22 September 2009
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is pleased to announce a solo show by Chris Orr, “LONDON-TOKYO-NAGASAKI” Chris Orr RA has had many exhibitions worldwide including at the Whitechapel and Serpentine Galleries in London. He regularly shows his work at the Jill George Gallery and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Last year, the special exhibition, ‘10’
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This seminar looked to the past and the future in assessing the key issues relating to financial crisis management; what can be learned from the Japanese experience and what may the future hold for Japan and the global economy.
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The fifth seminar in the 2009 series “Changing World Views: International Challenges for the UK and Japan” explored the concept of ‘special relationships’ (first used by Winston Churchill in 1945 to describe the shared interests and values of the United Kingdom and the United States), with respect to the United States, Great Britain and Japan.
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Edited by Hugo Dobson and Nobuko Kosuge, with contributions by Kimihiko Baba, Hugo Dobson, Reinhard Drifte, C.G.H. Dunlop, Yoichi Kibata, Nobuko Kosuge, Fumitaka Kurosawa, Kei Nemoto, Ian Nish, Caroline Rose, Philip Towle and John Weste. Since the events of the Second World War the relationship between Japan and Britain has undergone an extraordinary transformation, from
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The three artists short listed for the Daiwa Foundation Art Prize, introducing British artists to Japan, will exhibit their work at Daiwa Foundation Japan House Gallery in London until 17 July 2009. The winner of the £5,000 prize and the opportunity for a solo exhibition at the Tomio Koyama Gallery in Tokyo – Marcus Coates – was announced on 16th June.
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This fourth seminar in the 2009 seminar series “Changing World Views: International Challenges for the UK and Japan” looked to some key dimensions of the UK’s present-day relationship with the Asia-Pacific region.
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‘India and the UK-Japan Dialogue’ was the third in this year’s seminar series, ‘Changing World Views: International Challenges for the UK and Japan’ featuring contributions by Minister Wataru Nishigahiro, Envoy Extraordinary, Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Japan in London and Barry Gardiner MP, who founded and chaired the Labour Friends of India.
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Chris Orr, former Professor of Printmaking at the Royal College of Art gives a talk to coincide with his exhibition, LONDON-TOKYO-NAGASAKI, on his paintings and prints, regarding contemporary developments on cities and the history.
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‘North East Asia: Territorial Disputes and Divided Countries’ was the second in this year’s seminar series, ‘Changing World Views: International Challenges for the UK and Japan’.
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‘Japanese Society at War’ was launched on 5 March 2009 with a presentation by Dr Naoko Shimazu, chaired by Dr Stephen Large.
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This seminar will reveal the lengthy collaborative process involved in the creation of Shun-kin and the contemporary significance and challenges faced in staging the Japanese modern classic by Jun-ichiro Tanizaki. The production of Shun-kin was supported with a UK-Japan 2008 grant from the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation.
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Katsutoshi Yuasa with his fellow artist, Sara Lee gave a talk and a woodcut demonstration.
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