comunicarearte: NIPPOSUGGESTIONI, east and west relations in art: Murakami's Arhat cycle in Milan, palazzo reale

venerdì 1 agosto 2014

Murakami's Arhat cycle in Milan, palazzo reale

Finally one of the masterpieces of contemporary art arrives in Milan. without a doubt is the artistic event of the year in the city that will host Expo 2015 in a short time. Murakami shows his spiritual care after the disaster in March 2011 that struck northern Japan, its culture, food, people. to this is added the nuclear tragedy, indelible.
here i will publish soon, on nipposuggestioni, my exclusive interview with the master of Superflat, online also on other blogs and social for disclosure and information on art and Japanese culture. stay tuned! online from september

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When you have the chance to see a masterpiece on display in your home town, you have to see it many times, every day with different eyes: Murakami cycle of Arhat, rich history of contemporary spirituality, but above many details. The precious details that pop up every other day I visit the artwork. During many visit i did, i m still feeling like inside a SISTINA SUPERPOP CHAPELLE!

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EDOPOP & FLOATINGpop reports

EDOPOP & FLOATINGpop reports JapanPOP, FLOATING POP A curatorial project by Christian Gancitano, in collaboration with Deodato Arte Here is the concept history starting from FLOATING WORLD from which we extrapolate the development of our research of the relationship between East and West relations in pop arts: FLOATING POP (japanese pop art), take a look to Asia as an emerging power and already dominant on the worldwide's imaginary of fashion, comics, design, as an art influencer, one of more active cultural player, economy development, not only japan therefore, that despite everything, it was the first Asian power, democracy westernized. With this "Japan POP art show" an innovative artist combination, we will keep the guidelines of “edo pop”, an art project that i am still forwarding since 2004, it was already started my researching about japanese pop arts since Edo period till the latest artistic trend, taking a look to expanded relationship in art between Eastern and Western pop cultures, massive consumption, advertising and communication. Ukiyo (浮世 "Floating World") Described the urban lifestyle, Especially the pleasure-seeking aspects, of Edo-period in Japan (1600-1867 Tokugawa period). The "Floating World" culture developed in Yoshiwara, the licensed red-light district of Edo town (modern Tokyo), which was the site of many brothels, chashitsu tea houses, and kabuki theaters frequented by Japan's growing middle class. The ukiyo cultures arose also in other cities Such as Osaka and Kyoto and coming out, beginning of the last century, in Paris . Here began the first real pop art, is the famous Japanese's woodblock prints well known as ukiyo-e, or "pictures of the Floating World," In These districts, already more than 4 century ago, had began their origins the japanese's pop cultures, first in the world affordable art, often depicted scenes of the Floating World itself, such as geisha, kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers, samurai, chonin and prostitutes that was same of contemporary pop stars and massive brand icons . In fact, FLOATING POP is still a worldwide important TREND TODAY: the newest artist, son of this culture, represent mass consumption, leisure and entertainment globalized using a universal language "POP", this was already among the oriental and western culture, sign of begin of today's global marketplace.

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venerdì 1 agosto 2014

Murakami's Arhat cycle in Milan, palazzo reale

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