PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 23, No. 12, Jan. 22, 2004

More exhibitions …
In addition to “Beyond East and West: Seven Transnational Artists,” two other new exhibitions open Jan. 23 at the Krannert Art Museum:

• “Picturing Performance: Japanese Theater Prints of the Utagawa School, 1790-1868.” The exhibition provides visitors with a glimpse into Japanese art, dress and values during the last century of the Edo period (1600-1868). During this period, Japanese artists and print publishers celebrated the world of Kabuki theater and its stars in richly colored, crafted and composed prints that are highly prized today for their vibrant originality. Curated by Ronald Toby, UI professor of anthropology and of history, the exhibition includes 50 works of art, known as Ukiyo-e, donated by the Utagawaha Foundation to the museum’s Giertz Education Center.
  
• Featured Works XV: Bon Coiffure: Hair Signs from West Africa.” The exhibition highlights the fact that in Africa “la coiffure” – or “hairdressing” – is both an art and a vocation that characterizes both ethnicity and individuality. The show features a private collection of hairdressers’ commissioned, hand-painted “hair signs”; African sculpture from the museum’s permanent collection; and Carrie Mae Weems’ work “Went Looking for Africa and Found It Tightly Woven in a Woman’s Hair.”
  
  

Both exhibitions run through March 21.

For information about events related to all three exhibitions, see the Inside Illinois calendar or visit the museum’s Web site.

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