Format:
216 Seiten
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30 cm
ISBN:
0847860698
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9780847860692
Content:
In an electrifying moment in 1585, four Japanese youths appeared before Pope Gregory XIII, summoned to his court from the nascent Christian community in Japan to present themselves at the capital of their faith. Legendary photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto follows in the boys footsteps, capturing the architectural wonders of Rome, Florence, and Venice as the Eastern visitors might have seen them on their grand tour. Sugimoto's images present each chapel and theatre as a marvel, imposing and dark. He contextualizes his photographs with Japanese works from the period and the decades that follow. These panels and objects attest to the impact of Western culture, specifically Jesuit Christianity, on Momoyama and Edo aesthetics as Japanese artists envisioned scenes of European life. Exhibition: Japan Society, New York, USA (20.10.2017-07.01.2018)
Note:
"This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise, October 20, 2017-January 7, 2018, organized by Japan Society, New York"--Title page verso. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
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Art History
Keywords:
Japan
;
Jesuiten
;
Reise
;
Kulturkontakt
;
Europa
;
Geschichte 1585
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Rezeption
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Sugimoto, Hiroshi 1948-
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Ausstellungskatalog
;
Bildband
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Ausstellungskatalog
Author information:
Verdon, Timothy 1946-
Author information:
Erdmann, Mark-Ken 1973-
Author information:
Sugimoto, Hiroshi 1948-
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