CURRENT EXHIBITION

New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Masters

October 4, 2008—January 11, 2009

Curated by Joe Earle, Director, Japan Society Gallery, New Bamboo features 23 innovators, old and young, who fully exploit the tension between traditional skills and new forms of expression. Ranging from ethereal, computer-designed filigrees, through dramatic wall pieces to angry-looking, dirt-encrusted tangles and anthropomorphic, sexually charged sculptures, the 88 works on display demonstrate awesome technique, meticulous attention to detail, and extraordinary creativity. To extend the exhibition beyond the gallery, Japan Society has commissioned a large-scale installation piece from Kawana Tetsunori to be displayed in the building’s public spaces alongside bamboo works by American artist Stephen Talasnik, conceived as a response to Kawana’s piece and creating an international dialogue about this extraordinary material.

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