Lim Jihye the black buffalo #2
Mezzotint
Korean artist Lim Jihye is the grand prizewinner of the international printmaking competition staged to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of mezzotint artist Hamaguchi Yozo. Japanese artist Kobayashi Misako took second place. The competition received 1517 entries from 63 countries, from which the works of 18 artists were shortlisted by a jury that included Tatehata Akira, Director of the National Museum of Art, Osaka, and Kitagawa Fram, General Coordinator of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial. The shortlisted works will be exhibited starting 12 September at the Musee Hamaguchi Yozo: Yamasa Collection. The awards ceremony will take place on 26 Septmeber.
Yozo Hamaguchi 100th Anniversary International Print Competition and Exhibition
12 September – 22 December
Musee Hamaguchi Yozo: Yamasa Collections
http://www.yamasa.com/musee/