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Jan Lenica. Maestro z Polski. Plakat, Animacja, Ilustracja, Teatr
Ginza Graphic Gallery
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Jan Lenica
Poster art in Poland, celebrated as the Polish School, is highly acclaimed around the world for its innovative expression. Poland had been under Communist rule since World War II, but starting in the mid-1950s, a new generation of artists, including filmmakers, promoted a form of free expression that was no longer constrained by social realism. This is when Jan Lenica, together with Roman Cieślewicz, Henryk Tomaszewski, and others, rose to prominence.
When Jan Lenica was awarded the Gold Medal at the first edition of the prestigious Warsaw International Poster Biennial in 1966, he even started to make a name for himself in Japan. The humor we glimpse in his bold visual expression creates a world view unlike any other.
The numerous film and theater posters Lenica created throughout his career are well-known, but his ambitious work as an animator is less well known. His collage-style images, created by deliberately limiting the number of frames, become ingenious settings where slightly unsettling characters move comically around in a world that is both surreal and profoundly mysterious. Lenica’s work as an animator is truly outstanding.
In addition to these posters and animated films, the exhibition also features other artwork rarely shown in the past, including caricatures for magazine illustrations that Lenica produced in abundance early on in his career, as well as set designs, and original drawings for his characters. The works gracing the walls at the ggg in Tokyo have been handpicked from the archives of The National Museum in his native city of Poznań in Poland.
When Jan Lenica was awarded the Gold Medal at the first edition of the prestigious Warsaw International Poster Biennial in 1966, he even started to make a name for himself in Japan. The humor we glimpse in his bold visual expression creates a world view unlike any other.
The numerous film and theater posters Lenica created throughout his career are well-known, but his ambitious work as an animator is less well known. His collage-style images, created by deliberately limiting the number of frames, become ingenious settings where slightly unsettling characters move comically around in a world that is both surreal and profoundly mysterious. Lenica’s work as an animator is truly outstanding.
In addition to these posters and animated films, the exhibition also features other artwork rarely shown in the past, including caricatures for magazine illustrations that Lenica produced in abundance early on in his career, as well as set designs, and original drawings for his characters. The works gracing the walls at the ggg in Tokyo have been handpicked from the archives of The National Museum in his native city of Poznań in Poland.
Schedule | Feb 12 (Thu) 2026-Mar 26 (Thu) 2026 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.dnpfcp.jp/CGI/gallery/schedule/detail.cgi?l=2&t=1&seq=00000851 | ||||
| Venue | Ginza Graphic Gallery https://www.dnpfcp.jp/gallery/ggg_e/ | ||||
| Location | 1F/B1 DNP Ginza Bldg., 7-7-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from exit B5 at Ginza Station on the Ginza, Hibiya and Marunouchi lines. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3571-5206 | ||||
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