ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Yoshihisa Suzuki, President & COO; hereinafter “ITOCHU”) opened ITOCHU AOYAMA ART SQUARE in 2012, aspiring to encourage future generations, contribute to local communities and promote art and culture both domestically and internationally as part of its social contribution activities.
A number of exhibitions have since been held in this space.

ITOCHU is proud to sponsor “HOKUSAI UPDATED,” to be held at Mori Arts Center Gallery (Minato-ku, Tokyo) from Thursday, January 17, 2019, as part of its support for the Mécénat activities.
To commemorate this event, on the same day, ITOCHU will open “Technical Hokusai exhibition -Art and beauty of evolving Ukiyoe woodblock prints-” at ITOCHU AOYAMA ART SQUARE, aspiring to contribute to the creation of local culture.

At ITOCHU AOYAMA ART SQUARE, in contrast to Mori Arts Center Gallery, Hokusai’s masterpieces and the secrets of their production are introduced through Adachi’s reprinted Ukiyoe woodblock prints, focusing on the production technique of Ukiyoe woodblock prints.
Moreover, an original woodcut (today’s Ukiyoe woodblock prints) created by today’s Horishi (carver)/Surishi (printer) who has inherited the technique and an artist who is active in Japan and overseas is also exhibited.
Please come and see the appeal of traditional woodcut technique that is evolving even as it is being preserved.

Saturday, February 2, Demonstration and experience of Ukiyoe woodblock printing
Learn about Hokusai and the appeal of Ukiyoe woodblock prints through a printing demonstration and experience of Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.”