World Art Collections Exhibition, 22nd Jun 2010 - 29th Aug 2010, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

Curators: Professor Douglass W. Bailey (Chair of the Department of Anthropology, San Francisco State University), Dr Andrew Cochrane (University of East Anglia) and Dr Simon Kaner (Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures).

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The Balkan prehistoric ceramic figurines are among the most popular and valuable in world expressions of miniature art. Their typological characteristics vary from period to period (Neolithic, Copper and Bronze Ages) and from culture to culture (Karanovo I-VI, Starcevo, Vinca, Hamangia, Boian, Gumelnita, Salcuta-Krivodol, Baden, etc.). Absence of written records is a reason for a variety of interpretations regarding their function and meaning. Thanks to renowned Professor Douglass W. Bailey from San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA, and his monograph “Prehistoric figurines”, the attractive objects from the latest 7th – 2nd millennium cal BCE have a well defined academic frame of research and understanding within the theories of visual art and communication. Accordingly, they are not anymore a subject of speculations and naïve interpretations in the mainstream literature.

It is not surprise that Professor Douglass W. Bailey and collaborators make one more new step in study of world art. For the first time in world culture history Balkan prehistoric figurines are together with objects from a distant region, Japan, in one and the same exhibit that for sure will be accepted by some visitors in the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art even as a sensation.

According to the offical information, over 100 figurines from Albania, Macedonia, Japan, Romania and the UK will be on display. These will include ornate Jomon figurines (known as dogu) from the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection.

More information is available at the home page of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art at http://www.scva.org.uk/exhibitions/forthcoming/?exhibition=78

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Unearthed Study Day, June 19, 2010, 10:00 - 15:30. The Program: 10.00 Welcome and introduction: Simon KANER, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures. - 10.20 Opening remarks: Dogû and figurines*, Professor Tatsuo KOBAYASHI, Kokugakuin University, Japan. - 10.40 Exhibiting ‘Prehistoric Macedonian Ladies’, Irena NASTEVA?KOLISTRKOSKA, Museum of Macedonia. - 11.00 The Grimes Graves Chalk Goddess*, Gillian VARNDELL, The British Museum. - 11.20 Dogû and power in Jômon Japan*, Professor Fumiko IKAWA?SMITH, McGill University. - 11.40 Discussion. - 12.00 Lunch break. - 13.15 Playing in Time, Film by Sarah BEARE. - 13.20 Micromegas: small things and big projects, Andrew COCHRANE, University of East Anglia. - 13.40 Neolithic figurines from Albania*, Rudenc RUKA, Centre for Albanological Studies, Albania. - 14.00 Making and breaking figurines*, Fumihito NAGASE, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures. - 14.20 Photographer’s view on dogû, Tsunaki KUWASHIMA, photographer. - 14.40 unearthed: contemporary responses to prehistoric figurines*, Professor Douglass W. BAILEY, San Francisco State University. 15.00 Discussion. - 15.30 Close
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Venue: Duke Street Lecture Theatre, Norwich University College of the Arts, Duke Street, Norwich NR3 3AJ
Free admission, all welcome. No booking necessary, seats available on a first come first serve basis.
Lunch is not provided, but there are nice Cafés nearby. For more information, please visit
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