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Exploring Hiroshige and His Influence on Social Media 2022

Approached in the spring of last year, I was asked by my diplomats to develop a new concept for the JICC’s next in-person exhibit. They thought that as their designer, I could come up with a more visually interesting centered exhibit and working alongside the exhibition coordinator and a great team, I am proud to present “Exploring Hiroshige and His Influence on Social Media,” at the JICC in 2022.

The Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan, DC, is proud to present “Exploring Hiroshige and His Influence on Social Media,” an exhibition looking at the work of the seminal ukiyo-e artist, Utagawa Hiroshige, as part of the 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival. Known for harmonious compositions and bold use of color capturing Japan’s breathtaking landscapes, his work has obvious parallels to travel photography and social media posts. In this exhibition, the JICC, in collaboration with American University, wants to showcase the works of Hiroshige and celebrate his legacy on social media by presenting recent photographic interpretations of Hiroshige's ukiyo-e, submitted to us through our call for entry! It is our hope that our audience will leave the exhibit with a new appreciation for Hiroshige and the influence he has had on both the art world and the way we share our experiences.

"Exploring Hiroshige” is the headliner exhibition of the 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival, which celebrates the strong and enduring friendship between Japan and the United States, and the gift of 3,000 cherry trees given by Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the City of Washington, DC in 1912. This year is the 110th Anniversary of the gift of the cherry trees to Washington DC.

Exhibition main panels:

Smaller panels for vitrine’s that displayed the actual books of the Hiroshige prints we used throughout this exhibit.

A panel to guide our patrons on how to read some of the text on an ukiyo-e.

Introduction and title wall decals

Printed postcard that we will handout to each patron that has a QR code that links to our linktree and a pdf of an online catalog of the prints that the guests may use on their phone as they tour the gallery/exhibit space

A flyer that was included in our media press kit.

Various assets for web and online publishing

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