Salon de la SNBA2015(Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts)
Haruhiko Kaneko to Exhibit at Renowned European Event, Salon de la SNBA 2015, held by the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts
Haruhiko Kaneko, with his Happy Blue Wall, has been selected as one of the three Japanese artists making up the Artiste Regards Sur section of this notoriously selective event, organized by the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts.
This will be the first time in SNBA history that a ceramic piece has been selected to be part of the installation section. This is another chance to showcase the beauty and magnitude of Okinawa’s ocean waters.
The artist is excited by this wonderful opportunity to introduce Happy Blue Wall to as many people from around the world as possible, and is looking forward to meeting many Salon visitors together with his ten-metre artwork.
Venue: Carrousel du Louvre underground shopping mall, Louvre Museum, Paris, France
About the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts
The Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts (SNBA, National Society for Fine Arts) is one of the five most historical art academies from modern French history. Established 152 years ago, the SNBA carved out a reputation by being the most faithful, of the five main academies, to the French figurative art tradition. The SNBA has supported this central pillar of French art throughout its long history, and in return has been the only academy to enjoy the venerable support of successive French Presidents.
Its membership has included such notable Japanese artists as Torajiro Kojima, Taikan Yokoyama, Seiki Kuroda, and Tsuguharu Fujita, all of whom found the gateway to recognition in Europe opened through their participation in SNBA salons.
Today, the renowned Japanese artist Kojiro Akagi, who received the Award of the President of the French Republic in 1975 and was named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France in 2014, holds the position of honorary Vice President of the SNBA. The academy still upholds the founding principles of the French Republic? liberty, justice, and fraternity? as it continues to scrutinise would-be exhibition artwork with the strictest criteria, endorsing only those pieces of the highest international quality.