“SugiPOP!” At LeBasse Projects Featuring Murakami, Gary Baseman, And More
From the press release:
“SugiPOP!: The Influence of Anime and Manga on Contemporary Art” opened in Fall 2010 at the Portsmouth Museum of Art. Elements of the exhibition now come to LA to be seen at LeBasse Projects.
The show features the work of more than 30 artists tracing the origins of manga, the rise of Japanese Contemporary Art and into how the art forms have influenced artists around the world.
Sugi, the Japanese word for ‘too much,’ represents the extreme characteristics of Japanese manga and anime, which have merged with the American phenomenon of Pop, to become SugiPOP – a blend of Japanese and American contemporary art shaped and defined by over-the-top pop.
The exhibition features an international roster of artists including Japanese Contemporary artists Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Yoshitaka Amano and Hisashi Tenmyouya.
International artists contributing to the exhibit include Gary Baseman, Simone Legno, Yumiko Kayukawa, Seonna Hong, Audrey Kawasaki, Hush, Morgan Slade, Edwin Ushiro, Matt Haber, James Roper, Andrew Hem, Mike Shinoda, SharkToof, Yoskay Yamamoto and more. Finally the exhibition includes original cels from some of the most significant anime films ever made, including Cowboy Bebop and Princess Mononoke.
The show opens on March 19th.
