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Through December 29, 2002
"Reflections Through the Viewfinder"
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
JACCC Garden Room (Basement Level)
244 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: 213-628-2725
Open, Free, No RSVP
Co-sponsored by the Japanese American National Museum, "Reflections Through the Viewfinder" is a special photo exhibit of Little Tokyo's favorite son and legendary photographer Toyo Miyatake's vintage prints. Miyatake is also the focus of a special program featuring the award-winning documentary, "Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray." See November 24 listing below for further details.
Miracles and Mischief: Noh and Kyogen Theater in Japan
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
- General Information: (323) 857-6000, TDD: (323) 857-0098
- Website: http://www.lacma.org/lacma.asp
- The first major, comprehensive presentation of art from the world of noh and kyogen including evocative carved wooden masks, woven silk and gold costumes, painted fans, and lacquered instruments. Noh, a form of musical dance-drama, is Japan's oldest professional theater. Originating in the 14th century, it evolved out of street entertainment, seasonal agricultural festivals, and religious rituals. Kyogen, a form of comedic drama, was developed in tandem with noh, but its historical roots go back as far as the eighth century. Dating from the Muromachi period (1333-1568) through the Edo period (1615-1868), the art objects in the exhibition are gathered from the most important museum, shrine, temple, theater, and daimyo family collections in Japan.
Through February 9, 2003
Matsuri! Japanese Festival Textiles, 1850-1950
Fowler Museum, UCLA
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095Included will be approximately 230 traditional Japanese festival textiles, costumes, and artifacts, the majority originating in the nineteenth (1850-1950) through the mid twentieth century. The intention is to reveal the special aesthetics which characterize the Shinto-Buddhist holy days, showcased for the first time in this exhibition and its accompanying catalogue. Objects are from the collections of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, augmented by artwork from other UCLA departments, other institutions, and private collectors. All will be displayed on platforms, mounted on walls as well as shown on forms in compliance with conservation principles.
Video Program: Three spaced players will show continuous videotapes of contemporary matsuri pageants documented in towns throughout the Japanese archipelligo.
Publication: An illustrated two hundred sixty page full-color publication will be edited by the curator, Gloria Gonick, an authority on Japanese textiles and the author of four chapters. The Forward will be written by Iwao Nagasaki, Curator of Textiles, Tokyo National Museum. Chapters will also be contributed by Professor Yo-ichiro Hakomori, of University of Southern California, (Matsuri Structures and Spatial Relationships), Professor Hiroyuki Nagahara, of University of Hawaii, (Calligraphy and Symbolism on Matsuri Costumes), and Professor Herbert Plutschow, UCLA, (Politics and Theater at Matsuri).
Through March 2, 2003
Munakata Shiko: Japanese Master of the Modern Print
- Closed for rotation of artworks Jan. 13 and 14
Pavilion for Japanese Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
- General Information: (323) 857-6000, TDD: (323) 857-0098
- Website: http://www.lacma.org/lacma.asp
- The first comprehensive retrospective of art by Munakata Shiko, long considered one of Japan’s greatest 20th-century artists and recipient of the prestigious Imperial Order of Culture from the Japanese government, that showcases 378 woodblock prints, paintings, calligraphies, and ceramics that cover the artist’s entire career and demonstrate how Munakata successfully merged ancient with modern and Japanese with Western styles. The works will remain on view in LACMA’s architecturally unique Pavilion for Japanese Art, through March 2, 2003 (closed for rotation of artworks Jan. 13 and 14.)
Munakata Shiko: Japanese Master of the Modern Print presents major works from the collection of the Munakata Museum in Kamakura, including Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Sakyamuni and Nature through the Twelve Months, which received international acclaim, winning the Medal Luzica Matarazzo, the top prize in the print category at the Sao Paulo Biennale in 1955, and the grand prize in the print division in the Venice Biennale in 1956. The exhibition also showcases fine examples of Munakata’s calligraphies from LACMA’s permanent collection. The works in the exhibition are mounted on the original screens and scrolls designed by the artist, many with unconventional vibrant colors that enhance the art.
The exhibition was organized by the Munakata Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Following the presentation at LACMA, the exhibition will travel extensively throughout Japan. A dual-language (Japanese and English), full-color exhibition catalogue is available at LACMA new Online Store, accessed through LACMA's hompage at <http://www.lacma.org/>.
Through May 4, 2003
Symbols of Power: Masterpieces from the Nanjing Museum
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art
2002 North Main Street Santa Ana, CA 92706This exhibit features national treasures from one of China's premier museums, the Nanjing Museum, outside of the country for the first time during Symbols of Power: Masterpieces from the Nanjing Museum. On view during this exhibit are about 260 objects dating back 5,000 years, from the Neolithic Age to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.) to World War II. Objects include bronze, ancient currency, fine porcelain, religious objects, paintings and calligraphy, formal and informal attire, court objects, accessories and jewelry.
Symbolism is very important to the Chinese, particularly concerning their imperial rulers. Virtually all aspects of the imperial families' lives, from birth to death, from leisure to the formalities of the court, were surrounded by symbols of their power. A fascinating postscript to the exhibit is the cross-country journey taken by many of these objects during the 1930s and 1940s. More than half of the objects to be shown during Symbols of Power: Masterpieces from the Nanjing Museum were part of one of the great sagas of the 20th century - the 16-year journey undertaken by thousands of Chinese to save their imperial heritage from invading Japanese troops.
Advance Ticket Sales for this exhibit begin May 8, 2002. Prices: $14 adults; $10 seniors and students; $8 children. For ticket information, call (714) 567-3680.
December 1, 2002
Japan Expo 2002
10 am-6 pm
Los Angeles Convention Center, West Hall A
1201 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90015
Tel: (213) 741-1154Japan Expo enters its 23rd year as the largest US-Japan event that was initially started in an effort to strengthen the ties of friendship between the United States and Japan. A wide-range of exhibits are part of this year's exhibition. As well as presenting Japanese traditional culture, handicrafts, and various regional products, this event also introduces Japan's latest technology, game software, comics and high-efficiency "Made in Japan" products. Also provided is a section where attendees can take in the aesthetics of Japanese food. In addition, there will be a specially installed stage where two of Japan's representative theatre art forms, Noh and Kyogen will be performed. This year, there will be special sections called "Great Edo" and "Little Kyoto," wherein handicraftsmen and traditional merchants from Tokyo and Kyoto are scheduled to participate.
Organized by Total Planning International, Inc. and sponsored by Consulate General of Japan, US-Japan Community Promotion Association. For further information, call (310) 515-5699 or email info@japanexpo.tv.
December 8, 2002
Origami Ornaments
1-4 pm
Fowler Museum, UCLA
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095Held in conjunction with UCLA Fowler Museum's exhibition: Matsuri Japanese Festival Textiles, 1850-1950. Co-sponsored by UCLA Center for Japanese Studies and the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
December 9, 2002
UCLA Center for Japanese Studies Colloquium:
"Technology in a Global World: Nishida's Theory of the Sekaiteki Sekai" - Andrew Feenberg, Philosophy, San Diego University3 pm
UCLA Faculty Center - Hacienda Room
480 Young Drive Los Angeles, CA. 90095
Phone: (310) 825-0877
*This event is open to UCLA students, faculty, staff, and invited guests ONLY.*The UCLA Center for Japanese Studies' Colloquium is designed to bring to UCLA outstanding scholars as well as journalists and public officials. It is hoped that through this forum, the UCLA community will be able to listen and share in a broad cross-spectrum of ideas on the scholarly and public issues dealing with Japan.
For more information, contact the UCLA Center for Japanese Studies at (310) 825-8681 or visit their website at http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/default.htm.
December 14, 2002
Matsuri Kites with artist Flora Ito
1-4 pm
Fowler Museum, UCLA
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Reservations Required: (310) 825-8655Held in conjunction with UCLA Fowler Museum's exhibition: Matsuri Japanese Festival Textiles, 1850-1950. Co-sponsored by UCLA Center for Japanese Studies and the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
December 14-15, 2002
Tradition and Fusion: The Arts of Noh and Kyogen Theater
Saturday, December 14, 10 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday, December 15, 10 am - 4 pm
Leo S. Bing Theater
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
General Information: (323) 857-6000, TDD: (323) 857-0098
Website: http://www.lacma.org/lacma.aspAdmission is free, but reservations are required
For program information, e-mail carcione@lacma.org or call (323) 857-6081.
For reservations, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Ticket Sales, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036, or e-mail: scardenas@lacma.org.
Indicate the day or days you wish to attend, the number of tickets needed, and your name and address.Two-day Symposium held in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Japanese Studies, in conjunction with the exhibition Miracles and Mischief: Noh and Kyôgen Theater in Japan, organized by LACMA and the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan.
Lectures and demonstrations of traditional theater genres are scheduled for the first day of the symposium, and noh and kyôgen literature, the history of masks, weaving techniques, costuming, patronage, and music will be among the topics discussed. The second day focuses on contemporary experimental and fusion performances inspired by noh and kyôgen traditions. The history and theory of Japanese-Western fusion theater, a discussion and performance of excerpts from Yeats’ At the Hawk’s Well, and a screening of The Dybbuk/Between Two Worlds are among the subjects to be covered.
December 18-19, 2002
Movie Nights: Korean Film Series at the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles
*Feature Film - Liberia ME (2000)7 pm
Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles
5505 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(Located at Wilshire and Dunsmuir)
Phone: 323-936-7141
Fax: 323-936-5712
Website: www.kccla.org
e-mail: info@kccla.org
The Korean Cultural Center holds screenings of selected Korean Films with English subtitles two days each month. This is a great opportunity for people who enjoy good films, not only those who are interested in Korean culture and Korean cinema. The films are shown usually on the last Wednesday and Thursday of each month in the second floor Auditorium. Dates are changed due to national holidays.Liberia ME (2000); Directed by Yang Yun-ho, Action Drama, 120 min:
Hee-soo, a juvenile criminal is released from prison after serving a
twelve-year sentence. An explosion racks the boiler room of the prison the moment he leaves the prison. A streak of unexplained fires threaten the city and the authorities suspect continues to threaten the city and the
authorities suspect that a mysterious professional pyromaniac is on the
loose. While the arsonist continues to threaten the city, Sang-woo and the other brave fighters risk their lives to fight the fires and capture the
criminal responsible.
Please send information on East Asia-related events, performances, and exhibitions to:
Clayton
Dube
UCLA Asia Institute
11288 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Los Angeles, California 90095-1487
email: <cdube@isop.ucla.edu>
Fax: (310) 206-3555
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