2007 International Senga Exhibition
“In Preservation of the Beauty of Japanese Landscape: Still Standing”

NY Coo Gallery is proud to present the 2007 International Senga Exhibition series entitled “In Preservation of the Beauty of Japanese Landscape: Still Standing”

Senga, which has evolved from kirie(traditional Japanese cut-paper craft) is created by cutting rice paper, or washi, with a sharp knife. The combination of senga’s coloring theme, which uses black & white as base tones, and techniques and sensitivities of the traditional Japanese art-craft creates a style distinctively different from other paper arts.

With its delicate blend of intricate lines, curves and colors that produces the over-all simplicity, senga in recent years has been drawing the attention of art world both in Japan and abroad as a new medium of artistic expression.

Ryosuke Ishida, the Chairman of Japan Senga Association says, “We received kind words for our Montreal exhibition in 2004 and New York exhibition in 2005. I am delighted and proud to return to New York for our third international exhibition. I would love for people of New York to come and enjoy senga and its beauty.”

The exhibition is a part of Japan Senga Exhibition series entitled “In Preservation of the Beauty of Japanese Landscape: Still Standing”, which includes a special exhibition at the United Nations (2/12/07~2/23/07). The series will feature total of about 50 small to medium size works although 20 in the U.N exhibition can be viewed by the U.N employees only as it is closed to the general public. Each work is a depiction of scenes that live in the hearts of Japanese people.�

NYCoo Gallery

Also at:
Secretariat Building South Lobby
United Nations Headquarters
Monday, February 12th ~ Friday, February 23rd
Opening Reception: 6:00pm~8:00pm, Monday, February 12th
(This exhibition is not open to the general public)