Classic Japanese monsters in D.C.? No, the newest exhibit at the Sackler Gallery isn’t about Godzilla and Mothra, it’s about Shuten Doji, a mythical monster described by Wikipedia as a “hideous, gigantic creature with sharp claws, wild hair, and two long horns growing from [its] head.” Badass.
The exhibit focuses on the heroic legend of the monster’s slaying that was the subject of many works of Japanese art in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Expect fan paintings and hand scrolls done in the traditional Japanese styles that influenced Van Gogh, Monet, and the cover of that one Weezer album. Sugei na!
