Japão Deco : Criando Arte e Cultura, 1920-1945

Sexta-feira, março 16 - domingo 10 de junho
Japan Society - New York

Enomoto Chikatoshi (1898–1973), Young Woman Adjusting Her Skis. Two-panel folding screen; ink, powdered shell, silver, and colors on paper, late 1930s. 170.8 x 170.2 cm (67¼ x 67 in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Divulgar o artesanato espectacular e design sofisticado, associado com o Japão e estilo Art Deco, esta exposição é o primeiro de os EUA para explorar uma marca pouco conhecida de pré-Segunda Guerra Mundial modernismo cargo de ingenuidade competitiva e cosmopolitismo vivaz.

Showcasing the spectacular craftsmanship and sophisticated design associated with both Japan and Art Deco style, this exhibition is the first in the U.S. to explore a little-known brand of pre-WWII modernism borne of competitive ingenuity and vivacious cosmopolitanism.

Hayashi Bunshū (born 1895), with Gyōzan, Shōsai, and Mikizō (dates unknown), Box with Celestial Horse Ascending to the Sky. Lacquered wood with silver and gold inlay, 1937. 33 x 25.4 x 12.7 cm (13 x 10 x 5 in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Com curadoria de Dr. Kendall Brown, Deco Japão: Arte e Cultura Shaping, 1920-1945 sutilmente transmite as tensões sociais complexas e cultural no Japão durante os períodos de Taisho e início de Showa por meio de exemplos dramaticamente desenhadas de metal, cerâmica, laca, vidro, móveis, escultura, jóias e ephemera evocativa, como partituras, cartazes, postais, gravuras e fotografia.

Curated by Dr. Kendall Brown, Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture, 1920-1945 subtly conveys the complex social and cultural tensions in Japan during the Taisho and early Showa periods through dramatically designed examples of metalwork, ceramics, lacquer, glass, furniture, jewelry, sculpture and evocative ephemera such as sheet music, posters, postcards, prints and photography.

Artist Unknown. Kimono with Abstract Fan Design. Printed silk, 1930s. 151.8 x 130.2 x 50.8 cm (59¾ x 51¼ x 20 [sleeve] in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

A vitalidade da época é ainda expressa através do tema da moga ("menina moderna") - um emblema da elegância urbana contemporânea que brevemente florido, juntamente com o estilo Art Deco, nos anos de 1920 e 30.

The vitality of the era is further expressed through the theme of the moga ("modern girl")--an emblem of contemporary urban chic that flowered briefly, along with the Art Deco style, in the 1920s and '30s.

Andō Jūbei Company. Vase with Geometric Pattern. Enameled copper, 1930s. 28 x 25.4 cm (11 x 10 in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Deco Japão: Criando Arte e Cultura, 1920-1945 é retirado da Colecção Levenson e é organizado e divulgado pelo art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia.

Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture, 1920-1945 is drawn from The Levenson Collection and is organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia.

Yamazaki Kakutarō (1899–1984). Pair of Vases with Design of Leaping Hares. Lacquered wood, about 1939–42. 26 x 19 cm (10¼ x 7½ in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Hiramatsu Kōshun (1896–1971) Bull. Cast bronze, about 1930–43. 18 x 9.6 x 35.5 cm (7¼ x 37/8 x 14 in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Artist Unknown; Publishers: Columbia Records and Shōchiku Kinema Gakufu Shuppansha Bungei kouta: Meibōka (Literary Song, The Trouble with Bright Eyes), from series Shōchiku hāmonika gakufu (Shōchiku Sheet Music for Harmonica). Songbook cover; color lithograph, inks on paper, 1929. 26.4 x 18.9 cm (10 3/8 x 77/16 in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Artist Unknown. Under-kimono with Sheet-music Design. Printed silk, about 1930. 132.1 x 128.9 x 46.4 cm (52 x 50 ¾ x 18¼ [sleeve] in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Nakamura Kenji (1895–1970). Origami Cranes. Silver and gilt silver, 1930s. 10.5 x 28.6 x 19.4 cm (41/8 x 11¼ x 75/8 in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Satomi Munetsugu (1904–1996); Publisher: Board of Tourist Industry; Printer: Seihan Printing Company Japan: Japanese Government Railways. Poster; color lithograph, inks on paper, 1937. 99 x 63.5 cm (39 x 25 in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Kurozumi Toyonosuke (1980–1955); Publisher: Osaka Railway Bureau. Shimotsui, Shibukawa, Tsuda Matsubara no kaisuiyoku (Seabathing at Shimotsui, Shibukawa, Tsuda Matsubara). Poster; color lithograph, inks on paper, mid-1930s. 89.9 x 67.3 cm (353/8 x 26½ in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Tsuda Shinobu (1875–1946). Deluded Demons Run Away: Roaring Chinese Lion. Cast bronze, 1938. 18.2 x 27.5 x 9.1 cm (11 x 17¼ x 5½ in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Enomoto Chikatoshi (1898–1973). Furorida (Florida). Ink and colors on paper, about 1935. Each: 81.1 x 176.7 cm (3115/16 x 69 9/16 in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Saitō Kazō (1887–1955); Publisher: Bikutā Shuppansha Misu Nippon no uta (Song of Miss Nippon), from series Bikutā hāmonika chōtokusen gakufu (Victor Harmonica Sheet Music: Extra Special Selection). Songbook cover; color lithograph, inks on paper, 1930. 26.5 x 19 cm. (105/16 x 77/16 in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Kosen (dates unknown). Sake Flask in the Form of an Akita Dog. Porcelain, 1930s. 19.7 x 17.8 x 8.9 cm (7¾ x 7 x 3½ in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Ishikawa Toraji (1875–1964). Odori (Dance), from series Rajo jūsshu (Ten Nudes). Woodblock print; ink, colors, and mica on paper, 1934. 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.

Miki Suizan (1887–1957). Junpū (A Fair Wind). Panel; ink, colors, and mica on silk. 1933; exhibited at the 14th Teiten Exhibition Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Charles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund and Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously.

Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (1899–1948). Horoyoi (Tipsy), first print from series Kindai jiseisō (Styles of Contemporary Makeup). Woodblock print; ink and colors on paper, February 1930. 43.6 x 27.7 cm (20½ x 12 in.). Photograph courtesy of The Levenson Collection.