Comics, film, food and much more – East Asian pop culture is decisively shaping the global mainstream. The NRW-Forum presents ASIA POP, the first comprehensive exhibition in Germany to address this development and its cultural-political, economic and aesthetic influences.
Oliver Sieber, Sailor Chibi Moon, Potsdam 2006, from: Character Thieves 2005-2007, C-type print, 50,5 cm x 65,5 cm
From kawaii characters such as Hello Kitty to animated films by Studio Ghibli, K-Pop bands such as BTS, through to games such as Black Myth Wukong: ASIA POP makes the diversity of East Asian popular culture tangible. In Düsseldorf, the city with the largest East Asian population in Germany, the NRW-Forum uses around 400 works across 1200 square metres to create a visual, sonic and culinary panorama of East Asian pop culture.