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"“If there was a gap in the literature on Japonisme regarding shunga, it has now been filled by Bru’s handsomely designed and illustrated books, which is indeed an important addition to the literature on the subject.” Max Put, independent scholar in Andon, issue 96, July 2014. “… Richard Bru’s Erotic Japonisme brings an outstanding publication to the academic field. … This innovative and challenging book will not only lead Japonisme studies into a new phase, but will also make us more sensitive to cultural differences between Japan and the West.” Atushi Miura, In: Print Quarterly, Vol. 4 (December 2015), pp. 473-476. ""Richard Bru’s study Erotic Japonisme: The Influence of Japanese Sexual Imagery on Western Art, is one of the few monographs to deal explicitly with the influence from shunga on Western art. […] Pulling from collections all over the world, reproducing images in gorgeous full color, and bridging scholarly dialogue between Japan and Europe, Bru’s monograph emphasizes the import of transnationalism and erotica in the story of Modernist artistic production."" Michael Toole in Japan Review Nr. 28 (2015), pp. 253-225. Erotic Japonisme eloquently chronicles the importance of this important sub-genre of the ukiyo-e tradition in western art. By citing the evidence of documents, correspondence, and collections, and marshaling astute visual analyses, Ricard Bru offers an engaging and erudite account of how the awareness of Japanese erotic traditions served as a catalyst for change in a world already primed for cultural revolution. … [The book] approaches its subject with seriousness and objectivity. Its impeccable methodology, rational organizational structure, and clear prose are models for scholars in all fields. … [And it] provides a long overdue reassessment of the impact of shunga prints. This important book not only elucidates and contextualizes the western encounter with Japanese erotic imagery, but also suggests directions for further study. Laurinda S. Dixon, Syracuse University, In: Journal of Japonisme 1.1 (2016), pp. 139-143."

If there was a gap in the literature on Japonisme regarding shunga, it has now been filled by Bru's handsomely designed and illustrated books, which is indeed an important addition to the literature on the subject. Max Put, independent scholar in Andon, issue 96, July 2014.

If there was a gap in the literature on Japonisme regarding shunga, it has now been filled by Bru's handsomely designed and illustrated books, which is indeed an important addition to the literature on the subject. Max Put, independent scholar in Andon, issue 96, July 2014. ... Richard Bru's Erotic Japonisme brings an outstanding publication to the academic field. ... This innovative and challenging book will not only lead Japonisme studies into a new phase, but will also make us more sensitive to cultural differences between Japan and the West. Atushi Miura, In: Print Quarterly, Vol. 4 (December 2015), pp. 473-476. Richard Bru's study Erotic Japonisme: The Influence of Japanese Sexual Imagery on Western Art, is one of the few monographs to deal explicitly with the influence from shunga on Western art. [...] Pulling from collections all over the world, reproducing images in gorgeous full color, and bridging scholarly dialogue between Japan and Europe, Bru's monograph emphasizes the import of transnationalism and erotica in the story of Modernist artistic production. Michael Toole in Japan Review Nr. 28 (2015), pp. 253-225. Erotic Japonisme eloquently chronicles the importance of this important sub-genre of the ukiyo-e tradition in western art. By citing the evidence of documents, correspondence, and collections, and marshaling astute visual analyses, Ricard Bru offers an engaging and erudite account of how the awareness of Japanese erotic traditions served as a catalyst for change in a world already primed for cultural revolution. ... [The book] approaches its subject with seriousness and objectivity. Its impeccable methodology, rational organizational structure, and clear prose are models for scholars in all fields. ... [And it] provides a long overdue reassessment of the impact of shunga prints. This important book not only elucidates and contextualizes the western encounter with Japanese erotic imagery, but also suggests directions for further study. Laurinda S. Dixon, Syracuse University, In: Journal of Japonisme 1.1 (2016), pp. 139-143.

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Ricard Bru (Ph.D. in Art History) has been a professor of Nineteenth-Century Art History at the University of Barcelona and he is currently working for the Institute of Culture of Barcelona. He curated the resent exhibitions ""Secret Images: Picasso and the Japanese Erotic Print"" (2009), and ""Japonisme: The Fascination of Japanese Art"" (""Japonismo: La fascinación por el arte japonés"") (2013).

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