Japan Modern - Japanese Prints From The Elise Wessels Collection plants culminating in a solo exhibition

culminating in a solo exhibition in America

eventually settling in a house (“an interactive environment”) he built with his partner

The authors Victoria Gaiger and Tom Loxley – the editors of the award-winning rakesprogress

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and sixteen essays commissioned by the institute

Japan Modern - Japanese Prints From The Elise Wessels Collection plants culminating in a solo exhibitionJapan Modern presents an overview of Japanese printing in the first half of the twentieth century, a time when Japan was flourishing. Prints made after 1900 portray the turbulent times unlike anything else. Using an ancient wood carving technique, artists show us modern life: streets scenes with high rise buildings, cars, railroads, factories and Japanese women with modern hairdos dancing and drinking cocktails. However, more traditional subjects,