Join Justin Witte, curator of the Cleve Carney Art Gallery, to hear about the new "Hokusai and Ukiyo-E: The Floating World" exhibit coming this summer!
We are thrilled to host curator Justin Witte to share the background of the Japanese art form known as “Ukiyo-e,” or “floating world images,” in which artists depict an idealized world of grandeur, class, wit, style, and pleasure, created during Japan’s Edo Period (1603-1868). Works by acclaimed artists Hokusai and Hiroshige provide a window into life during a time when the City of Edo (present-day Tokyo) thrived as the center of Japan’s economy and culture. In addition, Witte will give you an inside sneak peek into the exhibition coming this summer to the McAninch Arts Center and Cleve Carney Museum of Art.
Bio
Justin Witte is the director and curator of the Cleve Carney Art Gallery. He was the former exhibition manager at Columbia College Chicago and has worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. Witte received his MFA in Studio Art from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a past recipient of the Pew Fellowship for painting.
About the Exhibit
The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) and McAninch Art Center, (MAC) located on at the College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., has announced the next major summer art exhibition coming in 2025: “Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collection.” The exhibition will feature over 50 original works by renowned artists from the Japanese Edo Period, along with several educational and interactive experiences and installations throughout the MAC. The exhibition is organized by the Cleve Carney Museum of Art in collaboration with The Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art of Genoa, and with the support of MondoMostre.
