About the Program:
The Art Deco Society of New York’s series of web-based illustrated talks inspired by our Destination DecoTM travel program continues with an exciting virtual visit to explore the often underappreciated, yet stunning, Art Deco heritage of Japan.
In this online illustrated talk, professor, author, and curator, Kendall Brown, will take us on an in-depth exploration of Japanese Art Deco as an expression of both cosmopolitan elegance and national power.
By examining unique and impressive Japanese Deco works between 1930 and 1940, we will discover deep divisions in Japanese cultural and political values as well as the power of the Deco style to convey diverse messages. This web-based program will survey architecture, elite arts and mass media, analyzing art forms as different as cigarette packaging and a tower dedicated to connecting “heaven and earth.”
You won't want to miss this exciting international exploration into an often overlooked Deco past. Get your ticket today!
Even though this event is online, it will include a live PowerPoint––with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device––as well as a Q&A session with participants.
Can't join us at the time of the live program? No problem! Those who sign up for the event will receive a recording of the entire program a few days after the live presentation––which you can watch at a time more convenient for you.
About the Speaker:
Kendall Brown is Professor of Asian Art History at California State University Long Beach. He publishes actively in several areas of Japanese art as well as on Japanese-style gardens in North America. He has curated exhibitions for several American museums and was the guest curator of the highly acclaimed travelling exhibition, Deco Japan, and lead author of the catalogue of the same name (Art Services International, 2012), and author of "Powerful Dragons and Radiant Suns: Art Deco and Japanese Militarism” in Bridget Elliot and Michael Windover, eds. The Routledge Companion to Art Deco (NY: Routledge, 2019). Dr. Brown is currently working on an exhibition of Japanese sheet music cover illustration for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Registration:
How to Register for ADSNY's Web-based programs:
- Click the gold Register button located to the left of the "About the Program" section
- Enter the requested information in the registration form and follow the instructions to pay online and complete your registration
- In a few moments, you will receive an email confirmation of your registration
- The Zoom link to access the live online event will be emailed to you before the program
For more information on Zoom, check out our How-to webpage
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All ticket sales are final. Sorry, there are no refunds or exchanges.
