Yukinori yanagi biography of william
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M22548: Untitled (the sign of Korea superimposed over the sign of Japan)
Harvard Art Museums
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M22548
- People
- Yukinori Yanagi, Japanese (born 1959)
- Title
- Untitled (the sign of Korea superimposed over the sign of Japan)
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Hinomaru
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1991
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/251002
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- sheet: 83.6 x 60.9 cm (32 15/16 x 24 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- [Blumarts, Inc., New York, New York], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, July 13, 1994.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
- Accession Year
- 1994
- Object Number
- M22548
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition Histo
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Yanagi yukinori (sykes)
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A Kyoto Inn Lets Guests Lodge in an Artistic Vision
Last year, Tokyo Art Beat wrote about Yukinori Yanagi's role in renovating Sumiya Kiho-an, a 67-year-old ryokan in an idyllically rural part of Kyoto Prefecture. The contemporary artist unveiled further collaborations this spring in the form of "Kohoo," a 140 square-meter guest room that is a work of art in its own right. The space is filled with site-specific pieces expressing Yanagi's thoughts about Japan as a modern nation, a theme he has continually explored. Staying in the suite is like booking a night in the artist's imagination.
Named after a Zen term meaning “the power to call the wind," Kohoo intends to "bring a new breeze that fuses traditional culture and Japanese art.” It was created by converting three rooms into a single unit accommodating two to five people. Artistically, it represents contrasting notions such as "heaven and earth" and "life and death," ideas illustrated as opposite directional poles in a conceptual sketch. Kohoo also echoes themes from many of Yanagi's previous works, including his site-specific installations and ambitious architectural projects.
Kohoo features three distinct but connected chambers called "Heaven Room,