In celebration of the launch of MoMA’s publication From Postwar to Postmodern, Art in Japan 1945–1989: Primary Documents, panel discussions will take place in New York (January) and in Tokyo (April). Gathering important artists, thinkers, and scholars representing distinct generations of Japanese postwar art history, the participants will discuss the development of Japanese postwar art history in the fields of painting, sculpture, music, film, architecture, and contemporary art.
New York Launch Event, January 11, 2013
The launch event in New York is organized in conjunction with MoMA’s exhibition Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde.
Participants include Tone Yasunao, experimental musician and sound artist; Doryun Chong, Associate Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, MoMA; Meiro Koizumi, artist; Kayoko Ota, Curator and Editor, OMA/AMO; Michio Hayashi, Professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University; Pedro Gadanho, Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, MoMA; Sarah Suzuki, Associate Curator, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books, MoMA.
Tokyo Launch Event, April 26, 2013
Co-organized with the Japan Foundation’s Tokyo headquarters, the panel discussion brings together many important artists and scholars from different generations, including Fumihiko Sumimoto, independent curator; Kenji Kajiya, Associate Professor, Hiroshima City University; Hiroshi Nakamura, artist; Yuri Mitsuda Curator, Shoto Museum of Art, and Board Member, AICA Japan; Lee Ufan, artist and scholar; Akira Tatehata, Director, The National Museum of Art, Osaka; Arata Isozaki, architect; Taro Igarashi, Associate Professor of Engineering, Tohoku University; Koki Tanaka, artist; and Mika Kuraya, Chief Curator of the Department of Fine Arts, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Participants include Tone Yasunao, experimental musician and sound artist; Doryun Chong, Associate Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, MoMA; Meiro Koizumi, artist; Kayoko Ota, Curator and Editor, OMA/AMO; Michio Hayashi, Professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University; Pedro Gadanho, Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, MoMA; Sarah Suzuki, Associate Curator, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books, MoMA.
Opening remarks given by Jay A. Levenson, Director, International Program, MoMA; and Tomoyuki Sakurai, Executive Vice President, The Japan Foundation. The film ANPO: Art X War by Linda Hoaglund will be screened as part of the event.
This publication is made possible by The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art in honor of its members and friends Toshio Hara, Minoru Mori, Takeo Obayashi, Yoshio Taniguchi, and Seiji Tsutsumi. Generous support is provided by Mr. and Mrs. Minoru Mori, The Asian Cultural Council, Inc., E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Obayashi Corporation, Obayashi Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, ISE Cultural Foundation, and The Saison Foundation. Additional funding is provided by The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art members Wendy Stark Morrissey, Frances Reynolds, and Byron Meyer. From Postwar to Postmodern, Art in Japan 1945–1989: Primary Documents is published by The Museum of Modern Art in cooperation with the Japan Foundation.