{"id":33032,"date":"2013-12-03T18:05:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T22:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=33032"},"modified":"2013-12-03T18:05:58","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T22:05:58","slug":"justins-japan-nippon-in-new-york-yayoi-kusama-taka-kigawa-taro-hakase-vamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2013\/12\/03\/justins-japan-nippon-in-new-york-yayoi-kusama-taka-kigawa-taro-hakase-vamps\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin’s Japan: Nippon in New York\u2014Yayoi Kusama, Taka Kigawa, Taro Hakase, VAMPS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yayoi Kusama with Love Is Calling\u00a0<\/em>(2013) installed as part of the artist\u2019s inaugural exhibition I Who Have Arrived in Heaven<\/em> at David Zwirner Gallery, on view through Dec. 21. (Will Ragozzino)<\/p><\/div>\n

By<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0JQ\u00a0magazine<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0editor\u00a0Justin Tedaldi<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(CIR\u00a0Kobe-shi<\/a>, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for related stories.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

With Thanksgiving weekend (and the hopes of eating right) now just a memory, we turn to colder weather, falling snow, and the new year to come. Fortunately for Japanese culture fans, December is just as busy as the holiday season itself. Whether you\u2019re hosting guests from out of town or looking to squeeze in an event or two in between parties, we\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n

This month\u2019s highlights include:<\/p>\n

Now through Saturday, Dec. 21<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yayoi Kusama:\u00a0I Who Have Arrived in Heaven<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

David Zwirner Gallery, 525 West 19th Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free<\/strong><\/p>\n

In case you missed last year\u2019s\u00a0retrospective<\/a>at the Whitney featuring the artist\u2019s mega-buzzed about\u00a0Fireflies on the Water<\/a><\/em>, this current exhibition by\u00a0Yayoi Kusama<\/a>\u00a0features 27 new large-scale paintings and\u00a0The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away<\/a><\/em>, a new mirrored infinity room made especially for this exhibition and the United States debut of another infinity room, which was recently on view in Tokyo at the Mori Art Museum. Also exhibited is the artist\u2019s video installation, entitled\u00a0Manhattan Suicide Addict<\/em>, that draws its title from her first semi-autobiographical novel published in 1978.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Dec. 4, 8:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three’s Keys<\/em>\u00a0feat. Taka Kigawa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Klavierhaus Recital Hall<\/a>, 211 West 58th Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

$15<\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of its third annual festival entitled\u00a0Timbre Tantrum<\/a>,\u00a0Composers Concordance<\/a>(\u201cEnterprising new music organization\u201d –New York Times<\/em>) presents this all-piano production featuring\u00a0Taka Kigawa<\/a>\u00a0(“Extraordinary pianist” –New York Times<\/em>),\u00a0Inna Faliks<\/a>\u00a0(“Signature blend of grace and raw power” –Lucid Culture<\/em>) and\u00a0Carlton Holmes<\/a>\u00a0(“Inventive” –Jazziz<\/em>). Each pianist will present a 20-minute solo set of their own contemporary repertoire, including music by Shchedrin, Zhurbin, Ellington, Palkowski, Monk, and Alexander. The grand finale serves up a triple-piano suite composed by Dan Cooper, Sean Hickey, Debra Kaye, Milica Paranosic, and Gene Pritsker performed on Klavierhaus’ antique instruments, including a 19th century Pleyel.The concert will be followed by a brief reception.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thursday, Dec. 5, 8:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taro Hakase<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Town Hall<\/a>, 123 West 43rd Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

$49.50-$89.50<\/strong><\/p>\n

A violinist since the age of four, contemporary classical and crossover musician Taro Hakase returns to New York as part of his first-ever world tour. Entitled\u00a0JAPONISM<\/em>\u00a0after his latest album, Hakase\u2019s pop-infused compositions and charismatic showmanship are known to get fans dancing at his concerts. First brought to international attention following a collaboration soundtrack and a concert tour with Celine Dion in 1996, Hakase has performed before over two million people and has sold more than six million albums in Japan alone. Along with his eight piece band, Hakase brings his tour to one of New York\u2019s most celebrated stages.<\/p>\n

For the complete story,\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0JQ\u00a0magazine\u00a0editor\u00a0Justin Tedaldi\u00a0(CIR\u00a0Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page\u00a0here\u00a0for related stories. With Thanksgiving weekend (and the hopes of eating right) now just a memory, we turn to colder weather, falling snow, and the new year to come. Fortunately for Japanese culture fans, December is just as busy as the holiday season itself. Whether you\u2019re […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[75,4,53,340,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-articlejournalism","category-events","category-justins-japan","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-8AM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33032"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33034,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33032\/revisions\/33034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}