Looking Modern: Gender in Japanese Art, 1890–2011

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Looking Modern: Gender in Japanese Art, 1890–2011
Looking Modern: Gender in Japanese Art, 1890–2011
Kris Ercums, curator
Vidhita Raina, curator
Gallery 408, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This exhibition presents a transforming Japan that negotiates tradition and modernity, and femininity and masculinity.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Kimura Ryoko (born 1971), Heroes-Training Boys I
Heroes-Training Boys I
Kimura Ryoko
2011
Kimura Ryoko (born 1971), Heroes-Training Boys II
Heroes-Training Boys II
Kimura Ryoko
2011
Mitsuyu Chihagi (active early 1900s), Seated Woman
Seated Woman
Mitsuyu Chihagi
mid 1930s, Showa period (1926–1989)
Matsumoto Masao (1900–1964), Reflecting Woman
Reflecting Woman
Matsumoto Masao
circa 1920s, Taisho period (1912–1926)
Mitsumura Toshimo (1877–1955), portrait of female kabuki actor
portrait of female kabuki actor
Mitsumura Toshimo
circa 1890
Mitsumura Toshimo (1877–1955), portrait of female kabuki actor
portrait of female kabuki actor
Mitsumura Toshimo
circa 1890
Mitsumura Toshimo (1877–1955), portrait of female kabuki actor
portrait of female kabuki actor
Mitsumura Toshimo
circa 1890
Mitsumura Toshimo (1877–1955), portrait of female kabuki actor
portrait of female kabuki actor
Mitsumura Toshimo
circa 1890
Joseph Ducreux (1735–1802), Le Discret
Le Discret
Joseph Ducreux
circa 1791

Resources

Documents

Exhibition Labels (Formatted)