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Narrow Road to the Interior: Contemporary Japanese Artists
21 Sep, 2013 - 12 Jan, 2014
The 17th-century Zen Buddhist masterwork of linked verse, Narrow Road to the Interior, takes readers on a pilgrimage鈥攂oth worldly and immaterial. The contemporary artists in this eponymous exhibition also evoke the idea of earthly and spiritual passage artworks that use private experiences as entryways to universal themes. Quiet, patient observation and elemental materials prove central to these artists鈥� practices. More than one hundred exquisite photographs, sculptures, paintings and installations incorporate humble materials such as light, water, wood, paper, ash, stone, ink and mirrors. The subtlety and frankness of the art epitomize the precision and rhythm of haiku while the exhibition's meditative nature reflects the ritual and ceremony that has persisted over centuries at the heart of Japanese culture.
ARTISTS: Noriko Ambe, Hiroshi Senju, Yoshiko Shimano, Shinji Turner-Yamamoto, Masao Yamamoto, Motoi Yamamoto, Asami Yoshiga
ARTISTS: Noriko Ambe, Hiroshi Senju, Yoshiko Shimano, Shinji Turner-Yamamoto, Masao Yamamoto, Motoi Yamamoto, Asami Yoshiga
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