Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is still generally considered one of the most important artists in Japan today. His arguably most famous picture is the woodcut 'The great wave at Kanagawa' from the series '36 views if Mt. Fuji' (1823-29).
For the first time in Germany, the Martin-Gropius-Bau is dedicating an exhausting retrospective to the artist, featuring over 440 on-loan art works from all of his creative periods. Many of which had...