Edo Avant-Garde

USA/2019 | Dir. Linda Hoaglund

Edo Avant-Garde looks at the pivotal role of Edo-era (1603–1868) Japanese artists, whose aesthetic and artistic exploration were centuries ahead of their time. Their works, often painted on screens or fans, demonstrate techniques and styles that began to appear in Western art with the advent of “modern” art such as abstraction and surrealism.

Stunningly filmed by cinematographer Kasamatsu Norimichi, the film looks at works by artists including Sotatsu, Korin, Okyo, Rosetsu, Shohaku, and the many others who left their work unsigned.

Linda Hoaglund will introduce this screening, and return on Friday evening for Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai.  
In English and Japanese with English subtitles. (83 min.)