Discover the Spirit of Japanese Woodcraft Through Legendary Artisans JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles announces the exhibition “HIDA: A Woodwork Tradition in the Making,” which brings Japanese woodcraft from its spiritual homeland of the Hida region of Japan to Los Angeles for the first time. On display from January 16 through April 12, the exhibition invites […]
Craft and Folk Art Museum 5814 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 937-4230 www.cafam.org Exhibition: Bamboo May 27 – September 9, 2018 The Bamboo exhibition explores the evolution of Japanese bamboo basketry from a purely functional art form into complicated, distinctly Japanese sculptural forms of variable scale. A major selection of historical and contemporary […]
Paper (Kami) and Paper (Kami): Fukui Echizen Paper Exhibition June 24 – July 29 Gorge J. Doizaki Gallery Japanese American Cultural & Community Center 244 San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 www.jaccc.org Opening Reception: Sunday, June 24, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Echizen in Fukui Prefecture is known for its 1,500 year history of […]
Japan Foundation Los Angeles Lecture Series 52 World of Washi: Unfolding Tradition and Innovation Thursday, July 26, 2018, 7:00 pm The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Street parking is available near JFLA. Click here for parking info. Admission: FREE (RSVP required) Click here to RSVP The Japan […]
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Street parking Click here for parking info. Art Exhibition Impressions of the Seas: Gyotaku Fish Prints June 21 – July 13, 2018 Japanese gyotaku (literary ‘fish rubbing’) is the unlikely marriage of fish, sumi ink, and washi paper. Once used to […]
