Meiji modern

• Verfasst von: Foxwell, Chelsea [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Bailey, Bradley Michael [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Meiji modern
• Titelzusatz: fifty years of new Japan
• Verf.angabe: Chelsea Foxwell, Bradley M. Bailey
• Verlagsort: Lexington ; New Haven ; London
• Verlag: Japanese Art Society of America
• E-Jahr: 2023
• Jahr: [2023]
• Umfang: 271 Seiten
• Format: 25 x 30 cm
• Fussnoten: Enthält bibliographische Angaben ; This catalogue is published to accompany the exibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan presented by the Japanese Art Society, New York, October 3, 2023-Janurary 7, 2024; The Smart Museum of Art , The University of Chicago, March 21-June 9, 2024; and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7-September 15,2024
• ISBN: 978-0-300-26357-2
• ISBN: 0-300-26357-0
• Schlagwörter: (g)Japan / (s)Meiji-Zeit / (s)Ukiyo-e / (s)Fotografie / (s)Wandschirm / (s)Kunsthandwerk / (s)Ausstellung
• Schlagwörter: (z)Geschichte 1868-1912
• Dokumenttyp: Bildband
• Dokumenttyp: Ausstellungskatalog: (Japanese Art Society of America at the Asia Society : 03.10.2023-07.10.2024 : New York)
• Dokumenttyp: Ausstellungskatalog: (The Smart Museum of Art : 21.03.2024-09.06.2024 : Chicago)
• Dokumenttyp: Ausstellungskatalog: (The Museum of Fine Arts : 07.07.2024-15.09.2024 : Houston)
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 185426494X

Abstract

"This exhibition catalog takes a fresh look at the art of Japan's Meiji era (1868-1912), through a vivid selection of approximately 175 objects drawn from early public and private collections across the United States, including newly discovered prints, photographs, textiles, paintings and craft objects. Featuring motifs such as the sea and nature, Buddhist deities, contemporary life and mythical animals, Meiji Modern highlights these themes and their transformation with the introduction of newly imported techniques and materials at the intersection of art, industry and society. The Meiji era was a complex period of unprecedented cultural and technological transition that played out in the context of intense global competition. The objects assembled in this stunning catalog also document the history of American collections of nineteenth-century Japanese art. Highlighting the active role of art in the construction of the Japanese nation-state, the works in a variety of mediums capture the hopes and aspirations of Japanese modernization along with its challenges. Building upon this perspective, essays emphasize modern Japanese artists' engagement with both European and Asian trends. With its focus on Japan's often overlooked non-Western modernity, this publication also addresses the role of art in both constructing and reflecting identity"--Publisher's description