Young Professionals Network: A Golden Evening

Wednesday, November 29, 7:30–10 PM

Join us for an elegant after-hours young professionals event celebrating our current exhibition, Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise. This Golden Evening draws inspiration from Japan’s encounter with European opulence. Enjoy a night of live music, drinks and desserts, and atmospheric gallery tours.

• Toast with some wine, beer, or sake (courtesy of Joto Sake) and cheers to Japan Society’s 110th Anniversary and newly renovated foyer
• Capture the evening with friends in the photo booth
• Stroll through the Gallery or join one of the guided tours
• Enter the prize drawing to win gifts for yourself or others

TICKETS (21+ only; includes 1 drink ticket):

• Pre-sale (until November 28th) – $20 for Japan Society members / $25 for non-members
• At Door – $25 for Japan Society members / $30 for non-members

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Check the Society’s Corporate Member list (PDF) to take advantage of the membership discount.

About Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise:

This fall, explore one of the earliest, and largely unknown, encounters between Japan and the West in the 16th century, as seen through the eyes of artist Hiroshi Sugimoto. In celebration of Japan Society’s 110th anniversary, Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise charts the story of four Japanese boys, who were swept up in the tide of religion, commerce and politics during the first Global Age and sent to the princely and papal courts of Europe. Journey in their footsteps through Sugimoto’s new monumental photographs of the sites they visited, and navigate the germination of cultural exchange between East and West with classical masterpieces of visually hybrid (nanban) art from Japanese and American collections.

Learn more about this exhibition and related programs.

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