"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

"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

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!