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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Openings Outside Tokyo</title>
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		<title>&#8216;Takamikura and Michodai: Chrysanthemum and Nippon&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Sievers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chrysanthemum throne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michodai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[takamikura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zohiko Urushi Museum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In celebration of the Emperor&#8217;s 80th birthday and the 25th anniversary of his reign, replicas of the takamikura (Chrysanthemum throne) and michodai (a curtained platform) are being displayed at Kyoto&#8217;s Zohiki Urushi Museum. Created between 1913-1915, these models were made around the same time as the originals, which are now housed in Shishin-den Hall at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Art Brut Japonais&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Sievers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[art brut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fukuoka Art Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mixed media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outsider art]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This exhibition already won high praise at its initial 2010-11 showing in Paris. Art brut, like outsider art, refers to creations by those who typically lack any traditional or extensive artistic training, though it more specifically refers to those using art as some form of therapy. Since many of the artists involved in the original [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Hashimoto Kansetsu Retrospective&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/09/11/arts/hashimoto-kansetsu-retrospective/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hashimoto-kansetsu-retrospective</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Sievers  and Jordan C. Sievers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hashimoto Kansetsu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nihonga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of the 130th anniversary of nihonga (Japanese-style painting) artist Kansetsu Hashimoto&#8217;s birth, the Hyogo Museum presents around 70 of his most famous works. As a scholar of Chinese culture and history, Hashimoto&#8217;s artistic style mirrors that of traditional Chinese folklore, featuring elegantly illustrated animals and allusions to allegorical significance. Hashimoto pioneered a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Reading Cinema, Finding Words: Art after Marcel Broodthaers&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/09/04/arts/reading-cinema-finding-words-art-after-marcel-broodthaers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=reading-cinema-finding-words-art-after-marcel-broodthaers</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Omata</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marcel Broodthaers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marcel Broodthaers (1924-1976) was a man of many talents — a poet, filmmaker and artist — whose cerebral and witty approach to art often resulted in unusual and amusing works. He used found objects, everyday items, photography and text to create visual puns in collages and installations. This show focuses on Broodthaers&#8217; films and is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Negoro: Efflorescence of Medieval Japanese lacquerware&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Omata</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[lacquerware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miho Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Negoro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Negoro lacquerware was originally developed at the Neguro-ji Temple in Wakayama Prefecture, where lacquered utensils were used by priests in daily life. It involved covering a layer of black lacquer with another of vermilion, a technique that spread across Japan after the temple&#8217;s craftsmen fled the area during Toyotomi Hideyoshi&#8217;s Siege of Negoro-ji in 1585. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Exhibition of 92-Year-Old Photojournalist Kikujiro Fukushima&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/08/21/arts/exhibition-of-92-year-old-photojournalist-kikujiro-fukushima/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=exhibition-of-92-year-old-photojournalist-kikujiro-fukushima</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kikujiro Fukushima]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newspark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photojournalism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kikujiro Fukuyama has been a photojournalist for 67 years and is still active at age 92. He first earned critical acclaim in 1960 for his work that followed the lives of a Hiroshima family for a decade, revealing the lasting effects and consequences of the atomic bomb. Since then, he has documented the history of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Beauties of Nature: Rimpa, Jakuchu and Japanese Painting&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/08/21/arts/beauties-of-nature-rimpa-jakuchu-and-japanese-painting/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=beauties-of-nature-rimpa-jakuchu-and-japanese-painting</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Omata</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chiba City Museum of Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nihonga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paiting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Japanese, the term &#8220;kacho fugetsu&#8221; consists of the kanji for &#8220;flower,&#8221; &#8220;bird,&#8221; &#8220;wind&#8221; and &#8220;moon,&#8221; and it refers to &#8220;the beauties of nature&#8221; &#8212; that ever-popular subject of nihonga (Japanese-style painting). Known as &#8220;kacho,&#8221; flower-and-bird motifs came to symbolize life and were usually featured in paintings of the seasons. &#8220;Fugetsu&#8221; &#8212; moon and wind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Aichi Triennale 2013&#8242;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/08/14/arts/aichi-triennale-2013/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=aichi-triennale-2013</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aichi Triennale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mixed media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The theme of this second Aichi Triennale is &#8220;Awakening &#8212; Where Are We Standing?&#8221; and it aims to make us rethink the role of art as Japan continues to recover from the Great East Japan Earthquake and following disasters. Works by various artists from around the world are being displayed in several museums and outdoor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Hakutoro Collection: The Grace of Ancient Chinese Ceramics&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/08/14/arts/the-hakutoro-collection-the-grace-of-ancient-chinese-ceramics/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-hakutoro-collection-the-grace-of-ancient-chinese-ceramics</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ceramics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese ceramics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hakutoro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Art collector Kinji Usato, also known as Hakutoro, shares an expansive selection of Chinese ceramics for this show at The Museum of Oriental Ceramics. Ninety works, spanning 5,000 years of Chinese ceramics from the Neolithic age to the Qing Dynasty, from his personal collection will be on display. Usato&#8217;s own knowledge of East Asian art [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan &#8220;In-Habit: Project Another Country&#8221;&#8216;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/07/31/arts/isabel-and-alfredo-aquilizan-in-habit-project-another-country/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=isabel-and-alfredo-aquilizan-in-habit-project-another-country</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natasha Vik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alredo Aquilizan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isabel Aquilizan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Husband-and-wife team Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan present &#8220;In-Habit,&#8221; an installation and multimedia exhibit inspired by the Badjao indigenous people of their native Philippines. Utilizing scaffolding and cardboard boxes to create a small-scale replica shanty town, the Brisbane, Australia-based duo&#8217;s work incorporates video and music by Badjao children. Through this piece, the artists comment on where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Hung Yi: Happy Animal Party&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/07/24/arts/hung-yi-happy-animal-party/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hung-yi-happy-animal-party</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hakone Open Air Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hung Yi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first solo exhibition in Japan of Taiwanese artist Hung Yi, who is known for his colorful sculptures of people and animals. Hung&#8217;s work fills three gallery spaces with some of the pieces also on display outdoors. His animated and personified interpretations of animals are based on symbols that, in Taiwan, are traditionally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Soya Asae Exhibition:  Sora iro (color of the air)&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/07/24/arts/soya-asae-exhibition-sora-iro-color-of-the-air/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=soya-asae-exhibition-sora-iro-color-of-the-air</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natasha Vik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art Tower Mito]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asae Soya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[installation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An Art Ph.D. graduate of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Asae Soya&#8217;s art takes many forms. Originally a painter, her body of work has grown over the years to include installations, video and public art. She plays with color and light in large spaces, creating striking visuals and often projects her works [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Works by Soga Shoh-haku and the Flowers of Middle and Pre-Modern Age Art&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nara Prefectural Museum of Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nihonga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soga Shohaku]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 18th-century Japanese painter Soga Shohaku is particularly known for eerie images of demons and ghouls rendered in brushwork reminiscent of Muromachi Period (1338-1573) works. The Nara Prefectural Museum celebrates its 40th anniversary this summer by displaying its collection of middle and pre-modern Japanese art alongside Soga&#8217;s large-scale ink wash works. Paintings, prints and crafts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Being-in-the-Wired- World&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/07/17/arts/being-in-the-wired-world/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=being-in-the-wired-world</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natasha Vik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kawasaki City Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multimedia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Kawasaki City Museum has a tradition of creating exhibitions that explore the relationship between technology and art, and this one, coinciding with the museum&#8217;s 25th anniversary, is no exception. As society becomes progressively more wired, and the Internet a common way to connect people across the globe, our world view changes. Through the work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Art Arch Hiroshima 2013&#8242;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiroshima]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isamu Noguchi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Three museums in Hiroshima Prefecture &#8212; the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum, the Hiroshima Museum of Art and the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art &#8212; are joining forces this summer to hold &#8220;Art Arch Hiroshima,&#8221; a set of exhibitions, each based on the theme of &#8220;peace and hope.&#8221; As institutions that supported Hiroshima&#8217;s cultural recovery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Play&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kyoto National Museum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This exhibition focuses on recreation in ancient Japan. More than 100 artifacts from the Kyoto National Museum&#8217;s collection are being displayed, categorized under nine types of &#8220;play,&#8221; such as festivals, indoor games, children&#8217;s toys, and song and dance. Artifacts include toys and board games that once belonged to Japanese nobility, as well as prints and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Floating Design: Shiro Kuramata and His Contemporaries&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/07/03/arts/floating-design-shiro-kuramata-and-his-contemporaries/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=floating-design-shiro-kuramata-and-his-contemporaries</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natashi Vik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Museum of Modern Art Saitama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shiro Kuramata]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Shiro Kuramata, recipient of France&#8217;s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, is highly regarded for his interior and furniture design. His most famous works, which possess a poetic, dreamlike quality &#8212; such as the &#8220;Miss Blanche&#8221; clear acrylic chair, which has roses suspended in it &#8212; inspired the &#8220;Floating Design&#8221; title of this exhibition. Kuramata&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;War/Art 1940-1950: Sequences and Transformations of Modernism&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/07/03/arts/warart-1940-1950-sequences-and-transformations-of-modernism/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=warart-1940-1950-sequences-and-transformations-of-modernism</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1940s]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mixed media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Museum of Modern Art Hayama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokoyama Taikan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese art of the 1940s is usually divided into that of pre-World War II, wartime and post-war works. Here, however, the modern art museums of Kamakura and Hayama are, for the first time, presenting their 1940s works collectively as products of the entire decade. The show aims to reveal the rich artistic creativity that existed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Evangelion and Japanese Swords&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/06/27/arts/evangelion-and-japanese-swords/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=evangelion-and-japanese-swords</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evangelion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sword]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There have been many collaborations with the popular Japanese science-fiction manga and animated series &#8220;Evangelion,&#8221; which have resulted in a range of licensed products — from eye drops to pachinko machines. For this touring exhibition, the series collaborates with the traditional craft of Japanese swordsmithing. The Japanese sword has always been considered more than just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Special exhibition on the 120th anniversary of Ryukyu Shimpo; 42 tumultuous years in Okinawa, as seen through the eyes of photojournalists&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/06/20/arts/special-exhibition-on-the-120th-anniversary-of-ryukyu-shimpo-42-tumultuous-years-in-okinawa-as-seen-through-the-eyes-of-photojournalists/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=special-exhibition-on-the-120th-anniversary-of-ryukyu-shimpo-42-tumultuous-years-in-okinawa-as-seen-through-the-eyes-of-photojournalists</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Omata</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiroaki Yamashiro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newspark Japan Newspaper Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photography]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hiroaki Yamashiro, three-time winner of the Kyushu-Okinawa photojournalist association award, has been documenting Okinawa&#8217;s history, its vanishing culture and rare aspects of its nature for more than 40 years. To commemorate Okinawa&#8217;s Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper&#8217;s 120th anniversary, this exhibition presents 200 photographs that Yamashiro took for the paper. His images offer an insight into Okinawan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Let&#8217;s go to the museum&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/06/20/arts/lets-go-to-the-museum/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lets-go-to-the-museum</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Omata</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Miffy &#8212; the iconic cartoon rabbit &#8212; is Dick Bruna&#8217;s most famous character to date and is the the focus of the Himeji Museum of Art&#8217;s exhibition, which aims to introduce visitors to modern art in a fun way. Bruna, the children&#8217;s book author, illustrator and graphic designer, is renowned for his use of simple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Matsuda Shohei:  A Centennial Retrospective&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/06/13/arts/matsuda-shohei-a-centennial-retrospective/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=matsuda-shohei-a-centennial-retrospective</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Museum of Modern Art Kamakura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shohei Matsuda]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Shohei Matsuda (1913-2004), the 2002 winner of the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award, was a late bloomer when it came to critical acclaim. It was not until he was in his 50s that people truly began to appreciate his artistic skills. This exhibition not only celebrates 100 years since Matsuda&#8217;s birth, but it is also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Edo&#8217;s Four Seasons: Seasonal Events and Scenes of Daily Life in Ukiyo-e&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/06/13/arts/edos-four-seasons-seasonal-events-and-scenes-of-daily-life-in-ukiyo-e/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=edos-four-seasons-seasonal-events-and-scenes-of-daily-life-in-ukiyo-e</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Omata</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MOA Museum of Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prints]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ukiyo-e]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During the Edo Period (1603-1867), celebrating the characteristics of the four seasons was a popular past time, and it involved hosting traditional events that people still enjoy today. These include hanami (cherry-blossom viewing) in the spring, the Tanabata star festival in summer, tsukimi (moon viewing) in autumn, and yukimi (snow-viewing) in winter. These activities often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Treasures of Shosoin and Modern Crafts in Nara&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/06/13/arts/treasures-of-shosoin-and-modern-crafts-in-nara/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=treasures-of-shosoin-and-modern-crafts-in-nara</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Omata</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nara Prefectural Museum of Art is holding an exhibition showcasing replicas of treasures that are stored at the Todai-ji (Eastern Great Temple) Shoso-in treasure house in Nara. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shoso-in houses more than 9,000 artifacts, including documents, artworks and craft pieces, which are rarely shown to the public and date [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Beauty of Imari Sometsuke, Underglaze Blue Porcelain Ware: The Platters of Different Patterns&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/06/06/arts/the-beauty-of-imari-sometsuke-underglaze-blue-porcelain-ware-the-platters-of-different-patterns/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-beauty-of-imari-sometsuke-underglaze-blue-porcelain-ware-the-platters-of-different-patterns</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Imari, sometsuke, Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Sisters in Art: Women Painters and Designers&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/05/30/arts/sisters-in-art-women-painters-and-designers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sisters-in-art-women-painters-and-designers</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 15:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Omata</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the West, women&#8217;s liberation began during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when more opportunities arose for their education and independence. In the field of art, women found they could seek training and their skills in painting and decorative arts began to be recognized by critics. Introducing 79 works, this exhibition brings together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Magic of Ceramics: Artistic Inspiration&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/05/30/arts/the-magic-of-ceramics-artistic-inspiration/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-magic-of-ceramics-artistic-inspiration</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Omata</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ceramics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gifu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Museum of Modern Ceramic Art]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During the 1950s, ceramic art in America and Europe began to shift from being seen as a craft to being appreciated as an art form. This was partly due to popular artists, such as Joan Miro and Pablo Picasso, who often created abstract artworks in clay. Recently in Japan, more artists, particularly oil painters and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Vangi e la Figura Femminile&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/05/30/arts/vangi-e-la-figura-femminile/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=vangi-e-la-figura-femminile</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 15:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Omata</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giuliano Vangi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vangi Sculpture Garden Museum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Italian sculptor Giuliano Vangi studied in Florence before he moved to Brazil in 1959 to develop abstract works. He returned to Italy three years later, however, after deciding that representational sculpture and figurative works were better ways for him to express himself. Since then, he has focused on figurative sculptures using materials such as marble, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Shibakawa Collection: Tribute to a Patron of Aoki Shigeru, Kishida Ryusei and Others&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/05/16/arts/the-shibakawa-collection-tribute-to-a-patron-of-aoki-shigeru-kishida-ryusei-and-others/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-shibakawa-collection-tribute-to-a-patron-of-aoki-shigeru-kishida-ryusei-and-others</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Delilah Romasanta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Museum of Modern Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryusei Kishida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shigeru Aoki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yoga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During the late1800s, westernization in Japan brought about a new art style &#8212; y&#333;ga, for which Japanese artists emulated western conventions and techniques, inspired in particular by European painters. The collection on show presents more than 200 y&#333;ga works, paying particular homage to renowned artists Shigeru Aoki and Ryusei Kishida. Two public lectures will also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Yokote Sadami Exhibition&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/05/09/arts/yokote-sadami-exhibition/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=yokote-sadami-exhibition</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Omata</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nagasaki Prefectural Museum of Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sadami Yokota]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is part five of the Nagasaki Prefecture Museum&#8217;s &#8220;Art of Nagasaki&#8221; series of exhibitions, and it introduces the work of Western-style painter Sadami Yokote (1899-1931). Yokote moved to Paris during the 1920s after seeing the work of Yuzo Saeki, another Japanese artist who was already living there. His works showed similarities in color and [...]]]></description>
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