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Exhibiting Japanese and foreign maps together also together maps foreign and Japanese articulations visual various the illustrates and Japanese both by created Japan of foreigners. screen) paintings from the Abbot’s quar- Abbot’s the from paintings screen) as designated are which Jukôin, at ters pub- on rarely are and treasures national artists the by paintings, The display. lic father his and (1543-1590) Eitoku Kanô in arranged are (1519-1592), Shôei Kanô the same physical layout as at Jukôin. relat- works includes also exhibition The ceremo- tea the and Rikyû no Sen to ing as well as ny, daimyo 2003 December 14 Until Jukôin of Paintings Fusama The oppor- rare the provides exhibition This tunity to view all 46 Malaysia Gallery NN 1 Sulaiman Jalan 56 & 53A Hilir Ampang Taman Ehsan Darul Selangor Ampang, 6800 6588 +60-3-470 T www.nngallery.com.my December 22 – October 22 Joint Photographic Exhibition by O.Don Moh Alex and Peris Eric doc- Peris Eric Don O. exhibition, this In uments Malaysia’s past. He examines and black-and-white both in subject his uniquely hand-coloured photography. roots cultural the documents Moh Alex of Malaysia by traveling off the beaten to adapts life rural how capture to track modernity. Art of Gallery National 2 Negara Lukis Seni Balai Razak Tun Jalan Off Temerloh, Jalan Lumpur Kuala 53200 4990 +60-3-4025 T http://artgallery.org.my for a subsidiary of Jukôin, located in Ito, in located Jukôin, of subsidiary a for Nihonga contemporary a by Shizuoka, Hiroshi. Senju painter, large number of survey maps (Ino Maps) (Ino maps survey of number large (1745-1818). Tadataka Ino surveyor the by opportu- rare a provides exhibition This a at Maps Ino related the all see to nity achieve- technological Both venue. single works, beautiful artistically and ments the from transmitted were maps these period Edo Cross- , the artists , which was also 15 Tracks (tentative title) (tentative series. With Johan Pijnappel, Johan With series. 36 Ideas from Asia: Contemporary The exhibition is the second of the of second the is exhibition The ing Visions ing observe both the contemporary and the and contemporary the both observe traditional cultures of their own coun- tries. gapore Art Museum (SAM) to show con- show to (SAM) Museum Art gapore instal- sculptures, paintings, temporary con- young 15 by works video and lations, countries ten the from artists temporary version reconstructed a is It ASEAN. of of Until 13 January 2004 January 13 Until Bangladesh of Art linger- the from suffering long Although ing war and natural catastrophes, and economic poverty, in the field of art, Bangladesh offers a rich variety: from modern and contemporary art to folk and popular art. The charm of art in contem- through shown is Bangladesh porary art, rickshaws (embroidery). and kanthas March 23 – January 15 Prints Chinese The exhibition mainly shows Su Xin- express- symbolically who works, ping’s con- among anxiety of sense vague the es the in life the depicting people temporary steppes and urbanised society, along in prints Chinese other fifty around with time the during made tecniques superior 1990s. to Revolution Cultural the of March 21 – February 5 Contemporary - SELF II Visions Crossing Art Video Indian Museum National Tokyo Taito-ku Park, Ueno 13-9 110-8712 Tokyo, 1111 81-3-3822 + T www.tnm.jp 2003 December 14 Until Japan of Maps Old and Tadakata Ino The Tokyo National Museum holds a Southeast Asian Art a curator of World Wide Video Festival in Festival Video Wide World of curator a the Netherlands and a researcher of the curator, guest a as art, video Asian for opportunity rare a presents exhibition of set a featuring audience Japanese the paintings where India from works video Under majority. thje are works solid and ten some by works ‘SELF’, of theme the shown. are artists Indian organized by SAM and toured Europe in Europe toured and SAM by organized 2002-2003. In Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Ostasiatische für Museum 100 Universitätsstraße Cologne D-50674 0518-0 +49-2-2194 T www.smb.spk-berlin.de/oak/ 2004 February 29 Until China, from Textiles Thread: Golden The Japan and Korea A selection of textiles from the muse- pro- pieces 400 over of collection um’s tex- Asian East to introduction an vides tile art. The exhibition examines the social dimension of through their these decorative motifs, their objects practical functions, and through an analysis of the diverse materials and techniques of weaving and dyeing.The robes, mandarin includes items of variety wedding gowns, furnishings kimonos, and banners, temple habits, monks’ from palaces, temples, and homes. private Indonesia House Art Cemeti 41 Panjaitan Jl.Dl. 55143 Yogyakarta 1015 +62-2-7437 T www.cemetiarthouse.com 2003 December 31 Until II Vacuum Exploring of role the interrogates exhibition This exploring while institute gallery/art the actor both as artist the of role shifting the val- societal of changing the in player and ues. It explores relationships between between collective, the and individual the multidimen- The social. the and self the interac- of full is space exhibition sional tive opportunities for experiencing art and collaborations between diverse performance as such media and artists art, animation, video, photography, theatre. and dance, Japan Museum Art Asian Fukuoka Riverain Hakata 3-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi 8600 +81-9-2771 T [email protected] http://faam.city.fukuoka.jp 2004 March 7 – 2003 December 18 Asian Southeast Contemporary Tracks: 15 Art Sin- the by planned was exhibition This 18 September 2003 – 4 January 2004 January 4 – 2003 September 18 Ascetic the and Sublime The from sculptures early of exhibition The India includes stone sculptures pre- dominantly from the city of Mathura, made of speckled reddish sandstone. These sculptures are characterized by their great variety of religious images. The objects on display come from the India in museums several of collections Ger- in time first the for show on are and many. AD, century first Chaubara, Buddha, a of Head Museum Mathura Bun- der Ausstellungshalle und Kunst- GmbH Deutschland desrepublik Bonn Museumsmeile 4 Friedrich-Ebert-Allee Bonn 53113 91710 –228 +49 T www.kah-bonn.de 2004 February 15 – 2003 November 21 Impe- The Heaven: of Sons the of Treasures rial from Collection the National Palace Taipei Museum This exhibition of approximately 400 creativ- and diversity the reflects objects Neolithic the from artists Chinese of ity period to the advent of relationship the on focus its of Through modernity. it society, and nature to beings human also documents the intellectual and histo- Chinese of developments political patronage imperial in shifts including ry, symbol- rich the of development the and ic tradition of Chinese scholars. The media: of range wide a covers selection jade, bronze, porcelain, seals, paintings, lacquer, embroideries, tapestries, prints, wood. and cloisonné, NKH, Japan Until 5 January 2004 January 5 Until Exhibi- Art Ceramic - Food Just Than More tion Emma Leung, Jakie Wong, Yokky Artists Ma, Ming Tai-kwan, Ho Wai-ki, Lau Chan, Car- Hon-wah, Law Lo, Chris Lee, Terence Fiona and Tsang, Johnson Cheng, oline into gallery the transform to gather Wong eat- of art the examine and hall banquet a for designed menus tantalizing From ing. each month of the year to ingenious wares to display and serve food, this exhibition explores the connections creativity. and eating between France Art-Guimet Asian of Museum National d’Iéna Place 6 Paris 75016 5300 33-1-5652 + T www.museeguimet.fr 2003 February 29 – 2003 October 29 Confucius and the Dawn Humanism of Chinese ceramics, stelae, bronzes, ritual Through loan special on paintings and sculptures, con- the and museums, Shantung from callig- and artist of viewpoint temporary rapher Ye Xin, the exhibition offers a timely evocation of Confucius and his a of foundations the laid which thinking, Chinese. being of way particular Tokyo de Palais Wilson President du Avenue 13 Paris 75116 5401 33-1-4723 + T www.palaisdetokyo.com 2004 January 18 Until Silence) (Echoing Sonore Silence This is the first major show in Paris artist Chinese the to exclusively devoted Chen Zhen, who died prematurely in continuous his reflects art Chen’s 2000. geographic different between migration concerns his and territories cultural and The production. art of context the about pieces monumental includes exhibition drawings. artist’s the of series as well as Germany Kunst indische für Museum 40 Takustraße Dahlem – Berlin 14195 1361 49-30-830 T+ www.smb.spk-berlin.de/mik/ anniversary of anniversary th -ware vase with ge Canada Gallery Art Vancouver Street Hornby 750 BC Vancouver, 4719 1-604-662 + T www.vanartgallery.bc.ca 2004 January 25 Until the on Cultures Crossing Away: and Home Rim Pacific contempo- acclaimed internationally Six globaliza- of notions address artists rary chang- and intersection diaspora, tion, and nation, and home of conceptions ing and people among dialogue growing the nations of Pacific Asia.The artists are Fiona Tan, Yin Xiuzhen, Do-Ho Suh, Jun and Yoon, Jin-me Lockhart, Sharon Nguyen-Hatsushiba. China Museum Palace The Museum Palace The Beijing 100009 2255 6513 +86- T www.dpm.org.cn 2003 December 31 Until Mr. by Donated Porcelain on Exhibition An Yingzhou Sun 110 the of celebration In Museum Heritage Kong Hong 4 & 3 galleries exhibition Temporary Road Lam Man 1 Kong Hong Tin, Sha 8188 852-2180 + T www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk 2004 June 13 Until Architecture Vernacular Huizhou (pres- Huizhou of location remote The Anhui southern of area Wannan ent-day province) has helped to preserve ver- during there built architecture nacular (1644- Qing and (1368-1644) Ming the displays exhibition The dynasties. 1912) a recently donated pan- partition panels, window includes collection that railings. and windows, lattice els, string design and a blue-and-white ewer blue-and-white a and design string of (1426-1435) period Xuande the from Dynasty. Ming the the birthday of Mr Sun Yingzhou (1893- Yingzhou Sun Mr of birthday the exhibiting is Museum Palace the 1966), 150 rare porcelains selected from his Mas- relics. cultural 3,000 of donation terpieces include a Australia Wales South New of Gallery Art Domain Road, Gallery Art 2000 NSW Sydney 1878 612-9225 + T www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au 2004 January 4 – 2003 October 26 Evidence Give They In this installation, Indonesian artist testimony provides Christanto Dadang cre- and world this of inhumanity the to ates a monument to communal grief. bod- the carry mutely figures sixteen The chil- and women, men, innocent of ies dren who have been killed; victims of injustice. social and oppression Austria Karlsplatz on Path Art New Wien Kunsthalle 1 Museumsplatz Vienna A-1070 1201 43-1-52189 + T www.kunsthallewien.at 2007 November 21 – 2002 November 21 Actions for Introductions of anniversary tenth the commemorate To inter- and Austrian 30 Wien, Kunsthalle the national artists (including Wong Hoy created have Guoqiang) Cai and Cheong an installation designed to encourage perform to space public this in passersby ‘instruc- encounter Passersby actions. brief daily their interrupt that actions’ for tions a in participate to them invite and routine art. with encounter spontaneous Belgium History and Art of Museum Royal 10 Jubelpark Brussels 1000 7211 32-2-741 + T www.kmkg-mrah.be 2004 February 29 Until prehistoric from cultures and Art Vietnam: day present the to times and art of works fifty and hundred Three ethnographic objects from 13 namese museums and hundred items Viet- European eight of collections the from retrospective this in united are museums High- present. and past rich Vietnam’s of lights include bronze drums from the Dongson culture and bronzes jewelry, southern the from sculptures stone and reflecting Nan, Fu and Champa of states India. from influences Buddhist > Art Agenda Art > Agenda Art

IIAS Newsletter | #32 | November 2003 43 > Asian Art & Cultures , A Feast < takes us on a historic culinary tour of insights contemporary providing China, Chinese in food of role central the into depar- Jin’s Li with Juxtaposed culture. Chinese classical are tradition from ture calligraphy. and painting ble and the intanible past in the artworks the in past intanible the and ble Duck- Cho today: living artists Korean of hyun, Jung Jong-mee, Kim Hong-joo, Hyun- Song Jungjin, Lee Young-jin, Kim sook, U Sunok, and Whang Inkie. The dialogue dynamic the examines exhibit well- eight these of work the underlying artists Korean contemporary established of range a in trails new blazed have who media. Seattle Asian Art Museum Art Asian Seattle Park Volunteer Street Prospect East 1400 98112-3303 WA Seattle, 3100 +1-206-654 T www.seattleartmuseum.org 2004 August 11 Until Jin Li – Feast The Li Jin’s 18-metre handscroll, Galleries Sackler and Freer Smithsonian Art of Mall National DC Washington, 4880 +1-202-357 T www.asia.si.edu 2004 January 4 Until Art of Gallery Freer Art Japanese in Legends and Tales audiences popular and elite for Stories biography, literature, religious on based of subjects the were legends and history, his- earliest the from painting Japanese torical times to the present day. This a in paintings Japanese presents exhibit small including, formats, of variety wide leaves, album illustrations, fan-shaped hanging scrolls, and narrative hand- illustration. and text alternating scrolls 2004 March 21 Until Gallery Sackler M. Arthur Kusama Yayoi Perspectives: five- its inaugurates gallery Sackler The instal- contemporary of programme year Japanese the by works two with lations repeti- the Through Kusama. Yoyoi artist pavilion’s the forms, and colours of tion pulls and pattern into vanishes surface halluci- potent Kusama’s into viewer the nation. Sig- . Hunt for Hunt The Light White Night (pillars of light), (a vertical halo) and Cycle made by burning gunpowder on paper, on gunpowder burning by made in event ‘explosion’ his for studies are exhi- The 15. September on Park Central sections: three into divided is bition (small shell explosions of brilliant white brilliant of explosions shell (small light). 2004 January 18 Until Iran, of Arts Court Paradise: for Hunt 1501-1576 The exhibition contains more than 75 paintings miniature including objects, carpets, ceramics, book, the of arts and his- Organized metalwork. and textiles of development the explores it torically, context the and style artistic Safavid the in which it emerged, with a focus on and garden a as paradise of depictions the hunt, both of which played major life. court Safavid in roles 2004 February 15 Until Neshat Shirin TOOBA: This 12-minute, double-screen video a as serves Neshat Shirin by installation to counterpoint contemporary Museum Art Asian Street Larkin 200 94102 CA Francisco, San 3500 1-415-581 + T www.asianart.org 2004 January 11 Until Eight Back: Looking Forward, Leaning Artists Korean Contemporary This exhibition explores connections tangi- the both and present the between Paradise: Court Arts of Iran, 1501-1576 Iran, of Arts Court Paradise: nal Towers SONG, Hyun-sook, ‘8 Brushstrokes’, 2000, Brushstrokes’, ‘8 Hyun-sook, SONG, x cm 201 Height canvas, on tempera egg cm. 150 Width private collection ’ and (1997) (2001), the (2001), Seascapes (1997), and the and (1997), Street) th Sea of Buddha of Sea In Praise of Shadows Accelerated Buddha Accelerated Noh Such Thing as Time as Thing Such Noh and NY York, New 2742 +1-212-517 T www.asiasociety.org the artist’s books artist’s the (1999). dawn light illuminating 1,000 statues of statues 1,000 illuminating light dawn black-and- The Kannon. bodhisattva the rows multitudinous frame images white which faces, varied slightly Kannon’s of The Buddha’. of ‘sea a as reads eye the exhibition also includes Los Angeles County Museum of Art of Museum County Angeles Los Boulevard Wilshire 5905 90036 CA Angeles, Los 6000 +1-323-857 T www.lacma.org 2004 January 4 Until Art Meditational Buddhist Bliss: of Circle The purpose of the exhibition perfection, is human of notion the explain to it, achieve to needed methodology the serv- its in used imagery visual the and 150 approximately of comprised is It ice. Chinese and Indian, Nepalese, Tibetan, ritual and textiles, sculptures, paintings, implements from North collections. Nepalese and European, American, History Natural of Museum American Street 79th and West Park Central NY York, New 5100 +1-212-769 T www.amnh.org 2004 January 4 Until and Mind, Body, of Journeys Vietnam: Spirit tempo- physical, of exhibition an is This in journeys spiritual and intellectual, ral, media: diverse in reflected today Vietnam woodblock prints, handmade textiles, historical and contemporary ceramics during carried palanquins baskets, and pup- water goods, paper votive festivals, among are altar ancestral an and pets, every- and ceremonial hundred four the displayed. items day Museum and Society Asia 70 (at Avenue Park 725 2003 December 14 Until Over Cycle Light Event: Explosion An Park Central Guo Qiang’s large-scale drawings, Cai video print portfolio Tale of Tale by Zhao by -printing, . dab Asian Art in London in Art Asian by Xu Bing Xu by True Story of Ah Q Ah of Story True accompanied by poems based on based poems by accompanied Book of the Sky the of Book Five Virtues of Filial Piety Filial of Virtues Five Yannian, Yannian, a series of prints depicting and Qi, Chen by instruments musical the China. The 200 prints include subjects on drawn from display earlier developed newly as well as printmaking categories of prints. The with printed works multi-block includes selection and inks, oil-based and water-soluble as such techniques other Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art Chinese of Foundation David Percival Square Gordon 53 0PD WC1H London 3909 +44-20-7387 T www.asianartinlondon.com/m_events.asp 2003 December 19 Until Porcelain Chinese in Colours the in included Also programme, this exhibition highlights the meaning and sources of colour in porcelain. Chinese & Art of Museum Ashmolean Archaeology Street Beaumont 2PH 1 OX Oxford, 000 +44-1865-278 T www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk 2004 January 5 Until Paintings Japanese Landscape: and Legend This exhibition contains 38 paintings divided into sections on five schools major of painting in Japan from the seventeenth to twentieth centuries. Highlights of the exhibition include a the from scenes of album painted States United of Museum Smart Alfred and David The Art Chicago of University The Avenue Greenwood S. 5550 60637 IL Chicago, 0200 +1-773-702 T http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu 2004 January 4 – 2003 October 2 Buddha of Sea Sugimoto: Hiroshi work to allowed was Sugimoto Hiroshi thirteenth-century famed Kyoto’s inside of (Hall Sanjusangendo temple Buddhist the photographed He Bays). Thirty-Three waste-block printing and embossing. illustrations book include note of Items Xun’s Lu for the Genji mingqi London NW1 2DB NW1 London exhibition are artists Takemi Azumaya, Takemi artists are exhibition Kun, Pui Sou Kasornsuwan, Tinnakorn Chang. Jin-Won and Kimura, Hideki United Kingdom United Art Asian East of Museum The Street Bennett 12 2QJ BA1 Bath 640 +44-1225-464 T www.bath.co.uk/museumeastasianart 2004 January 11 Until Death and Burial: The Chinese and the Afterlife beliefs Chinese examines exhibition This and rituals surrounding death, burial, and the afterlife, primarily through an diversi- development, the of exploration ty, and historical meanings of tomb objects from the Dynasty.These Tang the through Neolithic period to functions: various had goods) (spirit (illus- spirit the for sustenance provide trated by various bronze and ceramic entertain- servants, provide to vessels); deceased the for companions and ers, servants, of figurines tomb by (illustrated to and officials); and singers, dancers, wood- by (illustrated guardians provide Repre- guardians). tomb ceramic and en architecture and animals of sentations Chinese illuminate to displayed also are immortality. about beliefs Museum Scottish Royal The Street Chambers 1JF EH1 Edinburgh, 4219 +44-131-247 T www.nms.ac.uk/royal 2004 April Until Masses the for Arts Mao: and paintings includes exhibition This objects made in traditional media of porcelain, lacquer, and ivory, created illus- powerful as 1976, and 1950 between the of idealism political the of trations China. in Revolution Cultural Library British The Road Euston 96 Gallery, Pearson 7595 +44-20-7412 T www.bl.uk 2004 March 7 Until Chinese Printmaking Today: Woodblock 1980-2000 China in Printing wood- of art the covers exhibition This in years 20 last the over printing block presents Interrupt a cross-section of artists’ practices engaging in diverse technologies and media, and reflects upon encounters with the digital in contemporary life. Leung and Tan Michael artists Includes Wo. Chi 18 November 2003 – 18 January 2004 January 18 – 2003 November 18 Festival Art Video Pontormo) (after Neshat Shirin Featuring Singapore Cabane Sabun Gallery-Salon 22 Unit 3, Level Mall, Tanglin 247933 Singapore Road, Tanglin 163 2910 65-6235 + T www.galeriedauphin.com.sg 2003 December 31 – November 19 Mind of State Galerie by designed was exhibition This highly-tal- four for platform a as Dauphin yet have who artists Filippino new ented arena: art Asian the in presented been not Butch Payawal, Andres Barrioquinto, Van Robillo Didit and Pan, Del Deborah renowned a introduces also It Linden. Der Philippines, the from sculptor Master Old Villanueva. Ben-Hur Museum Art Singapore Road Basah Bras 71 189555 Singapore 3222 65-6332 + T www.nhb.gov.sg/SAM 2004 April 25 Until Interrupt interac- interventions, of exhibition An Internet, the and tivity Thailand Culture and Art of Center The Campus Palace Chandra Sanam Nakorn District, Muang Province Pathom 7730 +66-2-880 T www.interprint.su.ac.th 2003 December 4 Until Exhibition Drawing and Print International Cele- Anniversary 60th of occasion the on Uni- Silpakorn of Founding the of bration Thailand versity, foreign and Thai offers exhibition This artists the opportunity to display their most recent works, while promoting artistic creativity and an international interna- the Among exchange. cultural tional artists receiving awards in this (Japanese year of the th (floating world) (floating manga > ukiyo-e establishment of the National Gallery of Gallery National the of establishment and themes, media, styles, Various Art. techniques represent the diversity of Malaysian art. Included are works by prodi- child and Dahalan Dzulkifli Mohd inter- is work Each Buyong. Dzulkifli gy, respective their in individuals by preted field. art > Art Agenda Art > 2004 January – 2003 October 6 45@45 select- works major 45 of exhibition This ed by 45 highly respected individuals commemorates the 45 Agenda Art Zealand New Papa Te Zealand New of Museum Tongarewa Wellington Street, Cable 7000 +64-4-381 T www.tepapa.govt.nz/ 2004 January late Until Japanese the Comics: to Woodblocks From Impression This exhibition brings together tradi- Japanese tional 2004 September Until Indian through reflections Aainaa: weddings of diversity the celebrates exhibition This New Zealand’s Indian communities through the customs and rituals sur- jewel- the including marriage, rounding ry, costumes, food, religious objects, Indian the make that colours and music, explores exhibition The unique. wedding ways in which Indian people in New Zealand, both immigrants and locally and Indian, as themselves identify born, cul- their maintain and express they how country. this in tures Russia Museum Hermitage State Naberezhnaya Dvortsovaya 34 Embankment) (Palace 190000 Petersburg St 3465 812-311 +7- T www.hermitagemuseum.org continued from page 43 page from continued comics) to illustrate two-hundred years two-hundred illustrate to comics) draw- artists European and Japanese of ing on other cultures for inspiration – modern to woodblocks traditional from comics. woodblocks; prints and watercolours by watercolours and prints woodblocks; and artists; European

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