9.15.2021 UPDATE
＜Live Printing Demo with Ogawa Nobuto＞
Place: TRUNK (HOTEL)/ 5-31 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0001 JAPAN
Date: Saturday, September 25
Time: 16:30
During our 3-day exhibition at TRUNK (HOTEL) we will be hosting a live printing demonstration with printer OGAWA Nobuto on Saturday, September 25.
During the public demonstration, Ogawa will print Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa, accompanied by explanations on the technical aspects of his craftsmanship, offering viewers a deeper insight into how this masterpiece was created.
The demonstration will last about an hour. Visitors are welcome to drop by for a few minutes, or to stay and watch until the end, as Ogawa layers colour after colour to finish the iconic wave. Hope to see you there!
*The live demonstration and exhibition will be held under strict Covid-19 prevention measures. Please respect TRUNK (HOTEL)’s guidelines upon entry, and wear a mask at all times. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Place: TRUNK (HOTEL)/ 5-31 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0001 JAPAN
Exhibition dates: Friday, September 24 through Sunday, September 26
Opening hours: 11:30 -19:00
We are pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition UKIYO-E PROJECT presents: VESTIGES OF EDO AT BELL TOWER at TRUNK (HOTEL), a boutique hotel located in the heart of Shibuya, from September 24 through 26. It will be the first time to exhibit our most recent artworks, Vestiges of Edo at Bell Tower, that launched this summer in collaboration with the Japanese craft beer maker COEDO Brewery.
The works will be presented alongside the woodblocks that were used to print them, as well as sequence prints to offer a deeper insight into the craftsmanship that went into creating the works.
Ukiyo-e are woodblock prints, making it possible to create variations of an artwork with a single set of woodblocks and only a few colour adjustments, and since the Edo period, this technical characteristic has been used to convey the transition of time, such as from day to night or the changing seasons. Vestiges of Edo at Bell Tower depicts the summer sky at different times of day, whereas Vestiges of Edo in Tsukuda, a landscape series of Tsukuda produced last summer that will also be exhibited in the show, portrays the beauty of the nostalgic neighbourhood as seen during the four seasons.
All of the exhibited works will be available for purchase.
Please feel free to drop by and take a look if you are in the area!
We look forward to seeing you.
UKIYO-E PROJECT team
*The exhibition will be held under strict Covid-19 prevention measures. Please respect TRUNK (HOTEL)’s guidelines upon entry, and wear a mask at all times. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.