2009

The TANGE Kenzō Workshop

October 17, 2009

Kenzo TangeThe workshop on October 17 will attempt to map out major vectors of inquiry concerning TANGE Kenzō's architectural and urbanist legacy,and will be characterized by group-driven discussion in a seminar-like context. Attendees will represent a mix of specialists in TANGE Kenzō, modern Japanese architecture, modern Japanese art and history,and postwar architecture and urbanism.

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Okakura Kakuzo & Meiji Japan

April 5, 2009

Okakura on horseback

The workshop on April 5th hopes to take advantage of the presence of Gardner Symposium speakers as well as the considerable expertise on Meiji Japan in the New England area to reassess the historical legacy of Okakura Kakuzo. This reassessment will take into account recent scholarship, primarily in Japanese and English, on Okakura's life, writings, relationship to cultural production, and later reception (both domestic, interregional, and international).... Read more about Okakura Kakuzo & Meiji Japan