Exhibition

This was the inaugural art exhibition at the Japan Foundation ASEAN Culture Center, established in January 1990 with the mission of introducing Asian culture and art to Japan. The exhibition presented 19 artworks by artists from six ASEAN countries. The works were chosen from the Fukuoka Art Museum’s extensive “Asian Collection,” built up since the museum’s opening in 1979. The exhibition sought to identify the originality of the “narratives” and “themes” of ASEAN contemporary art. As Ushiroshoji Masahiro wrote in his essay for the accompanying catalogue, “The ‘narrative element’ is related to the traditional ‘narratives,’ and many works remind us of the tradition rich in decorative elements.”

Data

Dates & Venue (Tokyo)	February 12–26, 1990
	The Japan Foundation ASEAN Culture Center Gallery
Curators	Ushiroshoji Masahiro (Curator, Fukuoka Art Museum)
Artists	Haji Marsidi bin Haji Akip, Awang bin Sitai, Haryadi Suadi, Ivan Sagito, Nyoman Meja, Ismail Abdul Latiff, Choong Kam-Kow, Redza Piyadasa, Roberto Feleo, Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi, Julie Lluch-Dalena, Tang Da-Wu, Tay Chee-Toh, Wijit Apichatkriengkrai, Pratuang Emjaroen, Surasit Saoukong
Organizers	The Japan Foundation ASEAN Culture Center
Assistance	Fukuoka Art Museum

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Catalogue

Narrative Visions in Contemporary ASEAN Art
Edited by The Japan Foundation ASEAN Culture Center

• Publisher:
  Tokyo: The Japan Foundation ASEAN Culture Center
• Year:
  1990
• Total Number of Pages:
  42
• Size:
  30 cm
• Language:
  Japanese (jpn); English (eng)
• NCID:
  BN08145013

[Contents]

p. 8	A Difficult Journey of Contemporary ASEAN Art
	Ushiroshoji Masahiro
p. 11	Catalog
p. 29	The Artists

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