Guest Lecture “A Life in Print: a conversation with renowned Japanese print artist, Tetsuya Noda"
CWAJ Print Show Kick-off at FCCJ
Guest Speaker: Tetsuya Noda, artist, and Dorit Bartur Noda
Famed contemporary print artist, Tetsuya Noda, together with his wife, Dorit Bartur, discuss his art and their lives together, as reflected in Noda's series 'Diary', which now numbers over 500 prints.
BIO
For nearly six decades, the Japanese print artist Tetsuya Noda has meticulously recorded moments in his daily life, and the result is a visual autobiography that is at once personal, mundane, profound, and when taken as a whole, intensely moving. The series ‘Diary' chronicles small, daily intimacies such as sharing coffee with his wife in bed, a teenage son’s messy bedroom and gifts from friends - but also consequential events impacting wider society at the time; young environmental activists in New York during the 1970s, and the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Noda’s prints are remarkable for their sensitivity and candor, and in 2020, his ‘Diary’ series was the focus of a solo exhibition at the Art Institute Chicago.
The method Noda uses in his artmaking is entirely unique - a process that he invented himself in order to better express the personal themes of his work. The process is multilayered, and merges photography, sketching, traditional Japanese woodblock printing, mimeograph stenciling and silkscreen printing onto handmade Japanese paper. Today, Noda’s method is still regarded as innovative. Lawrence Smith, in his role as Director of Japanese Antiquities at the British Museum, acquired Noda’s prints for the museum over three decades, and has described Noda as “unquestionably the greatest Japanese printmaker alive".
Locally, Noda has nurtured the careers of many young printmakers as a professor in the Faculty of Art at Tokyo University of the Arts where he retired as Professor Emeritus in 2007. As a contributor to the CWAJ Print Show on multiple occasions, he has also supported the aspirations of many CWAJ scholars.
In recent years, Tetsuya Noda has made few public appearances, and we are privileged to have him as our guest speaker for the September General Meeting. Joining him is his Israeli-born wife of 53 years, Dorit Bartur. More than simply Noda’s wife and mother of their two children, Dorit has been a frequent subject in Noda’s artworks, and also his studio assistant. We are curious to hear her insights into what it is like to be both a subject and a producer in Noda’s highly technical artmaking process, as well as to see your portrait grace the walls of esteemed museums and galleries around the world.
The in-person event at FCCJ will be from 11:30 to 14:00 JST. (Doors open at 11:00 JST.)
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In-Person Attendance
The September General Meeting will be held as a luncheon meeting at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, located on the fifth floor of Marunouchi Nijubashi Building, Tokyo.*
Lunch will be served after the General Meeting.
*FCCJ registration will be limited, but we might have a few extra seats, so if you would like to attend in-person please register on the waitlist if the seats are all taken.
STEP 1:
REGISTER.
Pink registration button is on top left area of this page.
CHOOSE in person ticket
CHOOSE Meat/Fish/Vegetarian Menu
Members wishing to register guests: please contact the General Meeting Managers (generalmeetingmanagers@cwaj.org) for the registration code. With this code, guests can sign up through "Guest of Member / in person."
STEP 2:
REMIT PAYMENT.
A confirmation email will be sent to you with a payment link for GM & Luncheon at FCCJ.
Please pay through the payment link here (https://square.link/u/epjx87WV), also provided in the confirmation email. Under the "Select One" option on the payment page, please select "Member In Person" or "Non-Member (Guest) In Person, quantity "1" and then the red "Checkout" button below. This will take you to the payment screen.
Luncheon Fee for Members: 7,000 yen
Luncheon Fee for Guests: 8,000 yen
RSVP by Sep. 16th, 2024
Non-refundable after Sep. 23rd.
*For further online payment difficulties, please email "generalmeetingmanagers@cwaj.org" .
STEP 3:
FOOD ALLERGIES
*If you have any food allergies, please contact "generalmeetingmanagers@cwaj.org" prior to Sep. 16th.
STEP 4:
ADDRESS
Marunouchi 3-2-3 Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
(Fifth floor of Marunouchi Nijubashi Building)
DIRECTIONS: See the following link {ACCESS: DIRECTIONS TO VENUE}
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Luncheon Menu
Meat Menu
Appetizer: Jellied chicken confit with salad
Main course: Grilled pork with mustard demi-glace sauce
Bread: 2 types of bread
Dessert: Milk pudding
Coffee or Black Tea
Fish Menu
Appetizer: Jellied chicken confit with salad
Main course: Breaded salmon with Provencal sauce
Bread: 2 types of bread
Dessert: Milk pudding
Coffee or Black Tea
Vegetarian Menu
Appetizer: Green salad
Main course: Shiitake mushroom and tofu hamburger steak
Bread: Focaccia
Dessert: Assortment of sherbet and fruit
Coffee or Black Tea
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Online Attendance
The live stream will be from 11:30 to 12:50 JST.
STEP 1:
Choose "ONLINE".
Please log into the private Zoom link which will be sent to the email you have registered with.
RSVP by Sep. 23rd, 2024
Members wishing to register guests: please contact the General Meeting Managers (generalmeetingmanagers@cwaj.org) for the registration code. With this code, guests can sign up through "Non-member / online."
STEP 2:
If you reside in Japan:
CWAJ charges a ¥1,000 non-refundable Zoom fee for hybrid meetings.
Please pay through the payment link here (https://square.link/u/epjx87WV), also provided in the confirmation email.
This fee helps to cover virtual operation costs for CWAJ hybrid meetings, including IT support.
If you reside overseas: no payment is required.
*We ask for your kind understanding in advance of the possibility of the zoom streaming cancellation, in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
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For questions contact General Meeting Team
Contact: generalmeetingmanagers@cwaj.org
General Meeting Managers: Shigeko Nagaoka & Chamodi Withana
