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June 6, 2008 - January 6, 2009
Mingei East and West
Sake bottle (tokurri),
motif by Shoji Hamada,
Japan, early 20th century
Mingei literally means “folk art” in Japanese. Literary scholar and critic Yanagi Soetsu (1889–1961) coined the word in the 1920s to refer to and champion the kind of anonymous, handcrafted objects that had begun to disappear as Japan entered the age of mass production and western-oriented modernization. Yanagi and his followers revitalized the tradition
of handicraft by re-evaluating the beauty of utilitarian objects and spurring a new artistic movement dedicated to maintaining what they defined as essential Japanese values.
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May 1 - August 24, 2008
Pacifika: Young Perspectives on Pacific Island Art
Necklace (lei niho palaoa),
Hawaii, 19th century
The first in a series of experimental, community-driven exhibits; Pacifika: Young Perspectives
on Pacific Island Art explores the arts, cultures, and traditions of the people of the Pacific Islands now living in Southern California. Issues regarding migration, ceremonial tattooing,
costumes and adornments will be explored through interpretive materials created by students
of Carson High School’s Pacific Islanders Club and UCLA’s Pacific Islands Student Association
(PISA).
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March 6 - July 27, 2008
Chinaman's Chance: Views of the Chinese
American Experience
Names of the Unremembered: Transcontinental, Zhi Lin, Daniel Boord, Luis Valdovino
Three contemporary artists will examine the diverse Chinese American experience from the days of the Transcontinental Railroad’s construction to today.
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Upcoming Exhibitions |
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September 10, 2008 - January 11, 2009
The Offering Table : Women Artists/ Activists from Korea
Confucianism has endured for centuries as
a pivotal ideology in East Asia. However, it
has also served to marginalize women. The
Offering Table features the works of three
female artists, Junwha Rhu, Miran Je and
Insun Ha.
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September 17, 2008 - January 11, 2009
Confucius: Shaping Values Through Art
The Four Sons of Filial Piety (detail), China, late 19th century
Hanging of silk, satin, and metallic threads, Pacific Asia Museum
Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johansing, 1991.17.2,
Photo by Julian Bermudez
At a time when interest in China
and its rich culture is increasing
internationally, China’s interest
in its own history and traditions has
also been growing. Since the end of the
Cultural Revolution in 1976, the Chinese
have been looking to their past as they
plan for their future.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
The Samurai Re-Imagined:
From Ukiyo-e to Anime
Left: Samurai Warriors on Bridge in Moonlight by Kuniyoshi, Japan, 19th century. Woodblock print of ink and color on paper. Pacific Asia Museum Collection, Henrietta Hill Swope Collection, 1981.12.123. Right: Samurai 7 by Toshifumi Takizawa, Japan, 2004. Full-color one-sheet poster. Courtesy of GONZO Studios.
The Samurai Re-Imagined explores the roots of the popular Japanese art forms of manga (graphic novels) and anime (animation) in the traditional arts of Japan by examining images of the iconic warrior, the samurai.
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Past
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February 8 - May 11, 2008
Lotus Moon: the Art of Otagaki Rengetsu
December 6, 2007 – March 30, 2008
Rainbow Colors: The Woodblock Prints of Paul Jacoulet
October 12, 2007 – January 27, 2008
Rank and Style :
Power Dressing in Imperial China
June 22 – September 9, 2007
Persian Visions: Contemporary Photography from Iran
May 4, 2007 – January 6, 2008
The Religious Arts of Japan
March 9 – May 27, 2007
Jade, Silk and Porcelain: The Materials of Asian Art
February 1
– November 11, 2007
Daily Rituals:
Himalayan Art in Practice
September 8, 2006 – April 1, 2007
Splendor and Simplicity: An Introduction to Japanese Artistic Style
November 10, 2006 – February 4, 2007
Banquet: A Feast for the Senses
November 18, 2005 – February 5, 2006
Place/Displace: Three Generations of Taiwanese Art
July 16 – October 16, 2005
From the Fire: Contemporary Korean Ceramics
June 18 – August 15, 2005
Brighter than Gold:
The Rich Tradition of Satsuma-Ware in Japan
March 19 – June 19, 2005
The Japanese Sword:
The Yoshihara Tradition of Swordmakers
February 16 – May 15, 2005
What Stays Behind to be Remembered:
An Exhibition in Memory of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Victims
November 13, 2004 – February 13, 2005
Wooden Wonders:
Tibetan Furniture in Secular and Religious Life
October 17, 2004 – January 30, 2005
Landscapes of the Mind:
Chinese Paintings of Nature from the Pacific Asia Museum Collection
October 9 2004 – January 31 2005
The museum is pleased to collaborate with other Pasadena
organizations on the city-wide exhibition The
Tender Land: A Festival of Art, History, Music, and Science . Click
for more information.
July 17 – October 17, 2004
The Occupations of Shôwa
Japan in Pictures:
Woodblock Prints of Wada Sanzô
February 15 – April 11, 2004
Recent Acquisitions of Japanese
Paintings
November 1, 2003 – February 1, 2004
Korean
Costumes through the Ages
October 22, 2003 – January 18, 2004
Tiny
Treasures: Two Hundred Snuff Bottles
from Los Angeles Collections
June 1 – October 5, 2003
Drawing the Line: Contemporary
Artists Reassess Traditional East Asian Calligraphy
June 4 – October 5, 2003
Chinese Calligraphy Showcase
February 28 – September 20, 2003
The Arts of Korea from the Pacific
Asia Museum Collection
February 23 –> April 27, 2003
Tana Bana: The Woven Soul
of Pakistan
September 29, 2002 – February 16, 2003
Sacred Stitches: Tibetan
Buddhist Images Pieced in Silk
by Leslie Rinchen Wongmo
September 29, 2002 – January 12, 2003
Visions of Enlightenment:
Understanding the Art of Buddhism
July 3 – September 15, 2002
Korea Through Western Eyes:
Prints and Paintings of Korea by Paul Jacoulet & Elizabeth Keith
June 2 – August 25, 2002
Asia's Woven Wonders:
Treasures from Pacific Asia Museum's Textile Collection
March 6 – June 16, 2002
Bijinga: Japanese Paintings
of Beautiful Women
February 17 – April 28, 2002
Where Masks Still Dance: Photographs
of New Guinea by Chris Rainier
November 3, 2001 – January 13, 2002
Bamboo Masterworks: Japanese
Baskets from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection
October 3, 2001 – January 6, 2002
Views of Old Japan: Landscape
Prints and Paintings by Hiroshige from the Collection of the Pacific
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