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Talk "The Great Quake, The 500 Arhats, and Takashi Murakami" * Conducted in Japanese
Art critic Sawaragi Noi, who has observed Takashi Murakami's career for many years from his early works created during his postgraduate studies to The 500 Arhats, discusses the place of Murakami's works in the contemporary art world and their significance from his own unique perspective.
Speaker: Sawaragi Noi (Professor, Tama Art University)
Date & Time: 14:00-16:00, Sunday, January 10, 2016 (Doors open: 13:30)
Venue: Academyhills (49F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower) Capacity150 (booking required)
Admission: General ¥1,000 / MAMC members free
Cooperation: Academyhills
Booking: Booked out
Talk "Japanese Dual Standard" * Conducted in Japanese
Akutagawa Prize-winning author and head monk of Fukujuji Temple Genyu Sokyu discusses Japanese culture and Murakami's artwork.
Calling lacquerware "japanning" was a stroke of genius. Lacquerware production involves repeating the opposing acts of "coating" and "polishing" (shaving), producing a subtle, "jewel-like" gleam. Doubtless I am not alone in sensing a taste of that in Murakami's recent Zen circles. Come to think of it, opposing vectors: boldness and delicacy, loquacity and silence, desolation and fertility, have been colliding with each other within Murakami all along, driving the engine of his practice. I'd like to show that this is precisely what Japanese traditional art has been since the Kojiki.―The Spiritual Life Force of "Dichotomy," Genyu Sokyu
Speaker: Genyu Sokyu (Writer; Head monk, Fukujuji Temple; Professor Emeritus, Hanazono University)
Date & Time: 15:00-16:30, Saturday, February 20, 2016 (Doors open: 14:30)
Venue: Auditorium, Mori Art Museum Capacity 100 (booking required)
Admission: Free (exhibition ticket required)
Booking: Booked out
Mori Art Museum x Bijutsu Techo x Kaikai Kiki
Talk "Lesson on How to View Takashi Murakami's Artworks" * Conducted in Japanese
Hashimoto Mari, an art writer who supervised Takashi Murakami's feature article on "Bijutsu Techo" January 2016 issue, will give a special one-day lesson on Murakami artworks.
Speaker: Hashimoto Mari (Writer, editor)
[Profile]
Born in 1972. A writer and editor specializing in Japanese art mainly. Adjunct Lecturer at Meiji Gakuin University / St. Paul's University. Author of Kyoto de Nihon Bijutsu wo Miru (Kyoto National Museum Collection), Sengoku no COOLDESIGN, Shungart and others. Co-author of Ukiyoe Nyumon Koi-suru Shunga and more.
Date & Time: 19:00-20:30, Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Venue: "Flower Cafe by Takashi Murakami,"Hills Café/Space (2F, Hillside, Roppongi Hills)
* Details: http://www.roppongihills.com/events/2015/12/hcs_ohana_cafe/
Admissio: Free (First-come basis)
* Enjoy special collaboration "flower"menu items along with the Talk!
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