@article{ART001403889},
author={Noriko Murai},
title={Contemporary Ikebana and the Potential of Art History at the Boundary of Art},
journal={Journal of History of Modern Art},
issn={1598-7728},
year={2009},
number={26},
pages={211-248},
doi={10.17057/kahoma.2009..26.007}
TY - JOUR
AU - Noriko Murai
TI - Contemporary Ikebana and the Potential of Art History at the Boundary of Art
JO - Journal of History of Modern Art
PY - 2009
VL - null
IS - 26
PB - 현대미술사학회
SP - 211
EP - 248
SN - 1598-7728
AB - Contemporary ikebana is a vibrant, challenging visual form that defies many of the
popular assumptions held with regards to ikebana or the Japanese flower arrangement.
Contemporary ikebana is not always bound by the traditional framework of ikebana, and
as such, calls for a different kind of critical language. More specifically, the theory, practice,
and institution of non-traditional ikebana reveal a series of interesting parallels to and
divergences from those of art. The modern discourse of ikebana has been ambivalent
vis-à-vis the discourse of art, simultaneously aspiring to yet distinguishing itself from the
modern European-derived notion of “art.” In this respect, a historical analysis of ikebana
in the modern period is relevant for the critical re-examination of Japanese art history since
to think about ikebana inevitably leads one to think about the boundary of art. This essay
proposes to situate contemporary ikebana at the boundary of art by considering issues
such as the binarism of the amateur and the professional, the tension between autonomy
and context, and the relationship between process and outcome in creative act. The
participation of contemporary ikebana in the 2009 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial provides
a concrete case study through which to examine these issues.
KW - contemporary Japanese art;contemporary Japanese visual culture;Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial;
floral art;ikebana;Japanese art history;modern Japan;modern Japanese art;women in the arts
DO - 10.17057/kahoma.2009..26.007
ER -
Noriko Murai. (2009). Contemporary Ikebana and the Potential of Art History at the Boundary of Art. Journal of History of Modern Art, 26, 211-248.
Noriko Murai. 2009, "Contemporary Ikebana and the Potential of Art History at the Boundary of Art", Journal of History of Modern Art, no.26, pp.211-248. Available from: doi:10.17057/kahoma.2009..26.007
Noriko Murai "Contemporary Ikebana and the Potential of Art History at the Boundary of Art" Journal of History of Modern Art 26 pp.211-248 (2009) : 211.
Noriko Murai. Contemporary Ikebana and the Potential of Art History at the Boundary of Art. 2009; 26 : 211-248. Available from: doi:10.17057/kahoma.2009..26.007
Noriko Murai. "Contemporary Ikebana and the Potential of Art History at the Boundary of Art" Journal of History of Modern Art no.26(2009) : 211-248.doi: 10.17057/kahoma.2009..26.007
Noriko Murai. Contemporary Ikebana and the Potential of Art History at the Boundary of Art. Journal of History of Modern Art, 26, 211-248. doi: 10.17057/kahoma.2009..26.007
Noriko Murai. Contemporary Ikebana and the Potential of Art History at the Boundary of Art. Journal of History of Modern Art. 2009; 26 211-248. doi: 10.17057/kahoma.2009..26.007
Noriko Murai. Contemporary Ikebana and the Potential of Art History at the Boundary of Art. 2009; 26 : 211-248. Available from: doi:10.17057/kahoma.2009..26.007
Noriko Murai. "Contemporary Ikebana and the Potential of Art History at the Boundary of Art" Journal of History of Modern Art no.26(2009) : 211-248.doi: 10.17057/kahoma.2009..26.007
