I really want to go see the Ikko Tanaka Restrospective taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art. I believe he’s the one that created the Muji logo, among many other things. Here’s what REALTOKYO says:
The first full-scale retrospective of the post-war master designer’s work since his death last year. Tanaka Ikko created dignified graphic works that reflect Western design yet retain traditional Japanese aesthetic sensibility. There are over 500 works on exhibit, including his art direction for SAISON, Loft and the Seibu Group and posters for Salvatore Ferragamo and Issey Miyake, but personally I found his uncommissioned graphic works that “fill (him) with an overwhelming sense of shame, like being seen undressed” particularly interesting. The exhibition design also happens to be by Ando Tadao, who was a friend of Mr. Tanaka’s before his death.
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Ikko-san was my father’s mentor. I haven’t been to the exhibition yet but my mother went and said that it was great. If you want a museum partner for your trip, please get in touch. I hear that the Studio Ghibli exhibit in the same area is also awesome but that you have to get tickets in advance at Lawson.
I’ll try to figure out when I can go, and let you know.
As for the Studio Ghibli exhibit, yeah, you have to get tickets through Lawson’s, and they tend to sell out quickly (at least they do for the Ghibli Museum, which I have yet to visit).