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Utako Shindo, Kazuna Taguchi, Hiroharu Mori
Exhibition curated of Philip Brophy, an artist who currently resides in Melbourne and has an in depth knowledge of Japanese art and culture of the past and present.
Even now that internationalization, globalization and socializing online is a given, it is fair to say that there have been no major changes in the way that Japan is considered an “exotic” country by many in the West. Furthermore, contemporary Japanese art continues to be evaluated in relation to ukiyo-e, and the influence of “cartoons” and “animation” often emphasized. Since the Taisho era (1912-1926), Japanese art has been plagued by two big questions: what makes someone a ‘Japanese’ artist? And can Japanese artists create art that is not ‘all about Japan’? Here Brophy introduces the work of three Japanese artists who at the same time can also be considered “Unjapan” in their approach to transgressing cultural boundaries.
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Talk
Event Date: Nov. 3 (Fri) 17:00-
Speakers: Utako Shindo, Kazuna Taguchi, Hiroharu Mori, Philip Brophy
Capacity: 20 (booking required)
*Please see the official website for further details.
Even now that internationalization, globalization and socializing online is a given, it is fair to say that there have been no major changes in the way that Japan is considered an “exotic” country by many in the West. Furthermore, contemporary Japanese art continues to be evaluated in relation to ukiyo-e, and the influence of “cartoons” and “animation” often emphasized. Since the Taisho era (1912-1926), Japanese art has been plagued by two big questions: what makes someone a ‘Japanese’ artist? And can Japanese artists create art that is not ‘all about Japan’? Here Brophy introduces the work of three Japanese artists who at the same time can also be considered “Unjapan” in their approach to transgressing cultural boundaries.
[Related Event]
Talk
Event Date: Nov. 3 (Fri) 17:00-
Speakers: Utako Shindo, Kazuna Taguchi, Hiroharu Mori, Philip Brophy
Capacity: 20 (booking required)
*Please see the official website for further details.
Schedule | Nov 3 (Fri) 2017-Nov 30 (Thu) 2017 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Nov 3 (Fri) 2017 18:30 - 00:00 | ||||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||||
| Venue | Kanzan Gallery | ||||||
| Location | 2F KT Bldg., 1-3-4 Higashi Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0031 | ||||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit 2 at Bakurocho Station on the JR Sobu line, 4 minute walk from exit A1 at Bakuro-yokoyama Station on the Toei Shinjuku line, 5 minute walk from exit 2 at Kodemmacho Station on the Hibiya line. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-6240-9807 | ||||||
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