{"id":215456,"date":"2026-04-30T14:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/215456\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:29:11","slug":"brooklyn-museum-to-present-art-of-manga-a-landmark-exhibition-of-japanese-comic-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/215456\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Museum to Present Art of Manga, a Landmark Exhibition of Japanese Comic Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\"\"<\/a>\u00a9Rumiko Takahashi\/Shogakukan; \u00a9PAPIER\/Jir? Taniguchi, Masayuki Qusumi, FUSOSHA; \u201cHinemosu notari nikki\u201d; \u00a9Tetsuya Chiba\/Big Comic (Shogakukan); \u00a9Mari Yamazaki, Tori Miki\/Shinchosha; \u00a9Fujio Akatsuka; \u00a9Hirohiko Araki & LUCKY LAND COMMUNICATIONS\/Shueisha; \u00a9Kazumi Yamashita\/KODANSHA LTD.; \u00a9Gengoroh Tagame\/Futabasha Publishers Ltd.; \u00a9Fumi Yoshinaga\/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.; \u00a9Eiichiro Oda\/Shueisha <\/p>\n

Manga is heading into the museum spotlight in a major way this autumn.<\/p>\n

Opening on 3rd October 2026, Brooklyn Museum will present Art of Manga \u2014 the first large-scale exhibition in the Americas dedicated to manga as an art form \u2014 bringing together more than 600 original drawings by some of Japan\u2019s most influential manga artists in a landmark survey of one of the world\u2019s most powerful visual storytelling mediums.<\/p>\n

Organised by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and making its East Coast debut in New York, the exhibition positions manga not simply as popular culture, but as a serious artistic practice \u2014 one shaped by extraordinary draftsmanship, formal innovation and storytelling that continues to influence visual culture worldwide.<\/p>\n

At the heart of the exhibition is the work of the mangaka \u2014 the artists whose distinctive lines, compositions and narratives define the medium. While manga is often discussed as a publishing phenomenon, Art of Manga shifts focus to the hand, imagination and creative process behind it, offering US audiences a rare chance to see original genga (hand-drawn manga artwork) up close.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe show\u2019s focus on artists is what makes it so special,\u201d said Joan Cummins, Curatorial Chair and Selz Senior Curator of Asian Art at Brooklyn Museum. \u201cUS audiences almost never get a chance to see original drawings for Japanese manga, let alone such an extensive selection.\u201d<\/p>\n

The exhibition spans manga\u2019s history and evolution, beginning with foundational figures including Chiba Tetsuya and Akatsuka Fujio, before moving into dedicated sections exploring eight major contemporary artists whose work has shaped global manga culture.<\/p>\n

Highlights include original drawings by Araki Hirohiko, creator of JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure; Oda Eiichiro, creator of ONE PIECE, one of the best-selling comic series of all time; Takahashi Rumiko, one of manga\u2019s most commercially successful and influential voices; and Tagame Gengoroh, whose pioneering work in gay manga has expanded the medium\u2019s social and cultural reach.<\/p>\n

Also featured are works by celebrated artists including Taniguchi Jir?, Yamazaki Mari, Yamashita Kazumi and Yoshinaga Fumi, whose work spans historical fiction, literary manga, contemporary life and deeply character-driven storytelling.<\/p>\n

Crucially, the exhibition explores how manga tackles universal and urgent themes \u2014 from coming-of-age narratives and human resilience to environmentalism, gender identity, LGBTQ+ rights and economic inequality \u2014 reinforcing its role not only as entertainment, but as a serious social and artistic language.<\/p>\n

Presented in the museum\u2019s soaring Great Hall galleries, Art of Manga promises an immersive introduction to manga\u2019s visual power, formal sophistication and global resonance \u2014 offering longtime fans and first-time readers alike a rare opportunity to see the medium reframed through the lens of art history.<\/p>\n

For a form that has shaped generations of readers and artists across continents, it feels like an overdue \u2014 and important \u2014 institutional recognition.<\/p>\n

Art of Manga opening 3rd October, 2026, Brooklyn Museum<\/a><\/p>\n

Art of Manga?is organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco<\/a>. Support for the exhibition tour has been generously provided by Dai Nippon Printing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Brooklyn Museum Exhibition Fund supports the research, development, and presentation of all the Museum\u2019s exhibitions, from major international shows to innovative curatorial projects, ensuring the Museum can present ambitious, world-class exhibitions that engage diverse audiences. We gratefully acknowledge the donors whose support of the Brooklyn Museum Exhibition Fund makes this work possible: Nancy P. Magoon, John H.?and?Regina K. Scully, and Deedee and Barrie Wigmore.<\/p>\n

CategoriesTagsAuthor \"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

Mark Westall<\/a><\/p>\n

Mark Westall is the Founder and Editor of FAD magazine –<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a9Rumiko Takahashi\/Shogakukan; \u00a9PAPIER\/Jir? Taniguchi, Masayuki Qusumi, FUSOSHA; \u201cHinemosu notari nikki\u201d; \u00a9Tetsuya Chiba\/Big Comic (Shogakukan); \u00a9Mari Yamazaki, Tori Miki\/Shinchosha;…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215457,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[85019,85020,85021,98,100,642,99,6127,85022,85023,85024,85025,85026,9,24,85027,63,85028,85029,85030],"class_list":["post-215456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-art-news-2026","tag-art-of-manga","tag-asian-art","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-museum","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-comics","tag-contemporary-culture","tag-hirohiko-araki","tag-japanese-art","tag-jojos-bizarre-adventure","tag-manga","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-exhibitions","tag-nyc","tag-oda-eiichiro","tag-one-piece","tag-rumiko-takahashi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}