Artwork Title: Monumento à Imigração Japonesa (Monument to Japanese Immigration), Avenida 23 de Maio

Monumento à Imigração Japonesa (Monument to Japanese Immigration), Avenida 23 de Maio, 1988

Tomie Ohtake

Artwork Title: Monumento à Imigração Japonesa (Monument to Japanese Immigration), Avenida 23 de MaioArtwork Title: Monumento à Imigração Japonesa (Monument to Japanese Immigration), Avenida 23 de MaioArtwork Title: Monumento à Imigração Japonesa (Monument to Japanese Immigration), Avenida 23 de MaioArtwork Title: Monumento à Imigração Japonesa (Monument to Japanese Immigration), Avenida 23 de Maio
Inaugurated in 1988, it is located in a median strip. There are four 12 meter strips of concrete, in wave form, representing the generations of Japanese who came to Brazil. In 2012, the work gained new colors at the request of the Tomie herself, so that the city gained another novelty. (http://www.brasilpost.com.br/2015/02/12/sao-paulo-tomie-ohtake_n_6671410.html) Monument to Japanese Immigration, 1988. In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Japanese immigration in Brazil, realized the "waves" of Avenida Vinte e Três de Maio, which are now part of the city's landscape. (http://entretenimento.uol.com.br/album/2013/11/19/conheca-as-principais-obras-da-artista-tomie-ohtake.htm#fotoNav=8)
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