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Japan Society (NY) Weekly e-Newsletter Oct 26-Nov 1

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October 26 – November 1, 2009 at Japan Society

SERIZAWA KEISUKE (1895-1984) Chinese Character Kotobuki (Long Life), 1974. Noren (entrance curtain), stencil-dyed cotton, 61 5/8 x 43 5/8 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

CORPORATE PROGRAM
Boeing & Japan:
A Strategic Partnership for 21st-Century Aerospace Leadership
Tuesday, October 27
12 PM

Nicole Piasecki, President of Boeing Japan, offers a unique perspective on the current Japan business environment and discusses Boeing’s longstanding relationship with Japan.

LECTURE
Exhibition Lecture:
Serizawa: Master of Japanese Textile Design
Tuesday, October 27
6:30 PM

Textile scholars Terry Satsuki Milhaupt and Amanda Mayer Stinchecum discuss different facets of Living National Treasure (1895-1984) Serizawa Keisuke’s creative career.

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.

CORPORATE PROGRAM
How Foreign companies are Remaking the American Dream
Wednesday, October 28
6 PM

Author and New York Times correspondent Micheline Maynard discusses themes from her recently released book, The Selling of the American Economy: How Foreign Companies are Remaking the American Dream.

FAMILY PROGRAM
Meet Japan’s Mystical Folktale Creatures & Ghosts through Kamishibai Storytelling at Kinokuniya Bookstore
Sunday, November 1
2 PM

Offsite event held at Kinokuniya Bookstore
2nd floor, 1073 Avenue of the Americas (between 40th and 41st Street)

Photo: George Hirose.

Participants will hear Japanese folktales featuring ghosts and otherworldly creatures in English and Japanese, accompanied by song and dance, and will create their own masks of the folktale characters featured in the stories.

Admission is free; space is limited.

For more information, call Japan Society Education Program at (212) 715-1203 or Kinokuniya Bookstore’s general number: (212) 869-1700.

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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