VMFA Exhibition: Jun Kaneko: Large Clay Works July 17, 2010

Jul 17, 2010 – Feb 27, 2011 E. Claiborne and Lora Robin Sculpture Garden

Kaneko's works have been chosen for the inaugural exhibition in the garden for their sensational physical presence and stunning beauty. They also make fascinating connections to the history of monumental public sculpture, to ancient Shinto concepts, to traditional ceramic techniques, and to industrial manufacturing processes.

The first special exhibition in the new E. Claiborne and Lora Robins Sculpture Garden will feature colossal sculpture by master ceramicist Jun Kaneko (born 1942). Kaneko is an internationally renowned Japanese-American artist based in Omaha, Neb. He is designing an installation that will include one of his monumental heads - 8.5 feet tall and weighing three tons - reminiscent of figures found on Easter Island, and at least 8 of his dangos, which are slender, 9-foot-tall, totem-like forms.