Cocktail & Tour of Susumu Shingu: Elated! 

Thursday, June 26 | 6:00–7:00 PM

Celebrate the art and energy of summer at an exclusive Cocktail & Tour at Japan Society! Enjoy Dassai sake, tea, and light refreshments, then join Naomi Kuromiya, Senior Research Associate at the Japan Society Gallery, for a special private tour of our new exhibition, Susumu Shingu: Elated!

This exhibition marks acclaimed Japanese artist Susumu Shingu’s first solo museum show in New York City. Shingu’s innovative use of biomimicry breathes life into forms inspired by nature—evoking insects, birds, sea creatures, and more—while inviting reflection on the environment and the beauty of summer breezes.

Discover Shingu’s dynamic sculptures, which make visible the invisible forces of wind, heat, and gravity, and reflect the beauty and movement of nature. This vibrant exhibition highlights the artist’s career-spanning exploration of biomimicry, as well as his large-scale works installed in public spaces around the globe and here in New York City.

RSVP required. This event is exclusively for Sustaining and above Japan Society Members.

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Banner Image: Blue Sky Traveling Butterfly © Susumu Shingu

Japan Society’s 120th anniversary initiatives and related programs are generously supported by Champion Sponsor, MUFG Bank, Ltd.; Advocate Sponsor, Mizuho Americas; and Friend Sponsor, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas).

Japan Society programs are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Exhibitions and Arts & Culture Lecture Programs are made possible, in part, by Sompo Holdings, Inc.; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund; the Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation; The Masako Mera and Koichi Mera, PhD Fund for Education and the Arts; Yasko Tashiro and Thierry Porté; Peggy and Dick Danziger; The Globus Family; Jun Makihara and Megumi Oka; Barbara Bertozzi Castelli; Members; Japan Society Gallery Council; and other Gallery supporters. Support for Arts & Culture Lecture Programs is provided, in part, by the Sandy Heck Lecture Fund.

Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines, the official Japanese airline sponsor for Japan Society Gallery exhibitions.

We are grateful for the generous product donations from 50Hertz Tingly Foods, DASSAI USA, and ITO EN.