Closing Soon: Two Visions of Tokyo at Minneapolis Institute of Art
Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa, 1856, 7th month. Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858; Sakanaya Eikichi, Publisher, Japanese. Edo period (1603–1868). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.. P.75.51.381
There’s still time to experience Hiroshige’s 100 Views of Edo x Emily Allchurch at the Minneapolis Institute of Art before it closes this Sunday, August 23! Bringing together Utagawa Hiroshige’s celebrated 19th-century woodblock prints with British artist Emily Allchurch’s contemporary photographic series Tokyo Story, the exhibition creates a fascinating dialogue between two visions of the city, nearly two centuries apart. Don’t miss this captivating journey from Edo to modern Tokyo!
