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Taito Ward Asakura Engraving Museum

Asakura Sculptor’s Museum is located a 3-minute walk from Yanaka Ginza shopping district, leaving the atmosphere of the downtown area. The building which was the atelier and residence of the sculptor Fumio Asakura (1883-1964) is open to the public. Of course it is possible to appreciate the sculpture work by the hand of Asakura, but the building which Asakura himself designed was registered with the tangible cultural property of the country (2001), and the whole site is the country as “Former Asakura Fumio Garden”. Designated as a scenic spot in (2008). The Asakura Sculpture Museum, where you can enjoy works, buildings and gardens, has been attracting attention from overseas tourists in recent years.

This time, as it was interviewed at the Asakura Sculptor’s Hall at the exhibition held from August 8 (Fri) to June 5 (Wed), 2019, “The handsome guy selected by himself in the process of being selected ★ Oshimen” I will tell you.

Among the works held by the Asakura Sculptor’s Museum, the special feature in the permanent exhibition displays works that the staff members thought were handsome.

The front is a popular NO. 1 “pre-competition” from the staff. Small face, characterized by a firm and muscular body

Atelier which takes a big window and pours in natural light. Somewhat warm atmosphere while using concrete because curves are used a lot. It also seems that the shadows are soft. The ceiling height is 8.5m.

The work which made the police dog star number a model was chosen as a handsome. Not only the person but also the work modeled on the animal faithfully reproduces the real thing and sees the details. This is a sad but outrageous star.

Asakura’s masterpiece “Tombguard”. A work that captures the unspoiled appearance of a grave ward old man. The expression that life experience exudes is handsome

Continue from the atelier to the study.

About half of the huge books stored in built-in bookshelves are foreign books. Most of the foreign books were from Toru Iwamura, an assistant teacher at the time of Tokyo Art School (now Tokyo University of the Arts) in Asakura. After Iwamura’s death, Asakura put in debt and collected it all together so that his books would not dissipate. Asakura deeply respects Iwamura and learned a lot from him.

I found a handsome figure in the study. Futaba Statue

A bookend entitled “Two-handed cooperation”

It was made of concrete so far, but it will be wooden from the sitting room following the residence. Asakura with a good sense of beauty was good at harmonizing different elements. The atelier made of concrete and the wooden part made of Sukiya are adjacent without a sense of discomfort.

Many Chinese books are owned. Asakura prefers Chinese hobbies to life

It is a corridor garden that should be noted especially in the wooden part. All rooms are designed to have a view of the garden with plenty of water, and you can enjoy different views depending on where you look. Asakura, who is from Oita Prefecture, which is rich in water, seems to have put particular emphasis on this garden structure. Asakura will have lived a life that feels the change of the season with this residence.

It is said that Asakura has refrained from producing sculptures, as air conditioning is not effective and air conditioning is not effective because the atelier has a large ceiling and a large space. I was writing a manuscript in my room with a view of the garden in cold weather

Stairs leading to the second floor. It uses a lot of logs and bamboos, and has a distinctive design that combines roundness and straight lines

The boundary between the concrete architecture (right) and the wooden Sukiya (left) seen from the second floor. Different materials are admirably fused

On the third floor, we have a Japanese-style room to receive a guest called “For the Chaoyang”. It is a room where you can feel the commitment of Asakura using extravagant materials such as a ceiling lined with cedar bark of Kojiro cedar and a wall with a crushed agate.

There is no level difference between the floors, and the wall is rounded. The setting and taste of the sencha hobbies are a good summary of the whole. The table in the front is designed by Asakura and can be disassembled to the size of a closet

There is a garden on the roof of concrete architecture.

Asakura named this “Asakura sculpted 塾” and has received many disciples. As part of their education, they planted vegetables in the roof garden, and gave disciples the opportunity to touch the soil and observe the process of becoming vegetables from seeds. Asakura’s style is called naturalistic realism, but I was keen to observe the model in detail and faithfully reproduce it. In this way, there was a conviction that the technique was to touch the object with your own hands and be refined from where you feel.

Olive tree

Today, the roof garden is planted with agapanthus and roses, and it entertains visitors every season. In addition, vegetable garden is cultivated in part, and vegetables are cultivated.

Asakura, who loved Oriental Orchid, made a greenhouse on the second floor for the cultivation of orchids. Currently, cat sculptures are on display at the “Ranma”. Asakura loves cats and has left many works with cat motifs.

At the same time as this exhibition, “Taito Tosu” related project “Yohito Saito Photo Exhibition” is also held.

There are five works of Asakura Sculptural Museum, which photographer Yoto Saito took down for Taito Tosu, a cultural arts public relations magazine published by Taito Ward.

Asakura Sculptural Museum, including gardens and architecture, can all be said to have been created under the aesthetics of Asakura. Asakura’s commitment was felt in every corner, and the look was enough. The unique project exhibitions “Domestically selected handsome men” and “Taito Tosu” related projects “Yoshido Saito Photography Exhibition” will be held until June 5, 2019 (Wednesday). How about going by all means once at this opportunity?

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National Museum of Western Art

During the period from Tuesday, February 19, 2019 to May 19, 2019, at the National Museum of Western Art, the 60th anniversary of the opening of the National Museum of Western Art, Le Corbusier and the Age of Purism will be held . Since the exhibition was held on February 18, I will tell you how it is.

The National Museum of Western Art, which was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016. This main building was designed by Le Corbusier who is known as the master of 20th century architecture.

Architecture, painting, sculpture, poetry …. Charles-Edouard Jeanure (the real name of Le Corbusier), an artist who had developed a variety of activities, is the end of 1918 after the conclusion of the First World War, the "Construction and Integration" corresponding to the progress of machine civilization I started the exercise of the artist Purismu . Giving great praise from the creation of Purrism and the exchange with the art world in Paris in the 1920s, Jeanuret is reborn as a flag hand of modern architecture "Le Corbusier".

This exhibition, which is held in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the opening of the National Museum of Western Art, focused on young daily paintings in which Le Corbusier had been doing a new art movement in Paris, and his contemporary writer Picasso , About 100 works of art by Black, Leger and others, including a number of materials such as architectural models, publications and images. It is a very valuable opportunity to experience the spirit of Le Corbusie's era in the world in his building.

Exhibition landscape

Venue landscape. Overlooking the 19th century hall on the first floor from the second floor of the exhibition hall

The second floor exhibition room. The high ceiling and the low ceiling are combined, and the pillars line up rhythmically. Bright light arriving from the continuous window looks like a natural light

At the beginning there is a cover of the magazine "Esprit Nouveau" edited and published with his friend Ozanfan

Works of writers who had friends with Le Corbusier, such as scuba-cubist sculptors, line up deeply with the architectural space

It is one of the real thrills that you can enjoy the precise model of the architect designed by Le Corbusier. This is 1/30 model of "La Roche-Jeanulé House"

Paintings by Fernand Leger deeply friends with Le Corbusier through the Purism movement. Replacing what you see with simple surfaces and lines is a characteristic of Purismu paintings

The display composition is as follows.

Ⅰ The birth of Purismu
Ⅱ Confrontation with Cubism
Ⅲ Top and end of Purrism
Le Corbusier after Ⅳ purism

This exhibition will be held from the 19th century hall of the National Museum of Western Art, a space that became a corridor on the second floor. This is based on the concept "Leisure growing art museum" proposed by Le Corbusier, the building expands spirally out from the center.

Normally it is this space where the permanent exhibition is usually done, but the color of the wall is illuminated brighter than usual to hold the "Le Corbusier paintings to architecture – to the architecture – the era of Purrism", it has been born like a different space I was surprised.

"A space filled with light, this was the exhibition space originally intended by Le Corbusier, in which the painters of the era when he worked, the works of friends, and the appearance of le Corbusier's architecture talking I can feel it, I think that there is a big difference from the regular exhibition. "

That's why it was Hiroyuki Murakami, deputy director of the National Museum of Western Art.
In addition to watching pictures and sculptures, be sure to think about the relationship between the work and the architecture and see the corridor.

Exhibition work introduction

Charles-Edouard Jeanure (Le Corbusier) "A large still life exhibition at the independent exhibition" 1922 Stockholm Museum of Modern Art

Work that realized Purisumu's philosophy of "creating creative and universal art from ordinary reality subjects" in the most monumental way.

I think that it is very difficult to understand that guitar, bottle, carafe, etc on the table are perceived as perfect solid, and it is reconfiguring it as an orderly space · · ·, the important thing is "to write in real life It is not that " instead of " replacing objects with "simple lines and faces" . The stereoscopic effect felt from the Purisum paint painted in this way surely leads to Le Corbusier's architectural space.

It is interesting to compare with Ozan Fan 's "Still life with bottles" drawn in the same year (photo left). Ozanfan also composes the screen by combining the vertical line and the horizontal line again, but it gives a somewhat planar impression compared to the work of Jeanure (Le Corbusier). It seems that Jeanure 's work is more stereoscopic and three dimensional elements are strong.

Le Corbusier "Lunch by the lighthouse" 1928 Paris, Le Corbusier Foundation

Nature rich environment of Pique which had been vacation of summer every year since 1926. Based on the sketch during staying in the Piquet "lunch by the lighthouse", the still life on the table and the scenery of the bay with the lighthouse are tied in a way that is noticeable.

Round curve. Warm colors. It is quite different from Jeanure 's previous Purism painting. In the late 1920's, Le Corbusier aimed to pursue "geometric order" and added "landscape" and "person" as a new motif to his paintings with still life as the only subject. What he aimed for was "Harmony between man and nature." Along with the new theme, his style gradually changed.

But again, his belief that "geometric order is the essence of man and nature" seemed to have not shaken.

Le Corbusier "Savoie residence" 1928 – 31 years (Photo is 1/100 model Taisei Corporation)

1928 – Model of "Savoie residence", a mansion built in the suburbs of Paris in 1931. The Savoie House is filled with various ideas such as wide oblong windows and slopes, and it is called architecture which best describes the spirit of Purisumu. The exterior looks just like a Pyrism painting by Jeanure. His architectural image aiming for universality rooted in geometry is well expressed.

In 1928 when the design of Savoie residence began, it may have been a "turning point" for Le Corbusier. One thing was to introduce images of women and landscapes suppressed in the Purism time into paintings. Another thing is that paintings also came to sign "Le Corbusier", not real name "Jeanure". The Savoie residence is just a pioneer of modern architecture and it can be said that it was a monumental work for Le Corbusier.

"Through the design of the National Museum of Western Art, he hoped that this museum would be the base to spread the spirit of modern times.The" modern "he thinks is a clear, powerful, positive thing and that There is geometry at the root, please feel it in this space where his architecture and painting works reverberate. "

Mr. Murakami of the National Museum of Western Art, which was responsible for the exhibition commentary, said that way.

"Le Corbusier's origin" that you can enjoy in the world heritage building.
Why do not you visit us once.

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Article Provided by: Kokosil Ueno

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Taito Ward Asakusa Public Hall

Since the opening in August 2018, "Edomachi-Taito Entertainment Festival" which has delivered a variety of entertainment and traditional culture, including traditional arts from the Edo period through various events. A closing event was held on Saturday, February 16, 2019.

The theme of the closing event – From Edo to Tokyo "The lively crowd of Edo living now" ~ . It was divided into the first part and the second part, and Taito Ward boasts a wide variety of performing arts that got together and was performed together. This time, I wrote about the first part so we will tell about it.

The bustle of Asakusa 6-ku

Before the opening of the first part, there was an announcement of the performers of the closing event at "Asakusa 6-ku" known as a sacred place for entertainment.

What appeared before the Asakusa entertainment hall was the 5th district of the Edo Fire Brigade Memorial Association, a general association formed to convey the tradition of "fire fighting" that was born as a fire brigade in the Edo period to future generations. Demonstrated powerful Edo's woodworking and clasping .

The next thing that appeared was a glittering Oiran (japanese old style courtesan). It is Mr. Kotaro Ryu who acts as a mass actor. From the Asakusa 6-ku street to the closing event venue · Asakusa public hall the procession of Oiran was entertained by many passers-by.

Closing event Part 1

Star's hand type honorific ceremony
Taito Ward, popular entertainment mecca, gave hands and signs from 1979 (Showa 54) as a "star" in front of the Asakusa public hall in order to honor the accomplishments of entertainers who contributed to the promotion of popular performing arts, It is set up in the "Plaza". This year, a honorary ceremony was held for six people with hand shapes installed.

Former Takarazuka boys top star and actress Amami Yuki "I am from Taito Ward, but it is a feeling of lack of ability to put a hand on this place that I have been familiar with since my childhood, my mother is also very pleased I was able to do filial piety.I would like to continue to do my best to make Taito Ward lively. "

Singer / Mr. Otsuki Miyako "I came to the singer for the first time in 55 years, but now I am happiest the most.We would like to select the hand of the star this time and I hope that you will have a wonderful Japanese popular song from tomorrow I think that you got a fight when delivering it, thanks to everyone who listens to the song. Thank you very much. "

Kabuki actor Nakamura Kankuro "I am very pleased to be able to enter among the great seniors who have left the hands of the star up to now. Among those seniors are two grandparents, my father and my aunt as well This Asakusa public hall is a New Year Asakusa Kabuki which is said to be a gateway for young Kabuki actors.I also appeared in this place for many years from the age of 18. From now on I would like to be a good actor to love and love people in Asakusa. "

Kankuro's younger brother Nakamura Shichinosuke "I have been indebted to this Asakusa public hall since I was 16. Although there are so many customers today, only about five customers in my first performance There was no one, I will beat up from the ground in this place, I am very pleased that you have chosen to be a star's hand like this. "

Although Azuma Takahiro of the talent was also elected, attendance to the festival ceremony did not come true, Tomohiro Higashi Tomohiro as a younger brother attended on behalf of Mr. Takahiro Mr. Tomohiro was read aloud. "My father, Azuma hachiro also leaves hand shapes 38 years ago from now, there is a memory that I felt even more greatly to my father who I respected as a junior high school student at that time, my father is 49 years old At the time I left his hands, I am also 49 years old, I was able to leave my hands in the same year, I will continue to devote myself to ashamed of this honor from now on. "

Unfortunately, Takagawa Yumi, an actress, was absent from the awards ceremony, and the managing director of the office that he belonged to was read by his comments. "We have selected it as a hand type at the end of Heisei and it is full of appreciation.The entertainment life has also entered in the 46th year, so we will continue to devote ourselves with new feelings encouraging you to choose this time."

Kabuki dance "Tongue-picking Sanjo"
Nakamura Kankuro is succeeding Nakamura Kanzaburo who is the founder of Edo Kabuki, Nakamura Kankuro performed Sanjo, and Shichinosuke was playing a thousand years. The venue was crowded with a comical movement of Sanjo.

Edo TaiKagura music
The origins of tTaikagura are the &quot Sangaku " transmitted to the shrine in the Heian era. It was developed as an acrobatics in the Edo period and gained popularity. Okinaya Wasuke and Okinaya Kohana will show off his umbrella, etc., and the crowd gets a lot of fun with skillful technique.

Rcitation “Thirteen nights”
A Story tellar Kumazawa Nansui that appeared on a dark stage. Moistly and sometimes intensely, She talked about Higuchi Ichiyo's "Thirteen nights ". Higuchi Ichiyo is a writer who is familiar with this place, such as writing masterpiece "Takekurabe　" set in Ryusen, Taito-ku.

Historical narrative "Shinmon Tatsugoro "
From Edo to the Meiji / Taisho era, Historical narrative which was a representative of people's entertainment. Kanda Kurenai told the lifetime of Shinmon Tatsugoro who was active as a firefight in Edo in Edo. It was the first time she ever tells this story. The audience was fascinated by the delightful enthusiasm that was full of presence, and it was drawn into the world of the Historical narrative.

Kappore dance
"Kappore" is a dance spreading all over the country by the petitioner afterwards, based on "Sumiyoshi dance" dedicated to Sumiyoshi Shrine in Osaka in hopes of rich a good harvest and becoming called by this name in the Edo period. Sakura gawa iri hune shachu venue was excited with the dance that matched the "Kappore" calling by the company .

"Edomachi-Taito Entertainment Festival", which has grown up in Taito-ku with performing arts and traditional culture for about half a year, has closed the curtain here. Even in the closing event, we offered a wide variety of performances not caught in the genre to the audience, and it was a great success as a "festival where you can enjoy the power of the shoulder" that anyone can participate.

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Ichiyo Memorial Museum at Taito Ward

Ichiyo Memorial Museum at Taito Ward is located in a place where female writers, Ichiyo Higuchi in the Meiji era once opened roughs and sweets shops.

Ichiyo is said to have obtained the idea of masterpiece "Takekurabe" in about 10 months spent in this place.

Ichiyo moved to Shimotani Ryusenji Town 125 years ago.

In commemoration of this, at the Ichiyo Memorial Museum, during the period from Saturday, November 10, 2018 to January 27 (Sunday) 2019, the Moved to Shimotani Ryusenji Town 125 year anniversary special exhibition "Shimotani Ryusenji Town Higuchi Ichiyo " is held.

The exhibition room is divided into two, the first exhibition room introduces the life of Ichiyo before coming to Shimotani Ryusenji Town, and the life in this place.

Shimotani Ryusenji Town

Ichiyo who lost his father at the age of 17 was responsible for the lives of her mother and sister as the main pillar of the family.

Although she was publishing a novel and getting drafts, her life was so hard to go on and moved to Shimotani Ryusenji Town to start a new business.

The fact that the borrowing letters and letters of exhibits were telling us that Ichiyo’s life at that time was strict. Also, as there are few pictures of the Shimotani Ryusenji Town at that time, you can see this area’s situation in paintings.

Children live in a neighbourhood and people who work in the Yoshiwara area came to the Ichiyo’s shop. Ichiyo observed people through such exchanges and later, The theme of her novel;Scoop up the little voices of people who live in one corner of societywas formed.

Ichiyo’s masterpiece “Takekurabe” is a boy and girl’s pale love of the downtown, which is set in the vicinity of Shimotani Ryusenji Town, and Sensoku Inari Shrine and Ootori Shrine appeared in the work.

Between the reality and the ambition

Ichiyo became good friends with a woman named Nonomiya Hisako when she lived in Shimotani Ryusenji Town. Autographed letters addressed to Ms. Nonomiya from Ichiyo are on display.

Before she came to this place, she learned Japanese poetry and classical literature at a school named "Hagi no sha", where she also learned the essence of the litgraghy.

A replica of the desk which Ichiyo used until died is also exhibited. It is a gorgeous one with ivory settled, it seems to have been bought from her father.

She spend wealthy life in her childhood. The real thing of the desk is kept in the Modern Japanese Literature Museum in Meguro-ku.

In the 2nd exhibition room, from 7 factors we could understand how Ichiyo’s life in Shimotani Ryuzenji Town affected "Takekurabe".

At first, Ichiyo wanted to be a japanese poetly’s teacher, not to be a novelist.

A lot of young ladies of the famous family passed through "Hagi no sha" where Ichiyo learned japanese poetly. Among them, it is thought that there was also a hard time for Ichiyo who had no title. One time she wore a cloth full of paches and visited "Hagi no sha".

A replica of the kimono is on exhibition. Ichiyo’sister, Kuni and this kimono with great difficulty so that it would not be able to see the patch if she wore a coat on it.

After living for about 10 months at Shimotani Ryusenji Town, Ichiba moved to to Hongou maruyama fukuyama Town.

And there, during 14 months untill she died, she wrote many works including "Takekurabe". This period is called "14 months of miracle".

Ichiyo came to Shimotani Ryusenji Town for business, but she gained inspiration that would be a source of later writing life from interaction with people she met here.

It would be clear how the life in here stimulated the creativity of Ichiyo by this special exhibition.

In the permanent exhibition, works after Ichiyo passed away were mainly introduced.

While Ichiyo alive, her works were published in a magazine, and no books such as novels were not sold.

This is the last book of Ichiyo and the only book published while she alive "Encyclopedia of Daily Usage 12th Edition Common Letters". An example sentence of a letter by Ichiyo.

Ichiyo’s younger sister Kuni was keen to preserve her work after the death of Ichiyo. Even she was evacuated with Ichoyo’s manuscripts under wartime.

It is largely owed to Kuni that we can now see Ichiyo’s manuscript etc in this way.

Kuni has contributed essays to the magazine "Women's World" as "a side of my older sister who did not have a wage."

It is very valuable material today to convey the figure of real Ichiyo seen from the close relatives.

"Nigorie" of the original one which was put into a stage by Mr. Yukio Ninagawa in 1984. A stage model handed down by Setsu Asakura herself who was in charge of the stage arts is displayed.

In the special exhibition, life in Shimotani Ryusenji Town, the foundation of creation of Ichiyo "Takekurabe", has been comprehensively introduced, so I thought that after viewing I could understand the work even more.

Shimotani Ryusenji Town The 125th anniversary commemorative special exhibition "Shimotani Ryusenji Town (town of the stature) Higuchi Ichiyo" is held until January 27, 2019. When you come to the memorial hall, why not try walking around and thinking about the world of "Takekurabe"?

Outline of the exhibition

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This building is standing side by side with the Tokyo National Museum, across from Ueno Park.

It used to be the Keisei Electric Railway Former Hakubutsukan-Dōbutsuen Station which has been used as the nearest station of the Tokyo Imperial Museum (now the Tokyo National Museum) and the Imperial Ueno Zoo.

Along with the decrease in users, it had been suspended business in 1997. In April 2018, as a building with a historically important landscape value, it was the first railway facility which is selected as Tokyo Metropolitan Selected History Building.

Renovation work was carried out on this machine, furthermore, Tokyo National University of the Arts, Department of Art Department manager, UENOYES * A comprehensive producer, Mr. Katsuhiko Hibino, designed the door.

* Art project with the theme of social inclusion. With the aim of new social participation of people from the beginning of culture, regardless of disability, with various people from races and countries, from children to adults, develop various programs throughout the year, from Ueno We are disseminating it to the world.

On November 23, 2018, a part of Keisei Electric Railway old museum zoo station building will be opened to the public. At the same time, within the station building, a limited-time installation work Wandering into the Rabbit Hole will be displayed as a Historical Cultural Resource Utilization Program that is part of the UENOYES project.

I participated in a press tour that was held prior to that, so I will tell you the situation.

Let’s open the new door and go inside.

When you open the door, there is a huge rabbit!

Because the ticket gate of the old museum zoo station is in the basement, this work have a motif of a rabbit who has habits of digging soil and creating a nest.

The story that Ms.Shiratama Hitsujiya written down on Ueno's research was written by Ms. Akiko Sakata of art and was supported by the technical scientist of Mr. Kento Mori, a scientific museum · support researcher at the National Science Museum · Animal Research Division Exhibition.

Both Ms.Hitsujiya and Ms.Sakata say that this station building is a "space inspired by artists".

Mr. Mori says that he usually creates skeletal specimens by 3D scan and printer and has thought that it would be great if he chould show his works to the public. When Ms.Hitsujiya talkes about this project, he accepted immediately. It was in 1997 that the old museum zoo station stopped operating, but due to the idea of ​​Mr. Mori, the genuine exhibition of the skull of Huang Huan of the giant panda who died the same year came true.

In this way the installation work “Wandering into the Rabbit Hole” . There is a unique world view that draws in what you see from the moment you open the door.

You can actually touch the entrance rabbit or book, the skull replica, and you can do graffiti on the glass.

Even those who have never used the old museum zoo station, you will be able to enjoy the work with a thought on the history of the station building.

Since it will be a limited-time exhibition until February 24, 2019, how about going to the old museum zoo station on this occasion?

Publication and exhibition of Former Hakubutsukan-Dōbutsuen Station “Wandering into the Rabbit Hole” Summary

Related events will also be held. Please check the official website for details.
 
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Taito Ward Sogakudo of the Former Tokyo Music School

Taito Ward Sogakudo of the Former Tokyo Music School is placed in a corner of Ueno Park.

This is the oldest western style music hall in Japan,built as a facility of the Tokyo Music School (present · Tokyo College of Music Faculty) in Meiji 23. Later Taito Ward was handed over from Tokyo National University of the Arts, transferred to and restored to the present place in 1986, and designated important cultural property the following year.

Due to the advancement of aging, it was closed from April, 2013, in addition to earthquake resistant reinforcement and preservation repair of the building, repair of the pipe organ in front of the stage was carried out.

On November 2, after closing for about five and a half years, the old renovation house was renewed.

I will tell you the state of the commemorative ceremony held along with it.

Inauguration ceremony held in wonderful autumnal weather. Prior to opening, there were performances by the students of Tokyo University of the Arts's Music Faculty.

Many guests were present. Mr. Hattori, pesident of taito ward gave his speech.

Kazuki Sawa ; Director of Tokyo University of Arts also gave his speech.

Mr. Sawa who graduated from Tokyo National University of Arts, also is a witness to the history of the old Music Palace.

Mr. Sawa "When I was in college, there was a Music Palace in the campus, but as the aging progressed, when 300 people entered it was so heavy that the door on the first floor would not open due to the weight.The organ did not produce any sound. At the time of my 4th grader I took a graduation exam at this grand temple, but at the end the main hall was not used.

After that, we also talked about relocating to Meiji-mura, but there were lots of voices to leave in Ueno, which was relocated to Ueno Park here in 1987 by Taito Ward. I am also participating in the commemorative performances held at that time. It is an honor to be able to participate in the commemorative performances again this time. "

Following the tape cut by the guests, the old concerto was completed.

A mini concert of string ensemble centered on Mr. Sawa was held in the hall of the old old music entertainer just completed.

The pipe organ in front of the stage after the repair was also played by Mr. Rie Hiroe who is a professor of the University of Music and a professor of the same department of music at the same time after completing the graduate school organ of Tokyo University of the Arts. While being a relatively small organ, it features a powerful sound.

Mr. Seiji Okamoto who served as the first violin in the second song is a graduate of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and is now brushing up his skills in Berlin.

At the end of the mini concert, he performed an encore playing "Flower" written by Rentaro Taki who also played the piano at the Old Music Palace. It is a song that is related to Taito-ku.

The state of "flower" performance can be seen with the following movie.

After the mini concert we were able to visit the hall.

Old Music palace which renewed for the first time in five and a half years. You can enjoy not only historical buildings but also live cultural assets such as concerts and music materials.

Since the building has been open since November 2, how about visiting Ueno?

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The National Museum of Western Art

Rubens and the Birth of the Baroque will be held at the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo from October 16 (Tue) 2018 to January 20 (Sun) of 2019. Since the media exhibition was held on 15th October, I will tell you the situation.

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), a painter representing 17th century baroque art.
Dramatic composition with a lot of movement, brilliant color, abundant and fascinating nudity expression. Rubens, who was sent with the highest compliment of "King of Painters as King's Painter" by those who were fascinated by the style, was able to bring its name to other countries.

Although Rubens set up the workshop in Antwerpenand,Belgium,and made the base of its activities as the base of its activities, but it is not well known in Japan that he spent in Italy for 8 years immediately after being independent as a painter. Rubens absorbed various expressions in Venice and Mantova, especially in Rome, and established a style of painting, and developed it after returning home.

This exhibition focuses on the relationship between Rubens and Italy and attempts to unravel the secret of its creation. We exhibited a total of 71 works by Rubens and ancient art, Italian artists, and we will explore how Rubens got inspiration and gave it from Italian works.

Chapter 1 The World of Rubens

This exhibition consists of seven parts. Works are displayed by theme, not time series, and Rubens and Italy, we will explore the source of that idea from bidirectional exchanges. In this chapter which will be the introduction, his representative portrait works are exhibited, you can see the features of the technique greedily absorbing the Italian style and the love affection to the family.

This is a work "Portrait of Clara Serena Rubens" . It depicts the eldest daughter Clara Serena born with the first wife Isabella Brant. Although the background and the collar part are roughly caught, the expression is drawn very carefully and the composition taking the face of the model directly in front is also impressive.
Clara was about 5 years old at this time, but then died at the young age of 12 years old. Rubens loved Clara and seems to have portrayed her portraits many times even after she died.

Chapter 2 Past traditions

In the second chapter, entitled "Past tradition", we introduce Rubens' works, as well as replications of Venetians by ancient sculptures and Rubens.

"Death of Seneca" is a work depicting the end of Seneca, a philosopher who was ordered to commit suicide under suspicion of a conspiracy to the emperor Nero, as the subject said. Seneca in the picture is based on the famous ancient sculpture in the Louvre museum, and Rubens which saw this sculpture in Rome has left six drawings. It can be said to be a good example of the results of classical learning by Rubens.

Chapter 3 Saints as Heroes – Religious Painting and Baroque

During his stay in Italy, Rubens painted religious paintings in Mantua, Genoa and Rome. Rubens&#39. His religious painting, which showed an ideal body image like ancient sculpture, fascinated the young generation and showed the greatest innovation in Rome after Caravaggio.

In chapter 3, Rubens' religious paintings are displayed together with the works that influenced him and the works he influenced .

Rubens' masterpiece "Martyrdom of St. Andrew" first came to Japan. This work was donated to the chapel of the Royal Hospital of Santandres de los Flamencos in Madrid and it seems to be very valuable thing to appreciate rarely.

"Martyrdom of Saint Andere" depicts the martyrdom of Saint Andrew, described in the "Golden Legend" of Jacobos de Worragine. Saint Andrew, cruised by the Roman governor, taught to the crowd of 20 thousands who surround him. The crowd threatened to angrily thrust the governor down from the cross, but Andrew declined to descend from the cross as he lived, and ascended by casting pray as it was.

Saint Andrew looking up to the heavens above which one light shines, angels flying to Andrew from the dark sky, people crying something and appealing. It is extremely dramatic, and the depiction of realism with dynamic feeling approaches to my heart.

Chapter 4 The Power of Myths 1 – Hercules and Male Nude

Rubens who was fascinated by famous sculpture "Hercules of Farnese" and learned its shaping deeply. His imagination was demonstrated most vividly, especially when drawing a mythical world. In this chapter, a lot of male nude by Rubens and Italian painters after Rubens are exhibited.

Chapter 5 The Power of Myths 2 Venus and Female Nude

On the other hand, this chapter features a nude that depicts the ideal woman beauty symbolized by Venus. When drawing Venus it was also Rubens who took the form of ancient sculpture, but in the later years it began to draw a plump woman that symbolizes more realistic and fertile.

Chapter 6 Pencil Frenzy

Brilliant colors and quick brush usage that gives it to the screen. The 17th century artist theorist Bellori explained Rubens' paintings with the word "painter's enthusiasm" . In Chapter 6, we take up paintings such as battle scenes in which the character of such Rubens art was expressed in the most obvious way, and focus on its characteristics.

"The Fall of Phaeton" painted around 1605 during my stay in Italy. The sun of Apollo, the sun god, a painting capturing the moment when Paeton’s tanks receive lightning from the supreme god Jupiter and Paeton is about to fall. The cloaking cloak, the mane of the standing horse, the lightning running in the sky enhance the violent dynamism of the whole screen.

Chapter 7 Allegorical and Allegorical Tales

Rubens was a succeeded highly educated diplomat . Rubens took advantage of its cultural knowledge and knowledge and often painted allegorical figures that used a combination of symbols. In the final chapter, Rubens' mythological theme with alleged gimmicks is displayed along with ancient sculptures.

"Mars and Rare Sylwia" depicting scenes where Military God Mars looks at the shrine maiden Rae Sirwia who protects the fire of the West Temple. It is famous that twins born between Rare Sylwia and Mars grew and became Romulus and Romulus with Rome.

Rubens usually makes a bold change to the traditional interpretation, as the stage of this work is a temple, whereas Rare Sylwia who went to draw water usually is fucked by Mars in the forest. At the same time, however, Rubens also shows that it is very precisely taken into account the ancient literature on this myth, such as Cupid and Mars' weapons and feet clouds that cloak the cloak's hem.

"I think that Rubens' work is reflected very well in his work, generous, loving and great, I feel that his figure is also bleeding out of paintings A biographer described him as "Maestoso Umano (dignified person) and at the same time it is full of humanity", but in fact Rubens expressed a very deep affection for family members and friends He was a pouring person. "

That is what I talked about, as an art historian and Mr. Anna bio Bianco, supervisor of this exhibition.

"In addition, when Rubens was asked" What are you from? ", He said that" I am a world citizen. "Well these words have come to be used now, but in the 17th century Rubens thought so that at the point of time.Though it was the owner of the idea he advanced and I understood the wonderfulness of fraternity, it can be understood from this remark.In this exhibition, I hope to focus on human nature and enjoy it. "

Called "King of painters", I will unravel the painting and humanity of the master who built one era in relation to Italy.
"Rubens exhibition – the birth of baroque" is held until January 20, 2019 (Sunday).
Why do not you visit this opportunity?

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