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July 30 – August 19, 2010 At the International Center in New York 

 Opening  Reception:  Friday,  August  6,  from  6‐8  PM,  with  a  special music performance by composer William Paul Delp 

 In peace4ever: lest we forget the longest days of 1945, five Japanese artist present images of peace and harmony through various media. It has  been  65  years  since  the  atomic  bombs  were  dropped  on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As people around the world remember the 214,000  lives  that were  lost  in an  instant,  it  is  the artists’ hope  that human beings will never take up arms against one another again and never, for the sake of our children, repeat the tragic events of August 6 and August 9, 1945. This exhibition features works by Yuko Ichikawa, Mitsuyo  Mori,  Yasuyo  Tanaka,  Hisayasu  Takashito,  and  Rena Masuyama, and is coordinated by Kazuko Ucida.       

Mori, Birds Fly

Artist Profiles: Yuko Ichikawa 市川 祐子 Number of exhibits: four series (10 pieces) Rikkyo University, BA in History, Tokyo, Japan Work Experience 1984-1990 Editor of Japanese community paper, the OCS News, NYC 1969-1984 Founder of Cosmo Planning Inc. for editing magazines and books, Tokyo, 1962-1969 Editor and author of children’s magazines and books at Gakken publisher, Tokyo Solo Show 2008 Moto-Azabu Gallery, Okinawa Moto-Azabu Gallery, Toyama 2007 Moto-Azabu Gallery, Tokyo 2005 Berlitz Gallery, NYC 1999 Bokushin Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo (1997/1994) 1994 Westsie Community Garden, NYC 1993 Kosuda Salon, NYC Exhibition 2009 Group show at Gallery É-mu, Tokyo

JAA Show at Tenri Gallery, NYC Group show at Seed Gallery, Newark, NJ 2006 JAA Show at Tenri Gallery, NYC 2005 JAA Show at Tenri Gallery, NYC 2004 JAA Show at pfo Gallery in Pusan, Korea JAA Show at Japanese Consulate, NYC 2003 JAA Show at Tenri Gallery, NYC (2002/2001) 2002 Rikkyo Univ. Show, Ikebukuro, Tokyo (2000/1998/1994) 2001 “Link of New Wave from East” at Modern Art Gallery, LA 1998 Three Artists Show at Japanese Consulate, NYC 1997 JAA Show at Kaori Gallery, Tokyo 1996 JAA Show at Cast-iron Gallery, NYC JAA Show at Ise Gallery, NYC 1995 JAA Curated Show at Kurssadelle Gallery, Bronx, NYC 1994 JAA Show at River House, NYC 1992 JAA Curated Show at Nippon Club, NYC JAA Show at Cast-iron Gallery, NYC 1991 JAA Show at Japanese Consulate, NYC 1989 Rikkyo Univ. 125th Anniversary Show, Ikebukuro, Tokyo Gregor Samza in water

Mixed media on canvas Portfolio

The Dialog with Siddhartha #2 Mixed media on canvas

Anima sequence #1 Mixed media on canvas

Yasuyo Tanaka 田中 康予 Number of exhibits: four My desire to create art comes from my search for the meaning of our existence. I use my artwork as a key to understand others and myself. The most precious thing in my life is the growth process. Art is my guide and mentor. As an artist, my goal is to share with people what I have learned from my work. Academic Background Art Students League of New York Links http://yasuyoart.blogspot.com/ http://www.centerforbookarts.org/artistmember/bio.asp?artistID=1700 Solo Show 2010 “Transformation” at Gallery in the blue, Japan 2008 “from key to key” at Vilnius Graphic Arts Center, Lithuania Award Show 2010 International Print Center, New Prints 2010/Spring, New York City 2009 The Print Club of New York, INC, Artists´ Showcase, New York City 1998, 2001 Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, International Print Triennial, Japan 2000 Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo International Print Biennale, Japan 1999 Cork Gallery, 1998-99 Merit Scholarship Award , New York City 1999 Brewster Art Gallery, 1997-98 Nessa Cohen Grant, New York City 1998 Lever House, 1996-97 Nessa Cohen Grant, New York City 1993 Japan Airlines Exhibition Space, Luminous Photography Prize, New York City Portfolio

Butterfly3, Etching

Vein, Etching

Butterfly4, Etching

Hisayasu Takashio 高塩久育 Number of exhibits: three For over 20 years, I have explored a variety of media such as drawing, painting and sculpture, in search for essential elements found in nature. My recent work continues this basic approach of observing and interpreting harmonious and organic forms. The prevalence of the human hand in my work explores the gap between human and animal and represents the capacity of man bringing creativity to realization. The hand is my creative language as well as my physical tool. Academic Background Design School of Tokyo 東京デザイン専門学校 Art Students League of New York Link http://www.drawingcenter.org/viewingprogram/ Solo Show 2002 Cave Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 1998 New York Public Library - Yorkville Branch, New York, NY Cave Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 1997 Cave Gallery, Brooklyn, NY Exhibition 2009 DNA r' US, Micro Museum, Brooklyn, NY 2008 Threading Trends Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Inorii, Wood and acrylic Juried Exhibition: July–August 2008, SoHo20 Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY 2007 Light Night 2007, Keflavik, Iceland 2005 AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY Object of Comfort, Werketage Gallery, Berlin, Germany Project Diversity, Eleven Ten Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2004 Angel Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts, New York, NY AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY Pool Art Fair, New York, NY Consciousness installation, Chashama - 217 E. 42nd St. Branch, New York, NY

Big Proportions, Galería Galou, Brooklyn, NY 2003 Angel Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts, New York, NY Transportable, Werketage Gallery, Berlin, Germany Inori 2, Wood and acrylic Blue (two-person show), Galería Galou, Brooklyn, NY 2002 Making it Home (three-person show) Ise Cultural Foundation Gallery, New York, NY Par Avion, Werketage, Berlin, Germany Silvestre Gallery, Surf City, NJ Wright Gallery, Kingston, NY 2001 Par Avion, Carolina Figueredo Galeria, Caracas, Venezuela Quilt, Greenspan Center, Brooklyn, NY Cave Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 1999 Cave Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 1998 Vision and Fusion, Artlab Studio, Passaic, NJ 1997 New World Art Center, New York, NY Images ’97, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts Exhibition, State College, PA 1996 Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York, NY SAI Gallery, New York, NY L’Atelier Gallery, Long Island City, NY 1995 53rd Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY 1994 13th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Art Club, New York, NY 52nd Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY Performance 2005 Live Carving, Chashama - 217 E. 42nd St. Branch, New York, NY Human Clay, Chashama - 217 E. 42nd St. Branch, New York, NY 2004 Live Carving, Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, Bronx, NY Human Clay, Chashama - 217 E. 42nd St. Branch, New York, NY Consciousness, Pianos, New York, NY Awards 1994 Merit Scholarship, Art Students League of New York, NY

Consciousness Pencil, acrylic, and resin on canvas

Nessa Cohen Memorial Grant, Art Students League of New York, NY Helen Foster Barnett Prize, National Academy of Design, New York, NY

Mitsuyo Mori 森 光代 Number of exhibits: six My artworks are strongly inspired by the wonder of nature. I attempt to capture impressive moments wherever I go whenever I see. However, my paintings, unlike photography, do not directly depict "Nature.” I create my own abstract scenery based on what I perceived. My work is an expedition into the unknown space to search for my spirituality and identity. Academic Background Provincetown Art Association, Provincetown, Mass, 1994 to 1995 The Art Students League, New York, NY, 1991 to 1993 Salmagundi Art Club, New York, NY, 1984 to 1990 Saji Studio, New York, NY, 1988 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY, 1985 to 1987 Fort Mason Art Center, San Francisco, CA, 1983 Hongo Art School, Tokyo, Japan 1976 to 1979 Famous Artists School, Westport, CT, 1973 to 1976 Taiheiyo Art School, Tokyo, Japan, 1970 to 1976 Solo Show Japan Travel Bureau, New York, NY, 1996 The Collection Gallery, Provincetown, MA, 1995 Sumitomo Machinery Corp of America, Teterboro, NJ, 1984 Exhibition Open Shoppe, New York, NY, 2009 Open Shoppe, New York, NY, 2008 Gallery Ivy Paris, Paris, 2006 A-forest Gallery, New York, NY, 2006 (three artists show) 5+5 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2004 Open Studio Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, 1998 Gallery Windsor, Tokyo, Japan, 1991 Gallery David, New York, NY, 1990 Consulate General of Japan, New York, NY, 1990 One World Trade Center, New York, NY, 1990 Cork Gallery, New York, NY, 1988 (International Sumi-e Juried Exhibition) St. Marks Gallery, New York, NY, 1985

Splash #2 Ink & watercolor on Paper

Tow Seasons Ink & watercolor on Paper

Blooming Ink & watercolor on Paper

Rena Masuyama 増山 麗奈 Number of exhibits Illustration: selected 11 pieces for the daily-paper novel Documentary Film: Pink Jeanne d’Arc (at the reception only) 戦火のイラクで燃やされた図書館や美術館を訪ね、「文化が舐められるところに、爆弾が降ってくる」と確信しました。 誇りとは他の領土から資源を奪う事ではなく、日々や文化を発信してゆく事、心を豊かに暮らしていく事だと思います。お互いの文化をリスペクトし合える未来を作りたい。 いま世界が核廃絶に向けて具体的に歩み始めたとき、私達日本人は、被爆国の国民として核兵器の恐ろしさを訴える義務があります。被爆者の皆さんがご高齢となる中、記憶を紡いで、記録をつくっていきたい。そのために丸木位里、俊夫妻の「原爆の図」を中心とした平和教育団体「WAPA」を発足しました。 展示している絵は、モノクロ作品です。歴史や地域と繋がりの薄い現代人の存在を描きました。 日本の新聞小説「さすらい人のフーガ」挿絵として描いたものです。 現代人の孤独な後ろ姿が、罪や傷つけた歴史へと想像力を繋がっていくとき、平和が生まれるのではないでしょうか。 Academic Background Tokyo University of Fine Art (painting) Links http://renaart.com/profile/ http://momoirojeanne.com/ AKIHABARA

Painting

My cat Painting

“Pink Jeanne d’Arc” Synopsis (extract from the original) In March 2003 when the United States was going to attack Iraq, five girls in pink bikini staged a demonstration against the war from Hibiya Park in central Tokyo. Their name is “Pink Guerrilla.” While many old-fashioned activists criticized their style, their activities were covered by newspaper and TV news, even by the CNN due to their uniqueness. Their leader is Rena Masuyama, an up-and-coming painter. While she has continued her anti-war activities as the Pink Guerrilla leader, she has energetically held her personal exhibitions and drawn attention with her radical performances like "mother milk art" using her own breast milk.In 2004, she visited Iraq where the war still continued, and proactively interacted with local artists. In tier private life, she has experienced a rocky road from marriage, birth of the first daughter to adultery, divorce, remarriage and birth of the second daughter. Masuyama, now 32, is a housewife, a mother of two. This film

introduces-Ms her three aspects as an artist, an anti-war activist carrying out radical performances, and a mother as well as being a housewife, and incorporates her 32-year history partly as reenactment.