Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World Comes To Glen Ellyn

GLEN ELLYN, IL — Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" and more than 50 other works of art from Japan's Edo Period will be on display at the Cleve Carney Art Gallery next summer.

“Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collection will feature nine more pieces by Hokusai, along with woodblock prints and other work by Hiroshige and works from other artists in the Edo Period.

“Art at this time was very intimate and focused on themes of performing arts, courtly life, nature, and the vibrant urban culture of Edo,” Cleve Carney Museum of Art Curator Justin Witte said in a statement. "Now 200 years later, the striking and graphic style of these images still feels fresh and innovative, inspiring contemporary artists and illustrators.”

The exhibition comes from a partnership with The Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art. As of July 2024, the opening date for the exhibition had not been announced.