exhibitions

Gateway to Himalayan Art

Lehigh University Art Galleries

420 E Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA

610-758-3615 luag.org

Through May 26, 2023

Tues. 11–7, Wed–Fri. 11-5, Sat. 1–5

Gateway to Himalayan Art introduces viewers to the main forms, concepts, meanings, and traditions of Himalayan art represented in the collection of the Rubin Museum of Art, New York. Gateway invites you to explore exemplary objects from the Rubin's collection, organized and presented in thematic sections: Symbols and Meanings, Materials and Technologies, and Living Practices and Wellbeing. The exhibition is curated by Elena Pakhoutova.

2023 Spring Show

Bethlehem House Gallery

459 Main St., Bethlehem, PA

610-419-6262 BethlehemHouseGallery.com

March 31–May 27

Opening reception March 31, 6–9

The 2023 Spring Show features artists

Nina Boodhansingh, Roey Ebert, Ana Hamilton, Femi J Johnson, Justin Long, Suzanne Werfelman. Director and curator, Ward Van Haute, integrates scenography, grounding each gallery room into a unique interior space to highlight the use of fine art in the modern home.

Mid-Century to Manga: The Modern Japanese Print in America

James A. Michener Art Museum

138 S. Pine St., Doylestown, PA 215-340-9800 MichenerArtMuseum.org

March 4–July 30

Celebrating the historical and local interest in Japanese and Japanese American printmaking and illustration, the exhibition traces the story of the modern s saku-hanga (“creative prints”) movement and other creative collectibles across the past century— from Japan to the United States and beyond.

Highlighting a prominent story, the central feature of the exhibition is the display of three original copies of James Michener’s 1962 book The Modern Japanese Print: An Appreciation. This large folio (approx. twofeet tall and three-feet wide when opened) contains signed original woodblock prints by modern Japanese printmakers Hiratsuka Un'Ichi, Maekawa Sempan, Mori Yoshitoshi, Watanabe Sadao, Kinoshita Tomio, Shima Tamami, Azechi Umetaro, Iwami Reika, Yoshida Masaji, and Maki Haku.

The exhibition will feature 75 prints on paper, over two dozen of which have never been on display at the Michener Art Museum before (such as Kiyoshi Sait ’s Winter in Aizu series).