[Oa] OA Exhibit in Wash DC - thru Sun Apr 10, 2005

[KSelena at aol.com]

For those near Washington, D.C. there's an "ORIGAMI AS ARCHITECTURE"  exhibit 
at the National Building Museum (NBM) which runs through this  Sunday, April 
10th. It includes works by origamic architect TAKAAKI KIHARA  (co-author & 
close colleague of Masahiro Chatani) and Japanese paper artist  KAZUKIYO KUROSU 
(whose work is a variation of OA). Information about this  exhibit is available 
at: _http://www.nbm.org/Exhibits/current/origami.html_ 
(http://www.nbm.org/Exhibits/current/origami.html) .  Some background information about the artists 
is available at: _http://www.nbm.org/Events/news/2004/Origami_Release.html_ 
(http://www.nbm.org/Events/news/2004/Origami_Release.html) . And  photos from 
last year's NBM Spring '04 Origami Festival are available at: 
_http://members.cox.net/csandy/Images/20040410_Origami/_ 
(http://members.cox.net/csandy/Images/20040410_Origami/) .  This site is definitely worth visiting, its many photos 
document the  Festival very well & you'll get a good idea of what Kurosu's work 
is like as  well as see how Kihara crafts his large-scale OA.
 
 
It's probably too late for most on this MailList to go, but those living  
near DC may be able to catch it. As a bonus, the National Cherry Blossom  
Festival is in progress & there are a lot of activities available in DC this  week 
through Sunday 
(_http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/cms/index.php?id=390_ (http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/cms/index.php?id=390) ).
 
If someone is able to go, or if anyone on this List has already seen this  
exhibit, perhaps they might share their thoughts &/or photos of the  works?
 

 
I believe the scope of the exhibit is small, about 20 works, including: The  
Statue of Liberty (I think this is Kurosu's version), Sydney Opera House,  
Washington Monument, Capitol Building. Those of you familiar with Kihara from  
his book & exhibits willl appreciate having a chance to see his large-scale  
models (approx. 3-4 feet high). This is the first time I've heard of  Kurosu, but 
his work is really remarkable -- he has a fascinating approach &  technique. 
I don't believe his works fold flat after assembly, however, so  I don't know 
if they'd be classified as OA as we know it.  (FYI for OA book  collectors, 
Kurosu has a book called, "Paper Craft and Origami," which Andrew  Crawford of 
Evermore Enterprises & I are trying to track down. So far, no  luck at the NBM 
store, or on Amazon.com, Sasuga.com, &  Kinokuniya.com. Andrew heard from the 
Museum store that the publisher may  no longer be in business, but he's 
awaiting confirmation on that.)

 

 
It's unfortunate that no one heard about the exhibit & posted to the  
MailList sooner. It opened 5 months ago on Nov 6, 2004 and was scheduled to  close 
Mar 27th, but has been extended 2 weeks. I happened to come across  this info by 
accident just recently while checking to see if the NBM would be  holding 
their Origami Festival this year. They've held this one-day event every  Spring 
since 2001 & Kihara-san has given demo's and displayed works each  time.

 
The museum's addr & tel. is:
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, DC   20001
Tel: 202-272-2448
Website: _www.nbm.org_ (http://www.nbm.org/) 
Hours: Mon-Sat 10a-5p, Sun  11a-5p  Admission free, $5 donation suggested
 
I hope you enjoy the photos on the webpages even if you can't see the  works 
in person,
K. Selena Kim
Palisades Park, NJ
_KSelena at aol.com_ (mailto:KSelena at aol.com) 

_http://members.aol.com/kselena_ (http://members.aol.com/kselena) 
 
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