and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.Įastern elements elevate any home’s decor. 20, 2020.From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. (© Greg Cook photo) “Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience” at the Franklin Park Zoo, Boston, Aug. “Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience” at the Franklin Park Zoo, Boston, Aug.
And sign up for our free, weekly newsletter so that you don’t miss any of our reporting.Īll content © copyright by Greg Cook or its original creators. If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you appreciate, please support Wonderland by contributing to Wonderland on Patreon. To prevent the spread of coronavirus, visitors are required to buy timed tickets, wear masks, and maintain social distancing. Many of the lanterns here are part of the company’s touring presentation, but Zoo New England says the lit-up salamanders, Blanding’s turtles, and arches spanning the zoo’s entrances were custom made for the Franklin Park Zoo. The Boston display includes a 66-foot-long shark that you can walk through, a 26-foot-tall panda, and a 197-foot-long dragon. The firm has adapted traditional Chinese lantern festivals to create spectacles for zoos, botanical gardens and festivals in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Tucson, Louisville, Milwaukee, Albuquerque and elsewhere. They’re made in China by Tianyu Arts and Culture, the Chicago-based subsidiary of Sichuan Tianyu Culture Communication Co., Ltd., headquartered in the city of Zigong in China’s Sichuan Province.
( Update: They’ve extended the exhibition through Nov.
More than 50 displays, crafted of fabric stretched over frames of metal rods, illuminate the zoo’s 72 acres through Nov. “Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience” fills Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo with dazzling, giant sculptures of dragons, pandas, crabs, tigers, fish and flamingos lit from within by LED lights.
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