July 9 – September 24, 2021

Art Japan: 2021-1921

  • The Warehouse Art Museum presents Art Japan 2021-1921, an exhibition celebrating internationally renowned artists from Japan, opening July 9, 2021. Work includes over 120 woodblock prints, etchings, lithographs, calligraphy, drawings, photography, ceramics, basketry, and textiles, all from the extensive permanent collection of the Warehouse Art Museum. Art Japan is the second of a trilogy of exhibitions of the art of Asia, the first being India: Photographs (2019). The third, Then and Now: China, opens October 8th, 2021.

    Curated by Annemarie Sawkins

  • Milwaukee-based Taiko Group Promotes Japanese Art Exhibit with Free Drum Performance at The Warehouse

    Milwaukee Independent, (08/31/2021) The Milwaukee Independent covers Taiko Drum performance and exhibition Art Japan: 2021-1921.

    The Warehouse Photo Named “Best Photo of the Day”

    Artdaily, (08/13/2021) On July 22nd, 2021 the Warehouse Art Museum was honored to welcome the Japanese Consul General Kenichi Okada to experience Art Japan: 2021-1921.

    Top Things to Do in Milwaukee

    Travel Past 50 by Kristin Henning, (07/16/2021) Kristin Henning with Travel Past 50 lists the Warehouse Art Museum a Top Things to Do in Milwaukee: Museums and Galleries.

  • Wednesday Lunch Hour Curator’s Tours

    Art Japan: 2021-1921 guided tours by Curator Annemarie Sawkins | 8/8, 8/18, 8/26, 9/1, and 9/15

    The Art of Zazen with Rev. Reiren Gumbel from the Milwaukee Zen Center

    Rev. Reirin Gumbel will leads discussion and meditation session on the practice of Zazen | 09/10/21 @ 4pm

    Outdoor Taiko Drum Performance with Hibiki

    08/27/21 @ 4:30pm | Link to images HERE

    Anderson Japanese Gardens: A Brief Construction History

    Talk with Anderson Japanese Garden Curator Tim Gruner | 08/11/21 @ 4pm | Watch the recording of this event HERE

Artists in the Exhibition:

Hidehiko Goto, Yozo Hamaguchi, Yuichi Hasegawa, Koji Hatakeyama, Takahiko Hayashi, Jed Henry and David Bull, Seiichi Hiroshima, Shotei Ibata, Shoichi Ida, Kiyomi Iwata, Jun Kaneko, Hengki Koentjoro, Tsukioka Kogyo, Yasuhiro Kohara, Akira Kurosawa, Ueno Masao, Tsubota Mashahido, Naoko Matsubara, Kenji Nagai, Shin’ichi Nakazawa, Yasuchi Noguchi, Makiko Oda, Ozeki Ritsuko, Koichiro Saito, Noriko Saito, Naoko Serino, Toko Shinoda, Hiroyuki Shindo (known as Shindigo), Issei Suda, Toshiko Takaezu, Shingo Takeuchi, Yoshikatsu Tamekane, Akio Takmori, Mayumi Terada, Shigeki Tomura, Hiroi Yasushi, Kikugawa Yeizan, Izawa Yoko, Jiro Yonezawa, and Zohiko