Ito Jakuchu: the Preserved Colors of Independence
Imagine seeing the Declaration of Independence but a few feet away, and the rag
paper has no blemish or damage, and the ink is indelibly fresh, as if the
Founders had signed the
Makoto Fujimura
Makoto Fujimura was born in 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts. Educated bi-culturally between the US and Japan, Fujimura graduated from Bucknell University in 1983, and received an M.F.A. from Tokyo Natio
Why the Japanese Keep Winning World Championships
Despite being born in Boston, I spent my grade school years in Kamakura, Japan.
My third grade teacher, Mr. S, was a catcher in an amateur baseball league. He
used to throw chalk
Ground Zero & the American Dream
Just as man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope. —Elie
Wiesel
Background:
On 9/11/2001, one of the engines from the hijacked planes landed in our street,
almost killing
A Tale of a Father and a Son
Painter Makoto Fujimura and his son, C.J., a Philosophy and Music major at
Bucknell University, discuss The Tree of Life. The film, written and directed by
Terrence Malick, opens in select New
"Departures": The Art of Transformation
The term “funeral parlor” does not quite do justice to the scene. The Japanese
word “nokanshi” is closest to “encoffineer,” but the word only describes the
task of preparing the dead body for