Panorama of Japanese graphic scene 

The organization of a double exhibition, which gathers three generations of Japanese artists that have influenced the international art scene from the 60s up to now. This project focuses on underground and avant-garde Manga in the field of visual arts, with popular and original drawings, forms, which has been edited by committed publishers. This recognition started in 1964 when Garo Japanese publishers discovered and edited underground and iconoclast graphic artists. Nowadays this legacy can be seen internationally for instance with the Raw, a review published by Art Spiegelman.

This double exhibition entitled Mangaro and Heta-Uma is divided in two parts: one in Marseille (France) at la Friche la Belle de Mai and one in Sète (France) at the MIAM (International Museum of Modest Art) in October 2014.
The first chapter is the exhibition Mangaro which displays a series of original Garo magazines. The second, Heta-Uma is the “live” version of the first chapter. The exhibition presents the pre-punk and post-hippie Japanese creation, by bringing together objects, posters and specific productions such as graffiti or performances.

Exhibition “MANGARO”

Date: 17 Oct. 2014 – 1 Mar. 2015
Venue: la Friche la Belle de Mai (Marseille)
http://www.lafriche.org/

Exhibition “HETA-UMA”

Date:18 Oct. 2014 – 1 Mar. 2015
Venue: Musee International des Arts Modestes [MIAM] (Sete)
http://www.miam.org/

Japanese artist:

Kotobuki SHIRIAGARI, Mimiyo TOMOZAWA, Iimiri SAKABASHIRA, Jiro ISHIKAWA, Motohiro HAYAKAWA, Kyoichi TSUZUKI, Atsuhiro ITO, Masaya NAKAHARA, Norihiro SEKITNI, Hitoshi ODAJIMA, Takashi NEMOTO, Kousuke KAWAMURA, Hajime  YAMANO, Daisuke ICHIBA, Yusaku HANAKUAMA, HAMADARAKA, Maya NUKUMIZU, Oki-Chu, Masayoshi HANAWA, Shigehiro OKADA, Hideyasu MOTO, Yuka GOTO, Tetsunori TAWARAYA, Keiichi TANAAMI, Suzy AMAKANE, Yoshikazu EBISU, Suehiro MARUO, Hiroyuki NISOUGI, Keiichi OHTA, Nirotaka, Shintaro KAGO, pico pico, Teruhiko YUMURA, Chihiro FUKUSHI, Wataru KASAHARA, Fumics Pyoshifumix, Ichasu, Ichirinsya, Manook, Hideyuki KATSUMATA, Waste Style, Sakurako HAMAGUCHI, Kouhei YAMAO, Masakatsu TAGAMI