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Date :
07.28.2022 (Thu.) ― 01.15.2023 (Sun.)
Hours :
07.28 (Thu.) – 07.31 (Sun.) | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
08.01 (Mon.) – 01.15 (Sun.) | Mon. – Fri. 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Sat. – Sun. 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Location :
JAPAN HOUSE Gallery, Level 2
6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles,
CA 90028 USA
Fee : Free
Introductory Exhibition
The LIFE CYCLES exhibition begins in the windows of the JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles second-floor space with a large abstract bamboo sculpture and a small-scale installation, both powerful artworks that hint at the spectacular main installation inside. Upon entering the exhibition, visitors are introduced to the Tanabe Chikuunsai family lineage—four generations who have been weaving bamboo into works of artistic and cultural importance for a century. One bamboo basket from each of the three preceding generations and two works by Tanabe Chikuunsai IV demonstrate the evolution of bamboo basket weaving. This introductory section opens two weeks before the Main Gallery on July 13 allowing the public to observe the artist and his team creating the large, site-specific installation. (When the main installation is complete, a time-lapse video of its fabrication will be shown in the Sub-Gallery.)
Exhibition Credits
Presented by | JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles
Exhibition Production | Tanabe Chikuunsai IV
Chikuunsai IV Installation Assistants/Apprentices | Nakamura Emika, Hayashi Jumpei, Ichikawa Yona, Hamada Yoshiaki
Exhibition Photography and Video | Minamoto Tadayuki and Hashiguchi Akiko
Exhibition Support provided by | Yumekoubou, TAI Modern, Kanasaki Chikuzaiten, Yamagishi Chikuzaiten