Making a Home

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Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York

Eric C. Shiner and Reiko Tomii

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Since the 1950s, many Japanese artists have made their homes and careers in New York––some for enhanced exposure to the international art world or to challenge themselves to take their artwork in new directions, and others to escape restrictions faced in their native country. This fascinating book presents work by 33 important New York–based Japanese artists, ranging from young, emerging talent such as Misaki Kawai and Hiroki Otsuka to established luminaries such as Yoko Ono and Ushio Shinohara. These diverse artists work in a variety of media––including video, painting, fashion, architecture, sculpture, performance, drawing, photography, and sound.

 

Making a Home features a portfolio selection of the images, and essays situate the artists and their work within the broader themes that predominate Asian and international contemporary art. With a biography and bibliography on each artist––as well as a critical biography of Yayoi Kusama that reexamines her early years in New York––this handsome book also explores Japan Society’s pivotal role in supporting the careers of contemporary Japanese artists in New York.



Distributed for the Japan Society


Exhibition Schedule:

Japan Society Gallery, New York (October 5, 2007 – January 13, 2008)  

Eric C. Shiner and Reiko Tomii are independent curators and art historians specializing in Japanese contemporary art.


EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

Japan Society Gallery, New York (October 5, 2007 – January 13, 2008)  

"This book offers readers an opportunity to familiarize themselves with contemporary Japanese artists. . . . Shiner wanted to revamp the way people looked at Japanese art, proving that it is more than cherry blossoms, ukiyoe an anime and this book achieves that goal with a diverse media—fashion, photography, painting, sound and more—by different artists facing similar obstacles."—Rihoko Ueon, Alarm Magazine

"A valuable resource. . . . Highly recommended."—Choice
ISBN: 9780300126341
Publication Date: November 14, 2007
Publishing Partner: Distributed for the Japan Society
224 pages, 9 x 12
202 color illus.
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