The Japan Society of Boston Exhibits

An Unspoken Dialogue with Japanese Tea (12 Feb 2011)

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT

An Unspoken Dialogue with Japanese Tea

at the MFA

"An Unspoken Dialogue with Japanese Tea" has been organized to complement an exhibition and a series of programs focusing on the contemporary Japanese tea bowl to be held in the Boston community during spring 2011. Drawn from the extensive holdings of the Museum of Fine Arts' Morse Collection of Japanese Pottery and from several private collections, this show will explore the rich tradition of ceramics, lacquerware, and bamboo that have been made for the preparation and drinking of tea (chanoyu) from the sixteenth century to the present day.

Mizue Sawano "Eternal Return" Art Exhibit (01 Mar 2012)

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

"Eternal Return"
Art by Mizue Sawano

At Harvard University
CGIS South Building

15 oil painting by internationally acclaimed artist Mizue Sawano including selected works from her cherry orchard series, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Japan's gift of cherry trees to Washington D.C. in 2012

March 1 - May 21
Open for viewing 9am - 5pm Mon-Friday
Closed Sat - Sun

For information call
617.495.3220

More about the Artist

TSUNAMI - A mural painting showing by Camila Chaves Cortes (01 May 2012)

Tue, 01 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

TSUNAMI

A mural painting showing by Camila Chaves Cortes

MIT Rotch Library Gallery
77 Massachusetts Ave, Room 7- 238
Now through May 31, 2012.

Enjoy this beautiful (4 x 14.ft) 5 mural panel collage that plots the coast of Japan that suffered the disaster. Each panel of Tsunami is made with plastic, chip design boards, cars and boats made with numerical control machine, metal, copper, machine tool debris, screws, nuts, washers and bolts, wood, sawdust, metal dust and electronic copper paper, acrylics, oils, and watercolor.
More Information Here

Bonsai: Creating Art with Nature (01 May 2012)

Tue, 01 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Bonsai: Creating Art with Nature

Now through June 3rd
at the Museum of Science

Included with Exhibit Halls Admission

Bonsai is an art with an ancient history, having originated in China before becoming popularized in Japan. Get lost in the exquisite beauty of these miniature trees and the art form behind their creation.

More Information Here

Individual trees will be on display for short periods of time before being replaced. Visit multiple times during the run of the exhibit to enjoy a different bonsai experience.

Potter's talk with Jan Kollwitz (05 May 2012)

Sat, 05 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Potter's Talk with Jan Kollwitz

Jan Kollwitz will discuss the ceramics featured in Focusing on the Flame, his inaugural exhibition at the Gallery
Sunday, 6 May, 2012
2:00– 4 pm

Focusing on the Flame runs
May 5 through 28
at
Pucker Gallery
171 Newbury Street, Boston
RSVP to
Perri Osattin
peri@puckergallery.com
Pucker Gallery

Tea Bowls and Sake Cups: A Kindred Spirit (05 May 2012)

Sat, 05 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Tea Bowls and Sake Cups:
A Kindred Spirit

May 5 - May 31

at
Lacoste Gallery
25 Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
978-369-0278
info@lacostegallery.com
www.lacostegallery.com
Hours: Tue.-Sat. 10-6, Thurs. 10-7. Sun 12- 5:00

This is an art exhibit exploring Tea Bowls and Sake Cups by both Japanese and American artists. “The tea bowl embodies the spirit of Japanese ceramics and the Japanese aesthetic of wabi/sabi, as well as the appreciation of imperfection in nature. The sake cup (guinomi) can be viewed as a small version of the tea bowl.”
- Jeff Shapiro

More information at
www.Lacostegallery.com

Perceptions in Clay - Ceramics by Kentaro Kawabata (12 May 2012)

Sat, 12 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Perceptions in Clay

Ceramics by Kentaro Kawabata
May 12 ~ June 11

Artist Reception
May 12
3:00 - 6:00pm

KEIKO Gallery
121 Charles Street, Boston

More Information Here

Pilgrimage to Hokusai's Waterfalls - Opening Reception (17 May 2012)

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Pilgrimage to Hokusai's Waterfall
at the Worcester Art Museum

Opening Reception with
Odaiko New England

Opening Reception
May 17th
5:30 - 8:00
Featuring Music By Odaiko New England
Guided Tour at 6:30
and Japanese Refreshments
Admission $14

On display May 17th - November 21, 2012
More Info Here

The newly redesigned Japanese gallery spotlights WAM’s very rare, first edition impressions of A Tour of Waterfalls in the Provinces (ca. 1833), a masterpiece woodblock-print series by the famous Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). Pioneering the theme of falling water, Hokusai made liberal use of the newly fashionable imported Prussian blue pigment and imbued the prints with atmospheric breadth and timeless intimacy through his faith in the purifying power of waterfalls. A permanent display of Japanese ceramics, ranging in date from 17th century to the 21st century, as well as the imposing early 10th century wooden sculpture of the Eleven-headed Kannon, will also be on view.

Taiko Drumming by Odaiko New England
Odaiko New England (ONE) began drumming in 1994 and is fast becoming one of the premier taiko groups on the East Coast. By combining Japanese aesthetic sensibility with the bold American spirit, ONE is forging its own modern distinctive style and voice as it challenges the very definition of the art of taiko.

Rising from the Ashes - New works by Ken matsuzaki (03 Jun 2012)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Rising from the Ashes
New works by
Ken Matsuzaki
Opening Reception

Sunday, June 3
2:00 - 4:00

June 3 through July 16
at
Pucker Gallery
171 Newbury Street, Boston

Ken Matsuzaki was born in Tokyo in 1950 and received a degree in Ceramic Art from Tamagawa University School of Fine Arts, Tokyo. After graduating he moved to Mashiko in 1972 to apprentice with Tatsuzo Shimaoka (who himself had moved to Mashiko to study with Shoji Hamada). After a five year apprenticeship, Matsuzaki established his own kiln, Yuushin Gama, down the road from Mr. Shimaoka. Matsuzaki's works have a strong grounding in the Mingei philosophy though his approach is very contemporary, introducing a focus on the Oribe style with yohen, shino, and oribe glazing.

Works by Matsuzaki have been accepted into the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art (Ohio), The Worcester Museum of Art (Massachusetts), the Tikotin Museum (Israel), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York).

June 3 through July 16
at
Pucker Gallery
171 Newbury Street, Boston
RSVP to
Perri Osattin
peri@puckergallery.com
Pucker Gallery