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Anime! High Art – Pop Culture
29 July 2011 to 8 January 2012
Media Conference: 28 July 2011

In recent years, Anime, the specifically Japanese form of animated cartoons, has become a worldwide and hugely successful phenomenon. Brightly coloured, catchy and energetic, the films and series such as Akira or Princess Mononoke, Pokémon, Maya the Bee, Vicky the Viking, Captain Future and Heidi have left their mark on art and popular culture.
The Art and Exhibition Hall presents a comprehensive exhibition devoted to the history, aesthetics and production methods of Japanese Anime. From the very beginnings to the great box office hits and popular small screen heroes of the late 1970s and, finally, to the current computer games, the exhibition explores the fascination of Anime and its breathtakingly dramatic pictorial language. Organised around genres, the individual sections of the exhibition present a richly varied array of material on production, reception, fandom and merchandise. The displays are complemented by film sequences, rare collector’s items and high art from the hand of celebrated Anime artists. The exhibition is accompanied by a comprehensive film programme.
In cooperation with the Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main.

Exhibition manager: Susanne Kleine

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