Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo

On view from April 5 through August 4, 2024, Brooklyn Museum’s upcoming exhibition of Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo will feature new versions of the original views by the iconic Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, with photographs by Ȧlex Bueno of some of the contemporary sites of Hiroshige’s designs. This panel discussion includes catalog author and historian Henry Smith, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University; Joan Cummins, Senior Curator, Asian Art, Brooklyn Museum and exhibition curator; and Ȧlex Bueno, Project Assistant and Professor, Centre for Global Education, Tokyo, who will discuss photographic images in the exhibition.