Masahito Hiranuma

Imagine a great master of Japanese prints miraculously transported to the digital age, a successor to Hokusai or Hiroshige immersed in the frenzied nights of Shibuya, the trendy and arty district of Tokyo. Add to that an intimate knowledge of the fashion world, a punk attitude and finally a touch of Francophilia - because Masahito Hiranuma spent part of his youth in Paris.

His recent works, including a series of digital prints entitled Twelve Views of Paris , testify to this extraordinary cultural mix. The Twelve Views of Paris will be exhibited in 2021 as part of the 10th edition of the Fontainebleau Art History Festival, of which Japan is the guest country.