Japanese pop-culture art at the Japan Society in New York City
Charles Platt says: "The Japan Society in New York City has a nice exhibit of
Japanese pop-culture art, including some wonderful early
items, including video of old movies (guys wearing monster
suits) and iconic characters such as the Toshiba Man. Also,
'fine art' that uses pop-culture subject matter,
exploitatively and not very interestingly in my opinion. A
printed sign at the door warns visitors that some art
contains adult or offensive themes. When I asked a visiting
Japanese sociologist whether such a warning would be shown in
Japan, she thought this was very amusing."
Link (Here's a pdf file containing a complete list of exhibits.)


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