“Kazuko Miyamoto: To perform a line is the first institutional exhibition to survey the significant artist Kazuko Miyamoto (b. 1942). The exhibition brings together key bodies of the artist’s work, beginning with her contributions to (and subversion of) the Minimalism movement through early paintings and drawings from… Read More
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Shikō Munakata: A Way of Seeing at Japan Society, December 10, 2021 – March 20, 2022
“Japan Society is pleased to present Shikō Munakata: A Way of Seeing, a new presentation of nearly 100 path-breaking works by the celebrated artist Shikō Munakata (1903–1975). Primarily known for his powerfully expressive woodblock prints in black on white paper, this exhibition reveals the breadth… Read More
Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics at Japan Society, March 6 – June 14, 2020
“Japan Society Gallery presents Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics, an exhibition that examines this traditional handicraft, its history of ingenuity, and its continued legacy within creative practices today. For the first time in the United States, Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics assembles over 50 archival pieces from the extensive… Read More
In the Wake: Japanese Photographers Respond to 3/11at Japan Society, March 11 – June 12, 2016
“The catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that struck northeast Japan on March 11, 2011 and triggered an on-going nuclear crisis has been met with an overwhelming reaction in the arts, marking a profound shift in the contemporary Japanese cultural landscape. Opening five years to the day… Read More
For a New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Photography, 1968-1979 at Japan Society Gallery through January 10, 2016 and at New York University’s Grey Art Gallery through December 5, 2015
“In 1968, amid an economic boom, many in Japan registered widespread discontent over social inequalities. At the same time, the country was roiled by protests against the Vietnam War and the upcoming renewal of a treaty extending American occupation. These circumstances mark the point of departure for For a New World… Read More
Life of Cats: Selections from the Hiraki Ukiyo-e Collection at Japan Society Gallery, March 13 – June 7, 2015
“Since arriving in Japan aboard Chinese ships transporting sacred Buddhist scriptures in the mid-sixth century, cats have proceeded to purr and paw their way into the heart of Japanese life, folklore, and art. Life of Cats: Selections from the Hiraki Ukiyo-e Collection illustrates the depth of this mutual… Read More
Garden of Unearthly Delights: Works by Ikeda, Tenmyouya & teamLab at Japan Society, October 10, 2014 – January 11, 2015
Images courtesy Japan Society
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