Calling all lovers of Japanese culture! This autumn and winter, the Maison de la culture du Japon in Paris is immersing us in the urban and societal transformations of the city of Tokyo, through a brand-new exhibition. On view from November 6, 2024 to February 1, 2025, this new temporary installation from the Maison de la culture du Japon in Paris aims to enlighten visitors on the history of the evolution of the Japanese capital, which had to rebuild itself after the terrible Kantô earthquake of 1923.
The exhibition, entitled " Tokyo, Birth of a Modern City " , features some 100 works from the collections of the Edo-Tokyo Museum, focusing primarily on the period of the 20's and 30's. These modern prints are displayed alongside posters, photographs, fashion accessories, maps and decorative objects, all divided into 4 distinct themes.
In the first section, visitors can admire prints by one of the masters of the genre, Kobayashi Kiyochika, as well as works dating from before the Great Kantô Earthquake, during the Taishô era (1912-1926). In the second section of the exhibition, photographs, documents and objects of various kinds present the disastrous consequences of this earthquake on the city of Tokyo.
While the third part of the installation highlights the reconstruction of the capital, the fourth and final part looks at the emergence of consumer culture in the Japanese city.
This new temporary exhibition from the Maison de la culture du Japon offers a fresh look at the Japanese capital. It is also an opportunity for the Japanese center, located in the 15th arrondissement of the capital, to unveil some one hundred works from the collections of the Edo-Tokyo Museum, representative of the art of modern printmaking.
Dates and Opening Time
From November 6, 2024 to February 1, 2025
Location
House of Japanese Culture
101B Quai Branly
75015 Paris 15
Prices
Tarif réduit: €3
Plein tarif: €5
Official website
www.mcjp.fr
