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EXHIBITION: Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami

Exhibition
In Person
Japanese American National Museum
100 N Central Ave Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Date: March 10, 2012 – Aug. 26, 2012




Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami will be the first major exhibition to explore the international phenomenon of origami as a contemporary visual art form. Featuring over 100 works by more than 40 artists from 13 countries, the exhibition will illustrate the influence of origami on technology, math, science, art, design, and the global peace movement.

The exhibition is curated by Meher McArthur, former curator of East Asian Art at Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, California, and co-developed by International Art and Artists and the Japanese American National Museum.

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Image: Richard Sweeney, 03M (Partial Shell), 2010. Watercolor paper, wet folded. Photo © Richard Sweeney.


arts exhibitions Folding Paper (exhibition) Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Linda Mihara origami paper cranes Robert J. Lang

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