From Hara Museum, Tokyo
The exhibition catalogue for “Jae-Eun Choi: Forests of Asoka” is now available at The Museum Shop. It is the catalogue of the first solo exhibition at a Japanese museum by the Seoul-born female artist Jae-Eun Choi.
The theme of the exhibition is the forest, inspired by the Five Forests of Asoka, the emperor of ancient India who had his people plant and care for five trees, or “forests,” for their fruit, medicinal benefits, etc. This catalogue documents the new sculptural, photographic and video works that Choi installed for the show. Readers will find reproduced the “forests” that she created as an expression of her profound thoughts about life.
Included are essays by Keiko Nakamura and Hiroshi Minamishima, artist’s bio, exhibition history and lists of publications and featured artworks.
Gallery I Forests of Asoka, 2010, installation
Gallery II Forever and a Day, 2010, video installation
Size: 210×280×5mm, full color, 45 pages
Texts in Japanese and English
Price: 2,200 yen (tax included)
*The exhibition is on view until Sunday, December 26.
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Next related event
October 31 (Sun.) 2:30-3:30 pm
Lecture by Keiko Nakamura (Director General, JT Bio-history Research Hall)(Japanese only)
–Lecture by Keiko Nakamura who has been an acquaintance of the artist Jae-Eun Choi, will talk about Choi’s work from the perspective of bio-history.
Event is free of charge (museum admission is required).
To make a reservation, please call or e-mail us at: Tel: 03-3445-0669
E-mail: info@haramuseum.or.jp
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Jae-Eun Choi—Forests of Asoka
Dates: September 11 (Sat.) – December 26 (Sun.), 2010
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November 11 (Sat.) – December 14 (Sun.), 2010
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