Japanese Art

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The Art of Japanese Manhole Covers
neatorama.com - Exuperist
Japan has some odd cultural tidbits, a stark contrast of the notion that they adhere to a practical or functional mindset with regard to daily …
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Sculpture
The Sapporo Snow Festival is a feast for the eyes, and you need to see it
matadornetwork.com - Katie Botwin
In February of this year, we traveled to Sapporo, in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, to see the annual Sapporo Ice Festival. The festival has …
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Nagoya
Pierre Bonnard | Pink Bouquet | The Met
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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings Inscription: Signed (lower left): Bonnard Provenance Helen Serger, New York (until d. 1989; her estate, 1989–93; …
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Japan
How the 1960s Japanese Artists Developed Radicalism in the Wilderness - The Moment Magazine - Culture Curated
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Curated for you via Widewalls. The 1960s brought various social and political shifts, and the demands of young people, mostly in the American and …
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Japan
Utagawa Toyokuni I | The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III in the Role of Shimada Jūzaburō, from the series "Image of Actors on |
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New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Tribute to a Dedicated Collector: Mary Griggs Burke," June 30, 2004–November 29, 2004. The New York …
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Vincent Van Gogh
This Exhibit Gives Visitors the Experience of Stepping Inside Van Gogh’s Paintings
My Modern Met - Kelly Richman-Abdou
Last year, Culturespaces introduced us to the Atelier des Lumières. Putting a technological twist on the glistening work of Gustav Klimt, this luminous exhibition magically transformed an old iron foundry
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Godzilla
Japanese Monster Figurines Apologize For Their Destruction at Press Conference Podiums | Colossal
thisiscolossal.com - Johnny Waldman
The art of the apology – it’s an integral part of Japanese culture that helps maintain balance and harmony in society. Combining that with kaiju …
Japan
Unidentified Artist | Portrait of Shandao Dashi (Japanese: Zendō Daishi) | Japan | Nanbokuchō period (1336–92) | The Met
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The Chinese monk Shandao (613–681) is represented in the formal mode of portraits painted in China during the Song dynasty (960–1279). The style was …
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Art
I Learned the Art of Test Cutting with a Katana
VICE
Tameshigiri is the ancient Japanese art of target test cutting. VICE's Raf Katigbak got a lesson in handling a katana and learned about the dark history of testing Japanese swords.
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Japan
Major Japanese art exhibition at National Gallery put off by a month
The Washington Post - By Peggy McGlone
The National Gallery of Art’s major spring exhibition, “The Life of Animals in Japanese Art,” will open a month late, the latest casualty — but not the last — of January’s record-setting government shutdown.
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Boston College
Boston College mascot identified as Meiji bronze
theartnewspaper.com - Martha Lufkin
For decades, a monumental bronze eagle donated to Boston College braved the New England weather atop a column on the campus, gradually losing its …
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West Hollywood
A Look Inside Luna Ikuta's Latest 'Oneness' Installation
HYPEBEAST - By Jack Stanley
Luna Ikuta recently launched an installation at SOHO House West Hollywood featuring 64 of the Japanese artist’s Darumas. The installation titled Oneness …
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Art
Charming Cross-Section Drawings of Bustling Communal Bathhouses Around Japan
My Modern Met - Sara Barnes
Architect-turned-illustrator Honami Enya chronicles sentōs, or bathhouses, around Japan. Using the technical skills she gained while obtaining her Master’s degree in architecture, she creates detailed
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Japan
The Japanese art of "forest bathing"
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When it comes to living longer, spending time in nature is good for our health and Japan has it down to a science.
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From Monumental to Microscopic, These Works Changed the History of Art in Japan
frieze.com - By Olivian Cha
Curated by Mike Yoshitake, ‘Parergon: Japanese Art of the 1980s and 1990s’ forms a corollary to her 2012 Blum & Poe exhibition ‘Requiem for the Sun: …
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Japan
Shinro Ohtake
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Image courtesy: Take Ninagawa / Shinro Ohtake by Shoko © Shinro Ohtake Born 1955 Tokyo, Japan Lives and works in Uwajima, Japan Shinro Ohtake lived in …
Robots
Meet Some Robots with a Softer Touch
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Meet Some Robots with a Softer TouchResearchers embrace the wobbliness of soft materials to make squishy robots.soft-walker.gif Image credits: Katia …
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Japanese Gardens
Gardening datebook: Learn Ikebana—the art of Japanese flower arranging.
Los Angeles Times - Jeanette Marantos
Do you have a plant-related class, garden tour or other event you’d like us to mention? Email me at jeanette.marantos@latimes.com — with at least three weeks’ notice, please! — and we may include it later.
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Kawanabe Kyōsai | Starlings on a Branch | Japan | Meiji period (1868–1912) | The Met
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ムクドリ図 Starlings on a Branch Artist: Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889) Period: Meiji period (1868–1912) Date: ca. 1887 Culture: Japan Medium: Album …
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Kawanabe Kyōsai | Fish in a Whirlpool | Japan | Meiji period (1868–1912) | The Met
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Auburn. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center. "The Arts of Japan," September 6, 1986–November 2, 1986. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Animals, …
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Super Mario Odyssey
The Art of Super Mario Odyssey book featuring Bowsette comes to the US this year
9to5Toys - Justin Kahn
Dark Horse, well-known for its gaming-related publications, will bring The Art of Super Mario Odyssey to the US later this year. The hardcover art book was released in Japan in September of last year,
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Japan
Illustrator Marie Mohanna finds expression through drawing landscapes
itsnicethat.com - Daniel Milroy Maher
Bursting with colour and detail, artist Marie Mohanna’s illustrations depict moody and often empty landscapes that feel like abandoned film sets. …
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Japan
Radicalism Revisited: An Interview with Art Historian Reiko Tomii
frieze.com - By Dr Cleo Roberts
Reiko Tomii, an independent art historian and curator, has spent her career researching the transnational development of postwar Japanese art. …
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Partel Oliva / Kenzo After collaborating with Japanese percussionist Midori Takada, the multi-faceted artist and RBMA alum reflects on spirituality …
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Japan
Want to see the photography? At Blum & Poe, prepare to climb Mt. Futon
Los Angeles Times - By Sharon Mizota
Tsuyoshi Ozawa’s installation “Jizoing” consists of 18 photographs and a large pile of futons. Stacked in a corner a capacious gallery at Blum & Poe, the futons form a mountain one must climb to see the
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Victoria, BC
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria hosting Japanese-flavoured open house
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Looking for a place to practise quiet reflection this weekend? The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria opens its new season with a public, by-donation …
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Burnaby, BC
This Burnaby festival heralds the return of the cherry blossoms
burnabynow.com - NOW staff
The cherry blossoms are coming. Really they are. And with them comes O Hanami, the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre’s annual spring …
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Pikachu
Wrinkled Pikachu isn’t just our new favorite Pikachu — it’s art
Polygon - Allegra Frank
Detective Pikachu’s furrowed brow is the best thing to happen in a long time There are moments in the most recent Detective Pikachu trailer that we’ve already seared into our brains. Buff Mewtwo is a that
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Van Gogh Museum
5 Art Exhibitions We’re Excited About This Month
My Modern Met - Kelly Richman-Abdou
Want to kick off your spring with some culture? Fortunately, exceptional art exhibitions are in full-bloom this month, making March a perfect time to step into a museum. From a literature-inspired exhibition
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Women's day: Gama Lynn paints a brighter picture post 70
cnbctv18.com - Yoshita Rao
An African woman sits bent over her knees with her dress undone. Wearing a loose blue and white checkered, traditional headwrap, she has a solemn …