Musashino Art University
Musashino Art University or Musabi is a private university in Kodaira, Western Tokyo, founded in 1962 with roots going back to 1929. It is known as one of the leading art universities in Japan.
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Musashino Art University or Musabi is a private university in Kodaira, Western Tokyo, founded in 1962 with roots going back to 1929. It is known as one of the leading art universities in Japan.
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• Name — Musashino Art University • Native Name — 武蔵野美術大学 • Motto Eng — To foster a new generation of artists and designers with a well-rounded perspective • Type — Private • Established — 1929 • President — Kabayama Sachikazu • City — Kodaira • State — Tokyo • Country — Japan • Campus — Urban • Colors — Blue • Website — www.musabi.ac.jp
History
History
In October 1929, meaning "imperial art school" was founded. In December 1948, it became Musashino Bijutsu Gakkō, and in April 1962, it was renamed Musashino Art University. From its start, the university taught fine art and industrial design; it later added architecture, fashion, and other fields. MAU has exchange agreements with universities in other countries. It has a graduate school that awards master's degrees and doctorates.
Alumni
Alumni
• Michiyo Akaishi, manga artist • Ume Aoki, manga artist • Kei Aoyama, manga artist • Shusaku Arakawa, artist and designer • Tetsuo Araki, print artist • Taku Aramasa, photographer • Yahel Chirinian, sculptor and installation artist • Hiroki Endo, manga artist • Lily Franky, illustrator, writer, and actor • Kenya Hara, graphic designer and art director of Muji • Katsuhito Ishii, film director • Koji Ishikawa, illustrator • Paru Itagaki, manga artist • Satoshi Itō (Project Itoh), science fiction writer • Kazuo Kamimura, manga artist • Izumi Katō, contemporary artist • Miyuki Kobayashi, novelist and scenario writer for manga • Satoshi Kon, anime director and manga artist • Goro Kumagai, woodcut printmaker, educator • Fusako Kuramochi, manga artist • Tomoki Kyoda, anime director • Kouji Miura, manga artist • Junko Mori, artist and metalworker • Ryū Murakami, novelist and filmmaker • Joji Nagashima, automobile designer for BMW • Yurie Nagashima, photographer • Rei Naito, artist • Tatzu Nishi, installation artist • Shinro Ohtake, painter • Rieko Saibara, manga artist • Shiori Satō, idol and member of Keyakizaka46 • Shūhō Satō, manga artist • Soji Shimada, mystery novelist • Yuko Shimizu, designer of Hello Kitty • Ryoko Suzuki, contemporary artist • Keita Takahashi, game designer • Yellow Tanabe, manga artist • Yukinori Yanagi, contemporary artist • Akimi Yoshida, manga artist • Sakiko Yamaoka, performance artist, Phenomenology of Truth
Teachers
Teachers
• Taku Aramasa, photographer • Seiichi Hishikawa, filmmaker, art director, and photographer • Jōsaku Maeda, painter and printmaker, professor and president (1994–) • Yurie Nagashima, photographer • Yoshiharu Sekino, cultural anthropologist
Presidents
Presidents
• Jōsaku Maeda (1994–) – painter, former professor at Kyoto City University of Arts • Kabayama Sachikazu (current)
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