Great New Wave: Contemporary Art from Japan

Sara Knelman and Lisa Baldissera

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria / Art Gallery of Hamilton (July 2008)
88 pp col. ill. 11 x 9 in softcover
978-0-88885-353-0
$20.00 Can.
$24.95 US (16 euros)

After its economic collapse in the 1990s, Japan’s Superflat movement, epitomized by the work of Takashi Murikami and Yoshimoto Nara, catapulted these and like-minded artists onto the contemporary art world stage. Today, an exciting new wave of work follows in their wake, defined by a new generation of Japanese artists. Their diverse works reflect an acute consciousness of cultural tradition while simultaneously proposing visions of a globalized future. Among the artists featured are Manabu Ikeda, Yoshiaki Kaihatsu and Sayaka Akiyama. They work in a wide range of medium: drawing, installation, photography, sculpture, textiles, video and site-specific projects.

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