2024/4/14 Closing: JAPAN HOUSE presents “DESIGN MUSEUM JAPAN: Bridging Design and Life” Jan. 26 – April 14
“DESIGN MUSEUM JAPAN | Bridging Design and Life,” is on view at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles from January 26, to April 14, 2024.
Exhibition opens seven days a week except the Academy Award Weekend, March 9-10.
The six internationally renowned Japanese creators – Tamae Hirokawa, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Reiko Sudo, Kinya Tagawa, Tsuyoshi Tane, and Koichiro Tsujikawa, come from various areas of design practice, from product design to film and video production, from fashion and textile creation to video game design and architecture.
They have investigated the creative aesthetics unique to the diverse regions and localities of Japan. Each creator has packed the examples they have gathered from one of Japan’s prefectures along with their histories and supporting artifacts into a “traveling design museum” showcasing Japanese creativity.
The exhibition dedicates a series of display cubes to each investigation, in and around which the creators showcase the specific “design treasure” from their chosen region. Presentations include stunning videos documenting each creator’s research process, produced especially by NHK (The Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Japan’s prolific International Emmy winning public media broadcaster.
Visitors will also be introduced to the incredible creators themselves and their own design practices. An interactive “workshop” section invites visitors to share their answers to the question “What does Design mean to you?” on a gallery wall and to contribute examples of their unique cultures and daily life that can be considered “design treasures.”
Guests are also encouraged to mark sites of interesting design they have found across the country on an expansive “design map” of the US.
Organized by NHK, Japan’s only public media broadcaster, together with NHK Promotions and NHK Educational, the exhibition is part of Japan House’s global touring exhibition program. The exhibition was first shown in Tokyo and at JAPAN HOUSE São Paulo in 2023, arriving at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles in January 2024, and will continue to JAPAN HOUSE London.
Exhibition Credits: Presented by JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles. Organized by NHK (The Japan Broadcasting Corporation), NHK Promotions Inc., and NHK Educational
JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles
DESIGN MUSEUM JAPAN | Bridging Design and Life
Exhibition: January 26 – April 14, 2024
Hours: Mon. – Fri. | 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Sat. – Sun. | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, Academy Awards Weekend: March 9-10 Closed
Location JAPAN HOUSE Gallery, Level 2
Fee Free
