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September - 26th October Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Daiwa
Foundation Japan House Exhibition 21st September 'Does Heritage Matter? Is the past serving the present in Japan and Europe' Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in association with The Japan Society Daiwa
Foundation Japan House Seminar:
6-8pm 13th October–1st May 2006 'Fashioning Kimono: dress in early 20th century Japan' Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell
Road The boldly patterned and brilliantly coloured kimono featured in this display reveal the dynamism of early 20th century Japanese textile design. The garments, for women, men and children, are borrowed from a major private collection and are being exhibited for the first time. The display will be rotated on 12 December and 20 February. 10am-5.45pm
daily, 10am-10pm Wednesdays and the last Friday of the month 13th October–1st May 2006 'Cast and Chased: Japanese bronzes of the Meiji period' Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell
Road The Edwin and Susan Davies Collection of Japanese bronzes of the late 19th century includes superb examples of the work of the craftsman metalworker, and the objects illustrate a wide range of metalworking techniques. They are chiefly figurative and include subjects from Japanese mythology as well as decorative animal studies. The display will be complemented by a few select examples of artworks of the Meiji period (1868-1912) in other materials. 10am-5.45pm
daily, 10am-10pm Wednesdays and the last Friday of the month 31st October-25th November 'Yugyo' Embassy of Japan 101-104
Piccadilly Isao
Miura (painter), Midori Nishizawa (sculptor) and Nana Shiomi (printmaker)
are three Japanese artists based in London who all graduated from
the Royal College of Art in the early nineties. Their wide-ranging
and inspirational works are sharply contemporary yet often reference
the past of their homeland. Location:
Foyer Gallery, Embassy of Japan 3rd November-15th December 'Out of the Darkness:Mezzotints by Katsunori Hamanishi' The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Daiwa
Foundation Japan House Collection of works by an internationally renowned Japanese mezzotint artist, Katsunori Hamanishi. This is his first major solo show in the UK and follows the artist’s development from his early, characteristically dark mezzotint prints of the 1970s to his more colourful and multifaceted recent works. The exhibition is organised in association with Hanga Ten gallery. Mon-Fri
9.30am-5pm 7th November–31st January 2006 'Face of Asia' Asia House 63 New
Cavendish Street The first exhibition in the new Asia House gallery shows the acclaimed work of the photojournalist Steve McCurry, with images of India, Afghanistan, Cambodia and Tibet. Included is the well-known image of the ‘Afghan girl’ as a young refugee, as well as McCurry’s photograph of her taken seventeen years later. The exhibition is organised by George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film, which gratefully acknowledges the support of Eastman Kodak Company and Nikon, Inc. Mon-Sat
10am-6pm 10th-16th November 'Rajasthani Paintings by Namita Jain' The
Bhavan 4A Castletown
Road Namita, a resident of the UK, trained at Abhinav Kala Institute in Pune and studied for her Master in Arts at SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai. She has a unique style of painting, capturing Rajasthani life using bold, saturated colours. 11am-7pm
daily 12th November 'Chandra’s London' by Sita Kumari Museum of London London
Wall Dancing a story - Indian dance-based storytelling performances and workshops based on images from photo-documentary, Chandra’s London, by Heartstone. Performances
at 12.30pm, 1.50pm and 3.10pm Booking
Office, tel: +44 (0)20 7814 5777 Until December 2005 'Feasting on Lychee: A Focus on Food' Riesco Collection Croydon
Clocktower Many ceramics in the Riesco Gallery relate to food. They were used by everyone from peasants to emperors, whether in celebration or ritual, every day life or more elegant eating. This exhibition will investigate how people ate from these pots, bowls and dishes. Mon-Sat
11am-5pm REGRETTABLY POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2006 Nek Chand: Sculptures and Photographs from his Rock Garden, India The Bhavan - Institute of Indian Art and Culture 4A Castletown
Road Mon-Fri
11am-7pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm Contact:
Abi Isherwood +44 (0)20 7381 3086 Diploma in Asian Art The British Museum Education Department The British Museum 38 Great Russell Streeet London WC1B 3DG For further
information contact Dr Heather Elgood tel. +44 (0)20 7323 8144 fax.
+44 (0)20 7323 8561 Students can choose any number or combination of three-month modules. Students successfully completing three modules will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art, validated by University of London, Royal Holloway College. The Post
Graduate Diploma is taught over three twelve-week terms. Please contact
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