EGUCHI HISASHI POP ART EXHIBITION: KING OF POP - KYOTO EDITION
The Kyoto International Manga Museum is pleased to present a large-scale exhibition looking back on 38 years of artwork by the manga artist Eguchi Hisashi.
With big hits like his first serialized work Susume!! Pirates in 1977, and Stop!! Hibari-kun! in 1981, Eguchi was a leading innovator in Japanese gag manga. Capitalizing on his pop art style that expresses three-dimensionality and texture using simple line-work, and his excellent design sense, he has also made strides in the field of illustration. It is no exaggeration to say that his diverse body of work crosses genres, and has had a major impact on subculture at large.
Last year the travelling exhibition Eguchi Hisashi King of Pop began touring the nation to celebrate works collected in his artbook King of Pop: Eguchi Hisashi Complete Illustration Collection (Genkosha Co.).
This exhibition brings together over 300 works on display, including a large number of original artwork, by incorporating works from the travelling exhibition as well as selected works from King of Pop: Side B a retrospective research exhibition of Eguchi's works held at the Meiji University Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subculture.
15 latest original illustration works which are first appearing from this Kyoto exhibition will be added to the exhibition from the Part 2 (from July 21st).
| Period | June 11 - September 4, 2016 * On July 19th and 20th the exhibition will be closed while some exhibits are changed. * 10am - 6pm (Admission to the museum until 5:30pm) * Closed: Wednesdays (Except July 14 - September 6) |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 2F, Gallery 1, 2, 3 and 6 |
| Fee | Free * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required. |
Organization: Kyoto International Manga Museum ,
Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center
Support: : Genkosha Co., Freestyle.
雑誌『少年ジャンプ』（集英社）連載
「ストップ!!ひばりくん！」「夏の疑惑」扉絵
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1982 Eguchi Hisashi
雑誌『Weekly漫画アクション』
「美少女のいる街風景」シリーズ 表紙
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1999 Eguchi Hisashi
炭酸MATCH広告イラスト
© 2015 Eguchi Hisashi
Exhibition Content
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Illustrations
180 of Eguchi's illustrations from the 1980s to his most recent works will be on display including advertisements, covers for magazines and books, CD jackets, and film character designs, etc. Introducing the breadth of his world that extends beyond the borders of manga.
* Some exhibits will be changed part-way through the exhibition. - Manga Approximately 100 original manga artworks by Eguchi will be exhibited. His most well known works Susume!! Pirtes and Stop!! Hibari-kun! will naturally be on display to represent the nostalgia of his debut, alongside short gag manga such as Nan toka naru desho!, and his more recent essay manga. The exhibition will include rare works that have never been compiled into books.
- KING OF POP:SIDE B Content from an exhibition held in October of last year at the Meiji University Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subculture, which exhibited original manga and illustration artwork by Eguchi displayed alongside his first magazine contributions and related materials to look back on what shape Eguchi Hisashi's Pop Art has taken throughout the ages.
- Up&Down the Archipelago! 5 min sketch video A video of the previously held live event Up&Down the Archipelago! 5 min sketch LIVE will be on display.
[ About the selection of touring artwork ]
The Kyoto installment of this exhibition showcases the best selection of artwork from the national touring exhibition. Please be aware that some artwork exhibited in other venues have not been included.
Related Event
Up&Down the Archipelago! LIVE Sketch -
Kyoto edition is back again!
Due to a good reputation for the previous sketch event it's back once again!
Eguchi Hisashi will draw portraits of museum visitors who will be chosen by drawing lots. As with last time, the event will be video projected in real time so audience members and the chosen visitors can see him drawing.
| Date and Time | August 6, 2016, 1-5pm |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1F, multipurpose hall |
| Artist | Eguchi Hisashi (manga artist) |
| Fee | Free * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required. |
| Capacity | 15 people (live sketch participants/ participation fee need ) 200 people (audience / first come basis) |
* Numbered audience tickets (these are also lottery tickets for participation in the live sketch) will be distributed on the day of the event from 10 am at the entrance. Tickets will be given out up to 200 tickets (limit of one per person).
* At 1pm Mr Eguchi will draw the lottery to determine the live sketch participants. Participants who are willing to join the lottery need to deposit their ticket stub into the lottery box at least 10 minutes in advance.
* Visitors selected to be sketched must pay a 2,000 yen participation fee.
* Visitors selected to be sketched may take their portrait home
* Audience of the event may take photos if it's not disturbing others.
* The sketches will be scanned to be exhibited at the other venues, also the filmed video will be shown too so please understand.
* The sketches may be published on the media. To confirm the allowance of publication, contact details will be required on the day.
Talk Event
The secret of Eguchi Hisashi's 5 min sketches
Eguchi Hisashi will discuss the secrets of his 5 minute sketches on stage, that have become the talk of Twitter, revealing the "lines" behind his many years of experience. He will talk about what kinds of drawing techniques he uses for those pop, cute, occasionally imposing, and always sensual female characters that intrigue us all.
| Date and Time | August 7, 2016 14:00 - 15:30pm |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1F, multipurpose hall |
| Artist | Eguchi Hisashi （manga artist） |
| Fee | Free * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required. |
| Capacity | 200 people (first come basis) |
| Participation | No pre-registration required Numbered tickets will be distributed on the day of the event from 10 am. |
[ A book signing by Eguchi Hisashi will be held from 4pm. ]
Signing will be available to 50 people who purchase his artbook "King of Pop: Egushi Hisashi Complete Illustration Collection" (Genkosha Co.) from the Museum shop on the day. Please refrain from bringing in other items to be signed.
* Tickets will be limited to one per person.
Up&Down the Archipelago! LIVE Sketch - Kyoto edition.
Eguchi Hisashi will draw portraits of museum visitors who will be chosen by drawing lots. The event will be video projected in real time so audience members and the chosen visitors can see him drawing.
| Date and Time | June 11, 2016, 1-5pm |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1F, multipurpose hall |
| Artist | Eguchi Hisashi (manga artist) |
| Fee | Free * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required. |
| Capacity | 15 people (live sketch participants/ participation fee need ) 200 people (audience / first come basis) |
* Numbered audience tickets will be distributed on the day of the event from 10 am.
* At the same time, lottery tickets for participation in the live sketch will be distributed to applicants from 10am (limit of one per person).
* At 1pm Mr Eguchi will draw the lottery to determine the live sketch participants.
* Visitors selected to be sketched must pay a 2,000 yen participation fee.
* Viewing the event as an audience member is free of charge.
* Visitors selected to be sketched may take their portrait home.
Other
During the exhibition the following products will be on sale in the Manga Museum shop.
- [ King of Pop: Eguchi Hisashi Complete Illustration Collection ] 5,400 yen
The anthology King of Pop is a collection of 38 years of artwork. - [ Paperback edition Eguchi Hisashi's Honest Diary ] 972 yen
Presented with a special edition, not-for-sale postcard. - [ 16 exhibition original postcards ] 150 yen each
Postcard set A (8 cards + 1 special not-for-sale card A) 1,200 yen
Postcard set B (8 cards + 1 special not-for-sale card B) 1,200 yen - Other related books will also be on sale.
Freestyle Pop Art Series print exhibition.
The company Freestyle markets high quality woodblock prints produced by first class contemporary print-makers under supervision of the artists. Seven prints from Eguchi's manga including Stop!! Hibari-kun! and his new work 2 Cow Girls will be on display and can be ordered from the museum shop. Come to see the amazing high quality of these prints.
Profile
Eguchi Hisashi was born in 1956, in Minamata city of Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu). In 1977 he debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump with Osorubeki kodomotachi (Dreadful children). His popularity soared with hit gag manga like Susume!! Pirates and Stop!! Hibari-kun! and he has received high acclaim as an illustrator. He has produced many works for advertising, including for the family restaurant Denny's. In 2015 his illustrations for the carbonated drink Match became a hot topic of conversation.
Eguchi Hisashi's homepage: http://www.eguchinn.com/index.html
Please note that the schedule, performers, and contents are subject to change.
