Ended
From May 19, 2012 - 12:00 AM till Aug 25, 2012 - 11:00 PM
at Japanese Canadian National Museum & National Nikkei Heritage Centre
In honour of the 70th anniversary of the Japanese Canadian internment, the Nikkei National Museum has developed a thought-provoking contemporary art exhibit, YO-IN 余韻 Reverberation. This exhibit questions the legacy of the Japanese Canadian internment and examines its reverberation in today's world. Co-curated by Beth Carter and Sherri Kajiwara, YO-IN bringstogether two groups of contemporary artists of Japanese Canadian ancestry.
The first group are members of the nisei (second) generation. They lived through the internment as children, and their families resettled permanently away from the coast. They were often very young, but the displacement frequently resonates through their art. Artists include Shizuye Takashima (1928-2007), Kazuo Nakamura (1926-2002), Aiko Suzuki (1937-2005), and Nobuo Kubota. The second group of artists were born in Canada after the war and are descended from those who experienced incarceration firsthand. They include Cindy Mochizuki, Emma Nishimura, Louise Noguchi, and Jon Sasaki.
Rather than a historical or literal retelling of the effects of internment, the artists featured in YO-IN address themes of memory, place, and identity.
The title of the exhibit relates to the ringing of the bronze temple bell – as the sound slowly fades away it is hoped that with each reverberation the bad experiences, wrong deeds, and ill luck of the past will be wiped away.
The exhibit is both a celebration of contemporary art created by Japanese Canadians, to reflect on past experiences, promote intergenerational exchange related to Japanese Canadian internment, and look towards the future.
Thank you to our supporters, The Audain Foundation and the Deux Mille Foundation.
The first group are members of the nisei (second) generation. They lived through the internment as children, and their families resettled permanently away from the coast. They were often very young, but the displacement frequently resonates through their art. Artists include Shizuye Takashima (1928-2007), Kazuo Nakamura (1926-2002), Aiko Suzuki (1937-2005), and Nobuo Kubota. The second group of artists were born in Canada after the war and are descended from those who experienced incarceration firsthand. They include Cindy Mochizuki, Emma Nishimura, Louise Noguchi, and Jon Sasaki.
Rather than a historical or literal retelling of the effects of internment, the artists featured in YO-IN address themes of memory, place, and identity.
The title of the exhibit relates to the ringing of the bronze temple bell – as the sound slowly fades away it is hoped that with each reverberation the bad experiences, wrong deeds, and ill luck of the past will be wiped away.
The exhibit is both a celebration of contemporary art created by Japanese Canadians, to reflect on past experiences, promote intergenerational exchange related to Japanese Canadian internment, and look towards the future.
Thank you to our supporters, The Audain Foundation and the Deux Mille Foundation.
