A Message from the Director
Graphic Trial 2019 has begun.
It's that time of the year for Graphic Trial. We are delighted and excited to see the growth in this 14th season. The theme of this year is "exciting," and that might have something to do with that.
We will create a new graphic expression with innovative ideas from talented creators and the adaptive technology of printing directors. The Trial has always introduced these out-of-the-box processes. This time again, four teams consisting of a wide age range will participate in the competition from all over the world. We hope you'll join us and give us feedback.
Koichi Kabayama
Director
Printing Museum, Tokyo
Director's Profile
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.