Nov 9

Japan Society (NY) Weekly e-Newsletter Nov 9-15

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November 9 – 15, 2009 at Japan Society

SERIZAWA KEISUKE (1895-1984) Nawa Noren (Straw Rope Curtain), 1955. Noren (entrance curtain), stencil-dyed cotton, 47 1/2 x 34 7/8 in. Tōhoku Fukushi University Serizawa Keisuke Art and Craft Museum.

EXHIBITION
Serizawa:
Master of Japanese Textile Design
Now Open

Living National Treasure Serizawa Keisuke (18951984) used stencil-dyeing techniques to create irresistible works of art that range from screens and kimonos to book covers and magazine designs.

View an image gallery from the exhibition

Gallery hours:
Tuesday through Thursday
11 am – 6 pm
Friday 11 am – 9 pm
Saturday & Sunday 11 am – 5 pm

LECTURE
Copenhagen & Beyond:
A Multilateral Debate about Climate Change Policy
Tuesday, November 10
6:30 PM

In this panel, Jun Arima, Deputy Director General, Global Environmental Affairs, METI; The Honorable Zhenmin Liu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations; Elliot Diringer, Vice President, International Strategies, Pew Center on Global Climate Change; and Takao Shibata, chair of the working group that drafted the Kyoto Protocol, debate the direction of international climate change policy.

Buy Tickets Online or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. – Fri. 11 am – 6 pm, Weekends 11 am – 5 pm.

PERFORMANCE
Vital Signals
Japanese & American Video Art from the 1960s and ’70s
Saturday, November 14
2 PM – 10:30 PM

Nam June Paik and Jud Yalkut. ”Waiting for Commercials,” 1966-72, 1992. Courtesy of EAI, New York.

This three-part screening program and artist discussion brings together rarely seen and seminal video art works. Co-presented with EAI and part of Performa 09.

Open Television 2–4 pm
The Language of Technology 5:45–7:15 pm
Artist Discussion 7:30–8:15 pm
Body Acts 8:30–10:30 pm

Buy Tickets Online or please call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. – Fri. 11 am – 6 pm, Weekends 11 am – 5 pm.

Admission to the 7:30 pm Artist Discussion is included with any purchase.

EDUCATORS PROGRAM
Applications are currently being accepted for 2010 Educators’ Study Tour to Japan for middle and high school educators and school administrators from June 30-July 20, 2010. Applications must be received by January 21, 2010.

Registration is also open for Kanji are Fun!: an Introduction to Japanese Writing Using Chinese Characters a workshop for K-12 educators on Sunday, December 6th from 10:30 am-2:30 pm.

LOCATION
Unless otherwise noted, all programs are held at Japan Society,
333 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017 (at First Avenue).

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