Amano Corpus Animae: The Largest Western Exhibition Made on and with Yoshitaka Amano

The campaign has not yet ended, but it has already been an incredible success Kickstarter launched by Lucca Comics and Games to have the chance to win, among other things, the experience of visit the exhibition directly accompanied by Yoshitaka Amano: an exceptional event with a limited number of 40 tickets.

Among the many rewards that can be purchased on the platform, there will be the possibility of having your name included in the ‘Wall of Backers’, which will open the exhibition, and where the names of all those who supported the first European exhibition of the Maestro will appear, thus becoming part of his history. The first retrospective that celebrates the 50-year career of the visionary artist between anime and video games: “Amano Corpus Animae”, will be scheduled from November 13, 2024 to March 1, 2025 at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan. 120 original works which will make up the exhibition, an exhibition that intends to represent the many souls of the author ranging over his multifaceted production between video games, comics, anime, theatre, fashion and fine art.

Composed of four sections, through a path made of visual art and immersive activations that bring different generations to a single place, the exhibition will lead us inside theMaster’s experience through sketching, painting, drawing and colouring of iconic images now imprinted in the collective imagination. A journey made of time and space: starting from Pinocchio in the early 70s up to unpublished works from 2024; the medium the Tatsunoko period, the drawings that have become iconic such as the variant covers of Batman or Superman or the cover of Vogue. A large section dedicated to the Maestro’s contribution to the video game industry is a must: with original Final Fantasy drawings for the first time on display in Europe. Finally, the last section will focus on his fine art production with very large-scale works that consecrate him as a master of art.

“The response that comes to us from the community, with this great success in just a few hours from the launch of the Kickstarter campaign, can only make us happy. The passion that led us to think of this exhibition is shared with many other fans of Master Yoshitaka Amano around the world, we are happy to have found once again a way to transform spectators into participants and involve the entire fandom. In this perspective, the opportunities that we have decided to propose for the first time fall within, such as the open daily ticket for Lucca Comics & Games that will allow you to participate in the event on any of the five days planned. Dedicate an exhibition of the artistic corpus of the visionary master who amazed us with Tekkaman, Final Fantasy, up to the dreamy suggestions of Sandman – It is the choice of a Lucca Comics & Games that wants to approach its sixtieth anniversary through great challenges to expand the ecosystem in which it is immersed“. Emanuele Vietina Director of Lucca Comics & Games.

Fabio Viola, curator of the Amano Corpus Animae exhibition and former cultural collaborator of the Videogames area of ​​Lucca Comics & Gamescommented on the fans’ response to the Kickstarter campaign as follows: “In 1982 Yoshitaka Amano decided to take a leap into the unknown, leaving Tatsunoko and his apical creative role after 15 years to challenge the international scene as a freelancer. That pinch of madness, shared and supported by his wife Shinobu, led him to become one of the greatest masters of contemporary art.
Somehow This first major milestone achieved by the Amano Corpus Animae campaign is the result of that madness and desire to experiment with new paths and I can only thank the entire extraordinary team of Lucca Comics & Games and, above all, the over 300 people who have shown their love for the sensei who came from Shizuoka making it possible Campaign funding after just 3 hours of postingBecoming part of this fantastic collective journey means having a unique opportunity to discover on display 130 original tables by Yoshitaka Amano starting from his first work as a character designer for The New Adventures of Pinocchio (Kashi no Ki Mokku) in 1972 at just 20 years old.“.