Lecture: Anxiety and Hope in Japanese Art: An Exhibition Talk with Dr. Aaron Rio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBR4-Z6ugVY In a time of uncertainty around the world, one singular exhibition has captured the essence of how art in Japan has marked times within its history that can offer the viewer new insights and powerful messages of hope and positive views. The show is Anxiety and Hope in Japanese Art, curated by Dr. Aaron Rio, Associate Curator of Japanese Art at The Metropolitan Museum…

Impressions 45, Part One of a Double Issue

Impressions 45 Part One (2024) features a photo tour and six essays illuminating Anxiety and Hope in Japanese Art, an exhibition at The Met until July 2024. Also in this issue is our interview with a retired art dealer in Japan, Mika Hirama. Hollis Goodall reviews the Kodōjin exhibition in Minneapolis, and Evgeny Steiner looks at the Leskowicz Collection of Hiroshige fan prints at the…