Through iconic images such as the “Great Wave,” Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) not only revolutionized Japanese woodblock printmaking in his own day but continues to inspire artists around the world. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston — home of the largest and finest collection of Japanese art outside Japan — is a major repository of the work of Hokusai, with paintings, illustrated books, and woodblock prints representing the full span of the artist’s seven-decade career.
The first scholarly presentation of Japanese art in the U.S. was the exhibition of “Hokusai and His School” at the MFA Boston in 1892-93. More recently, in 2015, the MFA presented a major Hokusai retrospective drawn entirely from our own collection. This talk will discuss the formation of the Boston collection and some possible future directions for collecting, research, and exhibitions.
In-person attendees will receive food, drinks, parking, and an opportunity to see the Crow Museum exhibitions. Online attendees will only be able to view the program.
This program is part of the Richard J. Wood Art Curator Series, which is supported, in part, by an award from the National Association of Japan America Societies with funds from the Japan-United States Friendship Commission.
Schedule
5:30 pm – Reception and guests welcome to visit “Born of Fire: Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists”
6:00 pm – Opening remarks, followed by presentation from Sarah Thompson, MFA Boston
6:25 pm – Conversation between Sarah Thompson and Jacqueline Chao, Crow Museum
6:45 pm – Audience Q&A (online attendees’ questions must be submitted in advance)
7:00 pm – Program closes
About the Speakers
Dr. Sarah Thompson is a curator of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, one of four curators working with the largest collection of Japanese art outside Japan. With degrees in linguistics from Harvard and Japanese art from Columbia, she taught Japanese and Asian art history at Vassar College, Oberlin College, and the University of Oregon, before moving to the MFA in 2004. Her current specialty is Japanese prints; she has created an online digital catalogue of the MFA’s collection of over 50,000 Japanese prints, and has curated numerous exhibitions at the MFA and elsewhere, including a Hokusai retrospective at the MFA in 2015 and “Tattoos in Japanese Prints” at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco from May to August of this year. Her recent book is titled “Hokusai’s Landscapes: The Complete Series” (MFA Publications, 2019).
Dr. Jacqueline Chao is Senior Curator of Asian Art at the Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas. Since joining the museum in 2016 as Curator of Asian Art, she has curated and organized over twenty exhibitions at the Museum. Her exhibitions have presented works ranging from the historical to the contemporary in all medias from across the globe. A specialist in Chinese and Buddhist art, she is a widely-published author and frequent lecturer on Asian Art. In addition to her appointment at the Museum, she is also a faculty member of the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History and the Hobson Wildenthal Honors College, serves on the Faculty Advisory Council for the Center for Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas, and sits on the Asian Art Advisory Council of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. She previously taught Asian Art History at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, was Director of Exhibitions and Residencies at Chicago Artists Coalition, and contributed research to the Chinese painting collection at the Art Institute of Chicago. She holds an MA and PhD in the History and Theory of Art from Arizona State University, and an Honors BA in Art History from the University of Toronto.
Cost
- $10 for JASDFW members, Crow members, and University of Texas at Dallas staff, students and alumni
- $15 for General Public
- FREE for online only tickets
Capacity is limited for in-person lecture and reception. Lecture will be livestreamed for registered participants. In-person guests are strongly encouraged to wear masks and social distance.
Image:
“Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura),” also known as “the Great Wave,” from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830–32, polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper; 25.7 x 37.9 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929.
IMAGE: Dr. Stephanie M. Langin-Hooper at the Hittite site of Hattusas in Turkey
Dr. Stephanie M. Langin-Hooper, Associate Professor and Karl Kilinski II Endowed Chair in Hellenic Visual Culture, Southern Methodist University presents a lecture:
Cultural Heritage in times of Terror: Archaeological Destruction and Looting in the Middle East
Lecture
4:30 – 5:30 PM
Wine Reception immediately following.
Among their other human rights abuses, Middle Eastern terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Taliban were notorious for their destruction and looting of archaeological sites and ancient artworks. This lecture will explore some of the motivations for such actions, as well as the ancient precedents for using artwork destruction as a tactic of psychological warfare. While taking a close look at what treasures the world has lost, we will also cast a hopeful eye to exploring how we can help prevent further losses of cultural heritage in the future.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Carolyn Brown and Palmyra: An Ancient City Through the Lens, now on view at the Crow Museum of Asian Art.
Valet parking is available at 2010 Flora Street.
RSVP required.
Join us for a private exhibition viewing and wine reception to celebrate the opening of Rare Earth: The Art and Science of Chinese Stones.
Thursday, March 24, 2022
6 – 8 PM
6:30 PM Panel conversation
Speakers: Dr. Dennis Kratz
Dr. Bob Stern
Dr. Jacqueline Chao
Dr. Rob Lavinsky
Moderator: Amy Lewis Hofland
Galleries will be open until 8 PM.
This event is limited to members and special guests; to join or renew your membership, please click here.
To RSVP or for questions regarding membership, email rsvp@crowmuseum.org or call 972-883-5256.
Join us for an in-depth conversation with artist JooYoung Choi and Sr. Curator Dr. Jacqueline Chao, as part of our programming for the exhibition, JooYoung Choi: Songs of Resilience From the Tapestry of Faith.
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
6-8 PM
Conversation will begin at 6:30 PM.
Gallery III, Crow Museum of Asian Art
This program is limited to members only; to join or renew, please click here.
Light refreshments available.
Join us for a Batik Workshop in support of the 2022 Indonesian Cultural Fest in partnership with the Indonesian Consulate General of Houston.
Saturday, September 17, 2022
2:00 – 3:30 PM
Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas
2010 Flora Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Gallery IV
$45 per person
Space is limited – call 972-883-5256 or email rsvp@crowmuseum.org to reserve your seat now!
Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with NorthPark Center and the
Crow Museum of Asian Art on Saturday, January 21!
9AM — Storytime with Park Cities Chinese School
Sponsored by Atmos Energy
Level One inside Bookmarks
9:30AM — Live Rabbits
Sponsored by Atmos Energy
Level One inside Bookmarks
10AM — Lion Dance by Rising Phoenix
Level One in NorthCourt
10AM-12PM — Art Activities for Children
Sponsored by Atmos Energy
Level One outside Bookmarks
11AM — Dallas Asian Wind Symphony Performance
Level One in NorthCourt
About Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is celebrated throughout the world, and especially throughout Asia. Typically lasting about 15 days, Lunar New Year is the most important and most festive holiday of the year. Lunar New Year is based on the lunar (moon) calendar and does not always fall on the same date. This year will begin on January 22, celebrating the Year of the Rabbit. Although different cultures celebrate the Lunar New Year in many different ways, many of the same customs include marking the new year by preparing special foods, wearing bright clothing, spending time with family and friends, watching lion and dragon dances, and other traditions meant to usher in a lucky and auspicious new year.