JASA: 10/14/16 San Francisco Event
The Japanese Art Society of America (JASA) and the Society for Asian Art (SAA) are delighted to co-sponsor a very special day of Japanese-themed lectures and art at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, CA.
The day begins with a lecture on Post-War Japanese Art by Prof. Ming Tiampo of Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Prof. Tiampo is an expert in the Gutai Art Association active in Japan from 1954-1972, and co-curated the highly acclaimed and groundbreaking exhibition "Gutai: Splendid Playground" at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2013. Her presentation is part of the SAA series "From Monet to Ai Weiwei: How We Got Here", examining the influences on and evolution of modern and contemporary art in Asia.
Following the lecture, you will have the opportunity to enjoy lunch on your own at the Museum's lovely café and visit the galleries as well as the Museum's celebrated store.
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Kazumi, Silver Model of a Dragon, Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900, 16in (40.6cm) long. Image courtesy of Bonhams
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In the afternoon, Japanese art scholar, Bonhams senior advisor and former JASA board member Joe Earlewill give a JASA-sponsored lecture, "Meiji: Summation and Transformation", in which he will introduce masterpieces of Meiji-era (1868-1912) craft in different media including metalwork, enamels, ceramics, textiles, and bamboo. He will use these to show how skillfully their makers both interpreted earlier cultural and artistic traditions and created new modes of expression in response to the demands of an adoring global clientele.
After the lecture, Laura Allen, Curator of Japanese Art at the Asian Art Museum, will take our group through the exhibition of Japanese lacquer on view now.
A wine and cheese reception hosted by the SAA will follow.
Fee for JASA members is $20, which covers admission to the SAA lecture. JASA members who are not members or affiliates of the Asian Art Museum will need to pay the entrance fee at the museum as well.
There is an optional dinner for JASA members at a nearby French restaurant, Jardiniere. Please contact JASA President and trip leader Wilson Grabill at w_grabill@yahoo.com if you are interested in participating in the dinner.
Reservations required. JASA participation is limited to 15 members. The deadline to sign up is Friday, September 30.
Registration is first come first served; please click this link the button below and fill out the registration form.
Please contact Christy Laidlaw, membership coordinator, via email:japaneseartsoc@yahoo.com or phone: 917-658-3955 with any questions.