Crafted on six panels showcases the different elements. Some of the panels have red fire, while the other panels have wind and water drawn. — Ken Matsubara, Japan, 1948. Chaos (detail), 1983, Ink and color on paper. The Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation and gift of funds from Nivin MacMillan, 2022.49a,b

Talk: Ken Matsubara

Join us for a conversation between Japanese contemporary painter Ken Matsubara (b. 1948) and Dr. Mai Yamaguchi, Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Curator of Japanese and Korean art at Mia. They will discuss the evolution of his art and focus on the creation of Matsubara’s monumental screens, Chaos (1983), recently acquired by Mia.

Ken Matsubara (1948-) was born in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. His first “teacher” of painting came in the form of Buddhist works in the collection of a relative’s temple, where he grew up. His paintings and sculptures are deeply rooted in the Buddhist worldview, expressed through abstraction.

_{Ken Matsubara, Japan, 1948. Chaos (detail), 1983, Ink and color on paper.

The Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation and gift of funds from Nivin MacMillan, 2022.49a,b}