This material was published in conjunction with the inaugural exhibition of Mori Art Museum. As mentioned in the foreword by Yoshiko Mori and David Elliot, a concern with the connection between art and life lies in the centre of the museum’s programs. David Elliot's essay explains how ‘happiness’ is relevant to art, and how the exhibition was organized. Although the exhibition involves works from different regions, of diverse media, and from variety of periods, the most universal human aspiration called ‘happiness’ runs as a common thread. Artists’ biographies and notes on authors are available at the end.
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Onsite

Location code
EX.JAP.HSG
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2003

No of pages

333

ISBN / ISSN

Nil

No of copies

2

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

Why Happiness?: A Survival Guide - David ELLIOTT

Art and Happiness: A Parallel Story with the Odd Omission - Pier Luigi TAZZI

Happiness in Japanese Art: Jakuchu, Shohaku, Hakuin - Yuji YAMASHITA, 山下裕二

Asian Concepts of Happiness - Hajime OKAYAMA

Freedom, Utopia, and the Sublime - Sven-Olov WALLENSTEIN

The Mechanisms of Happiness: Desire, Iki, and Survival - Fumio NANJO, 南條史生

The Altar of Desire - John C. JAY

What Does Happiness Mean to You?: A Dialogue between Yayoi Kusama and David Elliott

The Art Curtain - Genpei AKASEGAWA, 赤瀨川原平

Towards a Flexible Imagination: Transgression and Happiness in the Art of Yoko Ono & Yayoi Kusama - Midori MATSUI, 松井みどり

Happy Hours Forever: The Asian Syndrome - Apinan POSHYANANDA, อภินันท์ โปษยานนท์

The End of the Empire - Simon NJAMI

Ah, Is This Not Happiness...?...: Chin Sheng-T'An and the Thirty Three Happy Moments - Daniel BIRNBAUM

Ritual Objects From India, Nepal and Southeast Asia - John SIUDMAK

Tibetan Buddhist Art and Harmony - Helmut NEUMANN

Happiness: A Survival Guide for Art + Life
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