In anticipation of Contemporary Art  Month 2012, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center is pleased to announce its March 1, 2012 – May 5, 2012 exhibitions featuring a dynamic combination of both international and local contemporary artists.

                             Atsushi Fukui, Twin World          

As part of Blue Star Contemporary Art Center’s international initiative, it has partnered with The Japan Foundation, an independent institution that serves as Japan’s main organization for international cultural exchange, to bring an internationally traveling exhibition of contemporary Japanese artwork to San Antonio.

This exhibition focuses on art produced in Japan at the beginning of the 21st century. It showcases the work of eleven artists who are presently attracting a great deal of international attention. The1990s saw major shifts in the economic and political order of the world, and many people have responded by turning away from larger issues and concentrating on smaller and more intimate areas of life, in essence, reexamining the ground under their own feet. In contemporary art as well, there has been a worldwide tendency for artists to take a greater interest in everyday life and focus on the expression of very personal perceptions and feelings.

This exhibition presents paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, and video works by eleven Japanese artists who are responding in a similar way to the current state of the world. They take their subject matter from their immediate surroundings and make art that strongly reflects their own personal reality. Their work has a rich visual impact and reveals a strong interest in the process of making things. Exhibiting Artists: Maywa Denki, Miyuki Yokomizo, Tetsuya Nakamura, Yoshihiro Suda, Satoshi Hirose, Tomoyasu Murata, Tabaimo, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Atsushi Fukui, Masafumi Sanai, Katsuhiro Saiki.

MORE INFORMATION: For more information about this event, the public can call 210-227-6960 or visit www.bluestarart.org .  All exhibitions and openings are free and open to the public.

Blue Star Contemporary Art Center
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center is a non-profit, non-collecting contemporary art center in San Antonio, Texas that advances the growth and understanding of contemporary art, artists and the curatorial process. Through exhibitions and a variety of programs, Blue Star is an active participant in the development of regional, national and international contemporary art and provides a lively forum for the visual arts dialogue.