Japan Society (Venue Partner)
333 East 47th St
212-832-1155
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Art: Group Show
Bye Bye Kitty!!! Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art
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Kohei Nawa (1975– ) PixCell-Elk #2, 2009. Mixed media, 94 1/2 × 98 1/4 × 78 in. (240 × 249.5 × 198 cm). Work created with the support of Fondation d’entreprise Hermes.
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- When
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Mar 18, 2011 – June 12, 2011
Tuesdays–Fridays (11am–6pm)
Saturdays–Sundays (11am–5pm)
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- Price
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$10 - 15
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“When New York's Japan Society planned its latest art exhibition, Bye Bye Kitty!!!, its goal was to provide an alternative view of a country whose art has long been associated with the overly cute and cartoonish. With this month's disaster in Japan, the exhibit takes on greater significance, spotlighting a grimmer, more chaotic vision of life in the newly ravaged nation. Subtitled Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art, the show is divided into three sections — "Critical Memory," "Threatened Nature," and "Unquiet Dream" — and features a selection of artists who are pushing boundaries in their country's creative realms.”
Doug Levy, Flavorpill
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Check out a gallery of images from the exhibition and get more info on Flavorwire.
Curated by David Elliott, founding Director of the Mori Art Museum, Bye Bye Kitty! is a radical departure from recent Japanese exhibitions. Moving far beyond the stereotypes of kawaii and otaku culture, Japan Society’s show features sixteen emerging and mid-career artists whose paintings, objects, photographs, videos, and installations meld traditional styles with challenging visions of Japan’s troubled present and uncertain future. Each of the three sections, "Critical Memory", "Threatened Nature", and "Unquiet Dream", not only offers a feast for the senses but also demolishes our preconceptions about contemporary Japan and its art.
