Gallery
Exhibition
"A radically reorienting show…gives you a new way to navigate Japanese art." - The New York Times
A dazzling array of objects from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection of Japanese art comes together in this unprecedented collaboration between the museum and Japan Society Gallery. More than 2,000 years of art-making history are detailed in 71 paintings, prints, screens, sculptures, and decorative objects. The exhibition showcases the history of the Brooklyn collection while also illuminating its particular strengths in lesser known but revelatory artifacts like delicate bark fiber robes, beaded jewelry and wood carvings made by the Ainu people of northern Japan. Many objects have never been shown before, and many more are rarely exhibited. The works, framed around the four cardinal directions of north, south, east, and west, become points of departure from the myth of a homogeneous Japan.
Admission:
$12; students & seniors $10, Japan Society members & children under 16 free. Admission is free to all on Friday nights, 6-9 pm.
Gallery Hours:
Tues.-Thurs. 11 am-6 pm; Fri. 11 am-9 pm; Sat. & Sun. 11 am-5 pm, closed Mon. & major holidays.
Docent-led Tours:
Starting Fri., March 7, through Sun., June 8, 2014, docent-led walk-in tours will be conducted Tues.-Sun. at 2:30 pm and Fri. evenings at 7 pm. Japanese language tours will be conducted Friday nights at 6 pm. Tours are free with admission and are approximately one hour in duration.
Gallery Lessons:
Pre-K-12th grade school groups can schedule object-centered, one-hour Gallery lessons Tuesday–Friday by appointment. For more information about arranging group tours, please call (212) 715-1223. Two weeks advance request recommended.
Audio Tour:
Japan Society Gallery Associate Cory Campbell leads listeners on an audio tour through Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum.
All exhibition-related programs are held at Japan Society.
Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum
March 7, 2014–June 8, 2014"A radically reorienting show…gives you a new way to navigate Japanese art." - The New York Times
A dazzling array of objects from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection of Japanese art comes together in this unprecedented collaboration between the museum and Japan Society Gallery. More than 2,000 years of art-making history are detailed in 71 paintings, prints, screens, sculptures, and decorative objects. The exhibition showcases the history of the Brooklyn collection while also illuminating its particular strengths in lesser known but revelatory artifacts like delicate bark fiber robes, beaded jewelry and wood carvings made by the Ainu people of northern Japan. Many objects have never been shown before, and many more are rarely exhibited. The works, framed around the four cardinal directions of north, south, east, and west, become points of departure from the myth of a homogeneous Japan.
Admission:
$12; students & seniors $10, Japan Society members & children under 16 free. Admission is free to all on Friday nights, 6-9 pm.
Gallery Hours:
Tues.-Thurs. 11 am-6 pm; Fri. 11 am-9 pm; Sat. & Sun. 11 am-5 pm, closed Mon. & major holidays.
Docent-led Tours:
Starting Fri., March 7, through Sun., June 8, 2014, docent-led walk-in tours will be conducted Tues.-Sun. at 2:30 pm and Fri. evenings at 7 pm. Japanese language tours will be conducted Friday nights at 6 pm. Tours are free with admission and are approximately one hour in duration.
Gallery Lessons:
Pre-K-12th grade school groups can schedule object-centered, one-hour Gallery lessons Tuesday–Friday by appointment. For more information about arranging group tours, please call (212) 715-1223. Two weeks advance request recommended.
Audio Tour:
Japan Society Gallery Associate Cory Campbell leads listeners on an audio tour through Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum.
All exhibition-related programs are held at Japan Society.
Exhibition-Related Programs
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Lecture
Laudable Landscapes: Famous Places and the Japanese Tradition of Cultural Geography
Wednesday, April 30, 6:30 PM
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Conference/Symposium
JASA at the Forefront: Celebrating the Fortieth Anniversary of the Japanese Art Society of America
Saturday, May 17, 10 AM
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Video
Explore Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum with Gallery Associate Cory Campbell in this video highlighting featured works from the exhibition.
Image Gallery
Audio Tour
Points of Departure Audio Tour
Japan Society Gallery Associate Cory Campbell leads listeners on an audio tour through Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum.
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This exhibition is organized by Japan Society in collaboration with the Brooklyn Museum.
Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum is generously supported by Chris A. Wachenheim, Raphael and Jane Bernstein, Sebastian and Miki Izzard, Alan and Leslie Beller, Joan B. Mirviss, The Alvin Friedman-Kien and Ryo Toyonaga Foundation, Willard G. Clark, Amy G. Poster, George and Roberta Mann, and the J.C.C. Fund of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York.
Media sponsorship is provided by WNYC.
Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines.
Exhibitions at Japan Society are made possible in part by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund, Director’s Circle members and Friends of the Gallery.
Arts & Culture Lecture Programs are made possible by funding from the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund.
Additional support is provided by Chris A. Wachenheim, and the Sandy Heck Lecture Fund.
Top image: Unknown Artist, Cherry Blossom Viewing Picnic (detail), circa 1624-44 (Edo period). Ink, color, and gold leaf on paper; 39 3/8 x 105 3/8 in. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Fredric B. Pratt, 39.87
Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum is generously supported by Chris A. Wachenheim, Raphael and Jane Bernstein, Sebastian and Miki Izzard, Alan and Leslie Beller, Joan B. Mirviss, The Alvin Friedman-Kien and Ryo Toyonaga Foundation, Willard G. Clark, Amy G. Poster, George and Roberta Mann, and the J.C.C. Fund of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York.
Media sponsorship is provided by WNYC.
Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines.
Exhibitions at Japan Society are made possible in part by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund, Director’s Circle members and Friends of the Gallery.Arts & Culture Lecture Programs are made possible by funding from the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund.
Additional support is provided by Chris A. Wachenheim, and the Sandy Heck Lecture Fund.
Top image: Unknown Artist, Cherry Blossom Viewing Picnic (detail), circa 1624-44 (Edo period). Ink, color, and gold leaf on paper; 39 3/8 x 105 3/8 in. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Fredric B. Pratt, 39.87
Visitor Information
Location
333 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
Box Office Hours:
Monday - Friday, 11 AM - 6 PM
Check our Visit page for current weekend hours.
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday 11 am-6 pm;
Friday 11 am-9 pm;
Saturday & Sunday 11 am-5 pm,
closed Mondays & major holidays.
Business Hours:
Monday - Friday, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Phone: (212) 832-1155
Box Office: (212) 715-1258
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