1981
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Nihon Buyo + Hogaku is a 1981 by Kishin Shinoyama, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This poster advertises traditional Japanese dance and music. Made in 1981 by twelve artists, it was part of a campus tour in California. The event ran for five weeks and featured lectures, classes, and performances. It highlights quiet dance called Nihon buyo, old since the 1600s. The shamisen, a three-stringed lute, backs the dancers. This poster is one of twelve in a special series. Look up the artist who made this: Shinoyama, Kishin.
A 1981 poster by Kishin Shinoyama was created as part of a series of twelve designs commissioned by critic Masaru Katsumi to promote lectures, workshops, and performances focused on five traditional Japanese performing arts. The event featured the Classical Performing Arts Friendship Mission of Japan, which toured the University of California, Los Angeles campus and other venues across the country under the UCLA Asian Performing Arts Institute. The poster highlights Nihon Buyo, a refined dance tradition from the early Edo period accompanied by the Shamisen, and Hogaku, a broad category…
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Kishin Shinoyama was a Japanese photographer. He is well-known for having photographed the covers for John Lennon and Yoko Ono's albums, Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey. Before his marriage to Saori Minami in 1979,…
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