Welcome Home! Shu Kubota’s Kiri-e World: Paper Japonisme in Toyooka

Toyooka City Museum of Art

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Shu Kubota portrays Japan’s seasonal landscapes and traditional culture in kiri-e works of cut paper. Overlapping multiple layers of thin, original Japanese paper, with unique methods he produces a new style of kiri-e evoking the textures of objects. Kubota has been working in places including New York, Spain, and Portugal as well as Japan in recent years, attracting international attention.

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Dates: Jul. 14 (Mon) 10:30, Jul. 21 (Mon) 14:00

Night Museum Tour
Explore the secrets of Kiri-e during night hours.
Speaker: Museum curator
Dates: Aug. 14 (Thurs) 19:00–19:30, Aug. 14 (Fri) 19:00–19:30 (Exhibition open 18:30–21:00)
Admission: Free with exhibition ticket
Reservations not required.