TEZUKA Osamu
Japanese 1928–89
Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atomu) 1965
title page for Roboids 1965 (detail)
Shonen, published by Kobunsha
gouache
33.8 x 24.0cm
© Tezuka Productions
TEZUKA Osamu
Japanese 1928–89
Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atomu)
© Tezuka Productions
Single Entry Tickets
Adult: $12
Concession: $8
Family Pass: $32
(2 adults / 3 children)
NGV Member Adult: $6
NGV Member Family Pass: $16
Unlimited Entry Tickets
Adult: $30
Concession: $20
NGV Member Adult: $15
ADVISORY MESSAGE
Parental guidance is recommended.
Visitors please note this exhibition contains images, footage, and language of a graphic nature.
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Tezuka
the Marvel of Manga
A National Gallery of Victoria Touring Exhibition organised in association with Tezuka Productions.
3 November 2006 to 28 January 2007
Ground Level, NGV International
Admission fees apply
23 February to 29 April 2007
Art Gallery of NSW
2 June to 9 September 2007
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
TEZUKA Osamu is heralded as an icon of the Japanese manga movement; acknowledged in Japan as an artistic master, and revered as the figurehead of the manga and anime industries.Creating over 700 manga titles during his lifetime, Tezuka is best known in the West for his cartoons of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion which were serialized for television in the 1960s.
Curated by Philip Brophy, this exhibition profiles the work of Tezuka, acclaimed for its complexity and originality, his drawings showcasing an extraordinary calligraphic dynamism. Tezuka's prolific manga work contains two main streams: manga ‘comic pictures’ for a youth audience, including Astro Boy, Kimba and Princess Knight; and gekiga ‘drama pictures’ – more seriously-toned, adult oriented narratives such as Song of Apollo and Ludwig B, that stress realistic effect and emotional impact. This exhibition features both aspects of his work, introducing Western audiences to the complexities and extraordinary range of the manga form.
This exhibition has been negotiated through Tezuka Productions in Tokyo. Comprising original drawings, designs for manga covers and posters, the exhibition will introduce Western audiences for the first time to the full scope of Tezuka’s artistic output.
To coincide with this exhibition, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) is holding a special cinema retrospective Focus on Tezuka , also curated by Brophy, and Kids' Flicks presents a selection of Tezuka children's films.
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