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SUMMARY:Gateway to Himalayan Art
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 28\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Elena Pakhoutova\, PhD\, Senior Curator\, Himalayan Art\, the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art\nVirtual Event \n  \nHimalayan art spans the artistic traditions of the diverse regions and cultural spheres of the greater Himalayan mountain range\, the Tibetan Plateau\, and connected areas of Northern India\, the western Himalayas\, Nepal\, Bhutan\, Mongolia\, Buddhist central Asia\, and culturally related areas of China. This expansive geographic definition of Himalayan art emphasizes cultural connectivity and exchange between these regions. The presentation will introduce fundamental forms\, symbolic meanings\, methods of artistic production\, and the living practices of Tibetan and Himalayan Art. The speaker will also talk about the newly developed digital resources and the traveling exhibition by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art intended to introduce Tibetan and Himalayan art to higher education faculty and students as well as the general public. \n\nSpeaker Bio: Elena Pakhoutova is Senior Curator\, Himalayan art\, at the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. Pakhoutova holds a PhD in Asian art history and criticism from the University of Virginia and has taught at the University of Virginia and the New School\, New York. Her background in Tibetan Buddhist studies informs her interdisciplinary interests\, including Buddhist art and ritual\, art production and patronage\, material culture\, narrative in Tibetan visual culture\, and contemporary Himalayan art. At the Rubin Museum\, her thematic exhibitions have introduced and contextualized Tibetan and Himalayan art and include Death Is Not the End (2023)\, Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment (2021)\, The Power of Intention: Reinventing the (Prayer) Wheel (2019)\, The Second Buddha: Master of Time (2018)\, Count Your Blessings: The Art of Prayer Beads in Asia (2013)\, Once Upon Many Times: Legends and Myths in Himalayan Art (2011)\, Gateway to Himalayan Art (2010–2024)\, and Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room (2012–2024). She co-curated Nepalese Seasons: Rain and Ritual (2016)\, The All-Knowing Buddha: A Secret Guide (2014)\, and Illuminated: The Art of Sacred Books (2012). She co-leads\, with Karl Debreczeny\, Project Himalayan Art. \n\n  \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place. \nSave my spot!\nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Chakrasamvara with Consort Vajravarahi\, Kham Region\, Eastern Tibet\, 19th century. Pigments on cloth. Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. Gift of Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation\, F1997.7.2 (HAR 99).
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/gateway-to-himalayan-art/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260521T160000
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SUMMARY:Through the Lens: Graciela Iturbide
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 21\n4:00 p.m\nSpeaker: Michael Brown\, PhD\, Senior Curator of European Art\, The San Diego Museum of Art\nMOPA@SDMA \n  \nJoin the Latin American Arts Council (LAAC) for a stimulating\, curator-led exploration of the work of Graciela Iturbide\, one of the most influential photographers of her generation. \nGuided by Dr. Michael Brown\, this special walkthrough of Graciela Iturbide: Photographs from Fundación Mapfre offers a deeper look at Iturbide’s evocative imagery and her exploration of identity\, culture\, and ritual across Mexico and beyond. \nBorn in Mexico City in 1942\, Iturbide studied under renowned photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo and developed a distinctive visual language rooted in documentary tradition yet rich with symbolism. Her work often centers on indigenous communities\, everyday life\, and the poetic interplay between humans and their environments. She has received numerous international honors\, including the Hasselblad Award. \nThis experience offers a rare opportunity to engage more closely with the exhibition through curatorial insight and conversation. \n  \nFree to Museum and LAAC members | $15 nonmembers \nSave My Spot \n  \nSponsored by the Latin American Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured: Graciela Iturbide\, Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas\, Juchitán\, Oaxaca\, México (Our Lady of the Iguanas\, Juchitán\, Oaxaca\, Mexico) (detail)\, 1979. Gelatin silver print. Colecciones Fundación Mapfre. © Graciela Iturbide
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/through-the-lens-graciela-iturbide/
LOCATION:Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art\, 1649 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T130000
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SUMMARY:Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 30\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Phillip Bloom\, PhD\, June and Simon K.C. Li Curator of the Chinese Garden and Director of the Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington\nVirtual Event \n  \n\nModern writings often describe Chinese scholars’ gardens as sites of aesthetic reclusion—spaces filled with architecture\, waterways\, and rockeries intended to facilitate the garden-owner’s retreat from the mundane world. Plants rarely appear in such accounts\, except as culturally sanctioned signifiers of the garden-owner’s character or virtue.  A look at paintings and books that depict gardens from the Song to Qing dynasties offers a different view: plants were central to these gardens\, for practical purposes and for contemplating humanity’s place within the cosmos. This talk will explore these themes through a discussion of the exhibition Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China\, displayed at The Huntington in fall 2024. \n\n\n\nSpeaker bio:  Phillip E. Bloom is the June and Simon K.C. Li Curator of the Chinese Garden and Director of the Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington in San Marino\, CA. A specialist in the history of the art and gardens of China’s Song dynasty (960–1279)\, he received his A.M. and Ph.D. in Chinese art history from Harvard University and his B.A. in art history and French from Middlebury College. Prior to joining The Huntington in 2017\, he served as assistant professor of East Asian art history at Indiana University\, Bloomington\, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Tokyo. At The Huntington\, he has curated or co-curated projects including Tang Qingnian: An Offering to Roots (2019)\, A Garden of Words: The Calligraphy of Liu Fang Yuan (2021)\, Crafting a Garden: Inside the Creation of Liu Fang Yuan (2022)\, Wang Mansheng: Without Us (2025)\, and edmund de waal: The Eight Directions of the Wind (2025). His catalogue for Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China (2024) was awarded the Bei Shan Tang Catalogue Prize by the Association for Asian Studies. \n  \n\nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place. \nSave my spot!\nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Pursuits of a Scholar 1 (detail)\, 18th century\, China. Ink on silk. Gift of the Asian Arts Council\, 1954.30.1.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/growing-and-knowing-in-the-gardens-of-china/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T080000
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SUMMARY:Asian Arts Council Bus Tour: The Huntington
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 28\n8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. \n  \nJoin the Asian Arts Council for an educational and entertaining chartered bus trip to The Huntington (formerly Huntington Library\, Art Museum\, and Botanical Garden).\nTravel to The Huntington to enjoy a spring day in the gardens and see special exhibition the eight directions of the wind: Edmund de Waal. \n  \n$125 AAC and Museum members | $135 nonmembers \nGet Bus Tour Tickets \n  \n\nSchedule\n\n7:45 a.m. | Arrive in Balboa Park \n8:00 a.m. | Bus departs from the Balboa Park Old Naval Hospital parking lot (located at Park Blvd. and Presidents Way) \n8:30 a.m. | Bus departs from La Costa Park & Ride (located at 710 La Costa Ave.\, Encinitas\, CA 92024) \n11:00 a.m. | Estimated arrival at The Huntington \n10:30 a.m.–2:45 p.m. | View the eight directions of the wind: Edmund de Waal\, walk The Huntington gardens\, and enjoy lunch available for purchase at The Huntington restaurants. \n4:00 p.m. | Depart The Huntington \n6:30 p.m. | Estimated arrival at La Costa Park & Ride \n7:00 p.m. | Estimated arrival at Balboa Park Old Naval Hospital parking lot \n\n  \nNote\, lunch will be available for purchase at The Huntington. Make reservations at least two weeks in advance at the Rose Garden Tea Room (626.683.8131) or eat at the informal cafes on site. \n  \n\nPick-Up Locations\nSan Diego \nBus will leave from the Old Naval Hospital parking lot (located at Park Blvd. and Presidents Way) at 8:00 a.m. \nNorth County \nBus will leave from the La Costa Park & Ride (located at 710 La Costa Ave.\, Encinitas\, CA 92024) at 8:30 a.m. \n  \n\n  \n$125 AAC and Museum members | $135 nonmembers \nGet Bus Tour Tickets \n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. Image courtesy of The Huntington.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/asian-arts-council-bus-tour-the-huntington/
CATEGORIES:Bus Tours,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251030T130000
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SUMMARY:Japan’s Manga Revolution: From Painted Scrolls to Comic Books
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 30\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Andreas Marks\, Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese and Korean Art and Director of the Clark Center for Japanese Art\, Minneapolis Institute of Art\nVirtual Event \nStorytelling has always played an important role in Japanese visual arts. Over a thousand years ago\, painted handscrolls began to appear in Japan that enhanced text with pictures. This tradition of interplay between word and image continued in the form of illustrated books and remains active today in modern manga comics. Coinciding with the release of his new book\, “Japan’s Manga Revolution\,” this talk by art curator Andreas Marks will provide an overview of Japanese illustrated books in premodern times covering subjects from poetry to celebrated beauties and famous kabuki actors to adventure tales. This survey ends with the birth of political cartoons in Japan in the early 20th century. \nSpeaker bio: Andreas Marks oversees the renowned collection of Japanese and Korean art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia). He came to Mia from the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture\, in California\, where he was the director and chief curator for five years starting in 2008. Andreas has a PhD from Leiden University in the Netherlands and a master’s degree in East Asian Art History from the University of Bonn\, Germany. With more than 20 years of experience in the field of Japanese art\, Marks has curated more than 60 exhibitions at 38 institutions in the world\, including the Birmingham Museum of Art; Detroit Institute of Arts; the Honolulu Museum of Art; San Antonio Museum of Art; and the Suntory Museum of Art\, Tokyo\, Japan\, some of which have been reviewed in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Marks has lectured at 43 institutions in the US\, Europe\, and Asia\, and is an award-winning author of 24 books and countless essays about various aspects of Japanese art. In 2024\, he was awarded the commendation of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his contributions to the promotion of Japanese culture. \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place. \nSave my spot!\nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Katsushika Hokusai\, The guardian spirit kills Shinosuke\, illustration from vol. 4 of A Rustic Tale of Two Heirs (Beibei kyōdan)\, 1815. Woodblock printed book (hanshibon); ink on paper. Edo-Tokyo Museum.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/japans-manga-revolution-from-painted-scrolls-to-comic-books/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T100000
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SUMMARY:Stories Beyond the Canvas: Five Days in Bogotá with Linda Moore
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 11\, 2025\n10:00 a.m.–noon\nPrivate residence in San Diego \n  \nJoin the Latin American Art Council for a stimulating discussion that delves into the intersection of art\, literature\, and Latin American history. Author Linda Moore will share insights from her latest novel\, Five Days in Bogotá. \nIn Five Days in Bogotá\, young widow Ally Blake risks everything to save her family from bankruptcy by exhibiting at a 1990s Bogotá art fair during the drug wars. When her crates are tampered with\, she’s pulled into a money-laundering scheme tied to her ex. To survive and protect her family\, she must pull off the art deal of a lifetime. \nCoffee and light refreshments will be served in this intimate and inspiring setting. Please register by Wednesday\, Oct. 8\, to secure your place at this special event. You will receive the address upon purchasing your ticket. \n  \nFree for LAAC members  | $10 Museum members | $10 students and military | $15 nonmembers \nRegister now \n  \nSponsored by the Latin American Arts Council. \nFeatured:  Moore\, Linda A. Cover illustration. Designed by Tabitha Lahr. Five Days in Bogotá: A Novel. She Writes Press\, 2024. Front cover.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/stories-beyond-the-canvas-five-days-in-bogota-with-linda-moore/
CATEGORIES:Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T150000
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SUMMARY:A Japanese Art Journey: A Curator’s Memoir of Paper Dolls\, Woodblock Prints and Polka Dot Pumpkins
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 25\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Meher McArthur\, Curator\, East Asian Art at Pacific Asia Museum; Creative Director\, Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden\nVirtual Event \n  \nMeher McArthur was born in India to a Scottish father and Persian mother and grew up in Scotland\, Canada\, and England feeling very out of place. Hoping to go into international business\, she studied Japanese at college and lived in Japan for two years but fell in love with Japanese art and took a new direction. She became a Japanese art historian and has been passionately curating Japanese art exhibitions in museums and galleries and for national tour for over 25 years. This lecture is a sneak preview of her new memoir (October 2025) and will highlight some of the most significant art works in her life and career and show how Japanese art helped her find her place in the world.\n \nSpeaker bio: Meher McArthur is an Asian art historian specializing in Japanese art. She worked as a curator of East Asian Art at Pacific Asia Museum and Creative Director for the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden\, both in Pasadena and was Academic Curator for Scripps College in Claremont and Art and Cultural Director for Japan House\, Los Angeles. She curates traveling exhibitions for International Arts & Artists (IA&A)\, currently Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper and upcoming KIMONO: Garment\, Canvas\, and Artistic Muse. Her publications include Gods and Goblins: Folk Paintings from Otsu (PAM\, 1999)\, Reading Buddhist Art (Thames & Hudson\, 2002)\, The Arts of Asia (Thames & Hudson\, 2005)\, An ABC of What Art Can Be (Getty Museum\, 2010)\, New Expressions in Origami Art (Tuttle\, 2017)\, and Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper (IA&A\, 2021). She lives in Pasadena\, California.\n\n\nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom.\n\nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n\nSave my spot!\n\n\nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/a-japanese-art-journey-a-curators-memoir-of-paper-dolls-woodblock-prints-and-polka-dot-pumpkins/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250828T130000
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SUMMARY:Envisioning the Empress: Images of Japanese Imperial Women
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 28\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Alison Miller\, PhD\, Associate Professor of Art History and Director of Asian Studies at the University of the South (Sewanee)\nVirtual Event \n  \nJoin the Asian Arts Council on an exploration of the public images of Japanese empresses during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Based on research completed for her book\, Envisioning the Empress: The Lives and Images of Japanese Imperial Women\, 1868-1952\, Alison Miller\, PhD\, Associate Professor of Art History and Director of Asian Studies at the University of the South (Sewanee)\, will introduce and analyze the public images of the modern Japanese empresses\, discussing how visual culture elevated the women as celebrity role models. As imperial images were a completely new invention in the second half of the 19th century\, this talk will discuss the varied influences on the woodblock prints\, lithographs\, and photographs of the empresses\, and how they worked to establish the women as individuals\, but also timeless in the public eye. \nSpeaker Bio: Alison J. Miller\, Associate Professor of Art History and Director of Asian Studies at the University of the South (Sewanee)\, is a specialist in modern and contemporary Japanese art history\, focusing on two-dimensional media\, gender\, and the imperial family. She has published in the Journal of Japanese Studies\, TransAsia Photography Review\, Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas (ADVA)\, and various public humanities projects and museum catalogues. She is co-editor and contributing author for The Visual Culture of Meiji Japan: Negotiating the Transition to Modernity (Routledge\, 2021) and Transposed Memory: Visual Sites of National Recollection in 20th and 21st Century East Asia (Brill\, 2024). Her book\, Envisioning the Empress: The Lives and Images of Japanese Imperial Women\, 1868-1952 (Routledge\, 2025) analyzes the social impact of the images of the modern Japanese empresses. Miller received her PhD from the University of Kansas and has taught at Bowdoin College and the Kansas City Art Institute. Her work has been funded by a Fulbright Fellowship\, Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship\, Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Fellowship\, Appalachian College Association Faculty Fellowship\, and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship\, among others. \n  \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Utagawa Kunitoshi\, Illustration of the imperial carriage\, (Gohōren no zu) (detail)\, 1889. One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Gift of Lincoln Kirstein\, 1959\, Metropolitan Museum of Art\, JP3230.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/envisioning-the-empress-images-of-japanese-imperial-women/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250731T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250731T150000
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SUMMARY:Vow Icons for Daigoji: Imperial Guardians on a Sacred Mountaintop
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 31\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Rachel Quist\, PhD\, Assistant Professor of Art History at Case Western Reserve University\nVirtual Event \n  \nIn 907\, a group of eight Buddhist icons was commissioned for Daigoji\, a temple atop Mount Kasatori in Kyoto\, following an imperial decree from Emperor Daigo. This lecture examines how these sculptures—a triad of the Medicine Buddha (Yakushi Nyorai) with two attendants and a pentad of the Five Great Wisdom Kings (Godai Myōō)—functioned as agents of ritual protection for the emperor\, drawing on longstanding ties between these deities\, sacred mountains\, and healing waters. Drawing on temple records\, ritual precedents\, and imperial diaries\, Dr. Rachel Quist explores how Daigo’s bond with Daigoji shaped both his legacy and the political-religious landscape of his reign. \nSpeaker bio: Dr. Rachel Quist is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Case Western Reserve University\, whose research focuses on Japanese Buddhist visual culture. She investigates the interactions between Buddhist icons\, their worshipers\, and their natural environs. Her first manuscript project examines visual culture at Daigoji\, illuminating the centrality of sculptural icons within the complex interplay of medicinal rituals\, imperial politics\, and the cosmic worldview of premodern Japan. \n  \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Yakushi Nyorai triad (detail)\, Daigoji Reihōkan Museum\, Daigoji\, Kyoto
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/vow-icons-for-daigoji-imperial-guardians-on-a-sacred-mountaintop/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250626T130000
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SUMMARY:How the Silk Road Opened
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 26\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Lily Birmingham\, San Diego Museum of Art Docent and AAC Study Group Chair\nThe San Diego Museum of Art\nBoard Room \n  \nJoin the Asian Arts Council to discover the driving forces behind the network of land routes connecting China with the West. The presentation will focus on how the ancient land route was opened; who moved valuable Chinese silk\, spices\, and jade to the West; and how China received powerful horses\, gold\, silver\, ivory\, and glass products. Roman wealth and power pushed the Silk Road to flourish while the Chinese military controlled the corridors to central Asia\, and the commercial acumen of the Central Asians connected the East and West.  \nSpeaker Bio: Lily Birmingham has been a docent at The San Diego Museum of Art since 2011 and worked as the docent training chair for four years to plan and execute the docent training program. A longtime member of the Asian Arts Council\, Lily has served as AAC chair and is the current Study Group chair. She has a BS in civil engineering\, and an MS in both structural engineering and technical management. Lily started her career as an aerospace engineer and retired as Program Manager from Lockheed Martin Corporation. \n  \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. Please note\, this is an in-person event and includes a hosted tea reception following the lecture. \n  \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \n Featured: Camel\, China\, 8th century. Earthenware. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Helen M. Towle Bequest\, 1941.84.a and 1941.84.b.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/how-the-silk-road-opened/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250424T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250424T150000
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SUMMARY:Encountering Iban Textiles
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 24\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Thomas Murray\, HALI magazine Contributing Editor and Kristal Hale\, Conservator of Textiles at the Conservation Center of Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)\nVirtual Event \n  \nTextiles produced by the Iban people from the island of Borneo are known to convey messages across time and space by means of an archetypal iconography that includes human figures\, trees\, reptiles\, birds\, and geometric patterns. These encoded images follow ancestral traditions and customary laws known as adat; cloth becomes sacred through a combination of fine spinning\, dyeing\, and weaving that creates a sense of aesthetic wonder. \nThe famed anthropologist Alfred Gell referred to this state of mind as the “technology of enchantment”: the better the weaver’s technique\, the greater the cloth’s aesthetic beauty\, the more “agency” of spiritual power within an indigenous cultural context. \n  \nThomas Murray will offer insights into the ritual cloths of the Iban Dayak of Borneo\, share their cultural context within the longhouse way of life\, and present the two theoretical perspectives debated in academia using classical examples from his collection to illustrate his points. \nKristal Hale will bring the conversation into the present\, discussing her experience participating in the Iban Dayak ngar (mordant) ceremony at Rumah Garie Longhouse far upriver on a tributary of the Batang Baleh\, Sarawak\, Malaysian Borneo. The mordanting ceremony chemically and spiritually prepares white\, undyed cotton to bind with the natural plant dyes used in ikat. It is the ikat that gives the famous pua kumbu weavings their ritual power and cultural significance\, but it is only through the use of mordants that the highly valued deep red color from morinda citrifolia can be achieved. \n  \nSpeaker Bios: \nThomas Murray is an independent researcher\, collector\, lecturer\, and private dealer of Asian and tribal art with an emphasis on Indonesian sculpture and textiles\, as well as animistic art from other varied cultures. He also features Indian Trade Cloths from the 14th–18th centuries. \nA HALI Magazine Contributing Editor for the last 30 years\, he serves as their “in-house” expert on all tribal sculpture and textiles\, with over 50 publications. His most recent books\, Textiles of Japan\, Rarities From the Himalayas to Hawaii\, and Textiles of Indonesia\, were met with critical acclaim. Thomas Murray is past president of ATADA\, The Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association\, and served a three-year term as a member of President Obama’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee at the State Department. In a letter from a White House\, President Obama said\, “This dedicated individual brings a wealth of experience and talent to his new role and I am proud to have him serve in the months and years to come.” Thomas Murray continues to consult with museums and private clients all over the world. \nKristal Hale is Conservator of Textiles at the Conservation Center of Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). She holds an MA in art conservation with a textile specialization from the Bern University of Applied Sciences in collaboration with the Abegg-Stiftung\, Switzerland. Kristal was an Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellow at The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing of The Metropolitan Museum of Art\, New York. As someone who is engaged in the intersection of heritage preservation and contemporary museum practices\, Kristal participates in Museums of the 21st Century program with Tracing Patterns Foundation to support conservation education in Indonesia and greater Southeast Asia. \n  \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Detail of a ceremonial cloth\, pua’ kumbu’\, patterned with anthropomorphic figures\, Iban people\, Borneo.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/encountering-iban-textiles/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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SUMMARY:Transcendent Clay: The Kondō Family’s Path of Porcelain Innovations
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 27\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Andreas Marks\, PhD\, Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese and Korean Art and Director of the Clark Center for Japanese Art\, Minneapolis Institute of Art\nVirtual Event \n  \nThe legacy of porcelain making in Kyoto’s Kondō family was started by Kondō Yūzō (1902–1985) in the 1930s. His sons Yutaka (1932–1983) and Hiroshi (1936–2012) continued what their father had achieved. Ultimately it was the grandson Takahiro (born 1958) who emerged as the family’s greatest innovator by developing the secret technique of applying a “silver mist” (gintekisai) of metallic droplets to his modern forms and using glass in his works. This talk will discuss these four artists in connection with Transcendent Clay\, an exhibition largely of works from the collection of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz\, that is on view at the Minneapolis Institute of Art\, March 1–September 7\, 2025. \nSpeaker Bio: Andreas Marks oversees the renowned collection of Japanese and Korean art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia). He came to Mia from the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture\, in California\, where he was the director and chief curator for five years starting in 2008. Andreas has a PhD from Leiden University in the Netherlands and a master’s degree in East Asian Art History from the University of Bonn\, Germany. With more than 20 years of experience in the field of Japanese art\, Marks has curated more than 60 exhibitions at 38 institutions in the world\, including the Birmingham Museum of Art; Detroit Institute of Arts; the Honolulu Museum of Art; San Antonio Museum of Art; and the Suntory Museum of Art\, Tokyo\, Japan\, some of which have been reviewed in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Marks has lectured at 43 institutions in the US\, Europe\, and Asia\, and is an award-winning author of 24 books and countless essays about various aspects of Japanese art. In 2024\, he was awarded the commendation of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his contributions to the promotion of Japanese culture. \n  \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Kondō Takahiro\, Reduction I\, 2013. Molded and cast porcelain with cobalt blue and green under clear glaze and “Silver Mist.” Minneapolis Institute of Art\, The P.D. McMillan Memorial Fund (2014.64).
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/transcendent-clay-the-kondo-familys-path-of-porcelain-innovations/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250308T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250308T120000
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SUMMARY:The Chandayan: A Sufi Tale of Ishq between Languages\, Cultures & People
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 8\n10:00 a.m. PT\nSpeaker: Naman P. Ahuja\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Art History at the School of Arts & Aesthetics\, Jawaharlal Nehru University\, and General Editor of Marg Publications\nVirtual Event \nA racy yarn\, the Chandayan recounts the romance of Lorik and Chanda\, which becomes an allegory about ishq—love for the Divine. Composed in Hindavi (using the Old Hindi dialect of Jaunpuri Avadhi)\, the Chandayan is regarded as one of the foundational texts of the history of Hindi literature.  The 16th-century historian Badayuni tells us that the Chandayan was selected for religious instruction by the Sufi Maulana Da’ud in the Tughlaq period (1320–1413). The remains of five manuscripts that were profusely illustrated sometime between 1475 and 1525 are also foundational for studies in art history. They form the largest corpus of evidence of pre-Mughal painting in north India. In his lecture\, Naman Ahuja will take us through some highlights of the paintings of this popular tale and reflect on how the “vernacular” Chandayan is a valuable source of social and cultural history that allows scholars to map the politics of language and patronage in the domains of the Sultanates. \nSpeaker Bio: Naman Parmeshwar Ahuja is Professor of Art History at the School of Arts & Aesthetics at Jawaharlal Nehru University\, New Delhi\, India and the General Editor of Marg Publications. He has curated some of the most important exhibitions of Indian art in the past ten years\, including: The Body in Indian Art & Thought\, which was shown at the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels and the National Museum in Delhi in 2013; and India & The World\, in which 120 objects from the British Museum were staged in strategic dialogue with Indian objects at the CSMVS in Mumbai and the National Museum Delhi. Ahuja’s MA and PhD are concerned with reading the sociocultural history of India through iconography\, as seen in sculpture and painting\, the art of Gandhara\, Indian terracottas\, and temple worship. He has held visiting professorships at the University of Zürich\, the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florence\, the University of Alberta in Edmonton and at SOAS in London\, his alma mater. His writings on the art and architecture of Indian temples\, and the iconographic shifts in the images of ancient South Asia have been translated into Hindi\, Marathi\, French\, Spanish\, and Dutch. The Binney Lecture will be based in part on his recent book on the Chandayan. Learn more about this book here.\n \n  \nPlease reserve your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link and instructions via email once you secure your place.\n \nSave my spot! \n  \nSponsored by the South Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Da’ud notes: Lorik is her Sun and Chanda\, the Moon\, his companion (detail). © The Chandayan\, National Museum Karachi\, folio: KH 43
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/the-chandayan-a-sufi-tale-of-ishq-between-languages-cultures-people/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250227T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250227T150000
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SUMMARY:Visualizing Music in Modern Japan: Sheet Music (and Music Ephemera) at the Crossroads of Modern Mass Culture
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 27\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Kendall Brown\, PhD\, Professor of Asian Art History\, California State University Long Beach\nVirtual Event \nThis talk introduces the topic of Japanese sheet music cover design from 1920-1950 as the nexus of visual art\, film\, and popular song. It posits the humble\, disposable music sheets as perhaps the most sensitive lens to capture popular arts in Japan during the tumultuous period before\, during\, and just after World War II. The lecture includes snippets of Japanese music and film. \nSpeaker Bio: Kendall Brown is Professor of Asian Art History in the Art Department at California State University Long Beach. He is an art historian and has published and curated widely of Japanese art and Japanese-style gardens in North America. In 2024 for the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston he guest curated the exhibition\, Songs for Modern Japan: The Art of Japanese Sheet Music\, 1905- 1950. \n  \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Takehisa Yumeji\, Kageki\, Tsubakihime (Opera\, La Dame aux Camélias [La Traviata])(detail)\, 1923\, 9th reprinting. 1917 original. Ink on paper. Image courtesy of Kendall Brown.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/visualizing-music-in-modern-japan/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250208T120000
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SUMMARY:The Art of Cosmopolitanism in Premodern Kerala
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 8\n10:00 a.m. PT\nSpeaker: Arathi Menon\, Art History Assistant Professor\, Hamilton College\nVirtual Event \n  \nSince antiquity\, Kerala on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India has served as a beacon for merchant ships. A confluence of factors\, including Kerala’s fortuitous position in the Indian Ocean mercantile network\, abundant export of spices\, and partnerships rooted in diplomacy and trade\, engendered a regional milieu of multicultural cosmopolitanism and a shared artistic vocabulary across religions. This talk examines architectural and sculptural similitude in Kerala’s premodern churches\, mosques\, synagogues\, and temples\, the agency of local artisans\, and the roles played by rulers\, merchants\, and religious leaders to present a history of art and cosmopolitanism on the Malabar Coast. \nSpeaker Bio: Arathi Menon is assistant professor of art history at Hamilton College. She earned her doctorate in art history and archaeology from Columbia University and specializes in the histories of art in South Asia\, with a focus on the material culture of the premodern Indian Ocean world. Menon’s current book project examines the medieval art and architecture of churches\, mosques\, synagogues\, and temples on the Malabar coast of southwestern India. Her career has blended academic and museum appointments\, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and the New Children’s Museum in San Diego. She has taught at Columbia University and Scripps College of the Claremont Colleges and was previously the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Smarthistory—The Center for Public Art History. \n  \nPlease reserve your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link and instructions via email once you secure your place.\n \nSave my spot! \n  \nSponsored by the South Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured: Photo of Thazhathangady Juma Masjid mosque courtesy of Arathi Menon. © Arathi Menon \n 
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/the-art-of-cosmopolitanism-in-premodern-kerala/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250130T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250130T150000
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SUMMARY:Kimono: Garment\, Canvas\, and Artistic Muse
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 30\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Meher McArthur\, Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Curator of Academic Programs and Collections at Scripps College\, Claremont\nVirtual Event \n  \nHear from Japanese art historian Meher McArthur as she shares a slide lecture previewing her newest traveling exhibition Kimono: Garment\, Canvas\, and Artistic Muse\, which will begin its national tour in March 2025 in Wisconsin. The exhibition explores the iconic Japanese kimono\, its origins\, form\, and styles in Japan\, the many ways it has served as a canvas for conveying spectacular design\, symbolism and meaning over the centuries\, and its recent influence on the world’s artists. McArthur will showcase works created in paper\, ceramic\, glass\, metal\, and other materials by artists in the US and Europe to demonstrate the impact of this garment beyond Japan and beyond fashion. \nSpeaker Bio: Meher McArthur is an independent Asian art curator\, author\, and educator. She currently works at Scripps College\, Claremont as the Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Curator of Academic Programs and Collections. Previously\, McArthur worked for nine years as Curator of East Asian Art at Pacific Asia Museum (now USC PAM)\, where she curated over fifteen exhibitions. She also worked as Creative Director of the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden in Pasadena for almost five years. As an independent curator\, she has curated several exhibitions for Southern California galleries\, En Gallery at the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden in Pasadena\, and for the traveling exhibition company International Arts & Artists (IA&A)\, including Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami (2012-2017)\, Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami (2015-2019)\, and Nature\, Tradition and Innovation: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Collection of Gordon Brodfuehrer (2016-2019). She has also curated SHIKI: The Four Seasons in Japanese Art for Scripps College’s Williamson Gallery (2021)\, the IA&A traveling exhibition Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper (touring from 2021)\, and YOKAI: Spirits\, Specters and the Supernatural in Japanese Woodblock Prints\, a traveling exhibition from the Scripps College collection (touring from 2022). \nMeher writes regularly about Buddhist art and artists for Buddhistdoor.net and is a contributing writer for KCET Artbound\, Artillery Magazine\, and Orientations magazine. Her major publications include Gods and Goblins: Folk Paintings from Otsu (Pacific Asia Museum\, 1999)\, Reading Buddhist Art: An Illustrated Guide to Buddhist Signs and Symbols (Thames & Hudson\, 2002)\, and The Arts of Asia: Materials\, Techniques\, Styles (Thames & Hudson\, 2005)\, Confucius: A Throneless King (Pegasus Books\, 2011)\, Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami (IA&A\, 2012)\, and New Expressions in Origami Art (Tuttle\, 2017). Her children’s books include Michael and the Magical Museum (Pacific Asia Museum\, 2003) and An ABC of What Art Can Be (The Getty Museum\, 2010). \n  \n  \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n \n  \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Miya Ando\, Mofuku (formal Mourning Kimono) (detail)\, 2024. Dyed anodized aluminum and steel rings. Courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/kimono-garment-canvas-and-artistic-muse/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241116T100000
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SUMMARY:The Kashmir Shawl's Sikh Period
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 16\n10:00 a.m. PT\nSpeaker: Frank Ames\, independent art dealer\, curator\, scholar\, and author\nVirtual Event \nJoin the South Asian Arts Council online as textile expert Frank Ames shares insights on the history of Kashmir shawls. During the period that Maharaja Ranjit Singh\, the ruler of Punjab\, took control of Kashmir in 1819\, the patterns of Kashmir shawls underwent a significant transformation\, shifting from traditional repeated floral designs to those featuring architectonic\, geometric\, and indigenous cultural motifs influenced by Punjab’s Sikh culture. Some historians attribute this radical change to French influence\, as France was a leader in replicating these imported Indian shawls. This presentation\, drawn from Ames’s forthcoming book\, will explore the events that occurred in France during this time\, demonstrating that the country was preoccupied with replicating the latest Indian fashion to meet an overwhelming domestic demand\, rather than producing shawls for export to the Asia Pacific\, which never happened. Rather than viewing this as a loss to India’s Punjabi Sikh culture\, the Sikh-era Kashmir shawl should be recognized by historians as a pinnacle of artistic achievement in Indian art\, reflecting the creative spirit of the Khalsa movement. \nSpeaker Bio: Frank Ames is a textile expert with over 45 years of experience as an independent dealer\, curator\, scholar\, and writer specializing in antique textiles with a particular emphasis on Indian/European Kashmir shawls. As a Parisian resident for many years\, he refined his expertise by organizing specialized auctions at Drouot. Ames is renowned for his two seminal books on the subject of shawls: The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence (1997) and Woven Masterpieces of Sikh Heritage (2010)\, which have brought him often in close liaison with private collectors\, museums\, and institutions worldwide. He has authored articles for publications such as HALI\, Textiles Asia\, Orientations Magazine\, and Sikh Formations\, and curated the esteemed The Arts of Kashmir exhibition at the Asia Society in 2008. Based on the Upper West Side\, New York—when not at his winter home in Goa\, India\, Ames is currently working on his third book\, scheduled to be released this fall. \n  \nPlease reserve your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link and instructions via email once you secure your place.\n \nSave my spot! \n  \nSponsored by the South Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured: Image courtesy of Frank Ames. © Frank Ames.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/the-kashmir-shawls-sikh-period/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241031T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241031T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T071736
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SUMMARY:Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 31\n1:00p.m.\nSpeaker: Emily Hanna\, Ph.D.\, Director of Exhibitions and Chief Curator at Mingei International Museum\nMingei International Museum \n  \nJoin members of The San Diego Museum of Art Asian Arts Council (AAC) on a special tour of the exhibition Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo at Mingei International Museum\, led by exhibition co-curator Emily Hanna\, Director of Exhibitions and Chief Curator at Mingei International Museum. The exhibition features over 180 objects from 30 countries\, with one third of the works coming from Asia. \nBlue Gold is among more than 70 exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART. The latest edition of this landmark regional event\, PST ART: Art & Science Collide\, explores the intersections of art and science\, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide\, please visit pst.art \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Dr. Emily Hanna is Director of Exhibitions and Chief Curator at Mingei International Museum where she has served for just under three years. Hanna began her curatorial career at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York\, where she received a doctoral fellowship and wrote her dissertation on African masquerade. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa\, with areas of specialty in African\, pre-Columbian\, and Native American art\, and has conducted extensive fieldwork in Africa and Latin America. She has curated over forty exhibitions at institutions including the High Museum of Art and the Birmingham Museum of Art\, where she served as Senior Curator and Department Head for Africa and the Americas. Hanna also taught art history at the university level for twelve years. Hanna is co-curator of Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo currently on view at Mingei International Museum. \n  \nSave my spot! \n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council \n  \nFeatured: Gallery image from Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo on view at Mingei International Museum. Courtesy of Mingei International Museum.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/blue-gold-the-art-and-science-of-indigo/
LOCATION:Mingei International Museum\, 1439 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101
CATEGORIES:Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241012T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241012T120000
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SUMMARY:Wonders of Creation: Mapping the Cosmos through a Special Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 12\n10:00 a.m. PT\nSpeaker: Ladan Akbarnia\, Ph.D.\, Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art at The San Diego Museum of Art\nVirtual Event \n  \nThis illustrated talk will explore the story and vision behind The San Diego Museum of Art’s current special exhibition\, Wonders of Creation: Art\, Science\, and Innovation in the Islamic World\, on view through January 5\, 2025. Wonders of Creation explores intersections of art and science in Islamic intellectual and visual culture from the 8th century to the present\, using the lens of “wonder” as defined by an influential 13th-century Islamic cosmography describing the universe. Written in Arabic and Persian by Zakariyya ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini and entitled The Wonders of Creation and the Rarities of Existence\, this text catalogues the marvels of the universe in a single\, richly illustrated book. The exhibition features over 200 works presented through the framework of Qazwini’s text\, including manuscripts\, astrolabes\, magic bowls\, precious stones\, luster dishes\, architectural elements\, and contemporary art. Following the cosmography’s narrative through the celestial and terrestrial realms\, topics such as astronomy\, astrology\, natural history\, alchemy\, medicine\, and geometry are explored through objects from Spain\, North Africa\, and the Middle East to Central\, South\, and Southeast Asia and the modern diaspora. After an overview of the exhibition with images and details of selected works representing the narrative and conceptual structure\, this talk will consider the framework of the exhibition as a methodology for representing Islamic art and material culture on a wider scale. \nSpeaker Bio: Dr. Ladan Akbarnia is Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art at The San Diego Museum of Art (2019–present). A specialist in Islamic visual culture\, her research\, exhibitions\, and publications address cross-cultural transmissions in Iran\, Central Asia\, and South Asia; Sufism; Persianate drawings; contemporary art; and methodologies of museum display. Her current exhibition\, Wonders of Creation: Art\, Science\, and Innovation in the Islamic World\, is on view at SDMA through January 5\, 2025\, then traveling to the McMullen Museum of Art\, where the exhibition will be on view February 1 through June 1\, 2025. Since joining SDMA in 2019\, Akbarnia has organized several exhibitions and displays. Previously\, she was Assistant Keeper & Curator of Islamic Collections and lead curator for the Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World at The British Museum (2010–19); Hagop Kevorkian Associate Curator of Islamic Art at the Brooklyn Museum (2007–10)\, where she organized a reinstallation of the Islamic collection and Light of the Sufis: The Mystical Arts of Islam (2009–10); and Executive Director of the Iran Heritage Foundation in London (2009–10). She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University. \n  \nPlease reserve your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link and instructions via email once you secure your place.\n \nSave my spot! \n  \nSponsored by the South Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured: Huqqa base. Mughal India\, ca. 1740–80. Nephrite jade; carved and inlaid with floral scroll composed of rubies\, emeralds\, and diamonds. Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia\, 2020.8.51.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/wonders-of-creation-mapping-the-cosmos-through-a-special-exhibition/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241010T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241010T160000
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SUMMARY:Angel Tarrac: New Beginnings by Carlos Tarrac
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 10\n2:00–4:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Carlos Tarrac\nSDMA Board Room\n \n  \nJoin the Latin American Art Council in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico to hear Carlos Tarrac talk about the well-known sculptor Angel Tarrac and the successful artistic trajectory of his father\, who arrived in Mexico in 1942 as a refugee of the Spanish Civil War. His sculptures are located in several border cities in Mexico\, and one version of the Coat of Arms of Mexico is found in the Consulate of Mexico in San Diego. One of his sculptures is found in the gardens of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Additional notable works by Angel Tarrac include statues of Abraham Lincoln and José Maria Morelos at the Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City. \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Carlos Tarrac holds a master’s of education degree and has taught in California public schools for over two decades. An accomplished author\, translator\, and illustrator of fiction and nonfiction for all ages\, his poems feature in international anthologies. Carlos is also passionate about sculpture and promotes the work of his father\, Angel Tarrac\, in Mexico and California. \n  \n  \nSave your spot by clicking on this link.\n \n\n$10 LAAC and Museum members | $10 students and military | $15 nonmembers \nSave my spot! \n\n  \nSponsored by the Latin American Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured: Angel Tarrac\, Observation\, 1968. Drawing. Private collection.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/angel-tarrac-new-beginnings-by-carlos-tarrac/
LOCATION:The San Diego Museum of Art\, 1450 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture-old,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240926T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T071736
CREATED:20240829T223546Z
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SUMMARY:Divine Felines: The Cat in Japanese Art
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 26\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Rhiannon Paget\, Ph.D.\, Curator of Asian Art at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art\, Florida State University\nVirtual Event \n  \nWhether lurking in the corners or taking center stage\, cats are a ubiquitous presence in Japanese art. Depending on the situation\, they may invite good fortune\, prompt the viewer to meditate on a tale\, or provide evidence of an unseen world of magic and supernatural happenings.\nThrough an examination of woodblock prints\, paintings\, screens\, and figurines spanning three centuries from over fifty institutional and private collections\, this talk discusses the rich symbolism and surprising stories surrounding the feline image in Japan.\n \nSpeaker Bio: Rhiannon Paget is the Curator of Asian Art at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art\, Florida State University\, located in Sarasota\, Florida. A specialist of Japanese art\, she has published research on paintings\, textiles\, popular visual culture\, and especially woodblock prints\, most recently Divine Felines: The Cat in Japanese Art (2023). She has curated numerous exhibitions\, including Mountains of the Mind: Scholars’ Rocks in China and Beyond (2023–24)\, and Saitō Kiyoshi: Graphic Awakening (2021). \n\n\nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n \n  \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Saitō Kiyoshi\, Two Cats\, 1945-1955. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art\, Gift of Charles and Robyn Citrin\, 2015.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/divine-felines-the-cat-in-japanese-art/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240829T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240829T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T071736
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SUMMARY:Treasured & Quotidian Objects: Still Life in Chinese Art
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 29\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Heather Simmerman\, Asian Arts Council Vice Chair and Docent\, The San Diego Museum of Art\nVirtual Event \n  \nThough Chinese art history has not included a formal genre of still life as in the Western tradition\, depictions of fruit; objects of material culture or wealth\, such as knick-knacks or antiquities; and flowers and plants as auspicious symbols have been portrayed with regularity. This presentation traces the aesthetic principles and examples of Chinese still life from the Song dynasty (960-1279) to the modern/contemporary period. \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Heather Simmerman was born and raised in the Chicago area\, frequently visiting the Art Institute of Chicago. She earned a B.A. in biology from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Indiana University\, then pursued a career in the biotech industry. She is a docent at the Museum\, Vice Chair of the Museum’s Asian Arts Council\, and has been accepted into the University of London SOAS-Alphawood program of study for the Postgraduate Certificate in Asian Art commencing Fall 2024. \n  \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n \n  \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Ding Workshop. Fruit Plate (果盤; Guo pan)\, ca. 1735-1750. Woodcut painted in colour on paper. The British Museum. Bequeathed by Sir Hans Sloane. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/treasured-quotidian-objects-still-life-in-chinese-art/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240817T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240817T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T071736
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SUMMARY:Crossing the Line and Closing the Circle: The Legacy of Independence on Modern Indian Art
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 17\n10:00 a.m. PT\nSpeaker: Siddhartha V. Shah\, John Wieland 1958 Director\, Mead Art Museum at Amherst College\nVirtual Event \n  \nThe partition of British India in August 1947 divided the subcontinent into the nations of India and Pakistan and incited the largest mass migration in human history. Independence from colonial rule was thus cause for both celebration and despair—a paradox that artists of the period represented in varied and arresting ways. Post-independence art reveals a unique confluence of mixed emotions and histories\, where ancient tales and modern abstraction convey both sorrow and hope\, separation and unity. This presentation examines the dreams and visions of artists working after 1947 through works of art that convey tremendous cultural pride as well as visions of a hopeful though undetermined future. \nSpeaker Bio: Siddhartha V. Shah is the John Wieland 1958 Director of the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College. He was previously the Director of Education and Civic Engagement and Curator of South Asian Art at the Peabody Essex Museum\, which is located in in Salem\, Massachusetts and home to one of the leading collections of modern Indian art outside the subcontinent. Dr. Shah earned his BA in art history from Johns Hopkins University\, an MA in Hindu philosophy and Jungian psychoanalysis from the California Institute of Integral Studies\, and a PhD in art history from Columbia University. His academic and curatorial projects have been featured in publications ranging from The Times of India and India Today\, to The New Yorker\, The Wall Street Journal\, and Psychology Today. \n  \nPlease reserve your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link and instructions via email once you secure your place.\n \nSave my spot! \n  \nSponsored by the South Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Siddhartha V. Shah
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/crossing-the-line-and-closing-the-circle-the-legacy-of-independence-on-modern-indian-art/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240725T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240725T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T071736
CREATED:20240718T224809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T161023Z
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SUMMARY:True View Landscape Painting of Korea
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 25\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Allie Arnell\, Asian Arts Council Study Group Co-Chair and Docent\, The San Diego Museum of Art\nVirtual Event \n  \nKorea possesses a long tradition of landscape painting\, tracing back to the tomb murals of the early part of the common era. The majority of known landscape works were made during the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). One of the most important achievements in landscape painting during this period was the development of “true view” landscape painting.  These paintings depicted special and sacred places in Korea in innovative ways. We will explore these places through the eyes of the artist involved in these ground breaking developments. \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Allie Arnell is a longtime member of the Asian Arts Council and the AAC Study Group. She has presented numerous scholarly lectures in the past\, as well as co-chairing the AAC Study Group. Allie has been a docent at the San Diego Museum of Art for many years and is now in charge of virtual tours for all docents. She also has a JD law degree. \n  \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n \n  \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Sun\, Moon\, and Five Peaks Screen (detail)\, 20th century. Tempera and gold leaf on silk fabric. Gift of Admiral Fredrick. J. Horne\, 1957.2.a.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/true-view-landscape-painting-of-korea/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240627T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240627T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T071736
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SUMMARY:Naga Textiles of Northeast India
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 27\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Courtenay C. McGowen\, Asian Arts Council Programs Co-Chair\nHybrid Event\nSDMA Boardroom and Virtual \n  \nNaga tribes of North Eastern India\, in what is today the Indian state of Nagaland\, have a rich history of back-strap loom weaving with which they clothed themselves. Their weaving traditions include methods of recognition of an individual’s standing within their community\, reflecting the number of feasts of merit given by the wearer. \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Courtenay C. McGowen is a longstanding member of the Asian Arts Council (AAC) who has chaired both the AAC and the AAC Study Group. She has a master’s degree in art history from Columbia University and serves on the boards of Mingei International Museum and also the Museum Trustee Association. She currently co-chairs programs for AAC with Gordon Brodfuehrer. \n  \nPlease note\, this session will be held in-person in the SDMA Boardroom and simultaneously shared virtually via Zoom. The lecture will be followed by a social event for AAC members attending in person. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All virtual participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.  \nIn-person participants should check-in at the front desk with ticket for lecture. \n  \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Detail photo of Thungpang\, a Chang warrior of great renown wearing his ceremonial shawl embroidered with cowrie shells\, from Milada Ganguli’s 1993 book Naga Art.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/naga-textiles-of-northeast-india/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T071736
CREATED:20240502T213227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T161810Z
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SUMMARY:Ottoman Influences on Islamic Batik from Indonesia
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 30\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Thomas Murray\, independent researcher\, collector\, lecturer\, and private art dealer\nVirtual Event \n  \nThroughout the Indonesian archipelago\, calligraphic batik textiles have been used during sacred ceremonies. Such cloths were made primarily in Jambi\, located in west Sumatra\, Indonesia\, but were also known from the North Coast region of Java\, Indonesia. The batik textiles were patterned by a hand-painted wax resist called tulis. These batiks absorbed stylistic influences from the outside world through trade\, pilgrimage\, and politics. \nOttoman influences on batik kaligrafi include the use of a tugra\, the official signature of the Ottoman emperor\, as an icon. With many layers of meaning\, it served as a statement of political alliance\, but also as a talismanic device. One need not be literate to recognize the power of such a striking graphic device to ward off the evil eye. \nThis lecture will offer a review of the long relationship between Indonesia and Turkey from the 16th century forward; consider the role of spice trade economics on European colonialism and Islamic local resistance; and finally\, survey all forms of calligraphic batik\, offering a new interpretation of their purpose\, which suggests these cloths may have originated earlier than previously identified\, and how this tradition continues in an interesting and unexpected ways. \n  \nSpeaker Bio: \nThomas Murray is an independent researcher\, collector\, lecturer\, and private dealer of Asian and tribal art with an emphasis on Indonesian sculpture and textiles\, as well as animistic art from other varied cultures. A HALI magazine Contributing Editor for the last 30 years\, he serves as their in-house consultant on ethnographic textiles and has featured in more than 50 publications. His most recent books\, “Textiles of Japan\,” “Rarities From the Himalayas to Hawaii\,” and “Textiles of Indonesia\,” were met with critical acclaim. Thomas Murray is past President of ATADA\, the Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association and served a three-year term as a member of President Obama’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee at the State Department. In a letter from the White House\, President Obama said\, “This dedicated individual brings a wealth of experience and talent to his new role and I am proud to have him serve in the months and years to come.” Thomas Murray continues to consult with museums and private clients all over the world. He lives in California. \n  \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n \n  \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Long cloth\, kain panjang (detail)\, Jambi\, Sumatra\, 19th-early 20th century. Cotton\, hand-drawn batik. Private collection. Image courtesy of Thomas Murray.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/ottoman-influences-islamic-batik-from-indonesia/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240425T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240425T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T071736
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SUMMARY:Aesthetics of the Meiji Period in Japan
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 25\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Hollis Goodall\, Curator of Japanese Art\, Retired\, Los Angeles County Museum of Art\nVirtual Event \nJoin the Asian Arts Council for an illuminating online lecture on the aesthetics of the Meiji period in Japan (1868-1912). Recent scholarship and exhibitions on the Meiji period give us a much clearer idea of the development of the arts and aesthetics during the highly complex period in Japanese history. Hollis Goodall\, who retired from her post as Curator of Japanese Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in 2023\, will outline the period in chronological order to link the historical changes with artistic evolution in painting and the decorative arts. \n  \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n \n  \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \n Featured: Namikawa Yasuyuki\, Incense Burner with Design of Birds Flying amid Trees and Flowering Plants\, ca. 1885. Cloisonné with silver wire and mounts. LACMA\, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tosk (M.91.251.2).
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/aesthetics-of-the-meiji-period-in-japan/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240420T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240420T193000
DTSTAMP:20260603T071736
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SUMMARY:Asian Arts Council Bus Tour: LACMA & the Japan Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 20\n7:15 a.m.–7:30 p.m. \n  \nJoin the Asian Arts Council for an educational and entertaining trip to LACMA and the Japan Foundation!\nTravel to LACMA to see Korean Treasures from the Chester and Cameron Chang Collection and Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting\, then walk to the nearby Japan Foundation\, Los Angeles Hall to tour TATSU: Depictions of Dragons in Japanese Art with exhibition curator Meher McArthur. \n  \nReserve your seat by April 10. \n  \n\nSchedule\n\n7:15 a.m. | Arrive in Balboa Park \n7:30 a.m. | Bus departs from the Old Naval Hospital parking lot (located at Park Blvd. and Presidents Way) \n8:00 a.m. | Bus departs from La Costa Park & Ride (located at 710 La Costa Ave.\, Encinitas\, CA 92024) \n10:30 a.m. | Estimated arrival at LACMA \n10:30 a.m.–2:45 p.m. | View Korean Treasures from the Chester and Cameron Chang Collection and Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting at LACMA and enjoy lunch available for purchase at LACMA restaurants\, Ray’s (advance reservations recommended) or C&M\, or at food trucks parked nearby on Wilshire Blvd. \n2:45 p.m. | Walk to the Japan Foundation\, Los Angeles Hall on Wilshire Blvd. \n3:00 p.m. | Tour TATSU: Depictions of Dragons in Japanese Art at the Japan Foundation with exhibition curator Meher McArthur \n4:30 p.m. | Depart the Japan Foundation and enjoy happy hour on the bus ride back to San Diego \n7:00 p.m. | Estimated arrival at La Costa Park & Ride \n7:30 p.m. | Estimated arrival at Old Naval Hospital parking lot \n\n\nNote\, lunch will be available for purchase at LACMA or nearby local food trucks. Wine and munchies will be provided on the way home.  \n  \n\nPick-Up Locations\nSan Diego \nBus will leave from the Old Naval Hospital parking lot (located at Park Blvd. and Presidents Way) at 7:30 a.m. \nNorth County \nBus will leave from the La Costa Park & Ride (located at 710 La Costa Ave.\, Encinitas\, CA 92024) at 8:00 a.m. \n  \n\n  \n$150 AAC and Museum members | $165 nonmembers \n  \n  \n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured: Dragon with Baby (detail)\, Japan\, ca. 1900. Bronze. Collection of USC Pacific Asia Museum\, Gift of Walt and Maylo Long\, 2000.35.2
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/asian-arts-council-bus-tour-lacma-the-japan-foundation/
CATEGORIES:Bus Tours,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T071736
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED--Artist Talk: A World Without Walls by Enrique Chiu
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 6\n10:00–11:30 a.m. PT\nSpeaker: Enrique Chiu\, artist\nVirtual Event \n  \nEvent POSTPONED. New date to be announced.\nJoin prominent Mexican artist Enrique Chiu for a presentation and in-depth discussion on the role of urban art as a dynamic of artistic interventions in public spaces expressing events of everyday life with an openness to objects\, experiences\, places\, and activities that constitutes the daily life of people regardless of identity\, social class\, occupation\, cultural\, and racial background.Born in Guadalajara\, Jalisco in 1981\, Enrique Chiu is the artist most renowned for his 300 murals in Tijuana\, Baja California. He has established himself as a social activist\, ambassador of peace\, and supporter of human rights. He is President of the Enrique Chiu International Foundation for a Childhood with a Future\, a civil society organization dedicated to fostering creativity and promoting artistic education for young people.His artwork has been exhibited in galleries in North America\, South America\, Europe\, and the Middle East\, and he has permanent exhibitions in museums in the U.S.\, Spain\, Guatemala\, and Mexico. He is the creator of the Mural of the Brotherhood\, a painting on the border wall between Mexico and the U.S. \n\n  \n\n  \nSponsored by the Latin American Arts Council.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/artist-talk-a-world-without-walls-by-enrique-chiu/
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Support Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T071736
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SUMMARY:Spirit and Art in the Japanese Garden
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 28\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Stephen Mansfield\, photojournalist and author\nVirtual Event \n  \nJoin the Asian Arts Council for an online program featuring a brief introductory survey of the history of Japanese gardens\, illustrating their rich diversity of forms and genres\, shared by British photojournalist and author Stephen Mansfield. The main focus of the talk will be on the stone garden\, or dry landscape\, the most enduring garden type. \n  \nSpeaker Biography \nStephen Mansfield\, a British author and freelance photojournalist based in Japan\, has seen his work featured in over 60 magazines\, newspapers\, and journals worldwide\, including The Geographical\, The Middle East\, Critical Asian Studies\, CNN Travel\, Ikebana International\, and The Japan Journal. These pieces have covered current issues\, travel\, interviews\, cultural\, and literature. He is a regular contributor to the Japan Times and Nikkei Asia. To date\, he has had twenty books published\, four of them on the culture and people of Laos. Tokyo: A Cultural And Literary History\, published by Signal/Oxford University Press\, came out in the spring of 2009. Japanese Stone Gardens: Origins\, Meaning\, Form (with a forward by Donald Richie) was brought out by Tuttle Publishing in 2010; Japan’s Master Gardens: Lessons in Space & Environment\, 2011; Tokyo A Biography appeared in 2017; 100 Japanese Gardens\, 2019; and 100 Tokyo Sights came out in 2020. He is currently working on a book for the British publisher Thames & Hudson on modern Japanese garden design. \n  \nPlease note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place.\n \n  \nSave my spot!\n  \nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Photo of Shuheki-in Garden\, located in Ohara\, Japan.
URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/spirit-and-art-in-the-japanese-garden/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Support Council
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