Monday, September 7th, 2009
Neo Shinto :: Chiho Aoshima, Matzu, MR. at Tufts University
Tomokazu Matsuyama – Kirin White, 60″ x 60″, 2009. (Image: Joshua Liner Gallery and the artist)
While the name and brand of Takashi Murakami have become a virtual household name (at least every house with Louis Vuitton merchandise), there are many other accomplished artists mixing manga/anime and traditional folk imagery into contemporary Japanese art. Sacred Monsters: Everyday Animism in Contemporary Japanese Art and Anime, a new exhbition opening Sept 10. at Tufts University in Massachusetts, surveys eight notable emerging and mid-career Japanese artists who each blend the symbolism of Shinto spirituality into a modern cultural context. The participants are Chiho Aoshima, Mr., Mahomi Kunikata, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Oscar, Saito Oiwa, Tokyo Kamen, Nobuhiro Ishihara, and Kenjiro Kitade.
SACRED MONSTERS: Everyday Aminism in Contemporary Japanese Art
Sept. 10 – Nov. 22
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 17, 5:30–8:00 pm
Tufts University Art Gallery, Aidekman Arts Center
Medford, MA 02155
Info: 617-627-3518
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September 16th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
the art collectors » Sacred Monsters at Tufts University, MA said:
[…] Just in from our friend Tomokazu Matsuyama, are these images from Tufts University Art Gallery’s current exhibition, Sacred Monsters: Everyday Animism in Contemporary Japanese Art and Anime. Matzu appears in the eight-artist exhibit along with Chiho Aoshima, Nobuhiro Ishihara, Kenjiro Kitade, Mahomi Kunikata, Mr., Oscar Oiwa, and TOKYO KAMEN. For more info, see our previous report. […]