Thursday, December 13, 2007

Asian Art Museum’s Assistant Curator of Japanese Art Melissa Rinne will give the members of the Japan Society an exclusive tour of two exhibitions, “History of History” and “Stylized Sculpture,” highlighting representative pieces in each.

Ms. Rinne will present this illustrated talk about the artistic vision of Hiroshi Sugimoto as seen in both exhibitions. Through his involvement as artist, curator and installation designer, Sugimoto challenges viewers of these exhibitions to think about works of art—from ancient to contemporary—in entirely new ways.

Location:
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
200 Larkin Street, San Francisco

Time:
6:00 pm Japan Society exclusive tour
7:00 pm Lecture: “History of History” and “Stylized Sculpture”: The Artistic Vision of Hiroshi Sugimoto, Samsung Hall
7:45 pm Reception

Cost:
$5 Asian Art Museum and Japan Society Members
$10 general (includes museum admission).

Light refreshments will be served.