Everything and Nothing: Japan and modern art until today
Works by Toulouse-Lautrec, a necklace by Bernhard Schobinger, a self-portrait by Oskar Schlemmer, an oil painting by Gustav Klimt, clothes by Christa de Carouge 鈥� regardless of how different these works might be, they have one common denominator: Japan.
This fascination for Japan is a phenomenon that is not limited by time or place. Western artists have been increasingly interested in Japan since the middle of the 19th century, both as part of their search for new visual and formal
languages, and in their endeavours to explore new philosophies of life. Western art and culture as we know them would be almost inconceivable without these Japanese influences.
The exhibition 鈥笶verything and Nothing鈥� aims to trace these manifold references. Selected works from the collection will be exhibited alongside historical Japanese works from the Historisches und V枚lkerkundemuseum St. Gallen to demonstrate the exciting spectrum of influences that go far beyond mere 鈥楯aponism鈥�.
Curated by Matthias Haldemann and Nina Schweizer
This exhibition is under the patronage of the Embassy of Japan in Switzerland.
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Works by Toulouse-Lautrec, a necklace by Bernhard Schobinger, a self-portrait by Oskar Schlemmer, an oil painting by Gustav Klimt, clothes by Christa de Carouge 鈥� regardless of how different these works might be, they have one common denominator: Japan.
This fascination for Japan is a phenomenon that is not limited by time or place. Western artists have been increasingly interested in Japan since the middle of the 19th century, both as part of their search for new visual and formal
languages, and in their endeavours to explore new philosophies of life. Western art and culture as we know them would be almost inconceivable without these Japanese influences.
The exhibition 鈥笶verything and Nothing鈥� aims to trace these manifold references. Selected works from the collection will be exhibited alongside historical Japanese works from the Historisches und V枚lkerkundemuseum St. Gallen to demonstrate the exciting spectrum of influences that go far beyond mere 鈥楯aponism鈥�.
Curated by Matthias Haldemann and Nina Schweizer
This exhibition is under the patronage of the Embassy of Japan in Switzerland.
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