Dr. Akiko Takesue

Biography

Akiko Takesue is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Toronto and serves as the Associate Curator of Japanese Art and Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum. She is responsible for researching and developing the museum's extensive Japanese collection, which includes approximately 10,000 objects. Her primary research interest focuses on the reception and representation of Japanese art in the 19th century, examining the historical discrepancies and concepts surrounding 'Japanese art.' Dr. Takesue is particularly fascinated by the processes through which the meaning and value of objects shift as they move through space and time and the various agencies involved in these processes. In addition to her work at the ROM, she has gained significant curatorial experience at institutions including the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

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