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2■Exhibition Highlights

Exhibition room1: “EDO Girls Collection”【Part1】TOKAIDO Girls
Exhibited pieces include various
depictions of women such as
those that travel along the Tōkaidō
and popular specialties / social
customs of each post-town.
Diﬀerences between popular
culture in Edo and Kyō have also
been recognized in the work withapparent diﬀerences inwomenʼs fashion styles. Enjoy a
fresh take on the Tōkaidō from afemale perspective.

Utagawa Hiroshige

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Utagawa Hiroshige

Utagawa Hiroshige,Utagawa Toyokuni Ⅲ“Hiratsuka”

Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road “Yui”【Part2】KABUKI Heroines
We will introduce heroines
depicted from Kabuki programs
related to post-towns along theTōkaidō and legends thattranscend various generations.
As with “character” images
familiarized today, there were also
women who were adored by thepeople of Edo. Take a look at theactresses that sadly, mysteriously,
and beautifully play the part of
the heroine in each of theirrespective stories.

Fifty-three Pairings for the Tōkaidō Road “Totsuka”

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Exhibition room2: “AIKOʼS STREET ART TRAVELING”
The giant muralat the entrance is a piece that extracts inspiration from Kuniyoshi
and is presented for the ﬁrst time in Japan. The size and scale of the piece is astounding. AIKOʼs archive installation islocated in the small exhibition room. In addition to design drawings, painting tools, and stencils used to produce herwork, a world tour revolving around street artist, AIKO, can be enjoyed here through photos and visuals of murals,
design process, and scenes of neighbourhoods all over the world. Some of the highlights of the feature include an original ﬁgure that will appeal to many fans, and the package design for the reproduction version of the gun “Blaster” usedby the hero in the ﬁlm,.

▲AIKO

2015
Cony Art Walls, Cony Island
Photo: AIKO
Size：H4270mmxW8535mm
The concept and setting behind the piece is “the Skull” from the woodblock print
by Utagawa Kuniyoshi,, overcoming
inby Katsushika Hokusai, travels throughtime, and visits mermaids in Cony Island of present day. This piece is an homage
to the “pop culture” of the Edo period and “street culture” today.
*Planed to be displayed from mid-April. Please check our website for details.

▶AIKO

2018

A Collaboration work between the street artist, AIKO and craftsmen at The
Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints who continue the Edo-period techniques ofwoodcut printing. AIKOʼs new Ukiyo-e works will be revealed in the exhibition!
Work exhibited in Part 1:
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4AIKO
Born and raised in Tokyo before moving to New York City in the late-90ʼs. AIKO was inﬂuenced by American popart, and was involved in street art and graﬃti. Presented pieces in various cities around the globe including Paris,London, Dubai, New Delhi, Johannesburg, and more. Recently, AIKO is active in various art scenes globally as acontemporary artist. Loved and respected worldwide for her pop and strong art style that blends Japanese andWestern qualities with a feminine approach.
Website: http://www.ladyaiko.com/
2010年： Collaborated with street artist, Banksy on the ﬁlm.
2012年： First female to be selected for Keith Haringʼs project, The Bowery Wall in New York.
2013年： Collaborated with LOUIS VUITTON for the Spring/Summer collection as the third Japanese artist after Takashi Murakami and Yayoi Kusama.
2013年： Exhibited alongside Katsushika Hokusai and Kitagawa Utamaro in the “EDO POP” Group Exhibition hosted in New York by Japan
Society. Introduced as a contemporary Ukiyo-e Artist.
2014年： Involved in the Isetan department store Shinjuku, Tokyo for “Early Spring Festival Advertisement Campaign”, and designed the entire
building decoration inside and the window display.
2014年： Created a piece in response to a request from Michelle Obama, Former First Lady of the United States.
2015年： Involved in the production of Madonnaʼsmusic video.
2018年： Plan to host an exhibition and residency at MuseumsQuartier in Vienna this summer.

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5■Artworks“AIKOʼS STREET ART TRAVELING”

Work exhibited in Part1&Part2（Planed to be displayed from mid-April.）Please check our website for details
AIKO2015 Cony Art Walls, Cony Island

2015
Cony Art Walls, Cony Island
Photo: AIKO
Size：H4270mmxW8535mm“EDO Girls Collection”

Work exhibited in Part1Utagawa Hiroshige“The Ōi River on the Tōkaidō Road”
Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art“EDO Girls Collection”
Work exhibited in Part2
Utagawa Hiroshige,Utagawa Toyokuni Ⅲ“Yui”
Collection of Shizuoka City
Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art“EDO Girls Collection”
Work exhibited in Part2
Utagawa Kuniyoshi“Minakuchi”
Collection of Shizuoka City
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2018.3.16■About the Museum
Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art is the ﬁrst art
museum in Japan to focus on the works of Edo Ukiyo-e Artist,
Utagawa Hiroshige. There are approximately 1400 landscape
woodblock prints and other works within the Hiroshige collection,
including Hiroshigeʼs masterpieces Fifty-Three Stations of theTōkaidō (Tōkaidō Hoeidō Edition) and One Hundred Famous Views ofEdo.We aim to promote a new culture of Ukiyo-e through curated
exhibitions connecting Ukiyo-e with contemporary works. Visitors canenjoy 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 Fifty Three Stationof the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Hoeidō Edition) caused a great sensation, after that he continued to create
Ukiyo-e prints about the Tōkaidō and the landscape of Edo and became famous as landscape artist.
While he was working on what is considered his late-life masterpiece, One Hundred Famous Views ofEdo, Hiroshige fell ill and passed away at the age of 62. Hiroshige's bold composition and lyrical style is
loved by all and his works continue to inﬂuence artists all over the world.

Related Event 1: “Tokaido Community Wall Project” at Kambara
A Mural workshop by the artist AIKO with local children.

□Date: Early in April, 2018

□Place: “bloom by 3rdplace” 1-15-23, Kambarashinden Shimizu, Shizuoka City

Co-sponsored by bloom by 3rdplace, Suruga Juuki Co.,Ltd., Sakura real estate Co,. Ltd.

Related Event 2: AIKO: Artist Talk
□Date: May 3 (Thu. / Holiday) 2018, 13:00 - 14:00□Admission: Free *museum entrance fee is required.
Meeting place is the lecture room on 2nd ﬂoor. No pre-registration needed; unlimited enrolment

Related Event 3: Gallery Talks by a Museum Curator□Date: April 15 (Sun.), May 13 (Sun.) 2018, 13:00 - 13:30□Admission: Free *museum entrance fee is required
Language: JapaneseMeeting place is the entrance hall of the museum. No pre-registration needed; unlimited enrollment

Related Event 4: Ukiyo-e Demonstrations & WorkshopsDemonstrations and workshops by The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing who continue theEdo-period techniques of woodcut printing. All ages are welcome to participate.
□Presenter: The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing□Date: May 3 (Thu. / Holiday) 2018 ; Morning / 11:00 - 12:30, Afternoon / 14:00 - 15:30□Admission: Free *museum entrance fee is required□Registration: Applications accepted by telephone (054-375-4454) or through our website.
Printing workshop spaces are limited to the ﬁrst 15 people (pre-registration recommended).
Registration will close once all spaces are ﬁlled.

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2. AIKO
3. AIKO
4. Utagawa Hiroshige“Hiratsuka” Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
5. Utagawa Kuniyoshi“Yui” Collection of Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
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