A bilingual art magazine ”ONBEAT” provides information about Japanese culture, mainly focusing on art, fashion, music and architecture.
vol.10 features manga and regional revitalization
《Feature》Manga
Manga has developed uniquely in Japan and has now become a global phenomenon. The Citi Exhibition Manga, now held at the British Museum, is one of the largest exhibitions about manga which are held outside Japan. We introduce Nicole Rousmaniere’s theory of manga, alongside with the attractions of the exhibition.
《Feature》”The God of Manga” Osamu Tezuka
Last year marked the 90th anniversary of the birth of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka. Eiichiro Funakoshi, a big fan of Tezuka, and Toshio Miura, the owner of Gallery OLYM, who highly evaluate the artistic value of Tezuka’s works talked about the appeal of Tezuka and the value and future of Japanese manga.
《The Great Wave》is regarded as the second most famous painting in the world after 《Mona Lisa》. In this issue, we explores the fascination of the world-renowned painter Hokusai Katsushika.
《Feature》Art × Regional Revitalization
Naohiko Kishi, the Executive Producer of AFT, and Hiroshi Onishi, the President of Haneda Future Research Institute, talked about challenges and possibilities of art and culture.
《Series》Art Patronage Today Interview with Steven Globus, who supports Japanese artists in New York and has a deep knowledge of Japanese culture.
