Bentendo
Woodblock
Private Collection
MORIMURA, Ray (b.1948)
Guild Hall
Making a Good Impression:
Art on Paper from Japan, China, and Korea
Opening Reception:
Saturday, August 3rd, 3-5pm
This exhibition explores the many facets and developments of printmaking in modern East Asia, where the technology first emerged. Modern artists in and from Japan, China, and Korea employ early processes of woodblock printing, etching, and lithography in new and innovative ways, while also incorporating contemporary media, such as computer printing and animation, to create a striking array of traditional and current imagery.
Exhibiting artists are ENDO SUSUMU,
HAMANISHI KATSUNORI, HASEGAWA YUICHI, HIRATSUKA YUJI, IMAMURA YOSHIO, DANIEL KELLY, MORIMURA RAY, SEKINO JUNICHIRO,
SHINODA TOKO, TAKAGI MAYUMI, TANAKA RYOHEI, YOSHIDA HODAKA; CHEN QI, CUI FEI,
ANTHONY HUANG TUNGNING, YUN-FEI JI,
QIU ANXIONG, WANG CHAO, WANG MANSHENG, XU BING, ZHANG YUEMEI; and HEEJUNG CHO, KAKYOUNG LEE, KYUNG EUN YOU.
Accompanying Programs:
Contemporary East Asian Print Making: Explorations and Conversations
Saturday, October 26, 2pm
Free with museum admission
Delve into the characteristics and developments of East Asian modern and contemporary printmaking in this afternoon of illustrated talks and insightful conversation.
2pm Life as a Second Generation Dealer of Contemporary Japanese Works on Paper.
Allison Tolman, exhibition co-curator and proprietor of the Tolman Collection of New York.
2:30pm Rhythm of Time: Chinese Contemporary Printmaking.
Zhiyuan Cong, Professor and Director, Canter for Chinese Art at William Paterson University and artist.
3pm Contemporary East Asian Making Conversation.
Join printmaking artists, collectors, and specialists in an open discussion about modern and contemporary printmaking in China, Japan, and Korea.
Closing Day 2024!
Sunday, November 17
Free with museum admission
3pm Heejung Cho – Printmaking Practice and Process
Exhibiting artist Heejung Cho presents and demonstrate her artistic process, techniques, and the concepts behind her works in the current exhibition, Making A Good Impression: Art on Paper from Japan, China, and Korea, as well as discussing her journey from woodworking to printmaking.
This talk and demonstration will be followed by refreshments to celebrate the end of the 2024 season.
Hana's Ride
Chine-colle on Handmade Gampi
Courtesy of the Artist
Kakyoung Lee
Lotus No. 9
Multi-Block Woodcut
Private Collection
Chen Qi
PROUD TO BE SUPPORTED BY
ARTSWESTCHESTER
WESTCHESTER COUNTY GOVERNMENT