Art Exhibition: Mai Miyake “Dead Angle”

Date: 4th – 27th October

Venue: ICN gallery 96-98 Leonard Street; London EC2A 4RH

ICN gallery is proud to presents “Dead Angle” by artist Mai Miyake who has been chosen as one of the 10 female artists who are active in the Japanese contemporary art world. This is her first solo exhibition in the UK. What is the remarkable of her work is the use of Classic literature formats and

Gallery Talk: “Japanese Landscape Prints: Then & Now” Ukiyo-e Pop

Part of the Ukiyo-e & Contemporary Japonism exhibition!

Location: ICN gallery 96-98 Leonard Street, EC2A 4RH London

Date: Thursday 16 August from 7-8pm

Dr. Monika Hinkel’s last talk for the

DVD Review: The Great Yokai War (Yokai Daisenso) – A Film By Takashi Miike

A journey from childhood to adulthood and the loss of innocence!

Adapted by Hiroshi Aramata from his serialised novels ‘Teito Monogatari’ (Tales of the Imperial Capital) The Great Yōkai War revolves around the struggles of the adolescent Tadashi Ino and his companion Yōkai against the human become immortal demon Yasunari Katō who is ultimately intent on destroying Tōkyō.

After his parents divorced adolescent Tadashi Ino and his mother Yōko moved to a small town and are living in in his grandfather’s house. During a festival at a local Shinto shrine where he is being baited by the