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Thun is a beautifully located city. From its lakeside Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau can be viewed. On its hill thrones a medieval castle looking over the old town and the whole surrounding area. Within this castle a two-artist exhibition will take place with haiga works (haiku-painting) by Teruko Yokoi (1924-2020) and calligraphy by Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii. Hopefully you will enjoy our "Images of the Heart". | ||||
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Two-Artist Exhibition "Images of the Heart" | ||||
| Sunday, July 16 - Sunday, August 13, 2023 Teruko Yokoi Haiga Suishū T. Klopfenstein-Arii Calligraphy Vernissage: Sunday, July 16, 2023 3pm Finissage: Sunday, August 13, 2023 11am Opening Hours: Daily 10am - 5pm Location: Neues Schloss Thun, First floor (1. Obergeschoss) Schlossberg Thun, Schlossberg 2, CH-3600 Thun Please refer to the invitation card for more details. | ||||
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Events and Exhibitions 2022
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Talk Concert with Toshio Hosokawa at the Museum Rietberg Saturday, September 17, 4pm | |||
| Performance by the outstanding Japanese composer TOSHIO HOSOKAWA, who is invited to the Creative Chair of the Tonhalle Zürich this autumn. Hosokawa has a particularly strong relationship with calligraphy that greatly influences his works. He pursues the idea of "calligraphy of sounds". | |||
 Tonhalle Magazine 02 Jan-Mar 2023 p.29
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Calligraphy exhibition at the Museum Rietberg Tuesday, August 23 - Sunday, October 30, 2022 | |||
| Accompanying the talk concert, the Rietberg Museum presents the Japanese calligraphy works selected by Hosokawa from the museum collection as well as three works by Suishū Tomoko Klopfenstein-Arii, the Zurich-based calligraphy master. | |||
| PDF (German) | Toshio Hosokawa, a world-famous Japanese composer of contemporary music, in front of three calligraphy works by Suishū Tomoko Klopfenstein-Arii: "Silence like thunder", "Conversation in the mountains" (Li Bo) and "To accept things as they are", exhibited in the Rietberg Museum in connection with Hosokawa's talk concert on his new work "Sho" (calligraphy) for string quartet. |
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| Images of the Heart Calligraphy and Ink Traces | ||
| Saturday, September 3 - Sunday, October 30, 2022 Vernissage: Saturday, September 3, 2pm Lecture "Tuschespuren der Zen-Mönch und Schriftkunst" (in German), with Demonstration of Calligraphy and Guidance: Saturday, October 1, 2pm Yamaka Sōgen Rōshi Rinzai-Zen Master Suishū T. Klopfenstein-Arii Calligraphy Master with her pupils and the instructors of the academy "Kokoro no Sho" Japanese Information and Cultural Center, the Embassy of Japan Engestrasse 43, 3012 Bern Tel: 031-3051570 Email: jicc@br.mofa.go.jp You are welcome and kindly requested to reserve, since the number of visitors is limited. Information (PDF in German). | ||
Events and Exhibitions 2021
| Calligraphy Exhibition |
| 書・墨象 Suishū T. Klopfenstein-Arii |
| October 29 - December 14, 2021 |
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Vernissage: | Friday, October 29, 2021 5 pm - 9 pm |
| Opening Hours: | Sunday to Friday daily 2 pm - 7 pm | |
| Finissage: | Tuesday, December 14, 2021 5 pm - 9 pm | |
| About ten works will be exhibited. The visitor number is limited to max. 10 at one time. Please kindly reserve at: info@perfumeart.ch | ||
| Location: | Perfume Art Creation Gallery Sennhofstrasse 21, CH-8125 Zollikerberg Information (PDF) | |
| Wishing you a pleasant time in our homely atmosphere! | ||
Further Activities
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Article on Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii and Calligraphy 'Symbol of the Heart (in German)' appeared in "frauen forum" journal March 2021.
Article (PDF)
On the Works carried in the article :"A Human Life"Human life given to each individual is precious by itself, independent of the person’s position or fame in this world. The size of the work was designed intentionally rather small, trying to express my image of "a human life" with clear and strong lines (cf. Gallery)."Devotions"In this world we often cannot help but pray. After numerous trials and errors in a long span of time, I finally completed this work "Devotions", hoping to express my thankfulness of being here living together with all creatures. (Suishû)
Events and Exhibitions 2020
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The 15th anniversary of Teruko Yokoi Hinageshi Art Museum Exhibition Two Artists active in Switzerland |
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The exhibition has been extended until August 23rd. November 10, 2019 - August 23, 2020 Painting: Teruko Yokoi Calligraphy: Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii |
| Location: | Teruko Yokoi Hinageshi Art Museum Ena Kawakamiya Higashi, Ena-city Gifu-Prefecture, Japan |
| Vernissage: | Saturday, November 9, 2019, 2pm |
| Opening Hours: | 10am - 5pm; closed on Monday |
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Teruko Yokoi enakawakamiya.co.jp/hinageshi/ Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii suishu-klopfenstein.ch |
Poster (PDF)
"SWISS CULTURE IN JAPAN" (PDF); Embassy of Switzerland in JapanVideos:  Chukyo-TV Feb.28,2020;  InsideWe are looking forward to your visit! |
Events and Exhibitions 2019
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The 15th anniversary of Teruko Yokoi Hinageshi Art Museum Exhibition Two Artists active in Switzerland |
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November 10, 2019 - May 17, 2020 Painting: Teruko Yokoi Calligraphy: Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii |
| Location: | Teruko Yokoi Hinageshi Art Museum Ena Kawakamiya Higashi, Ena-city Gifu-Prefecture, Japan |
| Vernissage: | Saturday, November 9, 2019, 2pm |
| Opening Hours: | 10am - 5pm; closed on Monday |
Further Activities
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Three works of Calligraphy and Japanese Ink Traces by Suishū T. Klopfenstein-Arii appeared in the art magazine "NIKE — NEW ART IN EUROPE" No. 70 (May 2019), accompanied by a text of the known authority of East Asian art history, Prof. Helmut Brinker (1939-2012).
For the first time the magazine introduces the Japanese calligraphy and ink traces as 'New European Art'.
Events and Exhibitions 2018
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Japanese Ink Traces by Rinzai-Zen Master Yamakawa Sôgen Rôshi Calligraphy by Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii with her pupils and the instructors of the academy "Kokoro no Sho" | ||||||||||||||||||
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Saturday, April 7 - Saturday, May 5, 2018 The Japanese Information and Cultural Center of the Embassy of Japan Engestrasse 43, 3012 Berne, Switzerland |
| Vernissage: | Saturday, April 7, 2018 4pm
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| Guidance: | Saturday, April 21, 2018 Exhibitors explain their own works. |
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| Finissage: | Saturday May 5, 2018 2pm
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| Opening Hours: | Monday - Friday: 9am - 12pm, 2pm - 4:30pm Saturday: 10am - 5pm |
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Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii Calligraphy Exhibition "Images of the Heart" |
Sunday, May 27 - Sunday, June 24, 2018 Kloster Kappel, Kappelerhof 5, 8926 Kappel am Albis, Switzerland |
| Vernissage: | Sunday May 27, 2018, 3:30pm
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| Guidance: | Saturday June 9, 2018，1:30pm by Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii |
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| Opening Hours: | Open daily 7:30am - 10pm | ||||||
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| Lecture and Demonstration of Calligraphy |
| Date: | Thu, Sept 6, 2018 |
| Location: | Trier University (Germany) |
| Title: | Poesy in Calligraphy |
| Sponsored by | DFG German Research Foundation (a group of international researchers is working on the project "Study of Modern Poetry") The 21st Conference of European Association for Japanese Studies |
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Two Artists Exhibition Calligraphy Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii Sculptures Renata Schalcher |
Saturday, November 17 - Sunday, December 2, 2018 Gallery Vogtei, Pfarrgasse 41, 8704 Herrliberg, Switzerland |
| Vernissage: | Saturday, November 17, 2018, from 3:00pm to 7:00pm 4:00pm- Welcome address by Linda Christinger (Gallery Curator) |
| Lecture and recitation: | Sunday, November 18, 2018, from 2:00pm "Haiku and Tanka" Eduard Klopfenstein |
| Artists talks and Guidance: | Sunday, November 25, 2018, from 2:00pm |
| Sculpture workshop: | Saturday, December 1, 2018, from 2:00pm |
| Finissage: | Sunday, December 2, 2018, from 12:00pm to 4:00pm |
| Opening Hours: | Saturday and Sunday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm |
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In preparation
Single or two artists exhibition in 2019 in Greece, possibly in Athens or on the island of Lefkada,
where Koizumi Yakumo / Lafcadio Hearn (1850 - 1904) was born.
where Koizumi Yakumo / Lafcadio Hearn (1850 - 1904) was born.
Further Activities in 2018
- Logo design and creation for "Kultur in Transition", a new publication of a DFG research group at Trier University (a large project for international modern poetry funded by the German Research Foundation).
- Three selected works of Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii will appear in the large-sized magazine "NIKE New Art in Europe" published in German.
- Publication (February 2018):
- Mit den passenden Schuhen vergisst man die Füße (A reading book of Zhuangzi)
Translator/Editor: Henrik Jäger, Sinologist
Publisher: Mattes & Seitz, Berlin
One main concept as a calligraphic work: Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii
ISBN:978-3-95757-514-2 - Den Menschen gerecht (A reading book of Mencius)
Translator/Editor: Henrik Jäger, Sinologist
Publisher: Mattes & Seitz, Berlin
One main concept as a calligraphic work: Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii
ISBN: 978-3-95757-513-5
- Mit den passenden Schuhen vergisst man die Füße (A reading book of Zhuangzi)
- Foundation of an academy "Kokoro no Sho" (Calligraphy of the Heart)
Calligraphic Academy
"Calligraphy of the Heart"
「心の書」書学院Director Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii
Calligraphy master (Zennihon shogei bunkain)Instructors 知秀 Sylvia Fässler 大秀 Gabrielle Gross 瑠秀 Christof Mohr 秀峰 Richard Müller 和秀 Francisco Osorio 寿秀 Geneviève Teoh 登秀 Franziska Thomann It is about 3500 years since the Chinese characters were invented in China and about 2000 years since they were introduced in Japan.
The use of script and the function of calligraphy were first closely related to culture and society in China and later also in Korea and Japan.
Throughout this long tradition script and calligraphy were always highly valued and further developed.
In the current mechanized, hectic and pragmatic world the importance of calligraphy has even more increased.
For us involved in calligraphy, sitting at the table, rubbing the ink stick quietly and grasping the brush after such preparations is a precious, peaceful act.
Everyone is welcome if he/she is interested in calligraphy and would like to experience these silent and peaceful moments together.
If you are interested, please kindly contact Ms Sylvia Fässler (sylvia.faessler@bluewin.ch).
Events and Exhibitions 2017
Group Exhibition by Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii and her Students
"Calligraphy - 13 Worlds of Black and White"
| Vernissage: | Thursday, January 19 2017, from 5pm to 8pm At 6pm Welcome Address by Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii |
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| Period: | Friday, January 20 - Saturday, February 25, 2017 | |
| Guidance: | Sunday, February 5, 2017, 2pm to 3pm | |
| Finissage: | Saturday, February 25, 2017 from 12pm to 2pm | |
| Address: | Galerie Claudia Geiser Breitingerstrasse 27, CH-8002 Zürich |
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| Opening Hours: | Thursday and Friday from 1pm to 6pm Saturday from 11am to 2pm |
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Four Works of Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii in "BIMI" Japan Restaurant (Seefeldstrasse 25, 8008 Zurich)
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| Fine and Powerful | When winter is here, Spring is not far |
I am satisfied | Longing |
Participation in the exhibition by Beate Terfloth
Works in dialogue with Japanese ensô
| Period: | Thursday, March 16 - Saturday, May 6, 2017 |
| Address: | KUNSTRAUM CLAUDIA DELANK Bleibtreustrasse 15-16, 10623 Berlin |
Events and Exhibitions 2016
Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii
"Images of the Heart - The World in Black and White"
| Address: | Galerie Claudia Geiser Breitingerstrasse 27, CH-8002 Zürich |
| Period: | Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - Saturday, January 9, 2016 |
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Participation to 33 Years Anniversary Exhibition
| Address: | Kunsthaus Zofingen General Guisan-Strasse 12, 4800 Zofingen |
| Period: | Saturday, June 11, 2016 – Saturday, June 18, 2016 |
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Saturday, June 11, 2016 from 5pm to 10pm |
| Auction: | Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 5pm |
| Opening hours: | Saturday, June 11, 2016 from 5pm to 10pm Sunday, June 12 from 11am to 6pm (culture event) Tuesday-Thursday, June 14-16 from 5pm to 8pm Friday June 17 from 5pm to 8pm (Happy Hour) Suturday, June 18 from 11am to 3pm, Auction from 5pm |
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New Edition in 2016
"Zhuangzi – Mit den pasenden Schuhen vergisst man die Füsse"
A Zhuangzi Reader by Henrik Jäger (in German)
Publisher: Matthes & Seitz, Berlin
With 9 calligraphic works by Suishû T Klopfenstein-Arii
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| Use of Uselessness | Transformation | Not knowing - be natural |
Events and Exhibitions 2015
Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii
"Images of the Heart - The World in Black and White"
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - Saturday, January 9, 2016
Galerie Claudia Geiser Breitingerstrasse 27, CH-8002 Zürich
| Vernissage: | Wednesday, October 21, 2015, from 5pm to 8pm |
| Apero: | Sunday, December 6, 2015, from 2pm to 4pm Video Presentation (ca.15 minutes): Nihon Buyô performed by Nishikawa Senrei in front of enlarged calligraphies by Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii |
| Finissage: | Saturday, January 9, 2016, from 12pm to 2pm |
| Opening hours: | Wednesday - Friday 12:30pm – 6pm Saturday 11am - 2pm The gallery is closed from Dec.24,2015 to Jan.3,2016. The artist will be present at all the events listed above. We are looking forward to seeing you! |
Calligraphy Exhibition Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii
Sunday, November 2, 2014 - Sunday, February 1, 2015
Siebold-Museum Frankfurter Strasse 87, 97082 Würzburg-Zellerau (Germany)
| Vernissage: | Sunday, November 2, 2014, 5 pm |
| Finissage: | Sunday, February 1, 2015, 5 pm |
| Opening hours: | Tuesday - Sunday daily 2:30pm – 5:30pm |
Publication February 2015 „Es geht fast immer ein Wind“
A book recording the Renshi event hold in Ropppongi on occasion of the "150 Years Bilateral Relations Switzerland – Japan" in 2014
| Poets: | Klaus Merz, Raphael Urweider, Tanikawa Shuntarô, Kaku Wakako |
| Translation: | Eduard Klopfenstein, Matsushita Taeko |
| Cover Calligraphy: | Suishû T. Klopfenstein-Arii |
| Publisher: | Wolfbach Verlag, Zurich |
| ISBN: | ISBN 978-3-9059-1056-8 |
Events and Exhibitions 2014
Events and Exhibitions 2013
Events and Exhibitions 2012
Events and Exhibitions 2011
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