Annual Nelson I. Wu Lecture: Soga Shohaku, The Wanderer of Heian

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Thursday, October 4, 6:00 pm Yukio Lippit, Harris K. Weston Associate Professor of the Humanities, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University The paintings of Japanese artist Soga Shohaku (1730-1781) are characterized by dramatically inventive, large-scale compositions, gestural brushwork, and showy colorations. There were few precedents of this unconventional style in Japanese painting history, and it led to Shohaku being understood primarily as an “eccentric” or “independent” artist. This lecture will explore some of the ways in which Shohaku’s unique body of work was influenced by his own identifications. A reception will follow the lecture. The annual Nelson I. Wu Lecture on Asian Art and Culture honors the memory of the late Dr. Wu and is jointly sponsored by the Saint Louis Art Museum and Washington University in St. Louis. This lecture takes place at Steinberg Auditorium at Washington University in St. Louis. For directions and parking information, visit wustl.edu/community/visitors/maps/.

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