Exhibition ‘The World of Ishiko Junzō: From Art via Manga to Kitsch’ Opened

On December 10, the exhibition titled ‘The World of Ishiko Junzō: From Art via Manga to Kitsch’ opened at the Fuchu Art Museum (until February 26, 2012). It revisited the full scope of work by ISHIKO Junzō, who was active as a contemporary art critic during Japan’s turbulent high-growth period. It consisted of three chapters: ‘Bijutsu (Art)’; ‘Manga’; and ‘Kitsch’. This densely packed exhibition, comprising 130 works, explored ISHIKO’s approach of questioning established artistic values and evaluating works through a ‘process of digging deeper and deeper downwards’. (Japanese)