City Pop Grooves: A Mr. Goodboy Listening Pop-up at the WAVE Exhibition

Saturday, November 13 | 1:00 PM - 3:00pm

Many of the Japanese artists featured in JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles’ exhibition WAVE: New Currents in Japanese Graphic Arts work as illustrators, applying their creativity to the illustration of children’s books and comics, while others design the covers of record albums, creating images that convey in pictures the mood and spirit of the music inside. For example, Hiroshi Nagai, whose work is featured in the WAVE exhibition, is renowned for his dazzling scenes of beaches and swimming pools that graced many albums in the 1980s, most famously the cover of A Long Vacation by Eiichi Ohtaki in 1981.

To celebrate the connection between Japanese graphic art and music, JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles will host Mr. Goodboy and their record cart in the gallery. Ryan Wilson co-founder of Mr. Goodboy will curate and DJ a selection of Japanese City Pop, Adult Oriented Rock, and fusion music from the 1980s in the Sub-Gallery and answer questions from visitors. Featured music will include tracks from Eiichi Ohtaki, Tatsuro Yamashita, Haruomi Hosono, Taeko Ohnuki, and Hiroshi Sato, among others.

No registration required. All walk-in accepted.