Publication in English<\/p>\n
This catalogue accompanies the exhibition Beauties, Ghosts, and Samurai. The Japanese Pop Culture Tradition From Edo Ukiyo-e to Manga, Anime, and S\u016bp\u0101 Furatto in the 20th and 21st Centuries<\/em>, displayed in 2024 at the LNMA National Gallery of Art. This is one of the few attempts (and the first one in Lithuania) to exhibit the interconnections of the materials that are rarely, if ever, displayed together in a museum space: ukiyo-e prints, historical giga caricatures, erotic shunga booklets, commercial hikifuda posters, pre-war and post-war manga comics, cards from children\u2019s menko games, posters of anime films and computer games, advertising video clips of the famous cosmetics company Shiseido, an animated historical kabuki theatre curtain, excerpts from renowned anime films, and works by Japanese contemporary artists (including representatives of the s\u016bp\u0101 furatto<\/em> movement) in painting, graphics, photography, animation, and sculpture that reflect, sometimes ironise and question these materials.<\/p>\n The exhibition showcases the works of over 70 artists, grouped into three categories \u2013 images of beauties (bijin<\/em>), scary or funny stories of phantoms (y\u014dkai<\/em>), and the heroic deeds of samurai (bushi<\/em>, samurai<\/em>). The exhibition curator and catalogue editor Dr Ar\u016bnas Gel\u016bnas delves into the history of Japanese popular culture and provides readers with intriguing answers as to the significance of discussing Japanese popular culture in Lithuania. Jurgita Ignotien\u0117 explores what led to the popularity of this culture in Lithuania. The conversation between the curator and the exhibition\u2019s chief consultant Prof. Tetsuya Ozaki highlights the specifics of Japanese art reception in the West and Japan. Dr Raphael Koenig introduces the creative labyrinth of contemporary artist Yuichiro Ukai, while the exhibition architects compare the scenography with public space. The catalogue includes a comprehensive timeline and an illustrated typology of phantoms, facilitating the navigation of the Japanese pop culture chronology.<\/p>\n Editor Dr Ar\u016bnas Gel\u016bnas<\/p>\n Text authors: Dr Ar\u016bnas Gel\u016bnas, Jurgita Ignotien\u0117, Dr Raphael Koenig, Dr Tetsuya Ozaki, Petras I\u0161ora-Lozuraitis, Ona Lozuraityt\u0117-I\u0161or\u0117<\/p>\n Graphic designer Laura Grigali\u016bnait\u0117<\/p>\n Book designer Edita Namaj\u016bnien\u0117<\/p>\n Proofreading by Dr Ilona \u010ciu\u017eauskait\u0117<\/p>\n Translated by Emilija Ferdmanait\u0117<\/p>\n Coordinator Dr Ieva Maz\u016brait\u0117-Novickien\u0117<\/p>\n Photographers: Vaidotas Auk\u0161taitis, Gintar\u0117 Grig\u0117nait\u0117, Andrej Vasilenko<\/p>\n Published by the Lithuanian National Museum of Art, 2024<\/p>\n Printed by UAB Petro ofsetas<\/p>\n 500 copies<\/p>\n 240 pages<\/p>\n 17×24 cm\u00a0<\/p>\n