{"id":37330,"date":"2020-07-30T18:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/japans-renowned-artists-find-inspiration-from-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2020-07-30T18:13:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T15:13:00","slug":"japans-renowned-artists-find-inspiration-from-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japans-renowned-artists-find-inspiration-from-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"#Japan\u2019s renowned artists find inspiration from pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Japan\u2019s renowned artists find inspiration from pandemic<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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July 30, 2020 |<\/span> 11:13am <\/p>\n

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\n Japanese artist Takashi Murakami wearing a face mask speaks to reporters at a press event ahead of a new exhibition at Mori Art Museum, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Tokyo, Japan.<\/span>
\n Reuters\/Chris Gallagher<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n TOKYO \u2013 Some of Japan\u2019s best-known artists are finding new avenues of expression in areas such as online communication and the environment, as the novel coronavirus outbreak sparks ideas as radical as renaming the country\u2019s \u201cReiwa\u201d imperial era.<\/p>\n

Five contemporary artists including Takashi Murakami were on hand on Thursday at Mori Art Museum for the unveiling of their \u201cSTARS\u201d exhibition, which had been delayed by several months as the museum closed due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Murakami, with works on display including his iconic life-size sculptures \u201cMiss Ko\u201d and \u201cMy Lonesome Cowboy\u201d as well as two new 20 metre length paintings, said expansion of his online business since lockdown was helping him communicate more closely with fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe museum exhibition was delayed and we\u2019re still not in a situation where a lot of people can gather, but I think human beings need communication through art,\u201d Murakami told reporters outfitted in mandatory masks and face shields.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I\u2019m conveying various messages in detail online,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

South Korean-born Lee Ufan, a resident of Japan since the 1950s and known for promoting the \u201cMono-ha\u201d art movement, described the pandemic as a warning over the impact that human development was having on the environment.<\/p>\n

He highlighted the improvement in air quality and freedom for wild animals to roam while the world was locked down.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the turning point where we need to go back to nature,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

Photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto, active in the United States since the 1970s, suggested turning the page on the pandemic by renaming the current Reiwa era, which began in May last year with the enthronement of a new emperor.<\/p>\n

He noted that Japan in ancient times changed era names when there was a disaster or epidemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should immedia<\/a>tely change the name Reiwa,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like a calling from the gods \u2013 Reiwa is not a good name!\u201d<\/p>\n

The exhibition, open to the public from Friday, also features works from Yayoi Kusama, Tatsuo Miyajima and Yoshitomo Nara.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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