Clark Collection of Japanese art exhibition opens with lecturer from Briatin at UC Berkeley, Aug 26
Saitō Ippo: Flowers of the Four Seasons, late 18th-early 19th century, Japan (detail) (left three panels); ink and colors on gold leaf; six-fold screen; 36 3/4 x 95 1/4 in.; Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture.  |
Saitō Ippo: Flowers of the Four Seasons, late 18th-early 19th century, Japan (detail) (right three panels); ink and colors on gold leaf; six-fold screen; 36 3/4 x 95 1/4 in.; Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture.  |
Berkeley - One of the most significant collections of Japanese art in North America pays its first visit to the Bay Area.
The major fall exhibition at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive features Flowers of the Four Seasons: Ten Centuries of Art from the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture. The exhibition opens on August 25 and runs through December 12.
The exhibition is accompanied by public programs, including a lecture on August 26 at 7:00 pm, by British scholar Timon Screech- Collecting and Viewing in the Edo Period: Some Thoughts on the Ownership and Display of Paintings -and a series of four performance-based events presented in conjunction with BAM/PFA's after hours program L@TE: Friday Nights @ BAM/PFA, programmed by Tomo Yasuda, a Bay Area-based Japanese-American electronic musician.
The Berkeley Art Museum displays over 110 works of art from the Clark Center of Hanford, California. The exhibition reflects the broad collecting interests of the Center's founder Willard G. Clark. His passion for Japanese art and culture has resulted in a collection ranging from the late Heian period (794-1185) to the twenty-first century, including all major areas of artistic endeavor-screens, scrolls, wood sculptures, textiles, ceramics, and works of bamboo.
From 2002 to 2003 highlights from the collection traveled to five cities in Japan, including Tokyo and Osaka, where they were admired by thousands of visitors. Given the Center's relative remoteness, too few in the United States have had a chance to view this important collection.
The Berkeley Art Museum exhibition changes this by presenting to the public the most significant pieces from each of the key areas of the collection.
Flowers of the Four Seasons: Ten Centuries of Art from the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture is organized jointly by the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive and the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture and is co-curated by Julia M. White, senior curator for Asian Art at BAM/PFA and Andreas Marks, Clark Center director.
Museum Information
Location: 2626 Bancroft Way, just below College Avenue near the UC Berkeley campus.
Gallery and Museum Store Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 11-5. Open L@TE Fridays until 9 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Admission: General admission is $8 ($10 beginning September 1, 2010); admission for seniors, disabled persons, non-UC Berkeley students, and young adults (13 - 17) is $5 ($7 beginning September 1, 2010); admission for BAM/PFA members, UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty, and children under 12 is free. Reservations are required for group visits; for information, rates, and schedule, please e-mail sgvisits@berkeley.edu. Admission is free on the first Thursday of each month.
Information: 24-hour recorded message (510) 642-0808; fax (510) 642-4889; TDD (510) 642-8734.
Website: bampfa.berkeley.edu
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