Manga exhibition is British Museum's biggest show

 

 Manga - the Japanese  art of  comic books - has greatly risen in popularity worldwide in the past few decades. The art form can trace its roots back nearly 1,000 years in Japan but it is only in recent times that it has taken off globally. Manga is now as synonymous with Japan as sushi, geisha and Mt Fuji. Such is the popularity of manga outside Japan, an exhibition of manga works proved to be the most popular show at the British Museum in 2019. It attracted more visitors than a show on the Dutch painter Rembrandt. The manga exhibition was the largest display of manga material ever assembled outside Japan. Around 1,920 people paid to see it every day, according to the museum.

The manga exhibition showcased the 900-year history of the art. It included the earliest forms of manga by master painters to sketches and illustrations of today's popular anime and video game characters such as Pokemon. There were also exhibits from animated films known as "anime". The show included 70 manga series, including Osamu Tezuka's seminal work "Astro Boy". Hartwig Fischer, director of the British Museum, said: "Manga is the modern graphic art of storytelling first perfected in Japan and is now loved all over the world. Building on Japan's centuries-old tradition, the best manga have the visual power to excite us and draw us into their world, with inventive storylines that engage our emotions."


1. ART FORMS: What are the good and bad things about these art forms? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

 

Good

Bad

Manga

 

 

Photography

 

 

Ballet

 

 

Painting

 

 

Sculpture

 

 

Architecture

 

 

2.Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1.

decade

a.

Gathered together in one place for a common purpose.

      2.

trace

b.

The basic cause, source, or origin of something.

      3.

roots

c.

Piece of fine art.

      4.

synonymous

d.

A period of ten years.

      5.

works

e.

A collection of objects arranged for public viewing.

      6.

display

f.

Find or describe the origin or development of.

      7.

assembled

g.

Closely associated with or suggestive of something.

    Paragraph 2

      8.

showcased

h.

Of a work, event, moment, or figure that strongly influences later developments.

      9.

master

i.

Made precisely accurate and exact.

      10.

sketch

j.

Having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally.

      11.

seminal

k.

A skilled practitioner of a particular art or activity.

      12.

perfected

l.

Gently pull or guide someone in a specified direction.

      13.

draw

m.

A rough or unfinished drawing or painting.

      14.

inventive

n.

Exhibited; shown to people.

3. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. greatly
  2. trace
  3. taken off
  4. attracted
  5. assembled
  6. included
  7. exhibits
  8. seminal
  9. perfected
  10. engaged
  1. influential
  2. pulled in
  3. refined
  4. put together
  5. track down
  6. items
  7. comprised
  8. considerably
  9. captivated
  10. become popular

4.Role play

Role  A – Manga
You think an exhibition on manga is the best thing to see at a museum. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their exhibitions. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): dinosaurs, English or the future. 

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Role  B – Dinosaurs
You think an exhibition on dinosaurs is the best thing to see at a museum. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their exhibitions. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): manga, English or the future.

Role  C – English
You think an exhibition on English is the best thing to see at a museum. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their exhibitions. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): dinosaurs, manga or the future.

·         Role  D – The Future
You think an exhibition on the future is the best thing to see at a museum. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their exhibitions; . Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why):

·         OR

·         Ancient Egypt

·         Harry Potter

·         Ceramics

·         Human body

5.Discussion - Manga

  1. What did you think when you read the headline?
  2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'comic'?
  3. What do you know about manga?
  4. What do you think of comic books?
  5. Why has manga risen in popularity?
  6. What are the greatest things about Japan?
  7. Would you like to see a manga exhibition at a museum?
  8. Do you think manga is an art?
  9. Why might the manga exhibition be more popular than Rembrandt?
  10. What is your favourite art form?
  1. What do you think of the art forms from your country?
  2. Who are your favourite artists?
  3. What do you think of Pokemon?
  4. What do you think of Japanese anime?
  5. Do you prefer comic books or novels?
  6. What is the best museum exhibition you have seen?
  7. What questions would you like to ask a manga artist?

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