KRAZY!
The Delirious World of Anime + Manga + Video Games

Organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery
Friday, March 13 — Sunday, June 14

KRAZY! is New York’s first major show dedicated to the Japanese phenomenon of Anime, Manga, and Video Games—three forms of contemporary visual art that are exercising a huge influence on an entire generation of American youth. The exhibition, organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery, is presented in an environment designed by cutting-edge architectural practice Atelier Bow-Wow, featuring life-size blowups of popular figures from the worlds of anime and manga within an intriguing sequence of spaces that evoke Tokyo’s clamorous cityscape. Co-curated by leading North American and Japanese specialists, KRAZY! gives visitors a direct experience of new forms of cultural production and offers fresh insight into the interdependence of three art forms of the future.

View a full exhibition checklist (PDF)

KRAZY! Catalogue Order Form (PDF)

View KRAZY! architectural diagrams (PDF)

Anime Film Screenings
The anime films that are featured in KRAZY! are shown full-length in the recently upgraded—with digital projectors and 5.1 surround sound—auditorium at the Japan Society. The films are:

Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic, Akira (1988); Masaaki Yuasa's Mind Game (2004); Satoshi Kon’s, Paprika (2006); Patlabor 2: The Movie, by Mamoru Oshii (1993); The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004), by Makoto Shinkai; and Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Episode 9, 17, 18, and 27 (1982-83), designed by Ichiro Itano.

Screenings begin Saturday, March 14 and will continue until June 14, 2009. Viewing times are Friday: 3:00 to 9:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 to 5:00 pm in the Japan Society Auditorium.

View a full film schedule (PDF)

View our KRAZY! YouTube playlist

Admission
$10; students & seniors $8;
Japan Society members and children under 16 FREE.
Admission is FREE to all on Friday nights, 6-9 PM.

Docent-led walk-in tours are conducted Tuesday-Sunday at 12:30 pm with additional tours on Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm. Japanese language tours are conducted Friday nights at 6 pm by appointment only. Tours are free with admission and approximately 30 minutes in duration.

Group tours can be arranged by calling (212) 715-1224.

Gallery hours:
Tuesday through Thursday 11 am - 6 pm
Friday 11 am - 9 pm
Saturday & Sunday 11 am - 5 pm
The gallery is closed on Mondays and major holidays.



Konnichiwa Friends Family Tours of KRAZY!
Saturday, April 11, 2 PM — 3 PM
Saturday, May 9, 2 PM — 3 PM
Saturday, June 13, 2 PM — 3 PM

Gallery Lessons
Tuesday-Friday, March 12-June 14, 11 am – 12 pm & by appointment



Visit About Japan: A Teacher’s Resource for an exciting array of resources and teaching ideas on using popular culture to teach about Japan.