The Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn
Now through August 24
A major exhibition of Daigoji Temple
The catalogue includes a range of essays on various aspects of the show as well as on esoteric Buddhism etc.
http://www.bundeskunsthalle.de/
The Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt
September 27 through January 4th, 2009
@Murakami retrospective
http://www.mmk-frankfurt.de/
Museum of Lacquer Art, Muenster, Germany
September 9-October 12, 2008
Aesthetics of Mended Japanese Ceramics
In Japan, when prized ceramics, especially those associated with the tea ceremony, were broken or damaged, the objects would be artistically mended using gold and lacquer. These repairs can have inherent artistic value, while imparting prestige to a vessel and its owner. This exhibition, featuring tea bowls and utensils of the Momoyama and Edo periods, provides insight into a uniquely Japanese approach to connoisseurship and appreciation for imperfect beauty.
http://www.museum-fuer-lackkunst.de/index_en.htm