Sentences with phrase «japanese cultural landscape»

Conrad Tokyo's design draws its inspiration from two distinct features of the Japanese cultural landscape: Sumie, majestic black and white paintings, and mon, the entranceways to dwellings or shrines.

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During his life, Noguchi also designed fountains, landscapes, plazas and sculpture that are installed permanently at sites including the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Japanese - American Cultural and Community Center Plaza, Los Angeles; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; Philip A. Hart Plaza, Detroit; Rockefeller Center, New York; Seattle Art Museum; UNESCO Headquarters, Paris; and Yale University, New Haven, CT..

Throughout the exhibition, visitors will see the particular ways in which Japanese artists have contributed to the betterment of New York City's cultural landscape — from mid-century avant - gardes to emerging contemporary artists pushing new boundaries.

Pioneering conceptualist Jiro Takamatsu (1936 — 1998), a major influence on the artists of the Mono - ha movement, had a career that spanned forty - plus years, during which time his considerable influence as an artist, theorist, and teacher extended across the Japanese postwar cultural landscape.

By combining iconic symbols from Japanese culture with images of the everyday, Tabaimo explores the contrast between the smooth veneer of urban life and the societal changes that have transformed Japan's cultural landscape.