Shared Coasts, Divided Historiographies
Mobilizing People, Ideas, and Artifacts in the East Asian Mediterranean
この地図は富山県が作成した地図を転載・加工したものです。
This map is credited by Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
Upcoming Events
Exhibition Interwoven Coasts: Art as Dialogue in the East Asian Mediterranean
交差する海、響きあう文化ー東アジア地中海の芸術的対話
Curated by Gloria Yu Yang and Anton Schweizer
This is the capstone event of the Getty-sponsored project Shared Coasts, Divided Historiographies. The exhibition is open at Kyushu University’s Fujii Gallery from December 9 to 24. Artworks by four artists—Uehara Michiko, Nema Satoko, Taira Yuki, and Komiya Yukina—explore artistic dialogues across the East Asian Mediterranean.
December 9-24
A hybrid event will take place on December 15, 2025, from 1-5pm, featuring:
A special lecture on Okinawan Art by Eriko Tomizawa-Kay (Sainsbury Institute Associate Professor in Japanese Art History, University of East Anglia)
A roundtable discussion with the artists and art historians
Event Schedule:
Part I : Room D106, Building East 1, Itō Campus, Kyushu University
13:00–13:10 Greetings — Gloria Yu Yang & Anton Schweizer
13:10 Project Description — Anton Schweizer
13:20 Exhibition Introduction — Gloria Yu Yang
13:30 Special Lecture — Eriko Tomizawa-Kay (Sainsbury Institute Associate Professor in Japanese Art History, University of East Anglia)
14:00–15:00 Break
Part II Fujii Gallery, Itō Campus, Kyushu University
15:00–17:00 Roundtable Discussion with Uehara Michiko, Nema Satoko, Taira Yuki, Komiya Yukina, Eriko Tomizawa-Kay, Gloria Yu Yang, and Anton Schweizer
Zoom meeting
Meeting ID: 848 1946 3127
Passcode: 086181
日本語、英語同時通訳付き
A special performance/yoga/meditation event with Charlène Clonts (Kyushu University) will be held on December 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM at Fujii Gallery.
Previous Events
International Symposium
June 30-July 1, 2025
Venue: Conference Room, 2F. College of Liberal Arts, National Taiwan University
Decentering the East Asian Mediterranean
Moving Artists, Artefacts, and Concepts
Hybrid lecture. June 17, 2025 17:00 hrs
Dr. Andrew L. Maske- Professor of Museum Studies, Wayne State University, U.S.A.
The Continental Roots of Arita Porcelain
Online lecture. January 29, 2025 15:00 hrs
KIDO Hironari - Associate Professor, Kyushu University.
Korea-Japan-Ryukyu in the Edo Period from the Perspective of Watanabe Zen'emon
Online lecture. January 9, 2025 17:00 hrs
SUZUKI Eka- Assistant Research Fellow Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica.
Huang Tu-shui (1895–1930) and His Era: The Beginnings of “Taiwanese Art” Under Imperial Japanese Rule
Online Lecture - April 22, 5:00pm
Seo Yoonjung - Associate Professor, Myongji University
Diplomatic Gifts and Cultural Exchanges: Sino-Korean Artistic Interactions in the Late Eighteenth Century
The Furniture and Objects Depicted in Ryukyu Royal Portraits
「御後絵」に描かれた家具および道具類について
Online lecture in Japanese with simultaneous interpretation
October 21 Tuesday
HIRAKAWA Nobuyuki 平川信幸
沖縄県立博物館・美術館 主任学芸員
Online lecture. Monday, December 2, 2024 17:00 hrs
CHIU Hanni- Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Art History, National Taiwan University.
Visualizing “Homeland”: The Development of Taiwanese Art during the Japanese Colonial Period
This lecture will be conducted in Japanese, with English interpretation. 日本語（英語通訳付き）
Online Lecture - September 26, 4:00pm
Tessa Morris-Suzuki - Australian National University, College of Asia and the Pacific
East Asia’s Changing Landscapes: The view from Korea’s Diamond Mountains
Guest Lecture - November 6, 2023
D. Max Moerman - Professor, Barnard College/Columbia University
Angkor Wat as Gion Shōja:
Japanese Mappings of Buddhist India in Maritime East Asia
