It's finally time to be held! “THE WORLD OF UKIYO-E”

Connecting the World Presents in Ukiyo-e to the Present

With an installation using materials such as Japanese paper, ink, light, and images, using Ukiyo-e works as a motif, the interior is an interface space connecting the world in Ukiyo -e with the present day. Edo culture and modern sensitivity are mixed, and many people's experiences and personal experiences blend together, and the sense of “era” and “individual” concerns. An attempt to bring out the role and artistry of Ukiyo-e as a medium with a contemporary artistic approach is also the motivation for this exhibition. Now, the perception that they are visiting the museum to see the exhibition has become a vague, and a mysterious space where visitors can experience Ukiyo-e as a reality while falling into a Strange Sense of “Where the Hell is This Place” unfolds.

An exhibition of real woodblock prints of masterpieces

The Exhibition of Real Woodblock Prints of Representative Ukiyo-e Masterpieces by Katsushika Hokusai and Kitagawa Utamaro is one of the major highlights of this exhibition. Can you see THE TEXTURE OF MULTICOLOR PRINTS UP CLOSE. While feeling a different atmosphere from printed materials based on ink and data that are currently overflowing around us, can you realistically feel the atmosphere of the Edo period, when Multicolored printed materials like exhibitions were overflowing.
Furious, We Will Celebrate the Authentic World of Ukiyo-e, such as Exotic Hokusai comics, which are the roots of current anime and manga culture, and influences of the Ukiyo-e Production process by craftsmen who have inherited orthodox techniques

The second installation of the “3D Ukiyo-e Exhibition,” which was very popular in 2019

This is the second installation of the “3D Ukiyo-e Exhibition,” which was very well received in 2019. At the “3D Ukiyo-e Exhibition,” “Nature of Women (Nature of Women)” is considering using various methods using Ukiyo-e beauty techniques as motifs.
In 2021, which is the second installment, we will focus on the worldview presented Ukiyo-e, and use plenty of contemporary artistic traditions to discover new values and experiences Through Ukiyo-e.

“THE WORLD OF UKIYO-E” Director Team

Sakai Eiji/Edo Folklore Handrail Woodblock Print Original

Mr. Sakai argues to pass on Ukiyo-e techniques and argues its appeal as a new art. After retiring from a trading company in his 20s, he thought Edo woodblock printing and Ukiyo-e under the representative Mr. Miyazaki at Yuju Publishing Co., Ltd., the original Edo Ukiyo-e Woodblock printing company. Confused, they are considering about the aging of craftsmen and the decline of the woodblock print industry, and they begin searching for what Ukiyo looks like in the present day. Concerns on collaborations with manga and anime that have been discussed worldwide as contemporary Japanese culture, Ukiyo-e production was discussed with the cooperation of each copyright Holder Who Sympathized with Mr. Sakai's Ideas, works by Doraemon, Tezuka Osamu, Naruto, Ghost in the Shell, and the world-famous film Star Wars. Even now, while taking on the challenge of various collaborations, we are also starting to reprint Hokusai's original drawings and shunga with the aim of further developing the skills and Succession of engravers and engravers.
Representative Director of Bansan Co., Ltd., Representative Director of Hoseido, and Director of the Tokyo Traditional Woodblock Print Crafts Cooperative Association certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

At THE WORLD OF UKIYO-E, please enjoy the modern appearance of “Ukiyo-e,” which has been loved discovered the ages by Bansan Co., Ltd.

Version 3 Co., Ltd.
Homepage　http://www.hanzou-japan.com/index.html

Miko/Kirie Artist

KIRIE is an art performance group that focuses on Japanese mythology and stories as themes. It's a highly artistic team that is attracting a lot of attention overseas. Miko, who leads this team, appeared under Kyo-yuzen artist Hayashi Yuho and was presented by Japanese art, and has been searching for avant-garde expressions that appeared expand People's values due to her sharp sensibility. In particular, body art using a kimono belt pattern, which was held as a fashion show in 2009, received so many responses, and the artist's position as a “fog artist” was founded as a A new genre. In the same year, the Japanese art team “KIRIE” was formed to create shows and video works on themes such as Japanese stories and old songs, etc., and introduced them domestically and Combining, Designing in Europe, and Designing and Selling Original Products Using Traditional Japanese Techniques and Materials in 2011. Currently, he is a leading creator who focuses in Japanese style and also focuses on stage decoration and space design. We are creating new Japanese beauty from the fusion of “past” and “present” beauty, and considering the appeal of Japan to the younger generation and overseas.

Please enjoy the gorgeous world of “Japanese beauty” by KIRIE at THE WORLD OF UKIYO-E!

Miko Kirie
Homepage　http://kirie-jp.com/index.html
‍Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kirie.miko/
‍Twitterhttps://twitter.com/miko_kirie

Miho/Calligrapher

Studying a teacher's degree from the Miyazaki Prefecture Calligraphy Association Sumiyukai and received the Minister of Education's Scholarship Award. In addition to expressions using ink and Japanese paper, Miho works using modern materials to expand the meaning of calligraphy.
We are presenting the expression of various calligraphy by creating titles for films and artists, and collaborating with various artists. We are also considering calligraphy, and are considering our field of activity both domestically and domesticated, such as France, Mexico, and the UAE. He is also creating works as Hokiri -hommu- in collaboration with fog painter Miko.

Please take a look at THE WORLD OF UKIYO-E, THE CALLIGRAPHER Miho, who vividly presents the original form of letters, and each exhibition emits a different atmosphere!

Calligrapher Miho
Homepage　https://www.miho-offical.com/
‍Instagram　https://instagram.com/shokamiho

Ryō Aoyagi/Videographer

Mr. Ryo Aoyagi is in charge of video production for THE WORLD OF UKIYO-E. I work as a videographer who directs, images, and edits by myself. Exploring to express the sense of sharing that only comes from being there and in that atmosphere, in images, the creations born from it, I have chosen all over Japan and worked on various projects.

From 2007 to 2010, he worked as an AD for music video production companies such as Yumi Matsutoya and Wolfuls.
From 2012 to 2014, he directed, shot, and edited by himself, and produced activities for MVs and corporate PVs.
From 2015 to 2020, he was elected as a director and videographer at a BToB video production company, and was in charge of corporate branding movies and tourism branding videos.
Received a gold medal at the 2017 Yamagata Prefecture Takahata Tourism Video Public Relations Competition.
He won the 2019 Milan International Theatre Award for martial arts performance with lighting direction, and received the highest audience award selected by the audience.
Inherent Independent as a freelance filmmaker in 2020.
Expectations as Projection Director for the 2021 Balloon Artist EMI JINGU Fuchu Okunitama Shrine Performance

The World of UKIYO-E was directed and directed by videographer Ryo Aoyagi. Please enjoy your time in a timeless creative space that you will never be able to experience again.

MIU/laser show designer

Mr. MIU is in charge of the laser production of the world of UKIYO-E. From live houses to arena classes, and from club events to festivals, he has worked on many festivals, music videos, laser productions, concerts for various artists, and is active in Various music scenes. In addition to the music scene, they are active in a wide range of domestic and international themes such as fashion, art, beauty, and exhibitions, while also selling laser systems and Attracting them in stores.

Production Inglot
Google YouTube Brandcast 2016 (Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan)
Ultra Japan 2015 (TOKYO ODAIBA ULTRA PARK main stage)
Ultra Japan 2016 (TOKYO ODAIBA ULTRA PARK main stage)
Electrox 2017 (Makuhari Messe Event Hall SONIC BEATS STAGE)
After the Rain Morning Glow Afterglow (Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo)
I want to do a live performance at Mafumafu One-Man Live Tour Hikikomori! (Final Performance/Makuhari Messe Makuhari Event Hall)
Together with Mom Special Stage 2016 (Saitama Super Arena, Osakajo Hall)
NHK Enterprise/NHK Media Technology 8KVR Contents “Sakanaction AOI -Aoi-” (Theater U, Japan Future Science Museum)
Above all, the “SHOW-GUTS” MV LASER PRODUCTION WITH A BIG HEAD
GARI “SHAKE DOWN” MV LASER PRODUCTION

The World of “Ukiyo-e” brightly colored by laser show designer MIU. Please enjoy it at THE WORLD OF UKIYO-E!

Laser Show Designer/MIU
Homepage　http://miyuu.lighting/
‍Twitter　https://twitter.com/miuchapa

Surishi/ Tetsui Hirokazu

Born into a family of woodblock print craftsmen, Hirokazu Tetsui is an engraver who also invented the path of ascetic practice and inherited traditional techniques. At each exhibition, they invented woodblock printing techniques that have been tried down from generation to generation, and are working tirelessly as an entity that shows a tradition That is developing rather than becoming obsolete. Concerned were also celebrated at cultural events held at the Russian-Japanese Friendship Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2009/11, and were well received. A craftsman certified as an intangible cultural property cultivation technique by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, and a member of the Tokyo Traditional Woodblock Print Crafts Cooperative Association.
Contemporary Ukiyo-e works by surishi Hirokazu Tetsui will be presented at the venue. Please take a look at the craftsmanship of the origami artist up close. Experience the history and beauty of Ukiyo-e at THE WORLD OF UKIYO-E!

Tokyo Traditional Woodblock Print Crafts Cooperative Association
Homepage　https://edohanga.jp/

Space Installation Artist/Tetsuya Sato

Mr. Tetsuya Sato places appeared on stories spun out of concepts, and uses the entire space as a medium of expression. In order to maximize the value of the space we work on, we make full use of new digital technology called media art and innovative visual expression. Mr. Sato explains that he was taught by his original childhood experiences, and contributed in creating original experiences for the next generation through creativity. After graduating from the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, he joined Walt Disney Japan and went to the US as an artist in charge of attraction concept planning at Walt Disney Imagining, Where He Was Attracted in Charge of Developing Attractions and Theme Areas at Disney Parks in the Asian Region. Currently, I belong to Sony.

Awards and Affiliations
2011 Walt Disney Company Japan
2012 Los Angeles MODS Museum of Dream Space “Response to Glow Worm” Exhibition
2015 AWS Summit Tokyo IoT Award 2015
2017 SEGD (The Society for Experiential Graphic Design) GLOBAL DESIGN AWARD
Won the 2017 Thea (Themed Entertainment Association) Awards 2017
2017 Sony Corporation
2018 Singapore Samat8Q “Three Dimensionality: Vertical, Horizontal, and Past” exhibition
Experts from the 2019 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Concretion Study Working Group
2020 Japan Space Design Award Silver Award “Remembering NIFREL and Ogi”

Mr. Sato was responsible for CG video production at THE WORLD OF UKIYO-E. Please take a look at how “Ukiyo-e” has been incorporated into the present world by making full use of modern technology!

Space installation artist Tetsuya Sato
Homepage　https://yaba.me/

A VIDEO WORK IN WHICH MANY DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD OF UKIYO-E also mentioned

Ukiyo flower basket

This work is based on Ukiyo-e and beauty highlights that have been shown online since 4/17.
THE WOMEN WHO ARE THE SOURCE OF BEAUTY BEGIN TO MOVE IN THE PICTURE, INDULGE IN REFLECTION, AND PLAY.
The inside of the picture is a beautiful past, and the outside of the picture is also reality. As if wandering through the past and reality, I am surprised on the front and back of the past drawn picture, and the fact that their anguish and feelings are invisible in the past and reality part.
A work about the beauty of Ukiyo-e Bijin-ga and a woman who lives a strong and ephemeral life in that era. Modern elements are added to music and production based on Ukiyo-e, and past and present are linked on stage.

Organizer/Directed and Choreographed by Fujika Suzu
Video: Ryo Aoyagi
Performers: Karin Kato, Kotomi Imai, and Mina
Music Sarugaku/Piano Juri/Song · Ryogo Obata/Violin Waccha /Voice Percussion
Lighting Mori Noriyuki
Sound Kenji Kanazawa
Costume/Stage Design Mikou KIRIE

“Sakura Sakura” Composer: Miyagi Michio Presents by Sarugaku

“Gondola Song” Lyrics: Isamu Yoshii Composition: Shinpei Nakayama

“Hokusai” published and presented by Sarugaku

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Teaser video

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Please come to Ueno, a fresh green world where can you experience the Ukiyo-e world with a variety of contemporary art!

“THE WORLD OF UKIYO-E”
2021.4.24 (Sat) and 25 (Sun) 10:00-17:00
Ueno Royal Museum Main Building 1st Floor
https://www.japanpromotion.org/en/article/241
Organizer: Japan Promotion Association
Planning/Production: Bansan Co., Ltd.
Space Production: KIRIE
Video Director: Ryo Aoyagi
CG Production: Sato Tetsuya
Laser direction: MIU
Music: Obata Ryogo

MEMORING ARTISTS (alphabetical order)
Eiji/etsutsu/Erika Ward, Saito Ryosuke, Sakakura Katsumi, Shiozaki Akira, Stephen LeRoux/ Takumi/ Tokita Misuzu/ Maruyama Juna/Monica/Yosuké/ Watanabe Naohito

Ukiyo-e exhibition cooperation
Tokyo Traditional Woodblock Print Crafts Cooperative Association

This exhibition has been certified by the Agency for Cultural Affairs Beyond 2020 program.

2021/4/24 (Sat) -25 (Sun)
Ueno Royal Museum Main Building 1st Floor
1-2 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo
3 minute walk from JR Ueno Station/5 minute walk from Tokyo Metro/Keisei Electric Railway Ueno Station
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