|
|
Article: Japan's jazz-age avant-garde.(Book Review)
- Article from:
- Art in America
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Mavo: Japanese Artists and the Avant-Garde 1905-1931, by Gennifer Weisenfeld, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2002; 370 pages, $55 cloth.
Gennifer Weisenfeld is that rare creature, a scholar of Japanese art (now teaching at Duke) who specializes in the modern era. Her first book (based on her doctoral dissertation) is centered on the short, intense life of Mavo, a group of Japanese artists committed to social revolution. Led by Murayama Tomoyoshi (1901-1977; names are in Japanese order, family name first), the members created paintings and sculptures; staged events, exhibitions and performances; and designed books, magazines, signs and a few structures. ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Japan's global fear: Japan says it's an ...
Business Asia;
June 1, 2002 ;
700+ words
...A sign greets passengers arriving at Japan's second-biggest airport: "Welcome to Japan, an International Country in an International ... the dark. Second, the message itself--that Japan, the world's No2 economy, is an international ...
|
|