As eloquently portrayed in Manga Impact, there are many shades and layers in today's Japanese culture.
An upcoming Bye Bye Kitty exhibit at Japan Society in New York shines a spotlight on creations beyond cute under the thread Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art.
Show is set in 3 sections “Critical Memory,” “Threatened Nature,” and “Unquiet Dream" and curated by David Elliott founding director of Mori Art Museum.
The sixteen featured artists are:
Makoto Aida会田誠; Manabu Ikeda池田学; Tomoko Kashiki樫木知子; Rinko Kawauchi川内倫子; Haruka Kojin荒神明香; Kumi Machida町田久美; Yoshitomo Nara奈良美智; Kohei Nawa名和晃平; Motohiko Odani小谷元彦; Hiraki Sawaさわひらき; Chiharu Shiota塩田千春; Tomoko Shioyasu塩保朋子; Hisashi Tenmyouya天明屋尚; Yamaguchi Akira山口晃; Miwa Yanagiやなぎみわ; Tomoko Yoneda米田知子.
Exhibit opens March 18 and runs until June 12, 2011.
Harakiri on the canvas for Tokyo Thursdays # 182
Previously: Doll Festival-Hinamatsuri, March 3, Visit Doll Exhibit at Tondaya in Kyoto
(* Illustration from program pages by Makoto Aida (1965– ) Harakiri School Girls (detail), 2002. Print on transparency film, holographic film, acrylic, 46 3/4 x 33 3/8 in. (119 x 84.7 cm). Courtesy Mizuma Art Gallery. Watai Collection. Copyright © AIDA Makoto)