Japan Society has just launched Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters: Japanese Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, an exhibition of art to run from Friday, March 12 – Sunday, June 13. Utagawa Kuniyoshi is one of the most influential Japanese illustrators of all time. His freaky and bizarre paintings from 150 years ago like this…

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…have been wildly influential on anime, manga and the Japanese visual imagination. (Here’s a picture gallery of some of the 130 pieces on display) (More info)