Casa Cavazzini - Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
via Cavour 14 Udine
26 April – 30 August 2025
The exhibition, curated by Canicola, Vincenzo Filosa and MIZUKI Productions (Tokyo), is organised by C.E.C. - Centro Espressioni Cinematografiche/Far East Film Festival (Udine) in collaboration with Mizuki Pro (Japan), Canicola (Bologna) and Casa Cavazzini, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Udine.
This is the first anthological exhibition in Italy of Shigeru Mizuki, one of the greatest masters of Japanese manga with 100 original plates, many of them displayed for the first time outside Japan, with reproductions, magazines, books, video documents and critical texts recreating the universe of the Japanese Master.
On the occasion of the 27th edition of the Far East Film Festival (Udine), the display focuses on the creative universe of this unrivalled Japanese master, a specialist in stories of yokai - the monstrous apparitions of Japanese mythology - and a scholar of the related folklore, with a unique and highly personal style.
The exhibition is supported by the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia and it is part of the programme of Go! 2025 & Friends, the schedule of events linked to the official programme of GO! 2025 Nova Gorica - Gorizia European Capital of Culture, and by Casa Cavazzini, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Udine) with the contribution of the Municipality of Udine - Department of Culture and of EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee, with the support of Credifriuli, Credito Cooperativo Friuli and the Chamber of Commerce of Pordenone-Udine and Amga Energia & Servizi - Commercial Brand of the Hera Group.