David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


27 September 2019

ImitaTAR of WriTAR & CollecTAR


'Kawabata Yasunari & Collection'
HIMEJI CITY MUSEUM OF ART

BY YUKARI TANAKA


Sept. 14-Nov. 4

Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972) is best-known as the first Japanese novelist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1968). He was also a philosopher and avid art collector who amassed an impressive range of important works.

Kawabata’s acquisitions ranged from Japanese masterpieces by Urakami Gyokudo (1745-1820), Ike no Taiga (1723-1776) and Yosa Buson (1716-1784), some of which are now designated national treasures, to modern works by Kaii Higashiyama (1908-1999), Harue Koga (1895-1933) and Yayoi Kusama. He also admired Western artists, including Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) and Pablo Picasso (1881-1973).

To celebrate 120 years since the birth of Kawabata, the Himeji Museum of Art is showcasing the writer’s collection alongside letters, personal objects, related documents and writing samples by his fellow literary masters.

TAR & Hand Space present 

 Yasunari Kawabata looking at Rodin's 'Hand of a Woman'
 photo by Tadahiko Hayashi
Theatre of the Actors of Regard  
The ImitaTAR 
after Yasunari Kawabata


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