AKIRA – Architecture of the Neo Tokyo Exhibition in Berlin
Date: 2022 May 15 15:15
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Fans of anime, Akira and architecture in Berlin are in for a treat Akira – The Architecture of Neo Tokyo Feather Tchoban Foundation. Museum for Architectural Drawing, set up by rickels gallery In collaboration with the Tchoban Foundation, the exhibition will run from Saturday 4 June to Sunday 4 September 2022.
It contains 59 original production backgrounds, layout drawings, concept designs, and imageboards that were used to create Neo Tokyo in the landmark anime film Akira. Some artifacts that have never been presented in an exhibition before, and very few of them have ever been published.
rickels gallery Stephen Rickels, who has curated anime architecture exhibitions in London and elsewhere, Published Books on Anime Architecture even more.
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Akira, cut no. 140, Tsutomu Uchida, Final Production Background,
Poster color on paper, 26 × 36.5 cm
The press release is as follows:
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Akira – The Architecture of Neo Tokyo
Rekeles Gallery in collaboration with the Tchoban Foundation has the honor to announce the opening of the exhibition Akira – The Architecture of Neo Tokyo.
59 original artworks such as production backgrounds, layout drawings, concept designs and imageboards that were used to create Neo Tokyo in the animated feature will be on display. Exclusive access to the studio archive of the artists involved in Akira’s production allows the presentation of artworks that have never been presented in an exhibition and only a few of them have ever been published. Exhibits include works by Toshiharu Mizutani, who served as the production’s art director, and his collaborators Katsufumi Hariu, Norihiro Hiraki, Shinji Kimura, Satoshi Kuroda, Hiromasa Ogura, Hiroshi Ohno, Hajime Soga, Tsutomu Uchida and Takashi Watabe.
- Location: Tchoban Foundation. Museum for Architectural Drawing Christinestrasse 18a, 10119 Berlin
- Exhibition Dates: 4 June – 4 September 2022
Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 2 – 7pm, Sat – Sun 1 – 5pm - Exhibition Opening: 3. June 2022, 7 PM
The exhibition is curated by Stefan Rieckels, Managing Director of the Rieckels Gallery, in collaboration with Nadejda Bartels, Director of the Tchoban Foundation. Hiroko Kimura-myokame of Eizo Workshop GK (Japan) is the co-curator of the show.
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Collector’s Edition and Poster
To coincide with the exhibition Akira – The Architecture of Neo Tokyo, held from June 4 to September 4 at the Tchoban Foundation. The Museum for Architectural Drawing in Berlin, the Reichels Gallery publishes a series of exclusive poster prints and high-class reproductions in a limited edition. Products are available on site and worldwide www.riekeles.com,
High Grade Collector’s Edition
Production Background, Cut No. 182
Artist: Toshiharu Mizutani
high-grade fine art print
numbered and signed by the artist
Print Size: 84.1 × 59.4 cm (A1)
Artwork: 55.0 × 43.0 cm
Price: 1.200 Euro
Production Background, Cut No. 207
Artist: Hiroshi Ohno
high-grade fine art print
numbered and signed by the artist
Print Size: 59.4×42.0cm (A2)
Artwork: 42.3 x 36.0 cm
Price: 980 Euro
Our range of high quality replica replicas is a staple of Rekels Gallery.
Each print is produced in Japan with the utmost care for color, print quality and archival requirements for the aspiring collector.
These are exclusive replicas Limited to 25 copies, each numbered and signed by artists.
While the motifs for our poster prints are cropped for an immaculate appearance without framing and pass-partouts, our high-end line comes with all the patina that is collected during its use in the artwork production process. . Aside from the sheer beauty of the artwork, these are the marks and stains we enjoy sharing the most.
the posters
Production Background, Cut No. 182
Artist: Toshiharu Mizutani
lithographic printing
Print Size: 70.0×50.0cm (B2)
Price: 65 Euro
Production Background, Cut No. 207
Artist: Hiroshi Ohno
lithographic printing
Print Size: 70.0×50.0cm (B2)
Price: 65 Euro
Production background for Akira’s cut number. 182 Painted by art director Toshiharu Mizutani, downtown Neo Tokyo presents a street lined with vehicles, pubs and shops – a glimpse of Neo Tokyo’s vibrant nightlife.
Production background for Akira’s cut number. 207 Neo is a stunning rendition of the architecture of Tokyo, illustrated by Hiroshi Ono, one of the leading art directors in the anime industry.
Posters are limited to 500 copies of each figure.
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Anime Architecture – Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities by Stephen Rickels was published by Thames & Hudson in 2020 and is available https://www.riekeles.com/shop/p/anime-architecture
About Riekeles Gallery
Reichels Gallery was founded in 2021 by Stefan Rieckels, a passionate lover of animation background art. He is the author of “Anime Architecture” (Thames & Hudson, 2020) and “Proto Anime Cut Archive” (Kehrer, 2011) and has curated several exhibitions to present outstanding artwork that doesn’t come up very often.
A dense network fostered by personal contacts with artists, producers and licensing partners enables Rekels Gallery to provide exclusive collectibles and behind-the-scenes insights from the anime industry.
A signed print is the only way you will know for sure whose work you are collecting. Cells and other artifacts available on the secondary market are usually not signed or approved by their authors and there is little chance of ever being found. All reproductions offered by Reichels Gallery meet the highest standards and are given final approval by the artists working. In doing so, we try to provide a direct link between anime creators and collectors of their work.
About Akira (film)
Akira was almost entirely responsible for the boom in Japanese animation (anime) among an international audience in the early 1990s since its release in 1988. For many audiences, Akira was the first film they regarded as anime – especially as Japanese animation. As such, it had a tremendous impact on an entire generation of film enthusiasts. Much of Akira’s cinematic power stems from the film’s grand representation of the iconic city of Neo Tokyo.
High-rise buildings visible in the background of several low-angle cuts are inspired by the urban design of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927). The influence of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982), another iconic science-fiction film, on Akira is undeniable, resonating strongly throughout the project. Akira is set in the same year as the seminal cyberpunk film 2019.
At the time of production, Akira was the most expensive anime ever produced and marked a pinnacle in the design of realistic background artwork. Drawing and painting architecture is a very time-consuming process, much more than the drawing of pastoral motifs. Since the work force accounts for the largest portion of the cost in producing an animated film, a substantial portion of the budget is spent to paint each building. Therefore realism in terms of architecture is a major challenge for any animated film and Akira has set new standards in this regard.
The film was made almost entirely on paper. Although some digital effects were incorporated during post-production, all background artifacts were painted in poster color and shot on film. As a visual tour de force, Akira had a tremendous impact on the subsequent expectations of film enthusiasts and on their understanding of what anime could be.
theatrical screening
Lichtblick-Kino will show the Akira movie on July 16, July 30, August 20 and September 4. Visitors to the exhibition will receive a discounted ticket for €6 (instead of €7,50) to attend the screening of the film. Presentation of his museum ticket.
Location and past exhibitions
Tchoban Foundation. The Museum for Architectural Drawing sees its mission in promoting the world of architectural drawing to a wider audience. The works of architects such as Peter Cook, Thom Mayne, lvaro Siza or Lebbeus Woods are shown in in-depth exhibitions at the museum in Berlin. In 2016, the exhibition Anime Architecture presented background art from Ghost in the Shell (1995), Petlabor – The Movie (1989) and Metropolis (2001), curated by Stefan Rieckels in collaboration with Nadeja Bartels and co-authored by Hiroko Myokam. – Curated.
The exhibition Anime Architecture after its premiere at the Tchoban Foundation House of Illustration, London, UK (2017 May 27 – September 10), Japan Foundation, Sydney, Australia (2018 June 1 – 11 August), Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, Australia (2019 March 30 – May 19), Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden, Delray Beach, Florida, USA (2019 November 9 – 2020 April 3).
Akira – The Architecture of Neo Tokyo will continue this line of programming.
Source: rickels gallery