Japan and the Jazz Age: Unique Exhibition of Japanese Art Deco (Los Angeles, CA)

Japan and the Jazz Age: Unique Exhibition of Japanese Art Deco

Showcasing the spectacular craftsmanship and sophisticated design of Art Deco Japan and the Jazz Age is the 1st exhibition of its kind in the United States to explore the artists competitive ingenuity and vivacious cosmopolitanism. The nearly 120 works highlight the Levenson Collection - 1 of the world s premier collections of Japanese art in the Art Deco style. This beautiful and historically fascinating exhibition tells the story of how the traditional transformed into the modern. With extraordinary skill and creativity Japanese artists married the urbane decorative styles emerging in Europe with revered forms of the past geisha became cigarette-fondling flappers ancient origami cranes turn into sleek gold statuettes kimono morph into emblems of fashion chic. Art Deco injected new style into everything from traditional woodblock prints textiles to sculpture....