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A Conversation on Art & Healing: US Exhibition Premiere of "Memento Mori"

Yuri Shimojo, Sakura 桜 (detail). Watercolor, 38" x 52", 2013.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
DEMAN Live

Join us for an exclusive virtual preview of Yuri Shimojo's "Memento Mori," a monumental painting series premiering in the US on the tenth anniversary of the Japanese Tōhoku earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear crisis. Meet Yng-Ru Chen '01, owner of the Boston-based Praise Shadows Art Gallery; Yuri Shimojo, the artist; and Gennifer Weisenfeld, professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies at Duke University, as they discuss Shimojo's exhibition and Chen's journey from Duke University to the international art world, including Sotheby's and MoMA.

This event is presented in conjunction with Duke Boston, Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN), Duke Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies (AAHVS), Duke Asian Alumni Alliance (DAAA), Duke Student Wellness Center (DuWell), Duke Arts, DukeCreate, Duke Asian American & Diaspora Studies Program and Duke Undergraduate Certificate in East Asian Studies.

Pitured: Yuri Shimojo, Sakura 桜 (detail). Watercolor, 38" x 52", 2013.

Register here: https://rsvp.duke.edu/d/cjqpby/