Want to check out some Japanese art from the Edo period? The Art Institute of Chicago’s exhibit highlighting the Kabuki theater is on display from Dec. 15 to Feb. of 2008. More the 700 prints from the Katsukawa School of artists (c. mid-1760s to mid-1790s) show images of the famous performers in the Kabuki theater.
View more at the Art Institute of Chicago’s website.
After the New Year, check out the Museum of Contemporary Art for some Modern Japanese Art. Takashi Murakami: Jellyfish Eyes is open Jan. 6 to the end of the month. This exhibition is a wallpaper installation of a work that was acquired for the MCA. Jellyfish eyes covers a whole wall in the cafe at the Museum.
The MCA notes, “Murakami is one of the most significant artists of his generation to emerge from Japan. He is internationally recognized for his various curatorial projects, artworks, and mass-produced items, particularly those created with his studio and artists’ collective Kaikai Kiki. Murakami’s work blends east and west as well as fine art and design.” (See the whole article at the MCA here.)
