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Offsite Exhibitions
TD Bank Financial Group presents
at the Art Gallery of Hamilton
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A celebration of Asian arts and culture at the AGH, offering an intriguing selection of exhibitions, talks, films, workshops and performances.
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Spring/Summer 2008
Art Gallery of Hamilton
123 King Street West
Hamilton, Ontario L8P 4S8
Telephone: 905.527.6610
Website: www.artgalleryofhamilton.com
E-mail: info@artgalleryofhamilton.com
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday & Wednesday: 12:00 - 7:00 p.m. Thursday & Friday: 12:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Closed on Mondays
Admission:
Members: Free
Adults: $12
Students/Seniors: $10
Children (6-17): $5
Under 5 years: Free
Family (2 adults and up to 4 children): $30
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The Inspiration East celebration culminates in six ticketed exhibitions in the Spring/Summer 2008. From Geisha to Diva: The Kimonos of Ichimaru, organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, tells the story of one of the most famous geishas of twentieth-century Japan through her beautiful kimonos and other memorabilia. The sizable collections of two Hamilton-based friends are explored as the Gallery presents Joe Ng's Japanese and Chinese ceramics dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth century and Luke Chan's collection of modern Chinese paintings featured works that are both inspired by and continue the age-old tradition of Chinese landscape painting and calligraphy. Continuing the Gallery's series of intimate exhibitions devoted to the work of great historical masters, the AGH will focus on the Impressionist Edgar Degas during our Inspiration East summer, an artist much influenced by the art of Japanese woodblock prints. An exhibition of contemporary art will introduce visitors to artists of the moment in Japan, examining new directions in Japanese practice that reflect a nostalgia for Japanese tradition while simultaneously proposing visions of the future that fully embrace the contexts of globalism and urban life. Finally, the Gallery's collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Japanese prints will be on display, and will include works by such artists as Hiroshige and Kunisada as they depict scenes of the everyday, including geishas, sumo wrestlers, episodes along the Tokaido Road, river crossings, and snow scenes.
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Supported by:
The Japan Foundation, Toronto
In celebration of the 80th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Canada.
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