Smart Salon: Meiji Dress and Self Identity
@ Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, May 16th, from 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Join Meiji Modern co-curator Chelsea Foxwell and librarian Ayako Yoshimura for an exploration of the intricacies of dress and identity during Meiji-era Japan.
Participants are invited to look closely at key artworks in the exhibition to understand the political, economic, and social significations of kimono, hair style, and the influences of Western dress.
Join Meiji Modern co-curator Chelsea Foxwell and librarian Ayako Yoshimura for an exploration of the intricacies of dress and identity during Meiji-era Japan.
Participants are invited to look closely at key artworks in the exhibition to understand the political, economic, and social significations of kimono, hair style, and the influences of Western dress.
Register for the salon:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/smart-salon-meiji-dress-and-self-identity-tickets-880893254437?aff=smart
FREE, open to all. Advanced registration requested, as space is limited.
PANELISTS
Chelsea Foxwell is Associate Professor of Art History, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and the College, and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago
Ayako Yoshimura is Japanese Studies Librarian at the University of Chicago
ABOUT SMART SALONS
Smart Salons is an interdisciplinary conversation series that fosters dialogue between UChicago students, faculty, staff, and the South Side community at the intersections of art and culture. From close-looking in the galleries to panel discussions, artists, researchers, scholars, and practitioners are invited to help us think and reflect expansively about art, ideas, and stories that matter today.
For Meiji Modern, the Smart Salon series will feature experts in East Asian and Pacific art history, architecture, religion, and identity, transporting the public to the latter 19th century in Japan through intentional dialogue and a closer look at key artworks in the exhibition.
Image: Mitsutani Kunishirō (1874–1936), Flowers (detail), ca. 1910. Oil on canvas, 31 3⁄4 × 23 3⁄4 in. (80.6 × 60.3 cm). Private collection. Image Courtesy Sebastian Izzard Asian Art.
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Tags: Ayako Yoshimura, Chelsea Foxwell, Chicago, Hyde Park, Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan, Smart Museum, Smart Salon: Meiji Dress and Self Identity, The University of Chicago
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