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Image credits: (Left) Ikko TANAKA (1930-2002), "Close-up of Japan, London 1985" (Detail), 1985, Offset. Gift of Tanaka Ikko Design Room. (Right) "Amida Buddha" (Detail), Kamakura Period (1185-1333): First half of the 13th century, Wood, lacquer, gilt and pigments, Gift of Sharon Pierce in loving memory of her son, J. Christopher Johnson. Conservation funds provided by Sharon Pierce and the Collectors' Circle.
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USC Pacific Asia Museum announces the openings of two new exhibitions drawing from the museum's permanent collection of more than 15,000 objects from Asia and the Pacific Islands spanning more than five thousand years.
Curated by Yeonsoo Chee, USC PAM Assistant Curator, Visualizing Enlightenment: Decoding Buddhist Iconography, presenting Amida Buddha, a recent gift to the museum, will be on view in the Focus Gallery from March 20 - August 2, 2015 and Ikko Style: The Graphic Art of Ikko Tanaka, the museum's first-time exhibition of Ikko TANAKA's work, one of the leading graphic designers in Japan in the second half of the 20th century, will be on view in the Changing Exhibitions Galleries from April 2 - August 2, 2015.
The Members' Reception for both exhibitions will be on Friday, April 3, from 6-7PM at USC Pacific Asia Museum at 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101.
http://pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu
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