Dialogues Italy-Japan
This project began to develop in December 2012, in Tokyo, during the meeting of the two Chairmen of AGC and JJDA who, by mutual agreement, decided to initiate the enterprise in 2015, the year that marks the 50th anniversary of JJDA and the 10th anniversary since the foundation of AGC.
So Dialogues among the members of the two associations began with each artist sending his counterpart an image related to the artistic culture of his/her own country, as inspiration material for the creation of a piece of jewellery, establishing that, at the end of the exhibition, the participants would donate the piece to the Japanese/Italian colleague and vice-versa.
The exhibition at the Institute of Culture in Tokyo, from 3rd to 11th July 2015, was made possible thanks to the cooperation of many friends and members of the two associations, and above all, to the hospitality of the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Mr. Giorgio Amitrano.
Opening ceremony: Friday 3 July, from 4pm to 6pm
On Saturday 11th July, the exhibition ends at 4pm
Opening exhibition in Tokyo at the Italian Cultural Institute, 3 July - 11 July 2015:
Greetings from the Director Giorgio Amitrano
Exhibition "Dialogues" at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo
jewels on display at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo
IIC Tokyo - Italian Cultural Institute, designed by Italian architect Gae Aulenti (1927-2012)
The exhibition will take place also in:
Kofu Prefectural Museum of Art (Yamanashi) at Main Residence Shiinoki , Ishikawa Prefecture, 19 – 28 September 2015
Museo Storia naturale del Mediterraneo, Livorno 4-11 Giugno 2016
Museo di Storia Naturale del mediterraneo
Museum of Livorno (Italy)
opening at Museum in Livorno
Fondazione Cominelli, Cisano di San Felice/B Salò (BS) 25 giugno- 24 luglio 2016
Oratorio di S. Rocco, Padova 24 settembre – 5 novembre 2016
the exhibition in Oratorio di San Rocco, Padova
from right side: Mirella Cisotto, Wanda Pellizzari (Comune Padova), Takako Komiya and Prof.ssa Maria Rosa Franzin
Presidente JJDA, Takako Komiya
Museo del Bijou di Casalmaggiore, 26 novembre – 15 gennaio 2017
Museo del Bijou di Casalmaggiore
AGC artist list:
Francesca ANTONELLO, Adrean BLOOMARD, Roberta BERNABEI, Patrizia BONATI, Anna Maria CARDILLO, Luisa CHIANDOTTO, Corrado DE MEO, Clara DEL PAPA, Elisabetta DUPRE’, Flavia FENAROLI, Anna FORNARI, Rita MARCANGELO, Maria Rosa FRANZIN, Nicoletta FRIGERIO, Lucilla GIOVANNINETTI, Angelo LOMUSCIO, Chiara LUCATO, Gigi MARIANI, Simona MATERI, Marco MINELLI, Paola MIRAI, NALJ Jewels, Eliana NEGRONI, Margareta NIEL, Tania PALAZZI, Liana PATTIHIS, Alessandra PASINI, Roberta PAVONE, Marco PICCIALI, Alba POLENGHI LISCA, Daniela REPETTO, Stefano ROSSI, Chiara SCARPITTI, Sergio SPIVACH, Stefano SPIVACH, Claudia STEINER, Yoko TAKIRAI, Silvia VALENTI, Barbara UDERZO, Gabi VEIT, Caterina ZANCA.
JJDA artist list:
FUJIMOTO Nahoko, HATANAKA Noriko, HIRAKAWA Fumie, ITO Satomi, KASHIHARA Erina, KOBARI Keiko KOBAYAKAWA Mariko, KOJIMA Takashi, MATSUURA Mineri, MISHIMA Itto, NAKAHARA Eiko, NAKAJIMA Nagi, NARUMI Taeko, OSHIMA Yayoi, SATO Yoko, SHIGETA Emiko, SHIRAO Yumi, SUGA Mario, SUMA Fumie, TAGUCHI Fumiki, TAKAGI Chisa, TAKANAKA Harumi, TANEZAWA Setsuko, TSUBOI Keiko, UCHIDA Yoshiko, UNNO Eriko, WASHIMI Nobuko, YAMAZAKI Sumiko, YASUGI Mayumi, YUKI Makiko, HIEDA Makoto, HIRAKO Koichi, KITADA Michie, KOMIYA Takako, NAGAI Yutaka, NISHIWAKI Nobuko, SAWAMOTO Masako, YOSHIDA Yuko, MIZUNO Kaoluko, KIYOTA Tomoaki.
This project, as well as the production of exhibition catalogues, will also include conferences in both countries; the theme The culture of the territory in Jewellery will highlight the analysis of the jewellery making in Italy and Japan with particular reference to historic gold and silversmithing, techniques, research and development of contemporary jewellery, with the participation of representatives of the Italian and Japanese jewellery culture.
Support for Italy- Municipalities of the hosting locations
Support for Japan - Institute of Italian Culture in Tokyo