A major exhibition of Japanese poster design opens Friday (Sept. 7) at the Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, kicking off “A Season of Japan.” A free public reception for the series and a first look at the posters and a selection of short films will be offered 6-8 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 6) at the museum, with food, drink and drumming by Triangle Taiko.
A major exhibition of Japanese poster design opens Friday (Sept. 7) at the Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, kicking off “A Season of Japan.” A free public reception for the series and a first look at the posters and a selection of short films will be offered 6-8 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 6) at the museum, with food, drink and drumming by Triangle Taiko.
“Elegance and Extravagance: Japanese Posters from the Merrill C. Berman Collection” is one of 10 Japanese-themed exhibits to be presented at the Ackland this fall. Visiting exhibits of prints, short films and posters will complement the Ackland’s already extensive permanent collection of Japanese woodblock prints, recently conserved screens and scrolls, modern photographs and ceramics.
Below are the 10 exhibitions and installations that span six centuries of Japanese art and culture:
- Adding to the Mix 5: Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Lightning Fields no. 176 (2009)
Through Oct. 21
- East Faces West: The Modern Japanese Print
- New Light on Japanese Printing: Recently Conserved Screens and Scrolls, Part 1
- Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the F. Eunice and Herbert F. Shatzman Collection
Through Oct. 14
- Pop Goes Japan: Short Films by Tadanori Yokoo and Keiichi Tanaami
- Elegance and Extravagance: Japanese Posters from the Merrill C. Berman Collection
Sept. 7, 2012-Jan. 6 2013
- Tea Bowls and Zen Scrolls: Exploring Japanese Material Culture
Sept. 26-Nov.4, 2012
- Pictures of Vanity Fair: The Traditional Japanese Print
- New Light on Japanese Printing: Recently Conserved Screens and Scrolls, Part 2
- Modern Japanese Ceramics from the Ackland Art Museum Collection
Oct. 19, 2012-Jan. 6, 2013
Special events during “A Season of Japan” will include concerts, lectures and tastings of tea and sake. For a complete schedule and details about the exhibits, visit www.ackland.org/.
“A Season of Japan” is made possible by the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust, the William Hayes Ackland Trust and members and friends of the Ackland Museum
Ackland Art Museum contact: Emily Bowles, (919) 843-3675, esbowles@email.unc.edu,