Exhibitions
THE READYMADE CENTENNIAL
The year was 1913, the place - Paris. Marcel Duchamp was then 26 years old. He took a bicycle wheel and a kitchen stool, fastened them together via the fork of the bike, and placed this work in his studio. He coined the term "readymade" two years later, when he was in New York.
Selected Items from the Michael Rukin Collection I
The print collection of Michael Rukin of Boston, witch includes some 250 prints I various techniques, was donated to the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art at the end of 2012.
The Land of Gold
"The people of the Isle of Zipangu (Japan) have great quantities of gold. The king's palace is of pure gold, and the floors are of gold two fingers thick." .
Japanese Cultural Heroes
The traditional cultural heroes of Japan were role-models of behavior and basis of universal concept.
Akko in the Printmaker's Art -
17th - 19th Centuries
The location of Akko was most attractive to the ruling powers in Palestine. It lies at a crossing of the ways - one along the shores of the Mediterranean and the other the route from Syria and Transjordan to the coast.
Acre in the Printmaker’s Eye – 17th-19th centuries
The geographic location of Acre was an attraction for the rulers of Eretz Israel.
Throughout its history the face of the city has changed, and it has known periods of prosperity and progress as well as destruction and ruin. Acre’s ancient port has aroused the interest of artists and illustrators alike. The exhibition will include a variety of scenes and views in prints of this enchanting city.
Outsiders, naive and autodidacts
The Haifa Museum of Art will be opening the first ever Outsider Art exhibition (also known as Art Brut) in Israel in January 2013.
Netsuke and Okimono
The Varda & Solomo Toister Collection
Originally, the netsuke was a carved and embellished clothing accessory that was tied with a cord to other items known as sagemono (hanging things).
Calligraphy and Kokuji
The Association for International Advancement of Calligraphic Culture
Calligraphy and kokuji (symbols carved on wooden boards) are crafts that originated in China and were brought to Korea and Japan.
Song of the Sea
The sea is an image, a multi-faceted symbol that has accompanied
human experience from the earliest times. It is present in the cultural
legacy of former generations, and gives rise to mythological, historical,
literary, artistic, and religious associations. As a powerful force
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