The Citi Exhibition: Manga
The British Museum | |
Location | London, England |
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Patrons | Citi, IAG Cargo[2] |
Organised by | Nicole Rousmaniere and Matsuba Ryoko (curators, Sainsbury Institute for Art)[3] |
Website | Official website |
The Citi Exhibition: Manga (or simply Manga, stylized as The Citi exhibition Manga マンガ') was an exhibition housed at the British Museum from May 23 to August 26, 2019. It was the largest exhibition of manga (Japanese comics or graphic novels) ever held outside of Japan.
Overview
The Citi Exhibition: Manga was organized by
- A basic overview of manga, including editorial and production processes
- The history of manga from the Meiji era to the present
- Genres of manga, including sports, adventure, romance, science fiction, and boys' love
- The impact of manga on society, including Comiket and the World Cosplay Summit
- Original manga artwork
- Three-dimensional works based on manga, such as ceramics and sculptures
A central display of the exhibition was Shintomiza Kabuki Theatre Curtain (1880) by
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Reception
The Citi Exhibition: Manga was the British Museum's most popular exhibition in 2019, and had the youngest audience on record for any paid exhibition at the museum.[3]
In a review for The Guardian, critic Jonathan Jones gave the exhibition 2 out of 5 stars, calling it "a tragicomic abandonment of a great museum's purpose," criticizing the juxtaposition of classic Japanese art with modern manga as inviting patrons "to seriously accept that manga’s big-eyed heroes [...] are themselves as worthy of attention as a work by Hokusai."[8] In a responding review also published in The Guardian, critic David Barnett wrote that manga "belongs in the British Museum as much as the Elgin Marbles", and commended the British Museum for having "rightly recognised [that manga] has contributed rather uniquely to modern culture over at least a hundred years, and continues to do so".[9] In commentary for The Comics Grid, critic Salina Christmas wrote that they were "in awe" of the exhibition, and that they were "proud to see Asian culture enjoying this level of prominence at the British Museum."[4][10].
Notes
- ^ The museum has collected manga periodicals since 1874, beginning with the first manga magazine Eshinbun Nipponchi.[4]
References
- ^ Arina, Tsukada (November 29, 2021). "An Ainu-language expert illuminates their worldview". The Japan Times. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ The British Museum. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ S2CID 202522017.
- ^ a b Noah, Sherna (December 5, 2018). "British Museum manga exhibition will not shy away from horror or sexuality". Irish Independent. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "大英博物館がマンガの可能性を切り拓く The Citi exhibition Manga 大英博物館「マンガ展」". News Digest (in Japanese). Vol. 1530. May 2, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- The British Museum. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ Jones, Jonathan (May 20, 2019). "Manga review – where has all the riotous fun and filth gone?". The Guardian. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ Barnett, David (May 23, 2019). "Manga belongs in the British Museum as much as the Elgin marbles". The Guardian. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- doi:10.16995/cg.181.
Further media
- Iszi Lawrence (August 27, 2019). "The British Museum Membercast: The power of manga" (Podcast). The British Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
External links
- The Citi Exhibition: Manga at The British Museum official website