Sarah E. Thompson: “Pleasures of the Floating World: An Introduction to Japanese Prints” June 7

The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) and the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage (COD) support this summer’s must-see exhibition, “Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collection,” with a series of stimulating lectures. Admission to these lectures is free with presentation of an exhibition ticket stub.

The series kicks off with “Pleasures of the Floating World: An Introduction to Japanese Prints,” a lecture by one of the country’s foremost Hokusai scholars, Sarah E. Thompson (2 p.m., Saturday, June 7).

Ukiyo-e works display the pleasures enjoyed by the newly affluent middle class in Japan’s big cities, especially Edo (modern Tokyo), the headquarters of the shogun (the head of the samurai clans) who ruled in the name of the emperor. Thompson will address the transition of Japan from an older feudal culture to a modern, money-driven society that has much in common with the present-day world. Thompson is Curator, Japanese Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and author of “Hokusai,” “Hokusai’s Lost Manga,” “Hokusai’s Landscapes: The Complete Series” and “Pictures of the Floating World: An Introduction to Japanese Prints,” among others.

For more information about this lecture and additional exhibition programming visit Hokusai2025.org.

The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) and McAninch Arts Center (MAC), located on the College of DuPage campus (425 Fawell Blvd.), present “Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collection,” now through Sept. 21. The all-encompassing exhibition takes guests on a fascinating journey into the world of shoguns, samurai and kabuki actors during a vibrant time of Japanese cultural renaissance. Tickets start at $12. For tickets or more information visit Hokusai2025.org or call 630-942-4000.