Japanese ways, Western means: art of the 1980's in Japan

This exhibition, organised by the Queensland Art Gallery in association with the Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, presents work in a variety of media by 41 artists. Includes painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, video, photography and installation art. The theme is the adoption by contemporary Japanese artists of an international approach combining Japanese roots and content with stylistic and aesthetic elements derived from Western art.

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Credits

production company

Queensland Art Gallery

Museum of Modern Art (Japan, Saitama)

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303445

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Exhibitions

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Japan

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Japanese - Exhibitions

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th Century - Japan

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1989

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