UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
Southern California
East Asian Calendar of Events and Exhibitions
October 2000
Ongoing Exhibitions | Lectures, conferences and performances
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Ongoing Exhibitions/Performances
Through October 8, 2000
Nam June Paik: Video Art Pioneer
The center of the exhibition is Paik's famous 1963 TV Clock. Other works in the exhibition will provide a striking exercise in visual contrasts, paralleling the artist's early meditative Minimalist work, known for its elegant simplicity, with his later work, in all its brightly colored, kinetic cacophony. Paik's pioneering artistic work uses the fundamental tools of the "information age" to highlight the increasing impact of media on culture.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
1130 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2746
Tel: (805) 963-4364 Fax: (805) 966-6840Museum Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11 AM to 5 PM Sunday NOON to 5 PM Friday 11 AM to 9 PM Monday closed
Admission: Adults $5 Seniors (65+) $3 Students w ID $2 Youth (6-17) $2 Under 6 free
Through October 22, 2000
Ikebana (Living Flowers) a play by Velina Hasu Houston
The Pasadena Playhouse hosts the world premiere of Houston's new play. Set in 1957 Tokyo, a father, daughter, and her two suitors have their routine upset when a mysterious and attractive newcomer enters their world.
$15 to $42.50
Tuesdays - Fridays, 8 pm Saturdays, 5 pm and 9 pm Sundays, 2 pm and 7 pmPasadena Playhouse
39 South El Molino Avenue
Pasadena, California
(800) 233-3123
Through October 24, 2000
Japanese Paintings: Journeys Through Space and Time
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-6000 (general information)
(323) 857-0098 (TDD)Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 12 noon to 8 pm, Friday: 12 noon to 9 pm (Japanese Pavilion closes at 5 pm), Saturday, Sunday: 11 am to 8 pm, Closed Wednesday
General Admission: $7, adults $5, seniors (62+) and students (18+) with ID $1 children/younger students ages 6 to 17 Free, children up to 5 years of age. *The second Tuesday of each month is free to all.
Through October 25, 2000
"Comfort Women" use art to share their experiences
Lotus Art Gallery
4265 W. 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CaliforniaThese works by women used by the Japanese army during World War II as sex slaves are quite striking. Click here to see "An Exhibit that Unites Faith," a Los Angeles Times article about the art and the artists. Two forums are scheduled on October 20 and October 23 to discuss the experiences of the comfort women.
October 28 through December 17, 2000
"Reshaping History: Japanese Prints from the Scripps College Collection"
This exhibition will focus on how Japanese print artists in the 19th and 20th centuries used historical narratives and current events to reflect the extraordinary social and political changes that were taking place in Japan. Featuring over fifty prints and related works by Yoshitoshi, Chikanobu, and others.
Roth Chandler Williamson Gallery
1030 Columbia Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-3948
Phone: (909) 607-3397 Fax: (909) 607 4691Hours During exhibitions, Wednesday - Sunday, 1-5 pm; Closed Monday -Tuesday and during the summer. Admission is free.
Through October 29, 2000
"Shifting Perceptions"
An exhibition of contemporary art in 5 venues by 17 Asian American visual artists in L.A.. Shifting Perceptions includes installation artists Carl Cheng, Mineko Grimmer, and Margaret Honda; video artist Art Nomura; photographers Dinh Q. Lê and Betty Lee; ceramicist Porntip Sangvanich; mixed-media artists Yong Soon Min, Kai Bob Cheng, Kamol Tassananchalee, and Alan Valencia; and painters Soonja Oh Kim, Bari Kumar, Ji Young Oh, Ben Sakoguchi, Diana Wong, and Suong Yangchareon.
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Avenue,
one half block north of Colorado Boulevard in downtown Pasadena.For more information about Pacific Asia Museum call 626/449-2742 or fax 626/449-2754.
October 30 through December 15, 2000
Exhibition: "Asian Treasures from the Scripps Basement"
Clark Gallery
Roth Chandler Williamson Gallery
1030 Columbia Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-3948
Phone: (909) 607-3397 Fax: (909) 607 4691Hours during exhibitions, Wednesday - Sunday, 1-5 pm; Closed Monday -Tuesday and during the summer. Admission is free.
Through November 19, 2000
Netsuke: The Japanese Art of Miniature Carving
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts organized this exhibition which features 300 extraordinary netsuke on loan from private collectors. Most of the netsuke on display have never been publicly exhibited before. The exhibition explores the beginnings of netsuke production in the 17th century, major artistic developments, contemporary netsuke carving, and the major themes of this important Japanese tradition. Reflecting the richness of Japanese culture and mythology, netsuke subject matter includes legendary heroes, ghosts, and demons, Daoist and Buddhist deities, humans, mythical creatures, animals and insects. As objects of personal adornment, many netsuke are remarkably humorous, thus conveying something of the playfulness of the artist or the person who originally commissioned the work.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
1130 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2746
Tel: (805) 963-4364 Fax: (805) 966-6840Museum Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday closed
Admission: Adults $5 Seniors (65+) $3 Students w ID $2 Youth (6-17) $2 Under 6 free
