PAST EXHIBITION

Painting for Joy

April 15, 2008—June 29, 2008

The Japanese Consulate General of Japan has chosen the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College to be the only venue in Florida to premiere this exhibition of thirty paintings by nine contemporary Japanese artists.  Sponsored by The Japan Foundation in Tokyo, this exhibition features artists born between the late 50s and early 60s who represent the cutting-edge in Japanese art from the 1990s.  These artists grew up during a period when Japan was achieving economic growth and during this period, the art of painting was "rediscovered."  Their exploitation of American figurative painting, mixed with characteristics from comics and picture book illustrations, has created a new style in international painting.

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