"Waterscape: Homage to Toru Takemitsu by Noriko Saito"
Presented by: The Japan Foundation
Noriko Saito’s latest series of paintings is dedicated to the iconic Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu on the 10th anniversary of his death.
Noriko Saito’s latest series of paintings, "Waterscape," is dedicated to the iconic Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu on the 10th anniversary of his death.
Water has been a recurring theme in the work of both artists. Saito’s previous exhibition at the Japan Foundation, Currents, in 1997, presented ocean currents as a metaphor for human migration. For this exhibition, Saito has drawn her inspiration from the “water” in Takemitsu’s music. Saito uses the sound-world of Takemitsu, as well as the evocative titles the composer borrowed from literature, poetry and art, to create her own visual expressions.
Noriko Saito was born in Japan. Having studied cultural history, geography and art in Japan and Germany, she went on to receive her Master of Arts at HdK (Berlin University of the Arts). She worked as an artist in Berlin for 10 years before moving to Toronto in 2000. She has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Berlin, Basel, Cologne, Kyoto, Munich, Tokyo, Toronto, Verona and Vienna. From 1994 to 1996 she was Artist-in-Residence of the Art Foundation PRO ARTE in Ulm, Germany, while in 1995 she was a lecturer at the University of Ulm. Noriko Saito has received the Canada’s Year of Asia Pacific Grant, the Yokohama Women’s Forum Grant, and the Japan Art Fund Grant. Her work is included in the public collections of The Ulm Museum, and the Japanese-German Centre in Berlin.
Toru Takemitsu, the most renowned Japanese composer of the late 20th century, was awarded the prestigious Glenn Gould Prize in Toronto shortly before his death in 1996.
Robin Engelman, as a member of the internationally acclaimed percussion ensemble NEXUS, premiered several of Toru Takemitu’s works, and developed a close professional and personal relationship with the composer. Mr. Engelman’s presentation on Toru Takemitsu and his music will take place on Friday, July 21, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Inquiries:
416 966-1600, ext. 224 or nsaito@jftor.org
Starts: Jul 12, 2006 Ends: Aug 18, 2006
At: The Japan Foundation Toronto, 131 Bloor Street West, Suite 213, Toronto
Playing: Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Times: 11:30 am - 4:30 pm
Cost: Free
Getting there:
TTC: Bay Station on the Bloor Line.
Major Intersection: Avenue Road and Bloor Street.
For more information contact:
N. Saito
Phone:
416-966-1600
Email:
nsaitoSPAMFILTER@jftor.org
