Blanton Live: Conversations For Now

BLANTON LIVE: CONVERSATIONS FOR NOW | HOW EDO-ERA ART INSPIRES ANIME, MANGA, & CONTEMPORARY ART

GAJIN FUJITA AND SUSAN NAPIER DISCUSS THE LEGACY OF JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS IN TODAY'S POP CULTURE.

Samurai. Kabuki. Cherry Blossoms. Mount Fuji. These captivating subjects of Japanese woodblock prints, on view in the Blanton’s exhibition The Floating World: Masterpieces of Edo Japan, were part of the popular culture of their time. Now, Edo-period iconography and techniques live on in today’s pop culture from Japan and beyond—including manga, anime, zines, contemporary painting, and street art.

Two acclaimed experts, anime author and professor of Japanese studies Susan Napier, and internationally recognized contemporary artist Gajin Fujita, come together to discuss the many fascinating ways historic Japanese art surfaces in contemporary culture. They’ll also consider how Japanese pop culture has captured peoples’ imaginations across the globe.

Location: Auditorium (located in our Check-in building), Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas.

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