TRADITIONS REVISED - Japanese Fans from the Ishizumi Fan Collection
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People usually perceive folding fans as simple implements to cool one self while collectors of antique folding fans often see them as purely items of decorative art. This exhibition looks at the history of the folding fan some of its traditions and the culture of fans in Japan from everyday items to cool one self to being one of the first multi functional portable communication devices, a tradition continued in Japan today. ‘Traditions Revised’ includes historical examples which laid the foundations for contemporary fan designs and intends to reintroduce this ancient medium to a new and wider audience to explore and rediscover the fan as a contemporary art form through these traditions.
OPEN: Tuesday – Saturday 10.30 – 17.00 CLOSED: Sunday and Monday Tel: 020 7898 4046 (recorded information) Nearest Underground: Russell Square. ADMISSION FREE www.soas.ac.uk/gallery Info: 020 7898 4046
Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square London WC1H 0XG
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