Minol Araki, 1928–2010, Lotus Pond, 1992, Set of 4 panels; ink and color on paper, 69 ¼ × 138 ½ in, Promised gift of David T. Frank and Kazukuni Sugiyama in honor of Willard "Bill" Clark, visionary and passionate collector of Japanese art and a generous benefactor to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, L2016.209.7a-d

In the Lotus Pond: The Life and Art of Minol Araki

Opening-day Event: Explore the life and art of Minol Araki (1928–2010), a successful industrial designer, prolific amateur ink painter, and subject of the retrospective exhibition “Boundless Peaks: Ink Paintings by Minol Araki.” Born in China to Japanese parents, and active professionally in Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong, and Taipei, Araki created an immense body of work that engaged deeply with the history of Sino-Japanese ink painting, reimagined that tradition, and offered the artist a lifelong vehicle for exploring his own cultural identity.

Aaron Rio is the Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Curator of Japanese and Korean Art at Mia.

Generous support provided by Gale Family Endowment. This lecture is also made possible by the generous support of the Elsa Carpenter Asian Art Lecture Fund.

$10; $5 My Mia members, free for Asian Art Affinity Group members. Click here for tickets.

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Promised gift of David T. Frank and Kazukuni Sugiyama in honor of Willard "Bill" Clark, visionary and passionate collector of Japanese art and a generous benefactor to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, L2016.209.7a-d}