Animation
Art
Original cels, douga, genga, backgrounds and production material shown as physical works, process documents and pieces of animation history.
Before the frame moves.
The finished image hides a production chain. Cels, drawings, timing sheets and records preserve the decisions behind movement.
Episode, cut, studio, animation direction, character design: the object becomes more interesting as its production context becomes clearer.
Different studios. Different drawing systems.
A working history of anime.
The collection moves across productions by Toei Animation, Sunrise, Studio Pierrot, Studio Deen, TMS Entertainment, Tatsunoko Production, Madhouse and Ashi Productions.
It also traces the visual lineages of creators including Akira Toriyama, Rumiko Takahashi, Leiji Matsumoto, Gō Nagai, Tetsuo Hara, Masami Kurumada and the designers and animation directors who shaped their screen identities.
CEL Ā VIE
Three exhibitions devoted to the physical production materials behind animation.
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