Konnichiwa: Cunningham Research in Japan

I have just returned from a Merce Cunningham–related research journey to Japan, where I visited the Sogetsu Art Center’s archives at Keio University in Tokyo and the Kyoto Costume Institute, among many other places. This work has been generously supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, which has also kept me working on the Walker’s Cunningham acquisition for the past year and a half. While I reacquaint with this time zone and prepare a more thorough reflection, enjoy these images:

Tokyo Commute — Tokyo commuters in a relaxed mode. Photo: Abigail Sebaly

Tokyo Hamburger — Plastic window burger and fries. Tasty. Photo: Abigail Sebaly

Prada Store — Prada store in Ginza, designed by Herzog and de Meuron. Photo: Abigail Sebaly

Kanazawa Museum — Museum of the 21st Century in Kanazawa. Photo: Abigail Sebaly

Touch screen vending machine in Tokyo subway. Photo: Abigail Sebaly — Touch-screen vending machine in Tokyo subway. Photo: Abigail Sebaly

Shrine atop the Dover Street Market in Tokyo. Photo: Abigail Sebaly

Eleganza in Ginza. Photo: Abigail Sebaly

Garden in Meiji Shrine, Kyoto. Photo: Abigail Sebaly

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