May 2023 Message from the Acting Director

Following the Easter break and Golden Week, I hope our readers are feeling a little more rested. Last month, we were delighted to host our 250th Third Thursday Lecture with current visiting scholar at the Sainsbury Institute and recently appointed President of the Japan Art History Forum (JAHF), Dr Ayelet Zohar. Her fascinating talk explored […]

Report on the talk ‘The Agony of Okinawa: Mao Ishikawa’s “The Great Photographic Scroll of the Ryūkyū”’

It was a pleasure to attend Prof. Ayelet Zohar’s Third Thursday talk, “The Agony of Okinawa: Mao Ishikawa’s ‘The Great Photographic Scroll of the Ryūkyū,’” held on April 20th. The work is a series of 1 meter x 30 meter photographic prints, ten thus far, which Ishikawa has produced annually since 2013. Each contains a […]

Ishibashi Foundation Digital Futures: Report on a Research Trip to Paris

In late March, Ishibashi Foundation Digital Futures fellows Kuniko Matsui, Matthew Hitchmough, Stefano Turina, Wei Sun and Ishibashi Foundation Digital Project Officer, Yuhan Ji went on a research trip in Paris led by Sainsbury Institute Acting Director and Lecturer in Japanese Arts, Cultures, and Heritage, Dr Eugenia Bogdanova-Kummer. This is one component of the Ishibashi […]