Journeys to the East: Lecture on Arthur Erickson and Japan

7pm November 25th at the Vancity Theatre

The Arthur Erickson Conservancy (AEC) presents an illustrated lecture by Professor Michelangelo Sabatino, who, in the summer of 2009, retraced Arthur Erickson’s first journey to Japan in 1961, revisiting the sites Erickson mentioned in his seminal articles in Canadian Architect in the 1960s. Prof. Sabatino will trace Erickson’s journeys and writings on Japan and their effect on his work, including the Canadian Pavilion for Expo ’70 in Osaka. He will also situate Erickson’s deep relationship to Japan in a long-standing tradition of modern Western architects who appropriated cues from Japanese art, architecture, and landscape.

This illustrated presentation, at Vancity Theatre, will be followed by a Q + A discussion with Prof. Sabatino and a hosted reception in the theatre’s Atrium.

Ticket information & reservations are available at: http://www.arthurericksonconservancy.com/event.html

Tickets (talk + reception) are $75.00.  Students $25.00.

Payment online or by cheque.You may also reserve seats by return email and by cheque: Arthur Erickson Conservancy, 4785 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1C4.

Your seats will be reserved and recorded in a checklist at the door under your name.

Presentation begins at 7:00 PM.  Doors open at 6:30 PM.