Diary: Nov. 24th '98, in Ueno Park (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ)
by Tetsuya Noda
- Date:
- 1989-99
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Part of Noda's ambitious "One Hundred Views of Tokyo" sub-series — itself subtitled "Message to the 21st Century" — this print places the Diary format within a larger urban documentation project. Set in Ueno Park on a November day in 1998, the image records one of Tokyo's most historic green spaces during autumn, when ginkgo trees turn gold and the park fills with visitors enjoying the fall colors. The Japanese subtitle (東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ) frames the project as both homage to Hiroshige's famous "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" and a forward-looking message to the coming century. Created between 1989 and 1999, this sub-series mapped Tokyo's landscape at the end of the millennium.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Diary: Nov. 24th '98, in Ueno Park (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ) was created by Tetsuya Noda (野田哲也) in 1989-99.
Diary: Nov. 24th '98, in Ueno Park (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ) depicts urban scenes and landscapes, set at Tokyo, Ueno.