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A chat with the architect behind the New York institution’s transformation and an art historian’s view on it, plus a chat ...
Shin Hanga (or “new prints”) developed as a revival of the traditional ukiyo-e style of printmaking from Japan’s Edo period, yet it reflected more modern-day subject matter and techniques ...
Missing for decades from the Anglophile version of its origin story was another great visual narrative tradition, of the East ...
Already open (and running through Jan. 4, 2026), Tacoma Art Museum’s Echoes of the Floating World focuses on the influence of Japan’s ukiyo-e wood-block prints on contemporary Pacific Northwest art.
Then read the guide IN PRINT. Monet painted Waterlilies around ... The painting also brings the ukiyo-e style to mind, with its cropped composition and confident color choices.
Japan left as indelible a mark on the world of publishing and art as Tsutaya Juzaburo (1750–1797). A masterful entrepreneu ...
Throughout the residences, the couple echoed other design movements, from Bauhaus art and Meiji-era ukiyo-e prints to the Modernist geometry of Dutch de Stijl art, made famous by Piet Mondrian and ...
Northeast artists fear AI's rise in animation could erode traditional styles. They seek a balanced approach to preserve ...
Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival – Fri-Sun, Apr 11-13, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free and open to the public. Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall and Fisher Pavilion, 305 Harrison St, ...
There is plenty in the world for avid travellers to discover, especially as more destinations attract infrastructure ...
E-reading has rapidly emerged as the predominant mode of reading, subduing traditional print reading (p-reading) in less than two decades, facilitated by desktops, laptops, tablets and e-readers.