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Sound of Water Curator Tour
June 27 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Included with admission or membership
See the Sound of Water: Feminine Expressions of Fluidity exhibition through a new lens as curator Meher McArthur conducts tours on June 27 at 11am and 1pm.
The curator will share how the exhibition explores water’s many moods and manifestations in contemporary Japanese art.
From feminine, soft and serene, to powerful and unpredictable, Sound of Water invites us to consider our own relationship with this essential element as we face climatic extremes throughout the world.
Included in the price of admission or membership, no event reservation required.
This program is generously funded, in part, by Perenchio Foundation and the Pasadena Art Alliance.
Artwork: Mineko Grimmer, Musical Vessels, 1993 (detail). Courtesy of the artist.
About Meher McArthur
Meher McArthur is an Asian art historian based in Pasadena who specializes in Japanese art.
She has held key roles across Southern California, including Curator of East Asian Art at the USC Pacific Asia Museum, Academic Curator at Scripps College, and Cultural Director at Japan House Los Angeles.
