UPCOMING ASIA WEEK NEW YORK EXHIBITION
Masterpieces of Japanese Art: A Timeless Dialogue
March 14 – 21, 2025
Exhibiting at: Joan B Mirviss LTD, 39 East 78th Street, Suite 401
Asia Week Hours: March 14 & 17-21, 11am-6pm; March 15, 11am-5pm; March 16, 12-5pm (otherwise by appointment)
We look forward to welcoming you to New York soon!
EXHIBITION CLOSING SOON IN JAPAN
Wade Guyton: Drawings for Tokyo
February 7 – March 8, 2025
For the 11th edition of the Ginza Curator’s Room, we are pleased to welcome Nicolas Trembley, an internationally renowned Paris-based curator, as he presents a solo exhibition of Wade Guyton, one of the most influential artists of his generation, celebrated for his reflections on and creations of imagery in the digital age.
This project is the culmination of a long-standing and close collaboration between Trembley and Guyton. During their exploration of Tokyo’s Jinbōchō district, they encountered a catalog of works by Kitaōji Rosanjin, which became the inspiration for Guyton’s latest series of drawings and paintings. The show unveils this new series of works, showcasing how Guyton, in his pursuit of new possibilities in painting, interprets the aesthetic sensibilities of Rosanjin, who transcended traditional genre classifications.
Through Trembley’s curatorial vision, this exhibition offers a unique perspective on the intersection of contemporary art practices and traditional Japanese aesthetics, showcasing the innovative approach of both the curator and the artist.
The Ginza Curator’s Room program welcomes different curators each time who will create “rooms” that introduce new perspectives and modes of seeing, reflecting their unique points of view. Ginza is a place where in the old days the Kano school of painters maintained their workshops, and cultural figures have gathered here since the Meiji era. We look forward to welcoming you to Ginza, a continuous springboard of ever-rejuvenating fashions.
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UPCOMING EXHIBITION IN JAPAN
Yamagami Shimpei Photography Exhibition: Echoes of Unseen
Shibunkaku Ginza
April 18 – 26, 2025
10am-6pm
We are pleased to announce the solo exhibition “Echoes of Unseen” by the emerging photographer Yamagami Shimpei. This second exhibition with us marks the artist’s inaugural presentation of exclusively large-format works.
Yamagami immersed himself in the harsh winter of Saga while residing at Saga House, attempting to capture something invisible to the naked eye. The resulting works resonate deeply with viewers, allowing them to sense the things that the artist vividly felt in the depths of his heart, and to experience the breath of life in all things in nature.
The exhibition will be held at two venues: Saga House and Shibunkaku Ginza.
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Saga House
Saga House is our art-in-residence program in the heart of Sagano, an area in Kyoto famed for its scenic views and its deep connection to Japanese culture.
Sagano became the place of origin of the classical poem anthology Hyakunin isshu (One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets) when the Heian-period courtier Fujiwara no Sadaie selected poems by one hundred of the most celebrated waka poets, one poem each, to write them in graceful calligraphy on shikishi paper and adorn his mountain retreat in Saga’s Ogurayama district.
In tangible and intangible ways, Sadaie’s unique anthology continues to influence the life of the Japanese people to the present day.
The people of Kyoto, who cherish their traditional culture like nowhere else in Japan, at the same time embrace a progressive spirit that nourishes on new cultural developments in Japan and abroad, and aim to to develop such influences further into something of their own.
Our concept of Wanobi—the Beauty of Japan—is born in this area.
We are looking forward to welcoming creative spirits to these surroundings of Kyoto and Sagano, hoping to inspire timeless art that fuses the old with the new, reveals hidden beauty and spurs ideas and ambition.
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About Us
The Shibunkaku Group is an art and culture corporation that is dedicated to the promotion of high-quality Japanese art and culture to the international audience and clients. We are dedicated to the inheritance, promotion and creation of the best-quality art and culture. Since our establishment in 1937, we have been committed to the inheritance of Japanese culture through art and antiquarian book dealing, gallery operation and publishing businesses.
