{"title": "Bin Kuroshima: Hand-Painted Kyo-Yuzen at Carl Hansen & Søn", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2027-01-09T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/textile-art"], "description": "An exhibition of hand-painted Kyo-Yuzen, Kyoto's tradition of dyeing painted by hand, presented at the Midtown Manhattan flagship store of the Danish furniture maker Carl Hansen & Søn. The works are by Bin Kuroshima, a Kyoto dye artist of more than four decades who is a nationally certified Traditional Craftsman and was named a Master Craftsman of Kyoto in 2007. The show brings together screens, tapestries, scrolls and panels colored largely with botanical dyes and sumi ink, alongside new fusuma paintings, paintings on wood, kimono pieces and hand-painted boards and tote bags. It is Kuroshima's first exhibition with Carl Hansen & Søn, and he will attend the opening reception, with admission free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/bin-kuroshima-hand-painted-kyo-yuzen-at-carl-hansen-sn-55328/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/bin-kuroshima-hand-painted-kyo-yuzen/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ea06f33a37fc41d577d36edbdf9f7b5101d4d30136baa05e38975889c1e88cea-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2027-01-09T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Kumiko Woodworking: Japanese Joinery – Flower Vase (Ichirin-zashi)", "start": "2026-10-31T13:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T15:00:00-04:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$90 / person (all materials included)", "price_from": "90.00", "price_to": "90.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/UZII5IGLHHN2SUI4H44Z4ATX", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts", "diy/woodworking"], "description": "A hands-on woodworking class in kumiko, the Japanese craft of assembling thin wooden pieces into intricate patterns without nails, where participants build a hanging wooden flower vase called an ichirin-zashi. The class is held at Resobox, and all kits are handcrafted by Ōminato Bunkichi Shoten, a kumiko atelier in Niigata, Japan. Students first learn what kumiko is and practice the three foundation patterns — asa-no-ha (hemp leaf), rindō (gentian), and goma (sesame) — building each in a practice frame before taking it apart. Finally, they design their own arrangement inside the flower vase, which has a clear acrylic back that doubles as a display stand, and take it home; no experience is necessary.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kumiko-woodworking-japanese-joinery-flower-vase-ichirin-zash-55321/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/kumiko-woodworking-japanese-joinery-flower-vase-ichirin-zashi-4/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2c317a75b5b7e389449ebfacde6c410902809b1ce049e51a4c61ced42243c9e8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sake Label Calligraphy Class w/ Taisan", "start": "2026-11-11T19:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Kato Sake Works", "address": "Troutman Street 379, 11237 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/wine/sake", "art/calligraphy"], "description": "Sake Label Calligraphy Class w/ Taisan is a hands-on calligraphy class held in the taproom of Kato Sake Works in Brooklyn. It is led by Taisan, described by the makers as a friend and calligraphy extraordinaire who returns to the taproom. Participants learn Japanese calligraphy and design their very own custom KSW bottle label. Tickets are sold through Taisan Tanaka's Eventbrite page.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sake-label-calligraphy-class-w-taisan-71371/", "official_url": "https://www.katosakeworks.com/events/taisan-oct26-b8mrs", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f2f28f5e5d993a030279ae7976a9698c65f03c8869747c867401ac3ccd87a5dd-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting – Bamboo (Four Noble Ones)", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T19:10:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person, all materials included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/IBCPACMBB6HM2NGUYJVAV27H", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting – Bamboo (Four Noble Ones) is a hands-on class at RESOBOX in Long Island City where participants learn Japanese ink-wash painting. The session's theme is bamboo (take), one of the Four Noble Ones (shikunshi) alongside the orchid, chrysanthemum, and plum blossom, plants that have anchored East Asian ink painting for centuries and that stand for resilience and integrity in bamboo's case. Students begin with basics such as holding the brush, then paint the jointed stalk with steady strokes, mark the nodes, and finish with clusters of leaves in dark and light ink evoking the movement of wind. The class is taught by instructor Kohfu Furukawa, and all materials, including ink, brushes, and calligraphy paper, are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sumi-e-japanese-ink-painting-bamboo-four-noble-ones-55324/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/sumi-e-bamboo-november-3-6pm/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5b0b5c0abdcb00ab9611e58b12bc96550f0d985e24902113bb681de3695d851b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Gallery Opening Reception: The New York Town Musicians by Hikaru Yamamoto", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-04T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Kato Sake Works", "address": "Troutman Street 379, 11237 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "An opening reception for a new gallery show at Kato Sake Works. 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It opens with a live encoffining ceremony by the nōkanshi Koki Kimura, who with his father served as technical advisor on the Academy Award–winning film Departures, alongside a calligraphy performance by Taisan Tanaka. Visitors can see an art exhibition by more than 20 Japanese artists and craftspeople, attend talks with a Zen teacher, a death doula, and a death-literacy researcher, try a coffin experience and write their own epitaph, and browse a marketplace of Japanese crafts, urns, and keepsakes. No knowledge of Japanese is needed and all are welcome, whatever their beliefs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/memento-mori-in-nyc-the-art-of-japanese-life-and-death-55326/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/355990fa568d46df2b8aaebf4277de9b3ace42282b135df4b2bd6b5208a2fd53-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mizuhiki: Japanese Decorative Knots – Memento Mori Jewelry", "start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T18:30:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$50 / person", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "50.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/JWILNAB2M6TFRMNUT3ZINCCA", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/paper-crafts"], "description": "Mizuhiki: Japanese Decorative Knots – Memento Mori Jewelry is a hands-on workshop where you make your own accessory from mizuhiki, fine cords of twisted washi paper tied into decorative knots. It is led by Satoi Adams, a mizuhiki instructor who has taught in Boston, New York, and Tokyo since 2018. She guides participants through the basic knots and their meanings, which in Japan mark life's turning points and appear on condolence envelopes at funerals, where unbreakable knots carry the wish that such sorrow never be repeated. No experience is necessary, all materials are included, and the session is limited to 12 participants as part of the festival Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/mizuhiki-japanese-decorative-knots-memento-mori-jewelry-55327/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-mizuhiki-workshop/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2eeaf0d61ff75369b358c9d6ff66955d6a99e1b7998c2da2b0526b912aeba0a3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Printing from the Garden: An Introduction to Bundle-Dyeing", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "Administration Building - Brooklyn Botanic Garden", "address": "1000 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225", "price": "$117 ($110 for members); includes $40 materials fee", "price_from": "117.00", "price_to": "117.00", "tickets_url": "https://campscui.active.com/orgs/BrooklynBotanicGarden?season=3824735&session=71481232", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/textiles/textile-dyeing", "nature/plants"], "description": "Printing from the Garden: An Introduction to Bundle-Dyeing is a hands-on class in bundle dyeing, part science, part art, and part surprise, connecting participants with the plants around them. Taught by instructor Alison Kelly at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, it has each student work on a ready-to-dye silk bandana, creating a one-of-a-kind print from fresh and dried flowers, leaves, bark, and other plant materials. Participants leave with a unique silk bandana infused with the colors of the season. Preregistration is required, and the price includes a $40 materials fee.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/printing-from-the-garden-an-introduction-to-bundle-dyeing-51544/", "official_url": "https://www.bbg.org/classes/printing_from_the_garden_an_introduction_to_bundle_dying", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f84b4e709b7169b27db21b7bae3a96dbc286fdbad55b4977c10611422b9eaa85-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Kazari Maki Zushi: Decorative Sushi Roll – Jack-o'-Lantern & Frankenstein", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T12:30:00-04:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$80 / person", "price_from": "80.00", "price_to": "80.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/62YXVPYFLIVHDEQSWQIF7TMZ", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/japanese", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "A hands-on workshop in kazari maki zushi, Japan's art of decorative sushi rolls, where participants make a jack-o'-lantern and a Frankenstein's monster design whose faces appear in every slice. Every color comes from food — carrot, aonori, bonito furikake, nori, cheese, cucumber and fish sausage — with no dyes. The rolls are built in parts and assembled, so no sushi experience is needed. Chef Hiroyo Belmonte, a certified Level 1 instructor in decorative sushi from the Japan Sushi Instructors Association, guides every step.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kazari-maki-zushi-decorative-sushi-roll-jack-o-lantern-frank-55320/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/kazari-maki-zushi-halloween-october-31/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3efbd7bcb04960beda15ec04cdaf339f694befac631b748c88a419a9a3260b54-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kimekomi: Japanese Traditional Doll-Making – Frog, Owl & More", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person, all materials included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/3V3B2U5RS6PYNSGUFMB4TSZG", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "Kimekomi: Japanese Traditional Doll-Making – Frog, Owl & More is a hands-on workshop at RESOBOX where participants make traditional Japanese dolls with all materials included and no experience necessary. For the November 7th class, students can choose among the Frog, Owl, Jizo, Daruma, and Goldfish designs, and take home their finished artwork. The workshop is open to everyone, inviting you to relax, enjoy a creative moment, and bring a little piece of Japanese art into your home. Space is limited, so early registration is recommended.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kimekomi-japanese-traditional-doll-making-frog-owl-more-55330/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/kimekomi-japanese-traditional-doll-making-frog-owl-more-3/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2ece153e5a3a332666e724220ea09dbae1ebc343573f4ab3c9fc8dc8551c98df-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kikuo Saito: Alphabet Paintings", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-12-19T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "James Fuentes LLC", "address": "Delancey Street 55", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting/abstract-painting"], "description": "Kikuo Saito: Alphabet Paintings is an exhibition at James Fuentes Gallery presenting a major series of abstract paintings. It introduces the Alphabet Paintings, works on gridded canvases stenciled with random Latin letters that the Tokyo-born artist Kikuo Saito (1939–2016) produced from the 1990s to the 2010s. After moving to New York in 1966, Saito worked in both visual art and theater, assisting Color Field painters and bringing improvisation and chance from the stage into his art. The series explores color, form, and vision, treating letters not as messages to read but as a new world to live with and transform.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kikuo-saito-alphabet-paintings-53285/", "official_url": "https://jamesfuentes.com/exhibitions/kikuo-saito-alphabet-paintings", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9e1114b3db0d9f64645d63c7c898663382bd7ee64064db513579240d03f1d8f5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Iei: A Portrait of the Life You Are Living", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$180 hair & makeup + portrait (30 min); $50 portrait only (about 10 min); two-day festival admission", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "180.00", "tickets_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-iei-portrait-session", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/photography/portrait-photography"], "description": "Iei: A Portrait of the Life You Are Living is a portrait session where you can be photographed for your own iei, the portrait placed at a Japanese funeral, while you are still alive. It is part of the Memento Mori in NYC event at Resobox and is led by New York photographer Tokio Kuniyoshi with hair and makeup artist Michael. In Japan more and more people are choosing their own funeral portrait themselves, and the session is less about preparing for death than about honoring the person you are today. Photos are retouched and delivered as digital files on the spot, with hair and makeup or portrait-only options.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/iei-a-portrait-of-the-life-you-are-living-55325/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-iei-portrait-session/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/600a7a691778b6c7249c987caadd9b73fecddb4aeb60970da6a0481797cd0f56-2000.webp"}]}