Tokyo: Art & Photography
PAST EXHIBITION
This major exhibition was a celebration of one of the world’s most creative, dynamic and thrilling cities, giving an opportunity to explore Japan’s capital city through the vibrant arts it has generated over 400 years.
It featured a wide variety of artworks created in a metropolis that has constantly reinvented itself. Highlights included historic folding screens and iconic woodblock prints, video works, pop art, and contemporary photographs by Moriyama Daido and Ninagawa Mika.
With new commissions by contemporary artists, loans from Japan and treasures from the Ashmolean’s own collections, the show provided a fascinating insight into the development of Tokyo into one of the world’s most important cultural hotspots.
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"A thrilling encounter with one of the world’s great art capitals"
The Guardian
"Wonderful... this show is a treat"
The Telegraph
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"Enthralling... a captivating survey of Japanese art"
The Observer
WATCH THE TRAILER
https://www.youtube.com/embed/p4AOzG9fZDU?rel=0
EXHIBITION FILM
Enjoy a 16 minute curator-led tour
Take a look inside our Tokyo: Art & Photography exhibition in this brand new film. Explore Japan’s capital city through the vibrant arts it has generated over 400 years as you enjoy a 16-minute virtual tour of the exhibition with curators Lena Fritsch and Clare Pollard.
SOME OF THE WORKS ON DISPLAY
Click on each image to see the full artwork
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EXHIBITION SHOP
MOUNT FUJI GREETING CARD
RED CRANES TOTE BAG
TOKYO CATALOGUE
GREAT WAVE FACE MASK
FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BOLD PRINT
HOKUSAI PHOENIX SILK SCARF
TOKYO STATION PRINT
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
TOKYO ART & PHOTOGRAPHY
Co-edited by exhibition curators Lena Fritsch and Clare Pollard
This beautifully-illustrated new book looks at a city which has undergone constant destruction and renewal over its 400-year history, and tells the stories of the people who have made Tokyo so famous with their boundless drive for the new and innovative – from samurai to avant garde artists today.
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SUPPORTERS
Lead Supporter: Mr Hiroaki and Mrs Atsuko Shikanai and the Shikanai Foundation
Supported by:
Ishibashi Foundation
White Rainbow
Pictet & Cie
Japan Foundation
Toshiba International Foundation
Gillies McKenna and Ruth Muschel in honour of Kiyoko Hanaoka
The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Giles and Vanessa Campion
Nomura Foundation
The Poleberry Foundation & Martin Dunphy
Japan Society
Thank you to...
The Sumitomo Foundation and The Aurelius Charitable Trust for the support of the conservation of One Hundred Views of New Tokyo
The Suntory Foundation and the J Paul Getty Jr General Charitable Trust for support towards the catalogue
