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.
Additional Information is available on the WAH Center website. www.wahcenter.net
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http://www.wahcenter.net/
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Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (WAH Center)
135 Broadway
Brooklyn, New York New York City 11211
United States of America
In late October 1996, Yuko Nii founded the non-profit Williamsburg Art & Historical Center based upon her Bridge Concept. That concept envisions a multifaceted, multicultural art center whose mission is to coalesce the diverse artistic community, and create a bridge between local, national and international artists, emerging and established artists, and artists of all disciplines. Thus through the international language of art, we come to understand each other to create a more peaceful and integrated world. The WAH Center is a force for peace and understanding, and its concept is incorporated in its acronym: "WAH" in Japanese means peace, harmony, or unity.
Yuko also wanted to preserve the WAH Center's landmark building, a French Second Empire masterpiece, making it a functional part of the cultural community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.
Dr Eugenia Fratzeskou