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JAPAN : Kingdom of Characters
In recent years, interest in Japanese subculture, particularly in anime and manga, has dramatically grown all over the world. What exactly are “characters”? Why do characters appear and become popular? What kind of social reality do they reflect? Focusing on the theme “Characters and the Japanese,” this exhibition will showcase, through visual images and panels, characters commonly known to Japanese people that have triggered fads. The purpose of this exhibition is to introduce the world of characters in a broader sense and examine their impact on Japanese society.
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February 4-June 24, 2012
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (Norwich,United Kingdom)
February 20-March 20, 2012
National Visual Art Gallery, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
January 13 - February 4, 2012
Muzium & Galeri Tuanku Fauziah, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Penang, Malaysia)
November 30, 2011-January 8, 2012
Museo ABC de Dibujo e Ilustracion (Madrid, Spain)
November 25 - December 4, 2011
Ho Chi Minh City Museum (Ho Chi Minh,Vietnam)
November 2 - November 13, 2011
Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hue (Hue,Vietnam)
October 6 - 23, 2011
The Art Gallery, Vietnam University of Fine Arts (Hanoi,Vietnam)
October 4 - November 20, 2011
Casa Asia (Barcelona,Spain)
August 19 - September 18, 2011
Orient Museum (Lisbon,Portugal)
July 27 - September 16, 2011
The Japan Foundation Gallery (Sydney,Australia)
July 7 - August 20, 2011
Metropolitan Museum(Manila, Philippines)
June 5 - July 31, 2011
Town Hall in Bissingen(Bietigheim-Bissingen,Germany)
April 8 - May 28, 2011
The Japan Foundation Gallery (Sydney,Australia)
April 7 - May 21, 2011
The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris (Paris,France)
January 14 - February 14, 2011
Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism (Butapest,Hungary)
January 21 - March 19, 2011
RMIT University Gallery (Australia , Melbourne)
December 9 - 21, 2011
Time Hall 8F, Dream Mall (Kaohsiung,Taiwan)
November 19 - December 5, 2010
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall (Taiwan , Taipei)
September 3 - October 10, 2010
Shanghai World Financial Center (China , Shanghai)
September 27 - November 6, 2010
The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome (Italy, Roma)
