February 16, 2018. The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the John Weber Collection.
The Burke Center, together with Professor Arata Shimao of Gakushūin University (Visiting Professor, Columbia, Spring 2018), held a special workshop on Muromachi period ink paintings in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the John Weber Collection. Students, curators, and scholars gathered for a special viewing of important Muromachi paintings at the Met, followed by presentations on related topics by Yukio Lippit (Harvard University), Shimao Arata, Aaron Rio (Minneapolis Institute of Art), and Matthew McKelway (Columbia University). The group continued to the home of Dr. Weber for a viewing of Muromachi paintings in his collection and for further discussions. The day ended with a reception followed by dinner
