Gajin Fujita: Ukiyo-e in Contemporary Painting

Start
Friday, April 20, 2012
10:00 AM
End
Sunday, October 07, 2012
6:00 PM
Location
Pacific Asia Muesum (Pasadena, CA)

April 20 through October 7, 2012

Wenesday - Sunday 10am - 6pm

Closed Monday & Tuesday

Pacific Asia Museum

46 North Los Robles Avenue

Pasadena, CA 91101

Gajin Fujita (born 1972) is a Japanese American artist whose work combines elements of traditional Japanese ukiyo-e art with contemporary American street art and Pop art, among other influences. A native of Los Angeles, Fujita has been steadily gaining international recognition since his first solo gallery exhibition a decade ago. The exhibition at Pacific Asia Museum will be his first solo museum exhibition on the west coast, and is timed to coincide with the exhibition Masterpieces of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, opening May 18, since Fujita's work shares many interesting parallels with the work of the earlier master concerning compositional approaches, the struggle of man in nature, attention to finished surfaces of the work, and a featuring of Japanese folklore and tales of valor and the supernatural.

A range of programs accompany this exhibition, including a Curator's Tour with Bridget Bray on April 28 at 2 p.m.

Admission

$9 Adults, $7 Students and Seniors

Free for children 11 and under

Free admission every 4th Friday of the month

For more information, contact 626-449-2742 or visit the website

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