Exhibition " Lou Zhenggang at Yakushiji—Enjoying the Mountains and Rivers " will be held at The Tōindō at Yakushiji Temple (WORLD HERITAGE) from April 24th, 2025

Lou Zhenggang at Yakushiji—Enjoying the Mountains and Rivers
Venue: The Tōindō at Yakushiji Temple (WORLD HERITAGE)
Exhibition period: Thursday, April 22 — Sunday, May 11
Opening hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (last entrance at 4:30 p.m.)
＊An admission fee applies; see the Yakushiji website for details.
Organizer: Nihon Shitsuke-no-Kai
Joint sponsors: Hossoshū Daihonzan Yakushiji, LZG Studio
Supported by: 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Japan Foundation, Nara prefecture; the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Japan
Cooperation from: Gallery L, Awata Collection

Exhibition overview
Lou Zhenggang was born in Heilongjiang province, China. She studied calligraphy and painting under the guidance of her father from an early age and in the 1970s became a prominent figure, a child prodigy in the Chinese calligraphy and painting world. In 1986, she relocated to Japan, made Tokyo her base, and has been active as a painter and calligrapher since then. Between 1993 and 2000, she made New York her primary residence, then returned to Japan. She presently makes Izu her creative hub, where she continues to produce her exceptional work.
Considering carefully the nature of painting and her artistic goals, Lou faces the dramatically changing state of contemporary art. She is not bound by tradition; undistracted, she aspires to present the artistic value that wells up within her.
Yusangansui—delighting in the beauty of nature—is Lou’s response to the mountains and sea around her studio. In this event, three folding screen paintings she completed in 2015 are being exhibited in the Tōindō (a national treasure) at Yakushiji Temple, a National Treasure.

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UPDATE　February 23rd, 2025