Minimalist Icons Festival
Hiroshi Yoshimura: Sound of Place, Place of Sound
Exhibition at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
Explore the legacy of a pioneering Japanese environmental composer
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Feb 24 - Apr 30, 2027
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Hiroshi Yoshimura: Sound of Place, Place of Sound
Produced and co-presented by JACCC, LA Phil Insight, REDCAT, Temporal Drift, and Wild Up, Hiroshi Yoshimura: Sound of Place, Place of Sound is an exhibition examining the life and work of minimalist music pioneer Hiroshi Yoshimura (1940-2003), one of the most celebrated composers within the Kankyō Ongaku or Japanese environmental music genre, a categorization of atmospherically attuned ambient and experimental compositions. The exhibition’s wide-ranging, eclectic works will showcase the creative process of the Tokyo-based sound artist and composer featuring handwritten scores, performance instructions, illustrations, archival ephemera, video field recordings, photographs, and a Hi-Fi listening installation featuring Yoshimura’s recordings.
In addition to the exhibition running from February 24 through April 30, 2027, this collaborative initiative celebrating Hiroshi Yoshimura’s legacy will also feature a concert series of Yoshimura's music performed by Wild Up at the Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in downtown Los Angeles on March 19 and 20, 2027.
LA Phil Insight is generously supported by Linda and David Shaheen.
Special thanks to Yoko Yoshimura, Tsutomu Mizusawa, Saki Nagato, and The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama.
Presenting support for Hiroshi Yoshimura: Sound of Place, Place of Sound is made possible through the remarkable generosity of the Hillenburg Family.
This project is supported in part by the David C. Bohnett President’s Discovery and Innovation Fund, The Japan Foundation, and The Kresge Foundation.
Sponsored By
JACCC George J. Doizaki Gallery
244 South San Pedro Street Los Angeles, California 90012
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