Expo '70
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
Description
Expo '70 — the World's Fair held at Osaka's Senri Hills in 1970 under the theme "Progress and Harmony for Mankind" — was one of the defining events of Japan's postwar economic miracle, its futurist architecture and international pavilions representing Japan's arrival as a global industrial power. Hagiwara's print engages with the expo as both event and symbol, the fair's optimistic modernism filtered through his distinctive carved-surface aesthetic. The contrast between the expo's utopian vision and Hagiwara's more meditative artistic temperament gives the image an interesting critical edge.
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1928
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Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"
1930
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Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Expo '70 was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄).
Expo '70 depicts urban scenes, architecture, and abstract.