BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.5485@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20171121T000000Z DTEND:20180107T000000Z DESCRIPTION:Explore one of the earliest\, and largely unknown\, encounters between Japan and the West in the 16th century\, as seen through the eyes of artist&nbsp\;<strong>Hiroshi Sugimoto</strong>. In celebration of Japan Society's 110th anniversary\,&nbsp\;<em>Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradi se</em>&nbsp\;charts the story of four Japanese boys\, who were swept up i n the tide of religion\, commerce and politics during the first Global Age and sent to the princely and papal courts of Europe. Journey in their foo tsteps through Sugimoto's new monumental photographs of the sites they vis ited\, and navigate the germination of cultural exchange between East and West with classical masterpieces of visually hybrid (<em>nanban</em>) art from Japanese and American collections.\n\nSee website for more informatio n:&nbsp\;https://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/gallery/sugimoto-gates -of-paradise DTSTAMP:20240416T195715Z SUMMARY:Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise URL:/en/events/2017/11/21/hiroshi-sugimoto-gates-of-paradise/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR