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1Secondary Exhibition: Giuseppe De Francesco TOKYO HYAKUPart 1: November 28 (Tue.) ‒ December 27 (Wed.) 2017
Part 2: January 5 (Fri.) ‒ February 4 (Sun.) 2018
Organizer: Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Designated Manager: NPO Hexaproject

November 28 (Tue.) 2017 ‒ February 4 (Sun.) 2018

It is said that Utagawa Hiroshige began to work on scenery art in the 1830s, the work that was depicted was “Famous Places in the Eastern Capital”,
which depicted sights of his hometown, Edo. Approximately 25 years later, Hiroshige attempted at “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”, the piece thatis to highlight his later years. Within the 120 pieces of this epic series (including the table of contents and some works by Hiroshige II), there are pieces
that have inspired European Impressionists including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet, as well as many people both nationally and internationally.
Ten years after “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” was published, “Edo” became known as “Tokyo”; please enjoy the many scenes of “Edo” thatHiroshige had left behind for our generation.
Please also see Tokyo through the lens of Italian photographer, Giuseppe De Francesco, in his works at “TOKYO HYAKU”. The exhibited photographseries crops out the sights of Tokyo 160 years later and is an homage to Hiroshige's “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”. Discover Edo with Hangaand revisit Tokyo through photographs; delve into the depths of Tokyo through two contrasting visions.

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Hiroshigeʼs masterpiece which Gogh imitated

Van Gogh, artist from the Netherlands and famous for works, “Les Tournesols” and “Terrasse du café le soir” is known to be
an avid collector of Ukiyo-e. He has also created Ukiyo-e imitation pieces by the name of Japonaiserie (Japan-taste). This
includes the “Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake” that allows the viewer to feel the sound through countlesslines of ink that express pounding rain and movement through images of people rushing on the bridge to avoid the sudden
shower, as well as “Plum Garden in Kameido” that exaggerates the size of the foreground with perspective representationand known for the distinct contrast of red and green. We hope you enjoy
that melted
the heart of Van Gogh.

Work exhibited in Part1.

Work exhibited in Part2.

Utagawa Hiroshige

Utagawa Hiroshige“Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art“Plum Garden in Kameido”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

Related Event 1/ Giuseppe De Francesco: Artist Talk

Date: December 3 (Sun.) 2017, 13:00 - 13:30
Admission: Free *museum entrance fee is required.
Meeting place is the entrance hall of the museum. No pre-registration needed; unlimited enrolment

Related Event 2 / Gallery Talks by a Museum Curator

Date: December 10 (Sun.) 2017 & January 21st (Sun.) 2018, 13:00 - 13:30
Admission: Free *museum entrance fee is required.
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3■Artworks
by the Master Landscape Artist Utagawa Hiroshige was made in the artist's
last years and is noted for the frequent use of extremely enlarged foreground objects to create depth. Publishedin succession from 1856, 100 pieces were planned just as the title suggests. But it proved so popular that all 100
were made within a year of it ﬁrst being released so more were published afterwards. There are 118 pieces inexistence which bears Hiroshige's name and is the largest number of works made by a single artist in a Ukiyo-eseries. In total there are 120 works including the piece “Paulownia Trees at Akasaka in the Evening Rain” byUtagawa Hiroshige II and the table of contents designed by Baisotei Gengyo. This exhibition displays approximately
107 of the 120 pieces in the series.

Work exhibited in Part1.
Utagawa Hiroshige

Work exhibited in Part1.
Utagawa Hiroshige

Work exhibited in Part1.
Utagawa Hiroshige“Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art“Asakusa Riceﬁeld and Torinomachi Festival”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art“Inside Kameido Tenjin Shrine”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

Work exhibited in Part2.
Utagawa Hiroshige

Work exhibited in Part2.
Utagawa Hiroshige

Work exhibited in Part2.
Utagawa Hiroshige“View from Massaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inlet and Sekiya”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art“Plum Garden in Kameido”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art“Bikunihashi Bridge in the Snow”
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4■Secondary Exhibition: Giuseppe De Francesco “TOKYO HYAKU”
Giuseppe De Francesco's “TOKYO HYAKU” is an homage to Hiroshigeʼs, theseries reimagine the scenery of Tokyo today using photographs. This is a series developed over approximately twoyears and is based all around Tokyo. The series is full of humor and originality captured through the eyes of an
Italian artist who has pursued the shadows of master scenery artist, Hiroshige. This exhibition displays approximately 60 of the 119 pieces in the series.

Work exhibited in Part1. (Left)
Giuseppe De Francesco
TOKYO HYAKU “Gotenyama to Daiba”

Work exhibited in Part1. (Left)
Giuseppe De Francesco
TOKYO HYAKU “Toshima, Ikebukuro, cat café”

Work exhibited in Part2. (Left)
Giuseppe De Francesco
TOKYO HYAKU “Yanaka, mannen tawashi”

Work exhibited in Part2. (Left)
Giuseppe De Francesco
TOKYO HYAKU “View from Nakagin CapsuleTower toward Shiodome park, Hamarikyu”■Artist Proﬁle: Giuseppe De Francesco
Born in Milan, Italy in 1982, graduated at the Politecnico di Milano faculty of design.
Giuseppe De Francesco has been collaborating with important Italian photographersin fashion and architecture industries before starting his career. He has been living in
diﬀerent cities and currently working worldwide for his personal researches andcommercial assignments.
His images explore places with a clean style, focusing on the content of the speciﬁc
photographic research heʼs working on. He believes that the environments we areliving in are in a continuous dialogue between our cultural heritage and the we areshaping our future. The aim of his work is to show the connection between thememory of places and the cultural identity they contribute to create.
□TOKYO HYAKU
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5■About the Museum
Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art is theﬁrst art museum in Japan to focus on the works of
Edo Ukiyo-e Artist, Utagawa Hiroshige. There areapproximately 1400 landscape woodblock prints andother works within the Hiroshige collection, including
Hiroshigeʼs masterpieces(Tōkaidō Hoeidō Edition) and.We aim to promote a new
culture of Ukiyo-e through curated exhibitions
connecting Ukiyo-e with contemporary works. Visitors
can enjoy the magniﬁcence of internationally loved Ukiyo-e works from Edo to the present.
About Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Ukiyo-e artist
He became a pupil of Toyohiro Utagawa when he was about 15 years old. His work(Tōkaidō Hoeidō Edition) caused a great sensation, afterthat he continued to create Ukiyo-e prints about the Tōkaidō and the landscape of Edoand became famous as landscape artist. While he was working on what is considered hislate-life masterpiece,, Hiroshige fell ill and passed
away at the age of 62. Hiroshige's bold composition and lyrical style is loved by all andhis works continue to inﬂuence artists all over the world.

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2345©Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art“Asakusa Riceﬁeld and Torinomachi Festival” Collection ofShizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art“View from Masaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inlet, and Sekiya”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of ArtTOKYO HYAKU “Toshima, Ikebukuro, cat café”
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4. □ Giuseppe De Francesco TOKYO HYAKU “Toshima, Ikebukuro, cat café”
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