A Message from the Director

Jun. 3, 2016

Graphic Trial comes again this year!

The term "Graphic Trial" has become very familiar to all of us. We have good reason to know all about the event. Ten Graphic Trials have already been held and we are about to hold the 11th.

From growth to maturity and assembly.

As we enter the 11th Graphic Trial, I am determined to find new directions for our next leaps ahead. Our keyword is "Crossing." By mixing various techniques for graphic expression, we explore how they intersect. This year the intersections extend long distances throughout the countries of Southeast Asia. To explore them we are crossing the sea.

At the beginning, the Graphic Trial was conceived as an attempt to develop the various possibilities of offset printing technology. Every year, representative modern creators and young forces gather to compete with each other on a common platform. What kind of results have grown out of this attempt? Please let us know of your impressions.

One last point. The comprehensive exhibition room has a special corner dedicated to the "History of the Stars Exhibition." We encourage you to have a look.

Koichi Kabayama

Director
Printing Museum, Tokyo

Koichi Kabayama

Director
Printing Museum, Tokyo

Born in Tokyo in 1945. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo in 1965, and after completing the masters degree course at the university became a research assistant at the Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University in 1969. Became an assistant professor at the Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo in 1976, and later became a professor. Served as the Director-General of The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo from 2001, becoming Director of the Printing Museum, Tokyo in 2005, a position he still holds. His fields of specialization are Western history and Western cultural history.