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EXPERIENCE ART AS A FAMILY
Kids and adults can discover art together, FREE with museum admission. Creation Stations, Family Tours, Sketching in the Galleries, and Storytime Tours are offered throughout the week. Check www.mfah.org/calendar for schedules.
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The History of Japanese Photography
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On view through April 27, 2003 at the Caroline Wiess Law Building
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Uchida Kuichi, Portrait of Empress, 1872
Courtesy of Dawn Ishimaru Frazier, Los Angeles
The first Western survey of this rich and challenging history comprises more than 200 photographs, books, and magazines made between 1854 and 1998. Accompanying the exhibition is a groundbreaking catalogue copublished by the MFAH and Yale University Press.
Through the fascinating photographs on view, we come to a better understanding of the influences that determined how Japan was depicted and how an aesthetic developed.
Japanese photography not only has unique features; it also has influenced and been influenced by the country´s culture and society.
Over the past 150 years, Japanese photographers have created an extraordinary body of work that ranges from dignified imperial photographs to sweeping urban panoramas, from early ethereal landscapes to modern nudes. Yet despite the richness and significance of this work, it has largely been neglected in Western histories of photography.
This exhibition is the first comprehensive account of Japanese photography from its inception in the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
Assembled by a team of distinguished Japanese and Western scholars, this groundbreaking exhibition establishes that photography began to play a vital role in Japanese culture soon after its introduction to Japan in the 1850s. The exhibition explores the medium´s evolution and aesthetic shifts in relation to Japan´s historical and cultural developments; the interaction of Japanese photographers with Western photographers; the link between photography and other Japanese art forms; and photography as a record and catalyst of change.
The exhibition may be seen at the Cleveland Museum of Art from May 25 until July 20, 2003.
The History of Japanese Photography is organized by the Japan Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
The national tour of this exhibition is made possible by Continental Airlines.
Additional support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the NOF Corporation (Anti-Reflection Sheets).
Generous funding in Houston is provided by:
The Wortham Foundation, Inc.
The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
The Blakemore Foundation
Celia and Jay Munisteri
Shiseido Co., Ltd.
Related Events:
Artful Thursday
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Thursday, March 13, 2003 6:00 PM
Co-Sponsored Course offered by Rice University School of Continuing Studies: Images of Change: 150 Years of Japanese Photography
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Thursday, February 20, 2003 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Creation Station: Strange and Beautiful Sea Creatures
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Sunday, March 30, 2003 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Drop-In Tour: The History of Japanese Photography
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Thursday, March 6, 2003 12:00 PM
Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:00 PM
Thursday, March 20, 2003 12:00 PM
Thursday, March 27, 2003 12:00 PM
Thursday, April 3, 2003 12:00 PM
Thursday, April 10, 2003 12:00 PM
Thursday, April 24, 2003 12:00 PM
Family Day: The Arts of Japan
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Sunday, March 9, 2003 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Friday Morning Lecture
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Friday, March 7, 2003 10:00 AM
Hearst Foundation Evenings for Educators : The Art and Culture of Modern Japan
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Tuesday, March 11, 2003 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Members Preview Lecture: The History of Japanese Photography
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Friday, February 28, 2003 6:00 PM
Members Preview Party: The History of Japanese Photography
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Friday, February 28, 2003 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Members Preview: The History of Japanese Photography
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Saturday, March 1, 2003 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Spring Break Creation Station:
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Thursday, March 20, 2003 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Spring Break Creation Station: Carp Streamers
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Friday, March 21, 2003 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Spring Break Creation Station: Scroll-Paintings
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Wednesday, March 19, 2003 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Spring Break Creation Staton: Creative Collage
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Tuesday, March 18, 2003 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Storytime Sunday: Books
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Sunday, March 23, 2003 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Symposium: Japanese Photography: A Distinctive Aesthetic
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Saturday, March 1, 2003 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Teacher Workshop: The Art and Culture of Modern Japan (WORKSHOP FILLED)
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Saturday, April 12, 2003 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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