Exhibitions January 16 - March 16, 2019 Foujita, Works of a life (1886–1968)

Tsuguharu Foujita shone and then completed his oeuvre in . This show focuses on works from periods that are less-known in —including his journey from to Asia, , and his wartime experiences. Foujita arrived in Paris at a young age and achieved great acclaim as an artist at the Ecole de Paris. During three stays in Paris (1913-1931, 1939-1940 and 1950-1968), Foujita experienced key milestones, including successful solo exhibitions, becoming a naturalized citizen of France and converting to Catholicism. The exhibition will feature Foujita’s work from three different periods—from 1913 when he first arrived in France until he left Paris in 1931; the 1930s to 1940s when he traveled in Latin America and then returned to , Japan, from where he embarked on journeys to numerous places in Japan, China and Southeast Asia; and after the war when he created pieces paying homage to France, where he chose to spend the last years of his life. In France, Foujita is most famous for his work during his first stay in Paris, but his rarely-seen pieces from the 1930s and 1940s are virtually unknown. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity in Paris, Foujita’s second home, to view works from six decades of artistic activity, gathered from around the world, particularly Japan.

・Period： January 16 – March 16, 2019 ・Venue： Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris ・Organized by： The Japan Foundation, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto ・Curators： Yoko Hayashi, Art Historian , Senior Researcher(Visual Arts), Arts and Culture Department at Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan Sophie Krebs, Chief Curator at Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris ・Executive Committee Members： Shuji Takashina, Director, Ohara Museum of Art Masaaki Ozaki, Director, Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki and others ・With Special Support of： The Asahi Shimbun, NHK ・In cooperation with: ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD.

(gauche) Trésor national : Statue en bois du Kongô Rikishi (Ungyô ou à bouche fermée) Crédit : Temple du Kôfukuji (centre) Propriété culturelle importante : statue en bois du Jizô Bosatsu Copyright（C）Bijyutsuin (droite) Trésor national : Statue en bois du Kongô Rikishi (Agyô ou à bouche ouverte) Crédit : Temple du Kôfukuji

Exhibitions January 23 - March 18, 2019 Nara, trois trésors du bouddhisme japonais

An exhibition of key Buddhist statues from Kofukuji temple, Nara, introduces the spirit of devotion and beauty that have been cultivated for over 1,000 years.

Nara is known as Japan’s point of origin. The city has a rich heritage of Buddhist statues, a legacy of cultural exchange across the Eurasian continent. Nara’s temples and shrines have a long religious history which has in turn fostered the development of an artistic culture rooted in religious traditions. This exhibition will showcase a standing wooden Jizo Bosatsu statue(Important Cultural Property) and standing wooden statues of Kongo Rikishi (A-gyo and Un-gyo) (National Treasures) from a collection that has been protected and passed down by Kofukuji Temple. Usually only available to those who visit the temple in Nara, the exhibition will provide a rare opportunity to experience the beauty, power and spirituality of the Buddhist statues, elevating the appeal of the ancient city which became the foundation of Japanese culture as the terminal point of the Silk Road.

・Period： January 23 – March 18, 2019 ・Venue： Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet ・Organized by： Nara Prefecture, Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet ・Co-organized by： The Japan Foundation ・With Special Support of： Kohfukuji, Nara National Museum, Tokyo National Museum, Nikkei Inc. ・In cooperation with： JAPAN AIRLINES

Art de Vivre January 2019, February 2019 Six Evenings of Sake Tasting (from Discovering Japanese Culinary Culture)

Organized with assistance from restaurants and wine bars, this event will provide opportunities to taste and enjoy Japanese cuisine, sake and tea in a wide range of Parisian establishments.

Six Evenings of Sake Tasting With the participation of various wine bars in Paris, these six evenings of sake tasting give participants a uniquely relaxed environment in which to enjoy sake from different regions in Japan, with French sommeliers versed in the art of nihonshu. Entirely devoted to one Japanese prefecture per evening, a bar normally frequented by wine lovers will offer several kinds of sake alongside amuse-bouches specially created for the event. The six prefectures selected on the basis of a call for proposals are as follows: Saga, Ishikawa, Niigata, Hiroshima, Nara and Shimane.

・Period and Venues： November 6 2018 at le rouge et le verre for sakes of Niigata prefecture November 12 2018 at Goguette for sakes of Saga prefecture November 21 2018 at 116 pages for sakes of Hiroshima prefecture January 24 2019 at Le Rouge et le Verre à Turin for sakes of Ishikawa prefecture February 11 2019 at Virtus for sakes of Nara prefecture February 18 2019 at Cave «Soif d’ailleurs»for sakes of Shimane prefecture ・Organization： Yumiko Aihara, Food Journalist ・Special collaboration： Kura Master, Japanese Sake Competition of Paris