The Project
The Asia Society’s ‘Cultural Diplomacy Re-imagined’ breakfast forum was a special closing event of the Art Gallery of NSW’s summer blockbuster show ‘Japan Supernatural’, presented in partnership with the gallery’s VisAsia Council. 

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The ‘Japan Supernatural’ exhibition received popular and critical acclaim, and beautifully illustrated how Japan continues to fascinate us – at both a conceptual and aesthetic level. It blended art, popular culture, history, mythology, spiritual beliefs, political and personal commentary – all packaged up into exquisitely executed works of art. The Asia Society used the opportunity to consider Japan’s future as a global soft-power leader. Together with Bruce Miller, former Australian Ambassador to Japan 2011 – 2017, Melanie Eastburn, Curator Japan Supernatural and Dean Prenc, General Manager Pop Culture at Madman Entertainment, ArtsPeople’s Kathryn Hunyor led a panel discussion about Japanese cultural diplomacy and culture as ‘soft power’.