AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS ASIAN ARTISTS TODAY -- FUKUOKA ANNUAL VIII The Balinese painter I Dewa Putu Mokoh was born in Bali in 1933. He is one of the leading artists in Ubud, who has exhibited his work in group-exhibitions in Europe and America, and in the 2nd Asian Art Show, Fukuoka, Special Section: Art of Bali at the Fukuoka Art Museum in 1985. I Dewa Putu Mokoh participated in collaboration with his Italian disciple, Mondo at the 45th Venezia Biennial. He exhibited the works as the Mondo/Mokoh where they attracted ardent attention. He never paints stories derived from religious subjects such as Ramayana. He is instead a unique artist who depicts the cur- rent Balinese way of life with his own individual view. FUKUOKA KYUSHU MUSEUM (JAPAN) ---------------------------------------- AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS UKIYO-E, THE FINEST JAPANESE PRINTS The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden have the largest and most beautiful collection of Japanese woodcutprints in the Netherlands. A selection of 160 prints was made from the two museum collections by Japanese curators for a tour of three cities in Japan in 1994. For the Netherlands, the exhibition has been split up: in Leiden the show focuses on 18th century prints, in the Amsterdam Rijksmu- seum a selection of the best 19th century prints will be on view. Delicate style, perfect technique, and remarkable use of colour give the Japanese woodcut a special place in the world of prints. The Rijksmuseum exhibition features works by famous artists such as Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Yoshitoshi. Wonderful serene landscapes, such as the 'Hundred Views of Edo' series (1857) by Utagawa Hiroshige are shown. Dramatic portraits of courtesans illustrate Keisa Eisen's work. Poetic scenes of everyday life are represented by the work of Katsushika Hokusai. The show concludes with the unique art of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, particularly noted for its dramatic form and use of colour. In the Museum of Ethnology in Leiden the exhibition of 18th century prints can be viewed from mid- February to April 1995 under the title: 'Japanese Idols and Ideals, 1700-1800'. Accompanying the two shows in Leiden and Amsterdam is a publi- cation in which all the works displayed are illustrated in colour. 'Ukiyo-e' by M. Forster and Ch. van Rappard-Boon; 160 colour illustrations, c. 225 pages. Dutch and English edition, paperback. Published by Hotei, Leiden, Price Dfl. 49,50. RIJKSMUSEUM AMSTERDAM AND NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY, LEIDEN (THE NETHERLANDS) ---------------------------------------- AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS NOMADS IN CENTRAL ASIA About 1000 objects tell the history of the Nomads in Central Asia. Colourful costumes, jewellery and decorated utensils show the rich cultural traditions of the different nomadic peoples in this region. The contemporary daily life of the herdsmen can be seen in a slide programme. Most objects on display come from the Ethnographical Museum in St.Petersburg and have never been on show outside Russia before. TROPENMUSEUM AMSTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS) ---------------------------------------- AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS PERMANENT COLLECTION MUSEUM THE PRINCESSEHOF A presentation of Chinese ceramics. Ceramics from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 CC), porcelain from the end of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) and the Republic (1912-1949). There are beautiful examples of the delicate ceramics of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and the famous porcelain of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). A separate section displays trade ceramics from China and Japan, including Chine de Commande showing plates with family, city, or provincial coats of arms. Finally one room has been decorated with tea ceremony ceramics and Arita and Kakiemon porcelain from Japan, in addition to ceramics from Thailand and Vietnam. MUSEUM THE PRINCESSEHOF, LEEUWARDEN (THE NETHERLANDS) ---------------------------------------- AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS THE EMERGENCE OF INDONESIA Photographs by Cas Oorthuys and Charles Breijer 1947-1949. In 1995, the year in which Indonesia will be celebrating 50 years of Independence, the Museum of Ethnology in Rotterdam will be putting on an exhibition of around 80 photographs taken by the photographers Cas Oorthuys and Charles Breijer in Indonesia (1947-1949). The exhibition presents a penetrating view of the decolonization of Indonesia. Portraits and street scenes show ordinary people, soldiers and leading figures on both sides. The exhibition has been organized in collaboration with the Netherlands Photo Archives in Rotterdam. MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY ROTTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS) ---------------------------------------- AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS HEART OF DARKNESS The exhibition Heart of Darkness, to be held in the Kroller Muller Museum will round off the 'Sculptures in the Netherlands 1994' event. Participating artists include Cai Guoqiang, Chen Zen, Gu Wenda and Huang Yongping. The title of the exhibition is taken from Joseph Conrad's novel of the same name. This book, written in 1902, describes how colonization and imperialism cut people off from their roots. In a reflection of this theme, the exhibition presents installations by non-Western artists living in exile in the west for widely varying reasons and work by artists from Europe and the United States who make subversive statements about western culture. KROLLER-MULLER MUSEUM, OTTERLOO (THE NETHERLANDS) ---------------------------------------- AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS LESLEY SANDERSON An INIVA franchise exhibition organized and curated by Eddie Chambers and the Wrexham Library Art Centre. Malaysian-born artist Lesley Sanderson's detailed large scale drawings have featured in many important group exhibitions. Often based on self-portraits and in several parts, they use images associated with traditional ideas of the exotic and the oriental to question the way different cultures are represented and stereotypes perpetuated. Her first solo exhibition These Colours Run takes its title from the new installation using drawing, photography, silk, and glass which forms its centrepiece. While not forsaking her usual themes, she has aimed, she says, 'to make a slight departure, away from the self-portrait to see a development that tackles those themes in a less specific, more encompassing way'. BLUECOAT GALLERY, LIVERPOOL (UNITED KINGDOM) ---------------------------------------- AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS JAPANESE ART AFTER 1945: SCREAM AGAINST THE SKY A travelling exhibition of Japanese avant-garde art since World War II examines the ongoing dialogue between traditional and contemporary styles, and between international and Japanese identities. The exhibition shows the work of such artists as: Yukinori Yanagi, Yuichi Inoue, Tetsumi Kudo, Kodai Nakahara, Yoko Ono, Ushio Shinihara. SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (UNITED STATES)