The group exhibition Japan Art Alliance is being presented at Westwood Gallery in SoHo. The show is put on by Westwood Projects (a division of Westwood Gallery established to focus on international artists, which is currently organizing several museum exhibitions nationwide) in conjunction with ALC, Associate Liberal Creators, an arts organization, based in Tokyo, whose purpose is to offer exhibition opportunities to Japanese artists, particularly in New York.
In the spirit of the occasion, Westwood Projects did things a little differently with this exhibition. While most of its collaborative ventures involve the gallery’s own stable of artists, for this show it turned over its impressive 5,000 foot exhibition space to the artists selected by ALC in a gesture of cross cultural solidarity that other established New York City venues would do well to emulate.