Miwako Tezuka to be Next Director of Japan Society Gallery
06.07.12
The Japan Society has announced that Dr. Miwako Tezuka will take over directorship of Japan Society’s gallery. He will be replacing Joe Earle, who will retire September 30. Tezuka will be the first Japanese director of Japan Society Gallery. Prior to her appointment at Japan Society, Tezuka was associate curator at Asia Society in New York as well as an internally recognized expert and curator in the field of modern and contemporary Japanese art. Tezuka said in a statement released today, “I am honored to join Japan Society and to work with its dedicated staff to create exciting exhibitions and related programming that stir the imaginations of the New York audience and people the world over. The uniqueness of Japan Society as a multidisciplinary organization allows us to develop projects that fully present the dynamic energy, diversity, and complexity embodied within Japanese arts and culture.”
