Print Exhibition Japan Foundation Touring Exhibition Variation and Autonomy: The Prints by Contemporary Japanese Painters January 10 – March 29, 2018 Sensing the diverse potential of the print medium, in the 1970s, young Japanese artists began making prints, and in … Continue reading →
Top images (left to right): Natsumi Hayashi, Today’s Levitation 02/21/2011; Mika Ninagawa, TOKYO INNOCENCE (2015); Image from photo album Nippon (1938). Japan Foundation Touring Exhibition: April 11 - July 11, 2018 Tokyo BEFORE/AFTER Photography Exhibition This touring exhibition … Continue reading →
Masks Onstage: Noh Theatre Photography Exhibition Presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto In association with the Yokohama Noh Theatre Photography Yoshiaki Kanda 能面舞台写真展 主催: 国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター 協力: 横浜能楽堂 写真撮影: 神田佳明 Masks are one of the most characteristic elements of Noh … Continue reading →
Calligraphy Exhibition Noriko Maeda: Foundations The art of Japanese calligraphy unfolds itself in time and weaves itself through language and visual form. Although highly regarded outside of Japan, the inner pulse of this art form is often perceived as an … Continue reading →
January 18 – April 13, 2019 Landmarks From Before It Was Called Tokyo: Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo 広重作江戸名所百景展 Co-presented by Stuart Jackson Gallery & The Japan Foundation, Toronto Original print works of One Hundred Famous Views of … Continue reading →
April 25 - July 31, 2019 Four Seasons of Gardens in Kyoto: Photographs by Katsuhiko Mizuno 『四季の京都の庭園』写真 水野克比古 Japanese culture has been strongly influenced by foreign culture and aesthetics from time to time, such as Chinese Buddhism in the ancient period, Zen Buddhism in medieval times, Confucian philosophy during … Continue reading →
Ceramic Design For Sake Exhibition Display of the contemporary, industrial design for Japanese rice wine Sake. Through the craftsmanship and original creativity imbedded in those design products the exhibition examine Japanese tradition and aesthetic sensitivity. 日本酒のための陶磁器デザイン展 日本酒のために制作された現代のデザイン作品を、陶磁器に特定して展示し、 デザインに込められた創意や配慮を通じて、日本人の美意識を探求する。 … Continue reading →
FANS ONSTAGE Handheld Splendours of the Japanese Traditional Performing Arts An exhibition presented by The Japan Foundation in conjunction with Cinema Kabuki 2019 Toronto Special thanks to Tomatsuya-Fukui in Kyoto and Bunsendō in Asakusa, Tokyo October 17, 2019 – … Continue reading →
Manga Hokusai Manga: Approaching the Master’s Compendium from the Perspective of Contemporary Comics 「マンガ・北斎・漫画」展 — 現代日本マンガから見た『北斎漫画』 January 16 – April 23, 2020 In light of Japan’s contemporary comics and their global proliferation, the 19th-century Hokusai Manga is attracting increasing … Continue reading →
We are pleased to announce that the JFT Gallery will reopen from Thursday, July 23, 2020. The health and safety of our guests and staff members is our primary concern. As we re-open the Gallery to the public, we ask … Continue reading →
