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TSUGUHARU FOUJITA

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2019
The complicated perception of heroism
As the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art¡¯s final Heisei Era (1989-2019) exhibition, this ambitious and somewhat provocative show looks back on the socio-political roles art played in the midst of the past 90 or so years.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 10, 2017
World War II: Yasuka Goto gets up close and personal
Some artists from earlier generations like Tsuguharu Foujita (also known as Leonard Foujita) have been ¡°outed¡± in the past decade or two and are now almost celebrated for producing incredibly complex propaganda paintings complicit with 91AVÔ­´´ World War II ideology. For others, however, such politics...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 13, 2016
Leonard Foujita et ses modeles
Sept. 17-Jan. 15
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Nov 28, 2015
¡®Glory in a Line¡¯ reveals the complicated life of Tsuguharu Foujita
Arguably Phyllis Birnbaum¡¯s best biography to date, ¡°Glory in a Line¡± examines the life of Japanese painter Tsuguharu ¡°Leonard¡± Foujita.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 18, 2015
Kohei Oguri¡¯s ¡®Foujita¡¯ struggles to win over foreign audiences
Veteran auteur Kohei Oguri¡¯s first film in 10 years, ¡°Foujita¡± is a biopic of artist Tsuguharu ¡°Leonard¡± Foujita. The toast of prewar Paris for his elegantly drawn women and cats, Foujita radically switched styles on his return to a militarized Japan and his propaganda art for the war effort was heavily...
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How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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