Tokyo Weekender - November 2017

ART & MUSIC
LIVING ON BRAZIL'S WIDE EARTH – THE HIDDEN STORY OF EMIGRANT PHOTOGRAPHER OHARA HARUO
Born in Kochi Prefecture, Haruo Ohara moved with his family to Brazil in 1927, at the age of 17, and eventually settled in region of
Londrina, in the southern state of Paraná. Ohara didn’t get his first camera until he was in his late twenties, but he learned photography
while he wasn’t farming. Amassing a large collection of photographs over the years, he only began to receive attention for them
when he was in his sixties. His pictures are important documents of Japanese immigrant life as well as poetic meditations on the vast
landscapes of rural Brazil. FUJIFILM SQUARE Until December 28 fujifilmsquare.jp/en/event.html
Morning Clouds, 1952, Terra Boa, Paraná, ©Haruo Ohara/Instituto Moreira Salles Collection
THE ART WORLD
OUR PICK OF THE CITY’S BEST EXHIBITIONS
Compiled by Alec Jordan
Glass Tulip, 1992, Roland DARASPE ©Philippe Chancel
THE LIVING TREASURES
OF FRANCE
The French title of Maître d’Art (“Master
of Art”) was established in 1994 by
France’s Ministry of Culture, and inspired
by Japan’s certification of “Living National
Treasures” – creators who are so skilled
at their craft that they raise it to another
level. The Maître d’Art certification was
created in a dual hope: to preserve and
transmit traditional craftsmanship, while
also inspiring innovation. This exhibit
assembles the work of 15 master artists
and artisans, who work with everything
from tortoiseshell and heraldic engraving
to umbrellas and fans. Hyokeikan,
Tokyo National Museum Until November
26 www.fr-treasures.jp/en
Cup, Tenmoku, 2017, Jean GIREL, © Philippe Chancel
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