New bamboo : contemporary Japanese masters
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New bamboo : contemporary Japanese masters
Japan Society , distributed by Yale University Press, c2008
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"...accompanies the exhibition New bamboo : contemporary Japanese masters, presented at Japan Society Gallery, New York, from October 4, 2008, to January 11, 2009, and at the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture, Hanford, California, from February 7 to May 9, 2009"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127)
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Description
While woven bamboo containers have been common in Asia for thousands of years, it is only in the past 150 years that basketry has become widely regarded as an art form. This stunning book celebrates contemporary Japanese bamboo masters whose breathtakingly beautiful and imaginative new works are changing the definition of basketry.
Focusing on contemporary bamboo artists working in sculptural forms, the book is based on recent interviews and critical analysis. In his compelling and accessible text, Joe Earle argues that today's bamboo sculpture reaches beyond its craft roots to abandon functionality, while maintaining meticulous attention to the rigorous technical skill on which Japanese basketry was founded. Poised between traditional and contemporary art and drawing inspiration from both, Japanese bamboo art sheds new light on the complex relationship between past and present cultures.
Distributed for the Japan Society
Exhibition Schedule:
Japan Society Gallery, New York (October 4, 2008 - January 11, 2009)
Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture, Hanford, California (February 7 - May 9, 2009)
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