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EVENT: EXHIBITION

The Genius of Japanese Lacquer: Masterworks by Shibata Zeshin

Friday, March 21 — Sunday, June 15

Shibata Zeshin (1807–1891) is history’s greatest lacquer artist, recognized worldwide for his exquisitely detailed lacquered boxes, panels, sword mounts and other objects, as well as scrolls painted in both ink and lacquer.

EVENT: EDUCATOR PROGRAM

Konnichiwa Friends Gallery Tours

Saturday, May 10, 2 PM
Saturday, June 14, 2 PM

This series of tours engages young children ages 2-4 years old with the Japan Society exhibition The Genius of Japanese Lacquer: Masterworks by Shibata Zeshin while guiding adults in age appropriate, interactive activities.

EVENT: LECTURE

Exhibition Talk: Hidden Beauty in Edo Design

Tuesday, May 13, 6:30 PM

This program discusses the philosophical and practical background to iki -- an understated aesthetic that characterizes much of Shibata Zeshin's work -- and examines the beauty of hidden design in Japanese and Western culture.

EVENT: CORPORATE PROGRAM

Carlyle Japan: Looking Past Public Perception for Buyout Opportunities in Japan

Thursday, May 15, 12 PM

Carlyle Japan Chairman Takeshi Isayama debunks the popular belief in the U.S. that current private equity opportunities in Asia are concentrated outside Japan.

EVENT: PERFORMANCE

Yoshiko Chuma and The School of Hard Knocks: POOM²
A Page Out Of Order M to M

Thursday, May 15, 7:30 PM
Friday, May 16, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 17, 7:30 PM

Dance, live music, video projections and commentary collide in 10 scenes on a red-saturated stage in the middle of a driving rainstorm in POOM².

May 9, 2008

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Friday, 11 am - 9 pm
Saturday & Sunday,
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