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JULY-AUGUST 2010
EDITORIAL
There is a vast choice of activities this summer in the Guimet Museum! In early July, Mangas and contemporary Art become part of the museum’s permanent collections… An encounter between traditional and contemporary art… an absolute must see !
EVENT
JAPAN EXPO – 11th IMPACT
1ST TO 4th JULY 2010
PARC DES EXPOSITIONS - PARIS-NORD VILLEPINTE
Having celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2009, Japan Expo returns with even more events, more guests and all sorts of activities. The adventure continues from 1st to 4th July in the Parc des Expositions, Paris-Nord Villepinte! The festival focuses on traditional Japanese culture as well as on contemporary pop culture.
Dozens of guests will be involved yet again! This year, Japan Expo is delighted to welcome one of Manga’s household names, Tsukasa HÔJÔ, author of the famous Cat’s Eye and City Hunter (Nicky Larson) series as well as the Morning Musume band, stars of J-Pop Kawaii…
More information on www.japan-expo.com
For the second consecutive year, the Guimet Museum participates in this event! Find us in Japan Expo on the museum’s stand (Hall 5 Aisle BH stand 20) as well as on our exhibition stand (Aisle BL 37).
www.japan-expo.com
EXHIBITIONS
Samurai, monks and ninjas. Manga revisits Japan’s history.
1st July – 9th August 2010
The Guimet museum wishes to present, to the fans and the simply curious, the little known aspects of the Manga diversity and richness based on the theme of Japan’s history… The first section of the exhibition, on the third floor of the museum, will deal with Japanese history as seen by the Manga, from the 1950s to the modern day. As a counterpoint, the second section, in the 2nd floor rotunda, will present a few historical or legendary figures to the visitor, as portrayed in ancient graphic creations.
Extras linked to the exhibition: “Manga corner”: exceptional opening of a temporary Manga reading room in the museum’s 4th floor rotunda.
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Artwork attached: 美勇水滸傳Biyû Suikoden [Collection of hero portraits] Kaisai Yoshitoshi 魁斎芳年(1839-1892)画, illustr. Kanagaki Robun 仮名垣魯文(1829-1894)編, éd. Japon Edo, 1867, xylographed book
Rashid Rana - Perpetual Paradox
7th July – 15th November 2010
The Guimet museum is diving headfirst into contemporary art!
For the first time in France, the Guimet Museum is exhibiting the contemporary work of Rashid Rana, considered Pakistan’s greatest contemporary artist for his digital photo-montages, sculptures or video installations.
Twenty puzzling and paradoxical works will be scattered throughout the museum’s permanent collection, providing an exceptional opportunity to confront contemporary art with the Guimet museum’s ancient Asian works of art, thereby challenging tradition and its “illusion of permanence”, ancient times and contemporary times.
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ONGOING! This “Perpetual Paradox” exhibition is part of the Guimet museum’s Pakistan theme, with the exhibition on “Pakistan – Land of encounters (1st-6th centuries) Gandharan arts” open until 16 August.
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Artwork attached: Sites_1 - C Print + DIASEC - 60.96 cm x 91.44 cm | 24 x 36 inches 2009 - edition of 5
Extra-mural EXHIBITION
The Silk & the Cannon FRANCE-CHINA (1700/1860)
In the Château des Ducs de Bretagne - Nantes
26th June – 7th November 2010
In October 1700, the Amphitrite, France’s first merchant ship to trade with China, returned to France and sold its cargo in Nantes, a major colonial commercial port: tea, silk, porcelain, mother-of-pearl, ivory, enamelled panels etc. This marked the beginning of a genuine taste for China, Chinese objects and culture. The Opium wars of the 19th century, culminating in the looting of Beijing’s summer palace in 1860, confirmed the radical shift in the economic balance and the decline of the Middle Kingdom. The Silk & the Cannon exhibition explores the evolving perception of this faraway and fascinating Far East, based on the presentation of prestigious objects on loan from major museums, including the Guimet museum of Asian arts, a partner of the project. It provides insight into our relationship with contemporary China.
For any additional information, please consult www.chateau-nantes.fr
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Extras linked to the exhibition ’Pakistan: Land of encounters (1st-6th centuries) Gandharan arts (21st April to 17th August 2010) : Guided tour of the exhibition : Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 2.00 p.m. Duration: 1 ½ hours.
Sketchbook summer : Starting in July, Fabienne Tessier Monnot reinvents sketchbooks to bridge the gap between the museum’s works of art and modern and contemporary art as part of an entertaining blend of materials and colours, styles and techniques…
Wednesdays 1st, 7th and 21st July, 4th August at 2.00 p.m.
Thursdays 1st, 15th, 22nd July and 5th August at 2.00 p.m.
Children’s workshop : This summer, children will be able to continue their discovery of our permanent collections via various workshops: Calligraphy on tee-shirts, Origami: creating a paper world, Travel journals with Fabienne in the country of the yetis!, Cambodian and Indonesian puppets, Screen discovery, Photographic exploration with Olivia… and many more.
For more information, download the full programme: click here
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Guimet Museum - 6, place d’Iéna F-75116 Paris
Open every day except Tuesday, 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
