A new exhibition in Philadelphia explores the relationship between Shofuso House, a piece of 17th century-style Japanese architecture located in the city’s West Fairmount Park, and Modernism through the connections between architect Junzo Yoshimura, wo...
A new exhibition in Philadelphia explores the relationship between Shofuso House, a piece of 17th century-style Japanese architecture located in the city’s West Fairmount Park, and
The house, as it stands today, embodies the abilities of both nations to foster, in the years directly following the war, and as Japan began to rebuild itself from under the rubble, a new tradition of mutual respect – not to mention an enduring cultural fascination and cross-pollination.Shofuso, which moved to Philly in 1957, is an expression of Yoshimura’s interpretations of the Japanese classicalstyle of architecture.
The show is curated by Yuka Yokoyama and William Whitaker. Yokoyama says: ‘When I got a job at Shufuso about a year and half ago, I started researching the house in which I worked. I didn’t realise the connections and friendships between Yoshimura, Nakashima and the Raymonds. Shofuso came to represent these connections. You can see this friendship in the house’s design.
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