The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento presents “Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami” exhibition from June 30 through September 29, 2013. This is the first major exhibition to explore the rich tradition of paper folding both in Japan and Europe. Dynamic, innovative, and exquisite—the art of origami, or folding paper, exceeds the boundaries...
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Fashion historian and curator Akiko Fukai will examine Japanese fashion’s unique aesthetics and worldwide impact at the Japan Foundation Los Angeles’ lecture Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion on Friday, June 28, at 7:00 pm at Goethe-Institut Los Angeles located across the courtyard from the JFLA. The JFLA is located at 5750...
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The Japan Foundation Los Angeles brings a world-traveling exhibition Handcrafted Form: Traditions and Techniques to Los Angeles from July 11 through August 21. Handcrafted Form introduces contemporary examples of traditional arts and crafts that have developed within the context of daily life, including ceramics, textiles, metalwork, lacquerware, woodcraft, papermaking, and writing implements. Over...
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The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford opens its new exhibition, Genji’s World in Japanese Woodblock Prints from May 5 through July 27, 2013. The opening lecture will be given by Dr. Andreas Marks, curator of the Clark Center, on Sunday, May 5 at 2:00 pm. Seats are limited. For...
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Japanese Prints: Hokusai at LACMA April 13, 2013–July 28, 2013 Pavilion for Japanese Art Los Angeles County Museum of Art The museum’s collection includes excellent prints by the renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849). Among the museum’s holdings are two of this artist’s most iconic works, popularly known as Red Fuji...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art Installation: Maruyama Ōkyo | Birds and Flowers On View: January 19 — July 2013 Location: Pavilion for Japanese Art, East Wing This installation of paintings from LACMA’s permanent collection focuses on the artist Maruyama Ōkyo and his followers. Ōkyo (1733-1795) changed the course of Japanese...
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Takashi Tomo-oka, “Lotus 3″ 2011, Digital photograph printed on washi and mounted on scroll, Courtesy of Ippodo Gallery. © Takashi Tomo-oka Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101 www.pacificasiamuseum.org Takashi Tomo-Oka April 19 through July 28, 2013 Focus Gallery Takashi Tomo-oka features six scroll-mounted photographic works that combine...
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Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena presents the new exhibition Focus on the Subject: The Art of the Harari Collection from April 5, 2013 to March 30, 2014 in the Frank and Toshie Mosher Gallery of Japanese Art. The exhibition includes a full object rotation in October 2013 to accommodate a greater number of...
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The Taishō era (1912–1926) was a brief but dynamic period in Japan’s history that ushered in a modern state with increased industrialization, shifting political parties, radical fashions, and liberal thinking in many areas. However, this era of heightened experimentation ended with the arrival of an international depression, the promotion of ultranationalism, and the country’s...
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Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena The Garden in Asia November 23, 2012 to November 17, 2013 Changing Exhibition Galleries The Garden in Asia features objects from across Asia that demonstrate the role of the garden as a source of inspiration throughout the centuries. The exhibition includes paintings, prints, lacquerware, sculpture and textiles...
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From Cara Kallen, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California We have several events coming up and I want to be sure you are all aware of them. We’ve had three successful workshops leading up to Matsuri on June1st and there are three more to go – four if you count the workshop with Riley Lee...
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In celebration of Mrs. Kazuko “Shunho” Shimbashi’s life time dedication on teaching ikebana for 50 years in Los Angeles, Ikenobo Shimbashi Wafu-Kai present “Kazuko Shimbashi’s 50th Anniversary Ikebana Exhibition” at Doizaki Gallery in the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center on June 1 and 2. June 1 (Saturday) 9:30 am, Ribbon Cutting 9:40...
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