"JAPANORAMA. Ukiyo-e Today" at ESH Gallery

*UPDATE: 4/16

Dear friends,

Good news! We are happy to announce that our show JAPANORAMA. Ukiyo-e Today with ESH Gallery, is finally opening, starting on Tuesday April 20.

Exhibition period: April 20 - June 25
Opening hours: 11:00 - 19:00 (by appointment only)
Place: Via Forcella 7, 20144 Milan

UKIYO-E PROJECT team

We are having a solo show at ESH Gallery in Milan, Italy.
ESH Gallery showcases a beautiful selection of contemporary ceramics, glass, metal, lacquer and art jewelry with special emphasis on contemporary Asian Art.
This is our very first show in Italy, and we are honored to have our works shown in this wonderful space.
Grazie to Riccardo and his team.

Exhibition period: March 23 - May 14
Opening hours: 11:00 - 19:00 (by appointment only)
Place: Via Forcella 7, 20144 Milano

VESTIGES OF EDO AT BELL TOWER

Final drafts by Mateusz URBANOWICZ: Noon (left); Evening (right), from
Vestiges of Edo at Bell Tower (2021)

We are excited to announce we will be releasing Vestiges of Edo at Bell Tower, the second of our Vestiges of Edo landscape series this summer!

This new piece features Toki no Kane, the historical Bell Tower that stands in the center of Kawagoe City, in Saitama Prefecture. The landmark is designated as a tangible cultural property by Kawagoe City. 

Both versions will be produced in limited editions: a purely aizuri version (left), printed solely in different shades of blue to give off a fresh and summery vibe, and another with a subtle touch of pink (right), for a dreamy, evening look.

We are currently in the woodcarving stage - we will be sharing photos and videos on our special web page dedicated to this new work as well as on our Instagram, so make sure to follow our social media accounts too!

"EXPRESSION AND APPRECIATION" ART TEXTBOOK

We have some wonderful news today. Kabuki, our first collaboration ukiyo-e with KISS, will be featured in Expression and Appreciation, an art textbook that will be used by middle schools nationwide.
The ukiyo-e is included in the “Prints” section, and the textbook itself will be used for a total of 4 years, starting April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2025.
We are honored to be part of a national education program, and it would mean the world to us if our works can help inspire future generations in the slightest way.

"NEW JAPANESE AESTHETICS: MANGA CREATION" EXHIBITION

Our ukiyo-e illustrated by Masumi Ishikawa will be on show at the exhibition New Japanese Aesthetics: Manga Creation, hosted by Hankyu Umeda Department Store.
The seven prints featuring KISS, Iron Maiden, and David Bowie will be exhibited alongside works by legendary manga artists such as Tezuka Osamu (author of Astro Boy), and Koyama Chuya (author of Space Brothers). As ukiyo-e are considered to be the origin of the manga we know today, we are thrilled for our contemporary ukiyo-e to be exhibited together with the works of such iconic artists.
Please drop by if you are in the area.

Exhibition period: March 24 - April 5
Time: 10:00 - 20:00 (closes at 18:00 on the final day)
Place: Hankyu Umeda Department Store, 9F Art Stage (Osaka, Japan)
For more info: click here

VESTIGES OF EDO IN TSUKUDA

We are very excited to finally be able to announce the launch of a new landscape series, the first work featuring Tsukuda, a neighborhood in the east of Tokyo known for its contrasting architecture of the old and the modern. The title Tsukuda ni Nokoru Edo no Omokage translates to “the vestiges of Edo in Tsukuda” - the word omokage (vestige) refers to the reflection on the river’s surface, that has continued to exist to this day, despite the fact that other things may have evolved or disappeared over time.

When we trace back the history of ukiyo-e, we can see that there have been many foreign ukiyo-e artists such as Paul Jacoulet, Elizabeth Keith, and Noël Nouet who created important shin-hanga works. We decided to follow this path in history and welcome Polish artist Mateusz Urbanowicz as the illustrator for this new Tsukuda landscape.

We will be taking pre-orders until August 16; we will be offering a special discount of 15%, only applicable during these three weeks so don't miss your chance. Please click here for more details.

LA ART SHOW

Thank you all for visiting our booth at LA Art Show in the City of Angels!
All of our prints were exhibited along with a rare feature of woodblocks and sequence prints of our Aladdin Sane Ukiyo-e. Many local and international visitors came to see our artworks, and it was a great experience to present our contemporary ukiyo-e in person.
We can’t wait to do an event in Los Angeles again, hopefully very soon!

TODAY AT APPLE

Together with the Apple store in Marunouchi (Tokyo), we hosted “Art Lab: Digital Representation of Ukiyo-e with Sekioka Senrei” on January 26th 11:00am-12:30pm. People gathered to hear Sekioka Senrei III talk about his life as an ukiyo-e woodcarver, and the adventures and challenges of his craftsmanship and career.

After the talk and live wood-carving demonstration, attendees were invited to digitally recreate our David Bowie Shapeshifting Comparison (Aladdin Sane) ukiyo-e using Procreate, an iPad drawing app. It was specially adapted to this event, and it was fascinating to see everyone's creativity through a single artwork.A big thank you to everyone who participated and made it a huge success, and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

SCOPE MIAMI BEACH

Thank you all for visiting our booth at SCOPE Art Show in Miami Beach!
All of our prints were exhibited along with a rare feature of woodblocks and sequence prints of our Aladdin Sane Ukiyo-e. Thousands of local and international visitors came to see our artworks, and it was an honor to be able to interact with many of them.
We hope to be back in Miami Beach soon.

UKIYO-E EXHIBITIONS @ MAK MUSEUM IN VIENNA

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Austro-Japanese friendship, the MAK Vienna will be holding two exhibitions from the 25th: "KUNIYOSHI +" dedicated to the artist's works, and "UKIYOENOW", where all our ukiyo-e will be shown alongside prints by Andrew Archer. It is a great honor to announce that all of our works have been purchased by the MAK this year to be part of their collection, and that they will be exhibited at a show that commemorates such a historic event. We will be holding demonstrations with a traditional printer from Japan and talk shows on the 26th, so please join us if you are in the area.

ASIA NOW PARIS

We will be back in Paris from the 16th to 20th of October for ASIA NOW.
ASIA NOW is an art fair specializing in contemporary Asian art, offering artists, galleries, collectors, and all art lovers the ideal platform to exchange dialogue and interaction on the contemporary Asian art scene. All of our prints will be available for purchase during the fair. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Date: 10/16-10/20 (Please check opening hours on Asia Now as they may vary depending on the date)
Place: 9 Avenue Hoche 75008 Paris, Japanese platform (Ukiyo-e Project - Booth J 05)
Entrance fee: Full fare 15€
Reduced fare 10€
Weekly pass 45€

NOUS RECAP

Merci Nous for the fun week!
Met so many great people here, really thankful to everyone involved.