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Friday, March 23, 2012

L'Estampe originale: A Celebrated Album of Original Printmaking, 1893-95

Beginning this Saturday, March 24 2012 - Sunday, December 12, 2012, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is showing an exhibition of the series L'Estampe originale (The Original Print). Commissioned by French publisher André Marty between 1893 and 1895, this series of 95 limited-edition prints by both prominent and lesser known artists and illustrators.
Among the contributors were Pierre Bonnard, Émile Bernard, Henri Rivière, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jules Chéret, Camille Pissarro, Paul Sérusier, Joseph Pennell, and many others.
If you're in the Twin Cities I strongly recommend checking out this show - I can't wait to see it for myself!

Camille Martin
French, 1861 - 1898
Cover for the second year of l'Estampe originale, 1894
Color lithograph

Friday, October 28, 2011

Edo Pop - The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints

Beginning this Sunday, October 30, 2011 - Sunday, January 8, 2012, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is showing an exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints produced during Japan's Edo period (1600-1868). These prints first featured the beauties of the pleasure quarters and the actors of the Kabuki Theater :: Japan's "pop stars" of the time. Later, artists started to include landscapes, floral studies, etc.

This exhibition will include 160 of the MIA's best prints by the gener's greatest artists, including Hokusai, Utamaro, Kiyonaga, Harunobu, Shunsho, Tokokuni, Hiroshige, and Sharaku. The exhibition will also feature works of contemporary artists who were inspired by Japanese woodblock prints.
If you're in the Twin Cities I strongly recommend checking out this show - I can't wait to see it for myself!