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| Between Language and Form – Mitsuo Shoji ceramics exhibition, February 2010 |
 Mitsuo Shoji, internationally recognised Japanese Ceramist, exhibits at the Japan Foundation Gallery. Between Language and Form will feature 20 of Shoji’s latest ceramic pieces created using a grant he received from the Australia Council for the Arts in 2008.
Shoji’s works are broad, ranging from functional design ware, as used in famous Japanese restaurants such as Tetsuya’s and Azuma, to sculptural objects and experimental work. His works are held in public collections in Italy, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Finland, Switzerland, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. |
| When: |
1 - 12 February 2010 |
| Where: |
Japan Foundation Gallery, Mon - Fri (and Saturday 6 February), 11am to 4pm |
| Admission: |
Free |
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| Further details online, click here |
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| Gazing at the Contemporary World: Japanese Photography from the 1970s to the Present |
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Already having travelled to Lithuania, Germany, Uzbekistan, Italy, Egypt, Latvia, Jordan, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, Gazing at the Contemporary World: Japanese Photography from the 1970s to the Present will turn Sydney’s Japan Foundation Gallery into its new home from 22 February – 4 March.
Curated by Rei Masuda, Chief Curator of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, it features 76 photographs showing a panoramic view of Japan’s changing society and landscape. Internationally renowned Nobuyoshi Araki, Shomei Tomatsu and Daido Moriyama are among the 23 featured photographers, with stills that capture the changes that have occurred over the past 30 years.
The exhibition will be opened by Judy Annear, Senior Curator Photography, from the Art Gallery of NSW. |
| When: |
22 February - 4 March 2010 |
| Where: |
Japan Foundation Gallery, Mon – Fri (and Saturday 27 February), 11am to 4pm |
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Free |
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| Further details online, click here |
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| Name the Neko competition – winner announced |
 We are pleased to announce the name of our neko is ICHI. Tatsu Kuhara is the winner so he will receive a free Happy Family Plan DVD and naming rights.
Thank you to all who entered our competition. Please keep an eye out for the release of this DVD in retail outlets near you!. |
| Further details online, click here |
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| Japanese Cinema |
 Our free Japanese cinema screenings return for 2010!
Join us in February for two very different films by famed director Takeshi Kitano.
3 February: A Scene at the Sea (1991, PG)
17 February: Sonatine (1993, MA)
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| Further details and synopses online, click here |
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| Facetnate! 2010 – Deadline extended |
In February 2008, the Japan Foundation, Sydney, launched Facetnate!, a support program for new visual artists, with a vision to further cultural exchange through contemporary arts.
We are now accepting proposals for the Facetnate! 2010 program. Australia-based emerging visual artists and/or curators are welcome to apply.
Proposals will be for visual art works - fine art, craft, film, new media, or other visual art – and should clearly demonstrate a strong Japan influence. Successful applicants will be required to coordinate a solo/group exhibition or event as part of a collective project, which will run for the duration of 2010, following a launch in July.
The deadline for proposals has been extended to Friday 19 March 2010.
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| Further details online, click here |
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| New acquisitions |
| A list of newly acquired titles in January is now available - New item section. |
| A pickup from new acquisitions – January 2010 |
 E de Dōnyū・ E de Renshū = Practise with pictures, Learn through pictures / Akiko Atachi et. al.
2004: Tokyo, Bonjinsha
ISBN: 4-89358-576-2
Call #: 810.725 EDE
Many teachers and students recognise the value of using pictures in language instruction. This resource includes two types of illustrations that introduce the grammar structures, “pictures for learning” and “pictures for practising” and are presented in a format that allows them to be copied and used easily. There are 650 pictures in total, and the book comes with a CD-ROM that contains software allowing the user to create original images.
Click image to enlarge. |
| Read more online, click here |
 Hōru, gekijō, sutajiamu zenkokuban = [Halls, theatres, stadiums all-Japan edition] / [edited by Pia].
(Pia mook)
Tōkyō : Pia, 2009.
ISBN: 798-4-8356-1243-0
Call #: 771.035 PIA 2009
This is a comprehensive guide to Japan’s major event spaces and performance facilities, aimed at those who want to rent them for large events. It covers 1552 locations in 47 prefectures across Japan.
Click image to enlarge.
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| Read more online, click here. |
 Tēmapāku & rejārando sūpā katarogu. 2009 = Theme park and leisure land super catalog / [edited by Pia]. (Pia mook)
Tōkyō : Pia, 2009.
ISBN: 978-4-8356-1242-3
Call #: 689.5035 PIA 2009
This full colour Japanese-language guide is a compendium of Japan’s theme and amusement parks and leisure facilities, covering four hundred locations from Hokkaido to Okinawa, and is worth consulting before planning a trip to Japan with children or school groups. |
| Read more online, click here. |
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| Library Calendar |
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| -Shaded days indicate the library is closed. |
Opening hours:
Mon-Fri (except Wed): 11.00 am - 5.30 pm
Wed: 11.00 am - 6.00 pm
Sat (every third week): 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Sun: Closed
There is a book returns chute at the library entrance.
It is available during the Chifley Plaza building operation hours:
Mon-Fri: 6.30 am - 10.00 pm
Sat : 8.30 am - 10.00 pm
Sun/Public Holidays: Closed |
| For more details, click here |
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| Natsu Matsuri in Sydney 2010 |
Sydney’s annual Natsu-matsuri is back!
Experience a Japanese Summer Festival with folk-dancing and music including taiko drumming; Karate and Sumo demonstrations; Anime Cosplay parade and much more. Delicious Japanese festival food will also be available at the various food stalls. Come along, wear your yukata and join in the fun! |
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Saturday 6 February, 11am – 10pm |
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Palm Grove, Darling Harbour, Sydney |
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Free |
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| Further details online, click here |
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| Art of Utamaro Symposium – 13 February 2010 |
The powerfully alluring images created by Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro (c1753-1806) have enshrined his reputation as a master of the woodblock print medium, particularly in the genre of pictures of beautiful women.
On the opening day of the exhibition Hymn to beauty: the art of Utamaro, The Art Gallery of NSW will host a symposium of scholars discussing the urban milieu of Edo where Utamaro found inspiration in the entertainment district and balanced artistic passion, commercial demands and censorship rules. The symposium will also consider the printmaking process and the enthusiastic reception of his prints in Europe. |
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13 February 2010, 9.30am – 4pm |
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Domain Theatre, Lower Level 3, Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney |
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Bookings essential. $90 General Public, $80 Members/Conc, $60 Full time student |
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tel 02 9225 1878 or book online click here |
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| Further details online, click here |
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| Japanese Foreign Policy Lecture and Book Launch – Dr Kyoko Hatakeyama |
 In a lecture entitled ‘Japan at a Foreign Policy Crossroad: New Direction or More of the Same’, Dr Kyoko Hatakeyama will discuss the possible changes in Japanese foreign policy under the new government led by the Democratic Party of Japan. The lecture will also include the launch in Australia of ‘Snow on the Pine: Japan’s Quest for a Leadership Role in Asia’, co-authored by Dr Hatakeyama and Dr Craig Freedman of Macquarie University. Audience members will also have the chance to win a Sony Cybershot camera and two signed copies of ‘Snow on the Pine: Japan’s Quest for a Leadership Role in Asia’.
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Thursday 11 March 2010, 6pm – 8.30pm |
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Blake Dawson, Level 36, Grosvenor Place, 225 George St, Sydney |
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Free. Bookings Essential. |
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craig.freedman@efs.mq.edu.au or phone 02 9850 7444 |
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Around Australia is a list of Japan-related events being held around the country. The Japan Foundation, Sydney is not affiliated with these events unless otherwise noted, and is not responsible for these events or the content of linked websites.
For further details on any of these events, please contact the event organisers directly. |
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| Hymn to Beauty: The Art of Utamaro – Art Gallery of NSW |
 The ukiyo-e woodblock print is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable of Japan’s diverse art forms, and Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806) is its quintessential exponent. Already celebrated as a master of the ukiyo-e print during his lifetime in late 18th-century Japan, he was introduced to the West at the turn of the 20th century as a painter of the Green Houses (Yoshiwara pleasure quarters).
Featuring around 80 prints from the renowned collection of the Asian Art Museum, National Museums in Berlin, this exhibition is the first extensive survey of Utamaro’s work in Australia and also includes work by his contemporaries and followers.
Click image to enlarge. |
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13 February 2010 – 2 May 2010 |
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Upper Asian Gallery, Ground Level, Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney |
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Adult $8, Member/Concession $5, Family $20 |
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| Full details online, click here |
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| Tatzu Nishi Exhibition – Art Gallery of NSW |
 Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi is renowned for transforming public spaces such as streetlights and statues into objects within domestic environments. In his Sydney work, Nishi has enclosed the two equestrian statues that stand at the entrance of the Art Gallery of NSW within temporary room-like structures, decorated as a bedroom and living room. Visitors will enter these elevated rooms via ramps leading from the steps of the Gallery.
Entitled War and peace and in between, Nishi’s work is the 19th Kaldor Public Art Project and coincides with an exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW celebrating 40 years since the first Kaldor Public Art Project in 1969, in which Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped the coastline of Little Bay in fabric. Continuing the Kaldor Public Art Projects tradition of presenting cutting-edge contemporary art, Nishi hopes to take the statues out of their familiar setting and encourage visitors to view them from a fresh perspective. |
Exhibition
40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects and 19th Kaldor Public Art Project - War and peace and in between |
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2 October 2009 -14 February 2010 |
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Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney |
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Free |
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| For information on Tatzu Nishi and the 19th Kaldor Public Art Project please click here. |
| For information on the 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects exhibition please click here. |
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ISSUE 26
FEBRUARY 2010 |
In this issue:
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Japan Foundation, Sydney |
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Language Dept. |
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9222 2169 |
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