
<Dates>2025.03.14-04.24
Fantasista Utamaro
HOKUSAI ART COLLABORATION
He who knows the future listens to the voice of the past
Along the way, I still play with obsessions.
Those who seek the future listen to the whispers of the past.
But, I'm not there yet. Still... No Obsession, No Life.
The Edo period was a time of turmoil and a time when culture and art flourished. "Japonism" shook artists around the world, and Hokusai's manga expression became the foundation of modern Japanese culture. Through the bodies and ideas of Fantasista Utamaro, we visualize the context of expression that has been passed down from the Edo period to the present day. This is a creative journey that transcends time.
Fantasista Utamaro HOKUSAI ART COLLABORATION
As an artist , creative director and animation director , he is based in Brooklyn, NY , and creates artwork inspired by Japanese pop culture, spreading Japanese culture to the world through his own creations. His infinitely multiplying artworks are installed in all media, and his activities are not limited to art, but continue to expand borderlessly to design, fashion and video. To date, he has collaborated with global brands such as Apple , Google , Microsoft , Disney , Nike , Adidas and Netflix , pop artists such as Pharrell Williams and Hatsune Miku, and many of Japan's leading anime titles. In recent years, the trailer film for the Tokyo Olympics for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , which he participated in as art director, won a BAFTA in 2022 .