Take a closer look at selected artworks featured in the wide-ranging exhibition WAVE: Currents in Japanese Graphic Arts through a series of short spotlight talks taking place within the Japan House London Gallery.

The series opens with presentations by a number of visiting artists discussing their own works featured in the exhibition, with subsequent talks by Japan House London team members and other speakers from various backgrounds and disciplines.

Each session, showcasing a single artwork, is different and packed with information, inviting guests to take a glimpse into one of the numerous and diverse artworks presented in the current exhibition. Every talk offers an individual approach and personal touch, as the artworks are chosen by the speakers themselves.

Spotlight talks last about 15 to 30 minutes and begin in front of the Gallery on Japan House London’s Lower Ground floor promptly at the start time.

Please see the programme below for details, or read more about the artists featured in WAVE. 

 

Spotlight Talk Series Programme 

3 August – Spotlight on Asano Tadanobu 

10 August – Spotlight on Nagai Hiroshi 

17 August – Spotlight on Yoshioka Rina 

24 August – Spotlight on Kawamoto Yōko 

31 August – Spotlight on Chikatsu Takeo 

7 September – Spotlight on Uno Akira

14 September – Spotlight on heta-uma aesthetics 

21 September – Spotlight on Yamaguchi Harumi 

28 September – Spotlight on Yumura Teruhiko 

5 October – Spotlight on Moto Hideyasu 

19 October – Spotlight on Tomozawa Kotao

 

Past events in series

7 July 2023, 15:00-15:30 Suga Mica, Tsuzuki Mayumi and Kakuda Mayu (this session is longer as it includes short talks by three speakers)

8 July 2023, 15:30-15:45 Hiro Sugiyama

8 July 2023, 16:30-16:45 Takahashi Kintarō

9 July 2023, 15:30-15:45 Takahashi Kintarō

20 July 2023, 18:00-18:30 WAVE participating artist Nakajima Yūta

27 July 2023, 18:30-18:45 Talk by Sam Thorne, Director General & CEO of Japan House London