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Zen Master to Display Works of Calligraphy at
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta – Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
will present “Zen No Sho: The Calligraphy of Fukushima Keidō Rōshi,”
an exhibition of the calligraphy of Fukushima Rōshi, master
calligrapher, Head Abbot of Japan’s Tōfuku-ji Monastery and
venerable Zen master. Audrey Yoshiko Seo and Stephen Addiss have
most recently featured his calligraphy in the comprehensive, well
received, and widely read monograph, The Art of Twentieth-Century
Zen. The exhibition will run February 23 to May 11, 2003.
Abbot Fukushima is one of our time’s
most respected Zen masters and most renowned Japanese calligraphers.
Named head abbot of the Tōfuku-ji Monastery in 1980, he is the
spiritual and administrative leader of one of the largest and
historically most significant of the Zen monasteries in Japan, as
well as 23 sub temples and 370 subsidiary temples of the Tōfuku-ji
sect. Fukushima’s master, Shibayama Zenkei Rōshi, was the successor
of D.T. Suzuki (1869-1966), who more than anyone else introduced Zen
Buddhism to Westerners and developed significant dialogue between
Japanese Zen and Western thought.
Shibayama continued the great calligraphic traditions
in China and Japan, having developed unique Zen traits. Fukushima
has become an internationally recognized master of Zen calligraphy.
Closely associated with Zen is calligraphy, and Fukushima continues
in that tradition. Fukushima's style of Zen calligraphy is an
expression of what Buddhists call "clear" mind, as well as “empty”
mind [Mushin]. Working quickly, in exact brush strokes, he paints
Japanese characters, spelling out ancient "koans" (questions that
assist in meditation), fragments of Zen poetry, and quotes from
famous Zen masters. An active lecturer on college campuses
throughout the United States, Fukushima has traveled to more than 20
U.S. universities, including Harvard, Cornell and Columbia. While
his work has been widely exhibited in monasteries and museums all
over the world, this is the first exhibition devoted solely to his
work. It also puts his work into the greater context of the Zen
artistic tradition and it includes select works by Zen artists who
have followed in his tradition.
Continuing his now annual tradition of
visiting Oglethorpe University, Fukushima will offer both a
calligraphy demonstration and a lecture on Zen. The extensive
program is complemented by a wide variety of events featuring
different aspects of the Japanese cultural tradition as well as
talks by internationally recognized experts on the Zen calligraphic
tradition.
February
Friday, February 21, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
Calligraphy Demonstration by Fukushima Keidō Rōshi
Admission is free. For information, please call (404) 364-8555 or
visit museum.oglethorpe.edu.
Saturday, February 22, 2003, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Meditation Session led by Fukushima Keidō Rōshi
Admission is free. For information, please call (404) 364-8555 or
visit museum.oglethorpe.edu.
Saturday, February 22, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
Zen Lecture, Fukushima Keidō Rōshi, Head Abbot, Tōfuku-ji
Monastery, Kyoto, Japan
For information, please call (404) 364-8555 or visit
museum.oglethorpe.edu.
Sunday, February 23, 2003, 4-6 p.m. (exhibition reception)
“Zen No Sho: The Calligraphy of Fukushima Keidō Rōshi”
OUMA is honored to present this exhibition of calligraphy by
Fukushima Rōshi, head abbot of Japan’s Tofukuji Monastery and
venerable Zen Master. Among the works shown at OUMA will be unique
calligraphy created specially for this exhibition. Admission is
free, public is invited.
On view: Tuesday, February 25 – Sunday, May 11, 2003
For information, please call (404) 364-8555 or visit
museum.oglethorpe.edu.
March
Wednesday, March 5, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
Liza Dalby, author of “Fashioning Culture” and “The Tale of
Murasaki”
Lecture: “The Kimono and Japanese Culture”
Anthropologist and author Liza Dalby will present a slide lecture
discussing the evolution of the kimono and its place in modern
Japan. Dalby first learned the rules of kimono wearing from her
experience living with geishas. She will combine fashion history and
social anthropology to demonstrate how clothing can illuminate our
understanding of culture.
For information, please call (404) 364-8555 or visit
museum.oglethorpe.edu.
Friday, March 7, 7:30 p.m.
Arawana Hayashi, senior student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Lecture: “Bugaku: The Art of Japanese Court Dance – Introduction”
Saturday, March 8, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Bugaku Workshop
Arawana Hayashi, senior student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche will
lead the program. Hayashi, renowned dancer and choreographer,
studied bugaku with Suenou Togi, founded the Jo Ha Kyu Performance
Group which presents contemporary dance and bugaku concerts
nationally. She has also been co-director of the dance program at
Naropa University. For information, please call (404)364-8555 or
visit museum.oglethorpe.edu.
Thursday, March 27, 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Stephen Goldberg (Hamilton College)
Lecture: “Ink Traces of the True Person of No Status (Mui Shinnin
no Bokuseki)”
Dr. Steve Goldberg is one if this country’s leading specialists
on Chinese and Japanese calligraphy and painting. He will speak on
the tradition of Japanese Zen calligraphy.
For information, please call (404) 364-8555 or visit
museum.oglethorpe.edu.
Friday, 28, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Marcia Shibato
Lecture: “Ikebana” (Japanese Flower Arrangement)
Marcia Shibato, senior student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche,
trained in the classical Ikenobo flower school in Japan. In the west
she studied at the Sogetsu School with Master Sofu Teshigahara,
originator of the free form style within the traditional flower view
of Japan. She currently studies with Watanabe Sensei in Montreal.
She has been teaching Ikebana since 1978.
For information on associated fees, please call (404) 364-8555 or
visit museum.oglethorpe.edu.
Saturday, March 29, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Ikebana practicum by Marcia Shibato
April
Thursday, April 3, 2002, 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Tom Kasulis, Ohio State University
Lecture: “Zen Buddhism and Creativity”
Dr. Kasulis is one of this country’s leading experts on the
Japanese philosophical tradition. He is the author of several
classic works on this subject.
For information, please call (404) 364-8555 or visit
museum.oglethorpe.edu.
Friday, April 4, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
Back-to-back Japanese Zen Calligraphy Lectures by Dr. Audrey Seo
and Dr. Stephen Addiss
Lecture: “An Introduction to Japanese Zen Painting and
Calligraphy” (Stephen Addiss)
Lecture: “The Brushwork of the Zen Masters Shibayama and
Fukushima” by Audrey Yoshiko Seo
Audrey Seo and Stephen Addiss are the authors of “The Art of
Twentieth Century Zen” (Shambhala) and Dr. Addiss is an author of
numerous books on Japanese Art in general and Zen art in particular,
including the classic, “The Art of Zen” (Abrams).
For information, please call (404) 364-8555 or visit
museum.oglethorpe.edu.
Monday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.
Shakuhachi [Japanese Bamboo Flute] Recital in the Museum by
Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin
Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin is one of this country’s most
important masters of the Shakuhachi, the bamboo flute associated
with Zen practice. He tours internationally. For information, please
call (404) 364-8555 or visit museum.oglethorpe.edu.
Friday, April 11, 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Henry Rosemont
Lecture: “Individual Freedom vs. Social Justice: A Confucian
Meditation on the Concept of Human Rights”
For information, please call (404) 364-8555 or visit
museum.oglethorpe.edu.
Wednesday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
Dr. David Jones, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Kennesaw
State University
Lecture: “Entering the Stone: Death and Being in Isamu Noguchi’s
Sculpture (An Installation of Words and Images)”
For information, please call (404) 364-8555 or visit
museum.oglethorpe.edu.
May
Sunday, May 11, 2003
Last day “Zen No Sho” on exhibit
General Event Information:
The above events are funded by a grant from the Schultz
Foundation with some additional support from the Oglethorpe
University Programming Committee and are free to the public unless
otherwise noted. The Museum opens 30 minutes before evening events
are scheduled to begin.
General Museum Information:
The Museum is located at 4484 Peachtree Road N.E. on the 3rd
floor of the Philip Weltner Library. Public hours are Tuesday
through Sunday from noon until 5 p.m. Free and ample parking is
available. For more information, please call (404) 364-8555 or visit
our award-winning website at museum.oglethorpe.edu
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