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Tour : March 2012 - December 2014
Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami is the first museum exhibition to explore the history of paper folding, the works of the world’s foremost origami artists, and the connection between origami and mathematics, science, and design.
The exhibition, curated by Meher McArthur, with Robert J. Lang as exhibition advisor, showcases contemporary origami by renowned artists from countries as diverse as Japan, the United States, Uruguay, and Russia. It presents them within the context of origami history and examines the many evolving styles of origami today.
The exhibition also examines the relationship between origami and art, science, and mathematics, and demonstrates its tremendous impact in areas as diverse as space exploration, medical research, and fashion design.
Artists :
John Blackman, Krystyna and Wojtek Burczyk, Brian Chan, Joel Cooper, Erik Demaine and Martin Demaine, Roman Diaz, Christine Edison, Vincent Floderer, Tomoko Fuse, Giang Dinh, Eric Gjerde, Miri Golan, Koshiro Hatori, Herman Van Goubergen, David Huffman, Tom Hull, Roy Iwaki, Paul Jackson, Eric Joisel, Satoshi Kamiya, Miyuki Kawamura, Hideo Komatsu, Goran Konjevod, Daniel Kwan, Michael G. LaFosse, Robert J. Lang, Sipho Mabona, Linda Tomoko Mihara, Jeannine Mosely, Paulo Mulatinho | Jared Needle, Bernie Peyton, Andrea Russo, Victoria Serova, Heinz Strobl, Richard Sweeney, Nicolas Terry, Hieu Tran Trung, Florence Temko, Arnold Tubis, Polly Verity, Makoto Yamaguchi, Akira Yoshizawa
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Events March 10 - August 26, 2012
Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Kusudama
Lifelong Learning
Saturday, July 28, 2012
1:00 PM—2:00 PM
ROBERT LANG LECTURE
From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes: The Modern Science of Origami
Saturday, May 26, 2012
2PM – 4PM
More info :
http://www.janm.org/exhibits/foldingpaper/
Tour Schedule : March 2012 - December 2014
Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 2012 - August 26, 2012
Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene, NH
October 14, 2012 - January 6, 2013
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
January 26, 2013 - April 7, 2013
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
June 22, 2013 - September 29, 2013
Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR
October 19, 2013 - January 11, 2014
Peoria Riverfront Museum, IL
January 31, 2014 - April 27, 2014
Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs, FL
October 10, 2014 - January 4, 2015
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