On Friday, February 8th at 6:30 PM, we will be holding the next lecture of our JICC Seasonal Art Lecture Series from Emerging Scholars:

Scholar Spotlight: Architectural Innovations of the Early Showa Period: The Japanese Bauhauslers

With Presenter Dr. Suzie Kim, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Mary Washington

Through a close investigation of artist Migishi Kotaro’s atelier in Tokyo (1934), Dr. Suzie Kim will discuss modern architectural practices of Japanese architect and former Bauhausler, Yamawaki Iwao (1898 – 1987), who sought to advance Japanese housing style based on his study at the Dessau Bauhaus between 1930 and 1932, and searched for a synthesis between geometric forms, straightforward structures reinforced concrete, and the traditional Japanese construction methods.

More information can be found at our website, and you can register for this free event through Eventbrite.