Gallery
Edo Pop: The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints
March 9–June 9, 2013
Edo Pop playfully juxtaposes classic ukiyo-e prints from such masters as Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige with contemporary works inspired by these artists and their works. Delve into alluring worlds created by the power of Edo period and contemporary popular culture in which change is the only constant.
Organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, with the contemporary art selections curated for the New York presentation by Miwako Tezuka, PhD, Director, Japan Society Gallery.
Admission: $12; students & seniors $10; Japan Society members and children under 16 free. Admission is free to all on Friday nights, 6-9 pm.
Gallery Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 11 am-6 pm; Fri. 11 am-9 pm; Sat. & Sun. 11 am-5 pm; closed Mon. & major holidays. Docent-led walk-in tours are conducted Tues.-Sun. at 12:30 pm. Japanese language tours are conducted Friday nights at 6 pm. Tours are free with admission and are approximately one hour in duration. To arrange group tours, call (212) 715-1224.
Free Audio Tour: Gallery Associate Cory Campbell leads listeners on an audio tour through Edo Pop: The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints. Guiding patrons through each section of the exhibition, using one item from each section as an example, this tour is an excellent opportunity for patrons who can't attend one of our regularly scheduled docents tours to get an insider's take on this unique exhibition.
Click here to purchase Worldly Pleasures, Earthly Delights: Japanese Prints from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, a catalogue featuring highlights from their ukiyo-e collection.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
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Workshop
Art for Artists: Japanese Woodblock Printmaking Class
Saturday, June 8 — Sunday, June 16
Sold Out
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IMAGE GALLERY
Gallery Lessons
Edo Pop: The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints
Tues.–Fri., March 12–June 9
11 am–12 pm and by appointment
Pre-K-12th grade school groups can schedule interactive, object-centered, one-hour Gallery lessons Tuesday-Friday at 11am and at other times by appointment. The fee is $45. Title-One schools are free with proof of Title-One status. For additional information and or to book an appointment, please call (212) 715-1224. Please give two weeks' advance notice.
Media sponsorship is provided by WNYC.
Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines.
Exhibitions at Japan Society are made possible in part by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund and the Friends of the Gallery.
Arts & Culture Lecture Programs are made possible by funding from the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund.
Japan Airlines is the exclusive Japanese Airlines sponsor of Lecture Programs at Japan Society.
United Airlines is the exclusive U.S. Airlines sponsor of Lecture Programs at Japan Society.
Additional support is provided by Chris A. Wachenheim, and the Sandy Heck Lecture Fund.
Image: Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Under the Wave off Kanagawa (detail), 1831-34. Color woodblock print, 10 1/4 x 14 13/16 in. Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Bequest of Richard P. Gale 74.1.230.
Visitor Information
Location
333 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
Box Office Hours:
Monday - Friday, 11 AM - 6 PM,
Weekends during exhibitions, 11 AM - 5 PM
Business Hours:
Monday - Friday, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday–Thursday, 11 AM–6 PM
Friday, 11 AM–9 PM
Saturday & Sunday, 11 AM–5 PM
Closed on Monday & major holidays
Japan Society will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day.
Phone: (212) 832-1155
Box Office: (212) 715-1258
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