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Knowledge Quarter Private View: Hokusai at the British Museum

20 07 2017 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am

- Free

The Knowledge Quarter is delighted to invite staff from Knowledge Quarter organisations to the next in our series of private breakfast views. It will be on this occasion hosted at the British Museum. KQ staff and partner organisations will have the opportunity to have an exclusive look at Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave the British Museum’s new blockbuster exhibition.

About Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave

Experience the beautiful and sublime work of one of Japan’s greatest artists.

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) is widely regarded as Japan’s most famous and influential artist. He produced works of astonishing quality right up until his death at the age of 90. This new exhibition will lead you on an artistic journey through the last 30 years of Hokusai’s life – a time when he produced some of his most famous masterpieces.

Throughout the exhibition, outstanding examples of Hokusai’s work will show the artist’s creative breadth and depth. A selection of superb landscapes is introduced with the iconic Great Wave – itself part of a print series of views of Mt Fuji. Intimate domestic scenes capture fleeting moments in private lives. Exquisite depictions of flora and fauna display an innate skill in representing the natural world. The artist’s imagination is given full rein in the portrayal of supernatural creatures such as ghosts and deities. Through all of these works, explore Hokusai’s personal beliefs and gain a fascinating insight into the artist’s spiritual and artistic quest in his later years.

The exhibition will include prints, paintings and illustrated books, many of which are on loan from Japan, Europe and the USA. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see these extraordinary works together.

Please note for conservation reasons there will be a rotation of about half the artworks halfway through the exhibition run. Some works can only be displayed for a limited period of time due to their light sensitivity. The new works will substitute similar ones and will not affect the exhibition’s story. To facilitate the rotation, the exhibition will be closed between 3 and 6 July.

Registration: Please click here to book your place.

Details

Date:
20 07 2017
Time:
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/knowledge-quarter-private-view-hokusai-at-the-british-museum-tickets-35532530756

Details

Date:
20 07 2017
Time:
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/knowledge-quarter-private-view-hokusai-at-the-british-museum-tickets-35532530756

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