Kyong Kim Spatial, Material, Durational


Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo 
feat. Takashi Murakami 
Exhibition Design



An Edo Journey in Prints, Objects, and Paintings



Location Brooklyn Museum, New York
Year 2024
Typology Exhibition Design
Size 14,000 ft²The exhibition unveils Utagawa Hiroshige’s ‘100 Famous Views of Edo’ with a focus on its portrayal of urban life during the Edo period, complemented by artifacts from the same era carefully selected from the museum’s collection. The exhibition also includes 120 paintings by Takashi Murakami, each responding to Hiroshige’s prints. 
To mitigate the disparity of scale between the expansive gallery space and the intimate scale of the prints, label rails and wall panels were strategically positioned beneath the Hiroshige prints, creating a cohesive visual experience. The collection objects are arranged in three distinct vignettes—a shop, a picnic area, and a jacket display—each crafted to imply the ambiance of the era, inspired by Edo’s modular wooden construction. 





Collaborator
Curator: Joan Cummins
Photography: Danny Perez, Matthew Carasella

Press 
New York Times
Hyperallergic

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