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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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Grand Gallery

Woman’s Kimono, Japan (Taisho period, 1912–1926). The Montgomery Collection, Lugano, Switzerland.

Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan
January 31–April 4, 2010

in the Grand Gallery

Nearly 100 extraordinary examples of kimono created between the 1890s and the 1950s tell the story of how Japan’s traditional national dress was influenced by technological advances in silk production and exposure to Western cultures. Included are everyday garments; intricately embroidered ceremonial robes; boys’ kimono stenciled with cars, airplanes and battleships; and colorful examples with Art Deco patterns that heralded the emergence of Japan’s “new woman.” All are drawn from the famed Montgomery Collection in Lugano, Switzerland.

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Special Events:

  • Glimpses into Japanese Art, Life & Culture (Creative Workshop class led by Lucy Durkin)
    3 Wednesdays
    January 27-February 10—registration required
  • Opening Party
    January 30
  • Lecture by Annie Van Assche, guest curator
    January 31
  • Chamber Music Rochester Japanese Music concert
    January 31
  • Teacher Inservice
    February 3
  • Art Collectors: Show & Tell
    March 14
  • Sake Tasting
    March 18
  • Living Kimono lecture by Naomi Graham
    March 18
  • Traditions and Encounters: A Celebration of Japanese Culture
    March 19
  • Asian Pacific American Heritage Family Day
    March 28

This exhibition is organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, VA. Support for the national tour and catalog has been provided by The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.

This exhibition is made possible in Rochester by the Gallery Council of the Memorial Art Gallery and the Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Fund.

Lockhart Gallery

Ashevak, Kenojuak, Raven Silhouette II (1998). Color stonecut.

Kenojuak Ashevak
Raven Silhouette II (1998)
Color stonecut.

Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture
November 25, 2009–February 14, 2010

With its stark simplicity and strong form, the art of the Inuit people of Canada is sought by collectors all over the world. Acting as a record of the "old ways," Inuit sculptures and prints often depict Arctic animals or activities such as seal hunting and fishing which were once critical to survival. While ivory and stone carvings have been traded with Europeans for centuries, prints have been a major source of livelihood only since the mid-20th century, when the Inuit began resettling in government communities. This exhibition of 11 prints and 20 sculptures from the Gallery’s collection is offered in conjunction with the recent reopening of the Traditions and Encounters gallery.

Presented in honor of the Gallery Council and the Gallery Docents.

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