Keiichi Tanaami (1936–2024) created a series of unique works by referencing, distorting, and transforming characters created by Fujio Akatsuka (1935–2008), who was known as the king of gag manga. In 2021, he created a series of massive gravure art prints based on a proposal from Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage. The series was titled TANAAMI!! AKATSUKA!! He followed the series with one creation after another, including folding screens, a tea room, kimonos, and tarots.

Video works will also be shown at the venue. The planned video exhibits include a work featuring scenes of the gravure printing process mixed with factory sounds, a documentary of the TANAAMI!! AKATSUKA!! / That's All Right!! exhibition held at Shibuya Parco in 2023, and live footage from the retrospective exhibition Keiichi Tanaami: Adventures in Memory held at the National Art Center, Tokyo in 2024.

Exhibition Dates

September 27, 2025 - October 25, 2025 

Venue

Minnesota Street Project 

Opening Hours

11:00 am – 6:00 pm

 

Press Release

 

 

Shueisha Manga–Art Heritage