We are pleased to announce that the JFT Gallery will reopen from Thursday, July 23, 2020.
The health and safety of our guests and staff members is our primary concern.
As we re-open the Gallery to the public, we ask you for your cooperation to keep the Gallery a safe place for yourself, for other visitors and for our staff by carefully reading the following JFT Acknowledgement and Guidelines below:
JFT Acknowledgement and Guidelines
What to expect when you visit the Gallery
- In order to manage the flow and capacity of visitors, all visitors must make a booking prior to visiting
- All visitors and staff must wear a mask inside the building
- Please use hand sanitizer provided at the entrance
- Please keep a safe space (2 metres) between yourself, other guests and staff
- No lockers are available at this time, so please travel light and avoid bringing large bags and backpacks
- In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we may decline entry to those who are non-compliant with the regulations listed above.
- The Bloor street and concourse level entrances are open. The Yonge street entrance is closed
- Elevator access to the 3rd floor is limited, you must be accompanied by JFT staff. Instructions on how to contact JFT staff will be in the booking confirmation
Manga Hokusai Manga:
Approaching the Master’s Compendium from the Perspective of Contemporary Comics
「マンガ・北斎・漫画」展 — 現代日本マンガから見た『北斎漫画』
July 23 – September 18, 2020 (new extended dates!)
In light of Japan’s contemporary comics and their global proliferation, the 19th-century Hokusai Manga is attracting increasing interest. Fans worldwide tend to even regard this pictorial compendium by ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai as the origin of today’s manga. But the outward appearance of these two types of manga does not immediately suggest a continuous tradition. Do present-day graphic narratives and the master’s “diverse drawings” share anything other than a name? Unlike past exhibitions of Hokusai’s work, Manga Hokusai Manga approaches the Hokusai Manga from the perspective of contemporary Japanese comics, focusing on genre, pictorial storytelling and participatory culture rather than the integration of word and image or the role of popular characters. And instead of aiming at a historiographic verification of influences, the exhibition invites viewers to ponder their own notions about manga by comparing works from different periods while exploring the diversity therein. Jaqueline Berndt Professor, Manga/Comics Theory, Kyoto Seika University.
JFT Acknowledgement and Guidelines
ADMISSION: FREE
GALLERY HOURS 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM & 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Mon OPEN
Tue OPEN
Wed CLOSED
Thu OPEN
Fri OPEN
Sat & Sun CLOSED
The Japan Foundation, Toronto
2 Bloor Street East
Hudson’s Bay Centre, 3rd floor
Above Royal Bank of Canada
www.jftor.org 416.966.1600 x229
