when: 30 September 2020 - 30 October 2020 | venue: The Japan Foundation | cost: Free | address: Level 4, Central Park, 28 Broadway, Chippendale NSW 2008 | website: https://jpf.org.au/events/hiroshi-nagai-paintings-for-music/ | tickets: https://jpf.org.au/events/hiroshi-nagai-paintings-for-music/
published: 30 Oct 2020, 5 min read
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Hiroshi Nagai: Paintings for Music surveys the relationship between Japan's city pop music and the paintings of esteemed illustrator Hiroshi Nagai.
This is the first international solo exhibition of Nagai, whose cover art for Eiichi Ohtaki's A Long Vacation and numerous other iconic record jackets spearheaded Japan's city pop music culture. Since then, Nagai has collaborated with musicians and brands around the world, leaving his mark on contemporary culture and style.
This exhibition explores an era that encapsulated the new young urban lifestyle in Tokyo through the lens of Nagai's paintings. His dreamy visual palette and associated city pop hits epitomised the cultural reverberations of Japan's economic boom, providing a soundtrack and aesthetic for young urbanites lusting after endless summers by the poolside and an indulgent city nightlife.
Hiroshi Nagai: Paintings for Music presents 20 of the illustrator's original works spanning his career, as well as a collection of record jackets made for a variety of music styles from Japan and around the world, including soul, funk, pop, reggae, boogie and more.
Presented by The Japan Foundation, Sydney in collaboration with FMCD Gallery Studio.
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Hiroshi Nagai: Paintings for Music surveys the relationship between Japan's city pop music and the paintings of esteemed illustrator Hiroshi Nagai.
This is the first international solo exhibition of Nagai, whose cover art for Eiichi Ohtaki's A Long Vacation and numerous other iconic record jackets spearheaded Japan's city pop music culture. Since then, Nagai has collaborated with musicians and brands around the world, leaving his mark on contemporary culture and style.
This exhibition explores an era that encapsulated the new young urban lifestyle in Tokyo through the lens of Nagai's paintings. His dreamy visual palette and associated city pop hits epitomised the cultural reverberations of Japan's economic boom, providing a soundtrack and aesthetic for young urbanites lusting after endless summers by the poolside and an indulgent city nightlife.
Hiroshi Nagai: Paintings for Music presents 20 of the illustrator's original works spanning his career, as well as a collection of record jackets made for a variety of music styles from Japan and around the world, including soul, funk, pop, reggae, boogie and more.
Presented by The Japan Foundation, Sydney in collaboration with FMCD Gallery Studio.
Go see Hiroshi Nagai: Paintings for Music 2020.
Hiroshi Nagai: Paintings for Music 2020 is on 30 September 2020 - 30 October 2020. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Chippendale. Call 02 8239 0055 for details. Visit their website at https://jpf.org.au/events/hiroshi-nagai-paintings-for-music/.
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