{"id":36891,"date":"2014-11-28T09:28:36","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T13:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=36891"},"modified":"2014-11-28T09:32:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-28T13:32:01","slug":"justins-japan-nippon-in-new-york-takashi-murakami-studio-ghibli-film-japan-society-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/11\/28\/justins-japan-nippon-in-new-york-takashi-murakami-studio-ghibli-film-japan-society-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin\u2019s Japan: Nippon in New York \u2014 Takashi Murakami, Studio Ghibli Documentary, Japan Society Party"},"content":{"rendered":"
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See Takashi Murakami: In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow<\/em>\u00a0at the Gagosian Gallery through Jan. 17. (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.)<\/p><\/div>\n

By<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/em>JQ<\/a><\/strong>\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><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

With Thanksgiving (and the hopes of sensible eating) 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 Jan. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n

Takashi Murakami: In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gagosian Gallery<\/a>, 555 West 24th Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Since the devastating Great T\u014dhoku Earthquake of 2011, prolific contemporary visual artist\u00a0Takashi Murakami<\/a>\u00a0has explored Japanese art produced in response to historic natural disasters. Combining classical techniques with the latest technologies, he moves freely within an ever-expanding field of aesthetic issues and cultural inspirations. Mining religious and secular subjects favored by the so-called Japanese \u201ceccentrics\u201d or non-conformist artists of the Early Modern era commonly considered to be counterparts of the Western Romantic tradition, Murakami situates himself within their legacy of bold and lively individualism in a manner that is entirely his own and of his time.<\/p>\n

Friday, Nov. 28<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

IFC Center<\/a>, 323 Sixth Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n

$14<\/strong><\/p>\n

New York premiere! Granted near-unfettered access to the notoriously insular\u00a0Studio Ghibli<\/a>, director Mami Sunada follows the three men who are the lifeblood of Ghibli\u2014the eminent director\u00a0Hayao Miyazaki<\/a>, the producer Toshio Suzuki, and the elusive and influential \u201cother director\u201d Isao Takahata\u2014over the course of a year as the studio rushes to complete two films, Miyazaki\u2019s\u00a0The Wind Rises<\/em>\u00a0and Takahata\u2019s\u00a0The Tale of The Princess Kaguya<\/em>. The result is a rare \u201cfly on the wall\u201d glimpse of the inner workings of one of the world\u2019s most celebrated animation studios, and an insight into the dreams, passion and singular dedication of these remarkable creators.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 9:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Midnight in the Garden of Unearthy Delights<\/em> Party<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Japan Society<\/a>, 333 47th Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

$25\/$20\u00a0Japan Society<\/a>\u00a0members (until Dec. 2, $30\/$25 afterward)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Japan Society Gallery serves up an exclusive after-dark soir\u00e9e for patrons to escape into the wildly imaginative virtual gardens of its hit exhibition,\u00a0Garden of Unearthly Delights: Works by Ikeda, Tenmyouya & teamLab<\/a><\/em>. Sip some wine, beer, or a signature sake cocktail concocted just for Japan Society by JET alum\u00a0Chris Johnson<\/a>\u00a0(Oita-ken, 1992-95)<\/span><\/strong>, one of the country\u2019s foremost experts on sake; enjoy the swinging sounds of jazz quartet The Red Birds + Francesco Ciniglio followed by the beats of DJ Aki til midnight; dig deep into the Garden with specially themed expert guided tours available all night; satisfy your sweet tooth at our dessert bar featuring tasty treats, fruits, and cheeses; and more!\u00a0All food and drinks are covered by the cost of admission. Participants must be 21 years old or over.<\/em><\/p>\n

For the complete story, click 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 (and the hopes of sensible eating) 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 […]<\/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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,53,263,70,340],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articlejournalism","category-events","category-film","category-food-drink","category-justins-japan"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-9B1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36891","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=36891"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36897,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36891\/revisions\/36897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}