Vagabondages

May 19, 2011

Vagabondages

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2011 Expatriate French illustrator and cartoonist Vincent Lefrançois is the subject of an exhibition at the French Institute. Lefrançois is a two-decade resident of Fukuoka and is best known for adapting the work of renowned Japanese manga-ka Jiro Taniguchi into French. “Vagabondages” (“Wanderings”) includes a series of classrooms that […]

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2011

Courtesy of The French Institute

Expatriate French illustrator and cartoonist Vincent Lefrançois is the subject of an exhibition at the French Institute. Lefrançois is a two-decade resident of Fukuoka and is best known for adapting the work of renowned Japanese manga-ka Jiro Taniguchi into French. “Vagabondages” (“Wanderings”) includes a series of classrooms that Lefrançois painted at the French Institute to forge a bond between visitors, students and the arts. The other part of the show displays his cartoon series A Wandering Mind, which ran until recently in the Asahi Weekly.

The French Institute, until May 31, free. Open Mon 12pm-8pm; Tue-Fri 9:30am-8pm; Sat 9:30am-7pm; Sun 9:30am-6pm. 15 Ichigaya-funagawaracho. Nearest stn: Ichigaya. Tel: 03-5206-2500. www.institut.jp