Concept
"ICC Annual" is an exhibition that features diverse forms of expression in contemporary media environments, including media art. It has been held as the long-term exhibition "ICC Annual" since fiscal year 2022, succeeding the concept of the "Open Space" exhibition held from fiscal year 2006 to 2021. This year's "ICC Annual 2026" considers the relationship between history, technology, and media.
In the contemporary media environment, with the advancement of technologies such as generative AI, information is created and distributed at unprecedented speed and scale. Within this context, the information we encounter is also selected and reconfigured by algorithms. In such an information environment, it seems that the very framework of what is recorded and how it is shared is changing. History and memory also have the potential to be updated in real-time, and sometimes they are rewritten under political and economic dynamics.
Therefore, this exhibition focuses on the relationship between history, technology, and media, considering how they have been involved in the formation of history and memory, and also reflecting on the act of "leaving behind/remaining" itself. It features works that can be interpreted from various perspectives, such as the structures of selection and exclusion inherent in recording media, the circulation of images in the digital environment and the dynamics at play there, and even communication methods that have fallen outside the framework of perception since Western modernity. Additionally, works that bring a new perspective to the transmission of memory, even if they do not directly refer to history, are included. Through these works, the exhibition aims to grasp the relationship between media and history from multiple angles.
This exhibition re-examines the nature of history and memory through the question of what is left behind and how we receive what remains.
3. Participating Artists (in alphabetical order)
Wu Chi-yu
Kim Young-eun
Ryo Kobayashi
SUGAI KEN
Suzueri + Ryo Higa
Ye