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Co-created by Matthew Kirsch of the Noguchi Museum, and Diane Durston, the Arlene Schnitzer Curator of Culture, Art, and Education at the Portland Japanese Garden, this exhibition was on loan to the Garden from The Noguchi Museum in New York. The works in this exhibition date from the late 1940s to the mid 1980s, spanning …
This summer brings an exhilarating new direction for the Art in the Garden series as we explore the flamboyant and fanciful traditional performing art of Kabuki through an exhibition of seven authentic costumes on loan from Japan. Originating in the 17th century, Kabuki continues to flourish today at the Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo. The space …
The traditional cultures of the Ainu of Hokkaido, Japan, and Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest have much in common—both have a rich artistic heritage and a deep belief in the spirit that exists in all of nature. With a strong respect for their environment and a determination to live in harmony with it, the …
In the spring of 2015, Hakkodo: the Artisans of Kamakura featured Japanese lacquerware, a unique art form that is still little known outside of Japan. This exhibition offered a rare chance to see how a centuries-old tradition evolved from generation to generation down to the present day. In Kamakura, Japan, a small history-bound city located about …
“It’s intriguing. I was intrigued.” Peter Shinbach’s interest in Japanese art and culture started in high school. In college, he took every eastern Asian studies course available. He learned how to speak some Japanese while in the Navy and has always been interested in fiction and movies from Japan. But, it wasn’t until he was …
“I find making pottery is a bit like Zen meditation. My mind concentrates on the task at hand, although I can’t say I become completely detached from everyday life. When working with forces that have always existed, like clay and fire, I feel reduced to something insignificant, and yet completely at ease with myself.” – …
More than 1,500 people have already stopped by the Center for Architecture to see Tsunagu, Connecting to the Architecture of Kengo Kuma, the first Art in the Garden exhibition of 2016. Guest curated by Balazs Bognar, Design Director at Kengo Kuma & Associates, this month-long event — which continues through February 29 — includes project images, new construction drawings, …