3/2/2012- WAH CENTER J_Art 2nd: 5th Annual Japanese Emerging Artist Exhibit!

OPENING RECEPTION Fri. March 2, 6-8 pm

ARMORY NIGHT Sat. March 10, 6-11 pm

SPECIAL HOURS Thurs. - Mon., 1-6 pm

WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center) is pleased to present J_ART 2nd: 5th Annual Japanese Emerging Artists Exhibition, curated by PEPPER'S PROJECT, a Tokyo-based gallery and project space. This annual exhibition introduces Japanese artists from Tokyo and New York, supporting artistic exchange across many disciplines--painting, wood-block, photography, sculpture, contemporary craft, installation, video, sound art and dance. Works are installed throughout the WAH Center’s historic building, occupying the galleries as well as hallways, staircases, bathrooms, and other surprising spaces. J_ART 2nd coincides with the 6th Japanese Young Artists Book Fair. Participating bookstores: Kinokuniya, Printed Matter, St. Marks Bookshop, Book Court, Desert Island. More information about theexhibition and book fair.

Participating Artists

TOKYO Yuka Abe, Yuka Kageyama, Maho Hikino, Ruuna Iwasaki, Haruka Kanamaru, Tomomi Emori, Takuya Yamauchi, Akila Maenishi, Azusa Otsuka, Mami Tanida, Yui Ikeda, Ayumi Nakajima, Kito Tsuboi, Atsuko Tsuruta, Satomi Tawara, Akiko Fukuda, Saki Kitamura, Hiromi Horiuchi, ema.

NEW YORK Koosuke IRKT Ikeda, Yoshiyuki Shimamoto, Yoko Naito, Jun Shoji, Sayori Matsuyama, Akihiro Ito, Kenichi Nakajima, Natsuko Hattori.

ARMORY PERFORMANCE NIGHT

Sat. March 10, 8-11 pm

Dance: Akiko Furukawa , Bib Bin Factory (Rie Fukuzawa & Satoshi Haga), Nana Masuda, Takae Mastuo, Ariane Anthony.

Music: Misa Ogasawara (vocal/piano) with dance performance by Akiko Furukawa.

Admission: $15.