Tezuka: the Marvel of Manga

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1 TEZUKA: THE MARVEL OF MANGA x Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga NGV International 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria 3000 3 November 2006 – 28 January 2007 < 03 8620 2222 w www.ngv.vic.gov.au

The Art Gallery of New South Wales The Domain Sydney New South Wales 2000 23 February – 29 April 2007 < 02 9225 1744 w www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au

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1 / TEZUKA Osamu, There is a charming moment for culture – it is afforded a very humanist ideals in Kimba, and darker Japanese, 1928–89, Astro Boy the Western tourist when, as the different communicative potential psychological and philosophical (Tetsuwan Atomu) 1965, Title page for Roboids, gouache. train waits to pull away from and literary value. ideas in Bomba! and Black Jack 2 Takadanobaba station in central (Burakku Jakku). / TEZUKA Osamu, Japanese, 1928–89, Title Tokyo, a tinny rendition of the Astro This exhibition, in association with page for Wonder 3 Boy theme song echoes from a Tezuka Productions, features a The exhibition showcases the (Wanda suri) 1966, gouache. 3 loudspeaker – for this very spot is selection of original artworks and unusual duality of manga – a / TEZUKA Osamu, Japanese, 1928–89, the birthplace of the iconic boy robot facsimiles that star Tezuka’s most collection of anthropomorphized Title page for Princess in the popular manga series. Though successful creations. Princess Knight characters that epitomize Japanese Knight (Ribon no kishi) the theme song itself is not so (Ribon no kishi) and Kimba the White kawaii (cuteness) sit alongside more 1965, gouache. 4 + 5 extraordinary, its use in the public Lion (Jungeru taitei) may be familiar troubled protagonists: a renegade / FEATURING BOTH ORIGINAL ARTWORKS AND realm highlights the cultural to Western audiences; others, like surgeon, a psychologically afflicted FACSIMILES, THE EXHIBITION significance of manga in its the eerie Eulogy for Kirihito (Kirihito youth, a morally compromised career PRESENTED A CAST OF homeland, an honour rarely accorded sanka), perhaps less so. woman. This, then, is the darker TEZUKA CREATIONS, SOME FAMILIAR AND SOME NEW to comics in the West. Astro Boy nature of gekiga, manga for adults. TO WESTERN AUDIENCES. (Tetsuwan Atomu) was created by Tracing Tezuka’s career from the 50s 6 / TEZUKA Osamu, Tezuka Osamu, one of Japan’s most to the late 80s, the exhibition reveals Tezuka’s artwork is compelling and Japanese, 1928–89, Cover for Black Jack (Burakku prolific manga artists and the the dramatic engagement with lyrical. Composed mainly of ink and Jakku) 1974, gouache. subject of Tezuka: The Marvel of contemporary culture and events gouache, his drawings are alive with 7 / TEZUKA Osamu, Manga, a recent exhibition at the evident in his works. Brought movement and drama. The cinematic Japanese, 1928–89, Astro National Gallery of Victoria, now together, Tezuka’s drawings become qualities in the pacing and structure Boy (Tetsuwan Atomu) 1964, Title page for The Last showing at the Art Gallery of New a telling reflection of postwar of the storytelling allow the Day of Earth, gouache. South Wales. sensibilities, Cold War tensions and a narratives to meander, pause and

PHOTOGRAPHY: world coming to grips with dramatic accelerate with a dynamism that IMAGES 1–3 + 6, 7: Though it is tempting for a Western technological advancement and belies the frames that contain them. © TEZUKA PRODUCTIONS. IMAGES 4 + 5: audience to equate manga with growing globalization. There are Tezuka’s use of beautiful, abstract NGV PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES. Western comics, the equivalence underlying themes about frames to show emotion, turmoil and is approximate at best. Manga plays humankind’s ambivalent relationship stasis emote just as effectively as a distinct role in Japanese popular with technology in Astro Boy, pages of text might. PETER DAVIES

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BRISBANE

Arkhefield has recently completed Mode Design is refurbishing ML Design is in the midst of contract the Queensland Art Gallery chambers for the Boonah Shire administration for Beenleigh and Watermall Cafe, coinciding with the Council (750 m2) and headquarters Brisbane South district offices for opening of the Gallery of Modern Art for the Golden Casket Lottery Queensland Corrective Services (GoMA), and a Sushi Train Japanese Corporation (250 m2). The firm’s (340 m2 and 396 m2), and design restaurant at Westfield Chermside. rehabilitation facility at the development for a new commercial The team is finalizing the QaA Retail Nambour Selangor Private tower at 333 Ann Street in Brisbane Design Guidelines for the QIC Hospital is under construction (16,700 m2) and Tower Two at the development on the corner of Queen (1,000 m2). Corporate Centre Bundall and Albert Streets in the Brisbane (8,000 m2). Sketch design is CBD. They are also designing retail Group GSA is at briefing stage for underway for the Seachange concept stores for seven emerging an office fitout for Peabody Pacific Arundel Springs gated community 2 2 designers in the TCB development (800 m ), and at schematic stage for on the Gold Coast, including house for Forwin International. Holding Redlich’s new Brisbane designs, a community centre, sales office fitout (1,000 m2) and Kelly office and retail space. The firm’s Fairweather Proberts Architects Services’ new offices (150 m2). base building refurbishment at is busy with the refurbishment of The firm is also undertaking design 179 North Quay is nearing BCM Advertising’s level three development for Investec Bank in completion (10,500 m2). offices (1,000 m2), a fitout in Melbourne (1,000 m2) and interiors conjunction with StudioEYE for MHM at The Beach development in Smith Madden is working on fitouts Accountants in Brisbane (500 m2), Mackay, designed by Architects for UGS Resources (800 m2) and and design and documentation for Crone Skou. Bateman Engineering (800 m2). the Brisbane Catholic Education satellite office in collaboration Hassell is busy with schematic Brand and slater architects is with Formula Interiors (950 m2). design for 146 apartments at currently designing the Ann street The team is also working on new Portside Building 4, a project Bar in Fortitude Valley (500 m2). 3 offices for Stockland’s commercial for KBRB (60,000 m2), and the Recently completed projects include and industrial division at Waterfront refurbishment of 100 rooms at the the first stage of the Brothers Place (150 m2), apartments at the Treasury Hotel, and the Premiers Ipswich Leagues Club, extensions Iceworks, Victoria Street and Bar (300 m2). The firm’s projects for to the Redlands Sporting Club, Central Apartments developments, Jones Lang LaSalle (1,500 m2) commercial and retail tenancies at and, in conjunction with Allen and AICA Queensland (1,100 m2) the heritage-listed MacDonnell and Jack+Cottier, The Village are under construction. Interiors for East Building, and three levels of 4 Apartments in Balgowlah, Sydney. KPMG (5,350 m2) and Freehills faculty tenancies at QUT’s X Block. The firm has recently completed (4,400 m2) are also underway. The team is also adding a roof deck 2–5 the ERA bistro in the SW1 (500 m2) to the recently completed building at West End (600 m2) Cottee Parker is working on a Greenbank RSL Starbar. and the Bamboo Restaurant new tenancy for Haematology at the Santai Resort (320 m2). and Oncology Clinics of Australia at the Chermside Medical Centre PDT Architects is developing the (1,000 m2). The development also ESD-conscious QUT Centre for comprises a radiation therapies Physical Activity, Health and clinic, a day surgery and specialist J P hotography

, C F , Clinical Education within the medical suites. The firm is Kelvin Grove Urban Village. undertaking the 273-room The centre includes retail space, Medi-hotel at Butterfield Street clinics, office accommodation, and Alpen and Sakae Ski Lodge teaching and community spaces, developments in Hirafu, Japan. two floors of laboratories and They have just completed the administration space for the Sedgman fitout at Milton (1,000 m2) Australian Red Cross Blood Service. and the Energex Depot fitout at J ones Frederick C hristopher : Northgate (1,500 m2). Geyer is undertaking refurbishment of the foyer and retail space at Myriad Design has recently

P hotography 5 255 Adelaide Street. The firm’s completed the waterbar and grill projects for Ebsworth and at the Pier in Cairns (390 m2). Ebsworth (2,000 m2) and BHP The new restaurant includes a Mitsubishi Alliance (7,200 m2) 105 m2 deck for outdoor dining. have recently been completed.

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MELBOURNE

Architectus is designing the Clarkehopkinsclarke recently Studio Ginger is working on retail Monash Centre for Electron completed documentation for the concepts for Chocolateria San Microscopy at the university’s redevelopment of Shepparton Churro at Watergardens Town Clayton campus (1,640 m2). The firm Mental Health Services (2,175 m2), Centre, Nivea at Priceline is refurbishing a 1920s building the new South Pakenham Primary Centrepoint and Mattel’s first at St Michael’s Grammar School School (4,200 m2) and the stand-alone store, as well as a refit (3,550 m2) and working on a new, redevelopment of the Macedon for Charles Rose in Bourke Street. environmentally sustainable fire Ranges Council offices in Kyneton station in Nunawading for the (2,900 m2). They are also working on Smith Madden is undertaking Metropolitan Fire Brigade retail projects at Lynbrook Village projects for Betfair (500 m2), Aspen (1,260 m2). They have also been (7,690 m2), Gateway Plaza Leopold Group (500 m2) and the Catholic commissioned by the University (5,700 m2) and Northpoint Superannuation Fund (600 m2). 6 of Melbourne to refurbish the Shopping Centre in Warrnambool McFadden Laboratory, a centre for (4,470 m2). Perkins Architects recently malaria research, in the heritage- designed the Bestchance listed Botany Building (355 m2). Retail Environment Design (RED) Children’s Centre in Glen is working on designs for 45 Waverley (1,700 m2), a facility that Graham Nicholas has been busy Centrelink sites (400 m2), accommodates both child care with offices for the Australian 150 sites for 7-Eleven (180 m2), and community centre functions. 7 Accounting Standards Board and two Harris Scarfe stores. The and Auditing and Assurance firm is also completing fitouts for Bligh Voller Nield is undertaking Standards Board (1,340 m2) and Rogerseller (450 m2), Parenthood concept design for a new head office the Australian Professional (600 m2), Mimco (100 m2) and Macro for Visy Industrial Packaging Ethics Standards Board (150 m2) Wholefoods (1,900 m2). (700 m2), and design development at 600 Bourke Street. Other recently of a five-Green-Star fitout for completed projects include Kelly Elsie a Betty has recently Stockland (2,200 m2). Services (600 m2) and SAI Teys completed a fitout for Australia McMahon (1,600 m2), both in the Post Corporate Real Estate at Geyer has been commissioned for Melbourne CBD. The firm’s projects 321 Exhibition Street in the projects for Telstra (2,000 m2) and for Aerostructures in South Melbourne CBD (1,000 m2). the Auditor General (2,600 m2), a Melbourne (300 m2) and Thales ATM refurbishment for BlueScope Steel (6,300 m2) are under construction. Gray Puksand is conducting space (1,500 m2), and retail design for Giant assessments for Korda Mentha Bicycles. The firm’s project for Rio 8 Artillery is at design development (1,000 m2) and Orica (8,500 m2), Tinto in Melbourne was recently stage for workspaces and reception and undertaking projects for the completed (5,000 m2). at the Australian Centre for the Australian Institute of Family Moving Image at Federation Square Studies at 469 Latrobe Street Hassell is busy with concept design (750 m2). Projects under construction (1,250 m2) and Film Victoria within for PKF (2,800 m2) and design include fitouts for Porter Novelli the Digital Harbour development development for National Foods and Quantum at South Yarra’s Como (1,050 m2). The firm is also working (12,000 m2). The firm’s fitouts for AXA Tower (750 m2), new workspace for on refurbishments at Ballarat (29,373 m2), Freehills (10,000 m2) OMD on Church Street in Richmond University and Illoura Plaza and ANZ Adelaide (3,700 m2) and a (900 m2), and new offices for at 424 St Kilda Road. pro bono project for Brotherhood Amnesty International in Canberra of St Laurence (160 m2) are under (150 m2). The firm’s designs for a Spowers has been commissioned construction. The firm is at briefing Sydney workplace for Amnesty by the Administrative Appeals stage for the ANZ workplace interior International (1,250 m2) and Tribunal for a three-floor fitout at 833 Collins Street in the an office and auction house for at the Herald and Weekly Times Docklands (83,500 m2). Bonhams and Goodman in Prahran building, developed in accordance arter 2 C (700 m ) have commenced. with ASIO security standards. The Rothelowman is working with firm is also completing a 140-seat Piccolo Developments on two : E arl : Bates Smart was commissioned customer contact centre in student accommodation projects for Neil Perry’s new Rockpool Bar Shepparton for Excelsior (1,100 m2). in Carlton: D1 at 139 Bouverie Street 6–9 a Grill at the Crown features student artwork on its

P hotography 9 Entertainment Complex in HBO+EMTB is refurbishing ANZ’s facade, while D2 at 22 Orr Street Melbourne (540 m2). The recently institutional banking division at comprises 118 apartments. The firm completed restaurant comprises a 100 Queen Street in Melbourne is also working on the Salisbury produce hall, bar, casual and formal (1,200 m2) and designing a fitout for Street office park (60,000 m2) dining areas and a display kitchen. CPA Australia in the CBD (800 m2). and the A’Beckett apartments.

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SYDNEY

Gray Puksand is refurbishing offices Brooke Aitken Design has designed The world is round is designing for St George at 1 Chifley Square a new internal fitout for Ross Barr projects for DDB Worldwide 10+11 (1,600 m2), FKP at 8 Spring Street, and Associates within the (2,566 m2) and AMP in Sydney and and ING and Multiplex Capital Harry Seidler offices in Milsons Point Melbourne. The firm is also working at 388 George Street. The team is (220 m2). Stage three of the firm’s on a project for Crackerjack/ also working on retail fitouts for fitout for the St Vincent’s Medical Grundy/Fremantle Media in 10 Martelli’s in the Rouse Hill Town Imaging Clinic in Darlinghurst is St Leonards (1,800 m2). Centre (1,000 m2) and Coles Liquor underway (440 m2). in New South Wales, Queensland Hassell is developing concepts and Victoria. Allen Jack+Cottier has recently for Hotel Conrad in Brisbane (96 completed the Valencia rooms). Briefing is underway for the Aleksandar Design Group has development for Payce Properties, team’s Wilson HTM fitout (1,400 m2), recently completed a commercial comprising 173 apartments in while projects for Alliance fitout for CBC Partners at 2 Market Homebush Bay (38,000 m2). Bernstein in Sydney (2,100 m2) and Street (480 m2). Construction has Melbourne (1,400 m2) are at contract commenced on the firm’s retail and ODCM is undertaking two base documentation stage. The Optus commercial building for Auscorp in building upgrades for Estate Campus project is in construction Auburn (5,500 m2). The firm’s lobby Constructions Australia at administration (84,000 m2). Their 12+13 refurbishment for Gateway Real 426 King Street (4,000 m2) and Freehills project was recently Estate at 127 York Street in Sydney 593 Hunter Street (2,470 m2) in completed (7,500 m2). is underway, and documentation is Newcastle. The firm is also designing complete for Rozelle Health and premises for Thorn Lighting Valmont Interiors is conducting a Beauty and Clarins Gold Class (2,600 m2) and a refurbishment for national space assessment for iinet

: Ute W egmann : Beauty Salon (370 m2). Unilever Australasia (300 m2). call centres, including a new Sydney In conjunction with Maitland a CBD location (950 m2). They have Bligh Voller Nield is reworking Butler Architects, the firm has recently completed new offices 2 P hotography 11 Lincolne Scott’s existing Sydney been commissioned by the for Spectrum Fire (150 m ) and tenancy, including the addition of a Department of Immigration and the Securities and Derivatives new floor (1,000 m2), and preparing Multicultural and Indigenous Industry Association (450 m2). They an accommodation strategy and Affairs for immigration areas at are undertaking the second stage of concept design for a full building Kingsford Smith Airport (435 m2). the Magellan project (545 m2). upgrade for the City of Sydney The firm is also working on a chapel (2,000 m2). for the Society of St Paul (68 m2). Smith Madden has been commissioned to design a Space [ ] Architecture is continuing Reid Campbell has just completed new Bank of China in Hurstville. its partnership with Bravura its own fitout at 124 Walker Street Their projects for Credit Corp – a Solutions, designing offices in in North Sydney (650 m2). Parramatta call centre (12,000 m2) Sydney (200 m2), Luxembourg The Department of Agriculture, and other premises (1,500 m2) – are (200 m2) and Edinburgh (180 m2). The Fisheries and Forestry has under construction, while Belkin’s firm is also completing a national commissioned the firm for a Tuggerah location has recently been 12 office fitout for Mission Australia Canberra fitout (36,000 m2). completed (3,000 m2). in Sydney (210 m2), Sydney offices They are also designing Brisbane for the Slade Group (210 m2) and Square premises for Suncorp Futurespace has moved into projects at Kirk Place in Kogarah (460 m2), Melbourne, Brisbane and their recently completed studio (4,800 m2) and 118 Bourke Road national headquarters for the Social at 364 Kent Street (300 m2). in Alexandria (3,000 m2). Security and Appeals Tribunal The team is designing a fitout (1,000 m2, 700 m2 and 1,000 m2), for CA (93,000 m2), a relocation Geyer has been commissioned and projects for the Daemon Group for Schering-Plough (5,300 m2) for projects by IBM and Stylecraft. in Sydney (650 m2) and the and a relocation for VE Commerce Department of Community (1,000 m2). The firm’s Melbourne 2

: T yrone B ranigan : HBO+EMTB is busy refurbishing Services in Bankstown (2,000 m ). offices for JP Morgan Chase have 50 Pitt Street for Incoll They are also refurbishing been completed, and additional Management/Hawaiian Group St Andrews House (6,500 m2). works are underway for the (10,000 m2 over 15 floors) and company’s Sydney premises. P hotography

13 several floors at 20 Bridge Street Brandculture is undertaking for CBRE/Allco Funds. The team further work with XYZnetworks SJB has just completed a new is also designing 18 holes at the and has been engaged by Qantas interior for the Bank Hotel in Qinghe Bay Olympic Village to design a branded environment Newtown, while retaining the Golf Course in Beijing. for staff lounges worldwide. hotel’s100-year-old facade.

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ADELAIDE PERTH

Special projects under STH Architects is working on a Hassell is preparing documentation development has recently two-storey residential facility at the for the Synergy project (5,000 m2), completed an interactive entrance Swan Village of Care in Bentley with construction due to be sculpture for the Australian (11,000 m2) and new oncology completed in June 2007. arid lands Botanic Gardens treatment, restorative care and in Port Augusta. wards at the Hollywood Private HBO+EMTB is working on a tenancy Hospital (8,000 m2). They are also for KPMG (6,000 m2) and a fitout Woodhead has been commissioned expanding the Joondalup Health for Newmont Mining (4,500 m2), for Clemenger BBDO’s new Campus in association with Peter both in Perth. premises in the Adelaide CBD Hunt Architects, adding space (900 m2) and the relocation of for the public hospital (14,000 m2), Health Services Australia the private hospital (10,000 m2) to 55 Currie Street (1,200 m2). and a 500-bay car park. The firm

one The firm is also working on is also working on a psychiatric McDonald’s venues in Seaford facility for Sentiens Health in and Fulham. The team’s design Joondalup (4,600 m2) and interiors 14–16 B r uzz A dam : for a new Ripcurl store in for the Business and Law Building, Rundle Mall has recently been designed by Jones Coulter Young, completed (220 m2). Located in a at Edith Cowan University’s P hotography

14 converted laneway, the new store Mount Lawley campus. sits alongside the heritage-listed Regent Theatre. Taylor Robinson is refurbishing the lobbies, lift cars and forecourt of Hassell has been working on the office tower at 111 St George’s concept design for a boardroom Terrace in the Perth CBD (1,200 m2) and reception area for ASC (200 m2) and the Leederville Hotel and sketch design for the upgrade (1,500 m2). The firm is also designing of public space at the Port Pirie a new design and technology Regional Theatre (3,500 m2). teaching facility at Scotch College The firm’s designs for World Vision in Swanbourne (1,500 m2). : D rew L enman : (360 m2) and ANZ (5,000 m2) are under construction. Woodhead is in the midst of alterations and additions for P hotography 15 Bligh Voller Nield has been Qantas and the Department of collaborating with Hassell on Immigration and Multicultural a new headquarters for Santos Affairs at Perth Airport. The team (15,400 m2), to be completed is also designing fitouts for in March 2007. Macmahon Perth (4,350 m2) and Pyramid Constructions (500 m2).

Trojan Horse Interiors is undertaking fitouts for St George Capital in Perth (220 m2), Territory Iron in Subiaco (220 m2) and Summit Resources in West Perth (333 m2). The firm is also working on new offices for WA Timber Sales in Malaga (330 m2), an expansion for Paladin Resources in Subiaco (350 m2), Mount Injury Management in Osborne Park (304 m2) and Homeloans in Perth (900 m2), as well as commencing

16 the third stage of works for the Australian Investment Exchange in Westralia Square, Perth (670 m2).

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