JAPONISMES – Art of Bamboo, Glass and Urushi

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Wamono art is excited to showcase some of its collections and works of artists who are introduced in the exhibitions in Paris, France in 2018 as a part of the “Japonismes 2018: les âmes en resonance” which was a joint project between Japan and France in commemoration of the 160th anniversary of friendship between France and Japan.

In this exhibition, some works and artists exhibited at “Japon Japonismes. Objets inspirés, 1867-2018” at Le Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and “Fendre l’air, Art du bamboo au Japon” in Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac are showed. In addition, works related to those participated artists are also exhibited to illustrate the wide variety of the aesthetic impressions of Japanese art.

This group exhibition covers bamboo, glass and urushi artists including Kazutoshi KIZAKI, Yukito NISHINAKA, Kenji TOKI, Jin MORIGAMI, Tokuzo SHONO, Kei HASEGAWA, Masaya Ike and Hideaki Honma.

Part of the French May Arts Festival 2024