rising sun, falling rain: japanese woodblock prints from the grunwald center for the graphic arts traces the evolution of ukiyo-e printmaking and the later shin-hanga movement. the exhibition features over eighty prints, including works by katsukawa shunshō, utagawa toyokuni, katsushika hokusai, utagawa hiroshige, tsukioka yoshitoshi, and kawase hasui. i've set the identity in cormorant garamond, modified with custom drawn swashes.¹ the type references historical modes of printing and the availability of this material to a wider general public, highlighting the function of ukiyo-e in creating accessible, affordable works of art for a growing urban middle class.²

designed materials include digital screens on the building exterior and lobby interior, spread in seasonal print calendar, exhibition brochure, gallery exterior graphics, introductory wall and didactic texts, and postcards available in the museum store.

the exhibition is organized by hollis goodall, guest curator, with kelin michael, luce/getty curatorial fellow.

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