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Ticket Giveaway: Flower exhibition at the Yamatane Museum

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Alice

Masks of the world in a beautiful Art Deco residence, and a guided tour in English by yours truly: what’s not to like? To help publicize my gallery talk on Friday June 5 at 3 pm, I’m giving away a pair of tickets to Masks – Beauty of the Spirits at one of my favorite […]

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Ticket Giveaway: Mask Exhibit at the Teien Museum

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Alice

Masks of the world in a beautiful Art Deco residence, and a guided tour in English by yours truly: what’s not to like? To help publicize my gallery talk on Friday June 5 at 3 pm, I’m giving away a … Continue reading →

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Is the mask the new veil?

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Alice

In my Nov. 22 column in The Japan Times, I reported that wearing masks in public has become completely normal in Japan, and promised to write here about the mysterious phenomenon of perfectly healthy people wearing masks. As I explained … Continue reading →

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