Where did/will/should anime and art meet? This I believe is one of the questions Gundam Exhibition asked when it took place at Suntory Museum in Osaka this summer. Sounds like it was a higly successful exhibition. Now the exhibition takes place again from November 6 till December 25; this time at Mori Museum in Ueno, Tokyo.

[Gundam Exhibition. Gundam was a hugely popular anime show back then.]

One of the outstanding pieces is Crash Seira Masu, which seems to represent a certain psychological status of a person going to fight a war.

[Crash Seira Masu. 10 meter high.]

There’s a new media art installation as well (Kazuhiko Hachiya is involved in this.)

More photos from the exhibition in Osaka can be found here and here.

If you are a hardcore Gundam fan, this may be an event you don’t wanna miss. I don’t belong to that category, but I feel like I may be able to enjoy the exhibition as well – the depth and the inclusiveness of each work would help me build my own understanding.

UPDATE: Andrew Jones put up a flickr page with ARTIT gundam exhibit interviews. Brilliant!