[Venue Report] “Egon Schiele Exhibition” opens. A genius who died young who vividly depicted the inner workings of human beings, a retrospective exhibition for the first time in about 30 years

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

 

A large-scale exhibition of Egon Schiele (1890-1918), one of the most important painters representing fin- de-siècle Vienna, will be held on January 26, 2023 in Ueno, Tokyo. It opened at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.

Exhibition view, venue entrance
Exhibition view
Egon Schiele, Woman of Sorrow, 1912, oil painting, Leopold Museum collection
Egon Schiele, Autumn Tree in the Blowing Wind (Winter Tree), 1912, oil painting, Leopold Museum collection
Egon Schiele, Fighter, 1913, watercolor, private collection
Exhibition view
Exhibition view

A retrospective exhibition of the genius Egon Schiele, who died young, for the first time in about 30 years in Tokyo

From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, Egon Schiele was a painter who was brilliantly active in Vienna, which was experiencing a period of rare artistic maturity. .

In 1906, Schiele, who showed glimpses of painting sense from an early age, entered the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts as a special admission at the age of 16, the youngest in the school year. In the following year, he was discovered by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), another representative painter of fin-de-siècle Viennese art, and was greatly influenced by him.

In 1909, he voluntarily withdrew from the conservative system of the academy and formed the “New Artist Group” with friends. He continued to produce innovative works, and in 1918 he was successful at the 49th Vienna Secession Exhibition, but in the same year he died of the Spanish flu at the age of 28.

His scandalous creative activities, which were unconstrained by the common sense of the time, were criticized, and he was arrested. Schiele’s works, which vividly depict the spirituality, life and death, and sex of the world, continue to fascinate people even today.

Installation view, 20-year-old Egon Schiele posing in his studio

“Leopold Museum Egon Schiele Exhibition: A Young Genius Born in Vienna” has a world-class collection of Schiele’s works. A retrospective exhibition that looks back on Schiele’s life and work through a total of 50 paintings and drawings.

65 works by contemporary painters such as Klimt, Moser, and Kokoschka are also introduced.

The collection was displayed in chronological order, divided into 14 themes.

Self-Portrait with Hozuki Fruit, a representative work by Schiele, who continued to explore the inner world of human beings, is coming to Japan!

I would like to introduce some of the exhibited works.

The centerpiece of this exhibition is Self-Portrait with Hozuki (1912), which Schiele made when he was 22 years old. Schiele’s most famous self-portrait is synonymous.

Egon Schiele, Self-Portrait with Hozuki Berries, 1912, oil painting, Leopold Museum collection

The tension created by the composition of the cherry blossom vines and the slanting posture of the characters creates a tense atmosphere. The contrast between the white background, the clothes, the hair, the black eyes, and the red of the cherry blossoms creates a dignified beauty, while the pale face is boldly arranged with colors such as red and green, giving it a strange liveliness. reflected.

Is the gaze directed at the viewer a provocation or a rejection? Her quiet mouth gives the impression of being both snobbish and swallowing words, and she expresses clearly narcissism and unstable emotional fluctuations with naive sensitivity.

Around 1910, Schiele broke away from the influence of his teacher Klimt and established a one-of-a-kind expressionist style characterized by unstable forms, expressive line drawings, and vivid colors. This work is a masterpiece of the time when his painting style reached maturity.

If you look closely, you’ll notice that the cropping and poses in this work are common in modern “selfie” culture.

According to the director of the Leopold Museum, more and more young people are coming to see Schiele’s works at the Leopold Museum. For those who express themselves through self-portraits, Schiele’s self-portraits, in which he visually puts into practice his thoughts on the “ego,” such as human identity, sexuality, and spirituality, while exposing the body and mind, are a striking source of inspiration. It may be something. In that sense, Schiele can be said to be an extremely modern painter.

Self-Portrait with Cherry Blossoms is paired with Portrait of Valli (1912), which is not shown in this exhibition but is modeled on the woman who was Schiele’s lover and muse at the time. It is made to be, so if you don’t know it, please check it out.

Egon Schiele, The One Who Sees Himself II (Death and Man), 1911, oil on canvas, Leopold Museum

Death was familiar to Schiele from an early age, such as the repeated stillbirths and premature deaths of his siblings, and the death of his beloved father when he was 14. I had a view of life and death. “Death” is an important theme in Schiele’s paintings, and there are many works that incorporate the disturbing signs of death.

The Person Contemplating Oneself II (Death and Man) (1911) is a work in which Schiele directly expresses “death”. Schiele’s self-portraits are often depicted as two people, and in this work as well, the painter himself, with his eyes closed as if indulging in meditation, is surrounded by a presence that looks like a god of death or a ghost. increase. It feels as if he is impatient with the approaching fate of death, and as if he has already accepted his fate, but the third person’s hand extending from below strengthens the eerie impression.

According to the exhibition commentary, this work attempts self-reflection using the image of division. As you can see from Self-Portrait with Hozuki Berries, most of Schiele’s self-portraits have no background. Going against Klimt’s decorative painting style, it suggests that Schiele’s interest is directed toward thorough self-exploration and self-introspection, single-mindedly inward.

Egon Schiele, Mother and Child, 1912, oil painting, Leopold Museum collection
Egon Schiele, Mother and Two Children II, 1915, oil painting, Leopold Museum collection

Schiele also repeatedly uses the motif of mother and child. In general, mother and child images are associated with love and peace, but Schiele’s Mother and Child (1912) and Mother and Two Children II (1915) both depict death rather than love and peace. emphasizing unrest such as fear, sadness, and despair. Not only the skillful expression, but also the intense brushwork and gloomy colors, I felt a thrilling dreadfulness that made me take a step back. It can be said that it is a development typical of Schiele that breaks the traditional image of mother and child.

Egon Schiele, Reclining Woman with Red Stockings, 1913, Pencil, Gouache, Leopold Museum Collection

Another must-see is the drawing of a nude woman, where you can enjoy Schiele’s exceptional drawing ability and line expression.

Egon Schiele, Crouching Naked Girl, 1914, black chalk, gouache, Leopold Museum collection

For Schiele, who sought to depict “light emanating from all bodies” and depicted radical “sex” that did not sublimate aesthetically, the female nude was also an extremely important motif. Traditionally, nudes are drawn in standing or lying poses, but many of Schiele’s nudes are characterized by a wide variety of poses, such as holding the knees, crouching, and extreme twists.

Their bodies are sometimes in a state of extreme agony, but it is strange how beautiful and vivid it looks. There is no doubt that the certainty of Schiele’s lines is supported by his relentless exploration of physicality, such as bending his own body to the limit.

The screen composition, which denies spatiality by eliminating the floor and the background and leaving blank spaces around the characters, is also interesting.

Egon Schiele, Reclining Girl with a Ribbon, 1918, black chalk, Leopold Museum collection

The drawings in later years especially caught my eye. The expressive contour lines and slight gradation of black chalk are used to explore the model, and the unwavering lines and silhouette are truly beautiful. In spite of the fact that he sketches the complicated poses with the minimum level of brushwork, such as in Reclining Girl with a Ribbon (1918), the level of perfection is so high that it can be called a work of art by itself. is.

Schiele was the youngest student in the school and was able to enter the academy as a special admission.

Egon Schiele, Stylized Flowers in Front of a Decorative Background, 1908, oil, gold and silver pigments, Leopold Museum collection

Stylized Flowers in Front of a Decorative Background (1908) and earlier Academy Several early works, such as the period, before Schiele established his own style of painting, were also introduced. You can closely follow the artist’s journey to emerge, and how he continued to change his style with an obsessive inquisitive mind even after establishing his style.

Painters such as Klimt and Moser who colored the art of Vienna at the end of the century

Gustav Klimt, Lady in cape and hat in front of red background, 1897/98, oil painting, Klimt Foundation

As mentioned above, this exhibition focuses mainly on Schiele’s works, but also Klimt , Schiele’s teacher, as well as Koloman Moser (1868-1918), who founded the Vienna Secession with Klimt and specializes in landscape painting and graphic art. ), Richard Gerstl (1883-1908), who is positioned as the first painter of Austrian Expressionism and has been re-evaluated in recent years, and Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980), a master of Viennese Expressionism like Schiele. A collection of works by Viennese painters associated with Schiele. We can see the background of how Schiele stood out in the flow of the Golden Age of Viennese art.

Albin Egger-Linz, Praying Girl, Sacred Tomb, Fragment II, 1900/01, Oil, Leopold Museum Collection
Karl Moll, St. Michael’s Church in Heiligenstadt, 1902, polychrome woodcut, Leopold Museum collection
Richard Gerstl, Two People in the Countryside, 1908, oil painting, Leopold Museum collection
Koloman Moser, Calendula officinalis, 1909, oil, Leopold Museum
Gustav Klimt, Schoenbrunn Garden Landscape, 1916, oil painting, deposited at the Leopold Museum (private collection)

The modernity of Schiele’s work remains intact even after 100 years.

Once again, this exhibition is a very valuable opportunity to bring together 50 works by Egon Schiele, a genius painter who died young. Please come and experience Schiele’s trembling, provocative and delicate sensibilities, as well as the creative energy that filled Vienna at the turn of the century.

Outline of “Leopold Museum Egon Schiele Exhibition Young Genius Born in Vienna”

exhibition period Thursday, January 26, 2023 – Sunday, April 9, 2023 *Dates are subject to change.
venue Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Ueno Park, Tokyo)
Opening hours 9:30-17:30, until 20:00 on Fridays (last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Closed day Monday
viewing fee [Date and time reservation system]
General 2,200 yen, University/vocational school students 1,300 yen, 65 and over 1,500 yen, weekday pair discount 3,600 yen*For details, please check the ticket page on the official website ⇒ https://www.egonschiele2023.jp/ticket.html
organizer Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, The Asahi Shimbun, Fuji Television Network, Inc.
patronage Austrian Embassy, Austrian Cultural Forum Tokyo
inquiry Hello Dial 050-5541-8600 (All day/9:00-20:00)
Exhibition official website https://www.egonschiele2023.jp

*The content of the article is as of the interview date (January 25, 2023). For the latest information, please check the official website of the exhibition.

 

Article provided by: kokosil Ueno


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A stage adaptation of a murder mystery based on a popular manga, “LIAR GAME murder mystery” will be performed!

All days, performances with different casts March 7th (Tue)-12th (Sun) Local performance / real-time distribution at Airship Theater

BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Co., Ltd. and ABC Animation Co., Ltd. will present the stage play “LIAR GAME murder mystery” at the airship theater in Ueno, Tokyo from March 7 (Tuesday) to 12 (Sunday), 2023. I will perform.

[Official site] https://bandainamco-am.co.jp/event/others/liargame_murdermystery/
Tickets will be sold at “Confeti” from 10:00 on February 4 (Sat), both local performance tickets and distribution tickets.
Details of distribution tickets will be announced on the official website at a later date.

[Ticket sales site] http://confetti-web.com/murdermystery/

 

ABC Animation Co., Ltd. will handle the production of scenarios and settings, while BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Co., Ltd. will handle the stage version production and publishing of the content, expanding the possibilities of real entertainment through collaboration with IP and media.

“Murder Mystery” is a game in which multiple participants search for the true culprit of a fictitious murder case while discussing with all the members and secret talks with a small number of people according to the setting and casting given in advance. In addition to being enjoyed as a player, it is also gaining popularity as a stage content that allows you to enjoy “Murder Mystery” from a third-person perspective and hear the impressions of the performers in the impression competition after the main performance. From December 3rd (Friday) to 5th (Sunday), 2021, the stage version of “Murder ☆ Mystery-Detective Mizuo Madarame’s Case Files-” will be performed at Asakusa Hana Theater (Taito-ku, Tokyo). Real-time distribution was also performed along with the local performance. In this performance, we will perform a stage version of Murder Mystery that has been further enhanced based on the popular manga “Liar Game”.

The stage “LIAR GAME murder mystery” begins with the gathering of those who received an invitation from a mysterious organization called the Liar Game Tournament Secretariat, commonly known as the LGT Secretariat. A murder case is discovered while playing a game of cheating that is familiar in the original. We will proceed to “Murder Mystery”. There is no script, no dialogue, and the only thing the cast members have is the setting of the cast. In addition to the original fun of “Murder Mystery” players’ psychological warfare and deception, you can feel the cast’s facial expressions, acting skills, and improvisation in real time. One of the attractions is that you can enjoy it. Even in the “Liar Game” that takes place before “Murder Mystery”, pay attention to deceiving each other, strategies to win, and reactions when deceived.

 

Due to the nature of “Murder Mystery”, which cannot be played again once the true culprit is known, it will be performed with a different cast every day, just like the previous performance. In addition, the daytime and nighttime performances have different scenarios, so you can enjoy different stages with the same cast.

Even if the setting is the same, you can enjoy a different stage each time depending on the cast’s acting, improvisation, and progress. ? Please enjoy the stage where the content, lines, and ending are all created by the cast on the day.

©️ Shinobu Kaitani/Shueisha/Stage “LIAR GAME murder mystery” Production Committee

 

■Performance overview <br />Performance name Stage “LIAR GAME murder mystery”
Period March 7 (Tuesday) to March 12 (Sunday), 2023 All 12 performances (day and night)
Venue: Airship Theater (Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo)

 

[Performance schedule]
March 7 (Tue) 13:00 start / 18:30 start
March 8 (Wednesday) 13:00 start / 18:30 start
March 9 (Thursday) 13:00 start / 18:30 start
March 10 (Fri) 13:00 start / 18:30 start
March 11 (Sat) 13:00 start / 18:30 start
March 12 (Sun) 12:00 start / 17:00 start *All performances are scheduled to be live-streamed (with archives). Details regarding distribution will be announced on the official website at a later date.

 

[Performance ticket] (Main performance + Impression battle)
SS seats (front rows 1-3) 13,500 yen
S seat  11,000 yen
A seat 8,800 yen <br />Reception period: February 4 (Sat) 10:00-
*Sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note.
*You can apply for up to 2 tickets per person.

[Delivery ticket ]
Delivery ticket (main performance + impression battle) 3,500 yen
Reception period: March 4 (Sat) 10:00-

[Where to apply for tickets]
http://confetti-web.com/murdermystery/

 

[Goods lineup ]
● Performance pamphlet: 3,500 yen (planned for full color 48 pages)
●2L size bromide set: 1,200 yen (3 pieces included)
● L size bromide set: 2,500 yen (10 pieces set)
*Bromide will be sold except for some casts.
●Blu-ray: 12,000 yen This is a 2-disc Blu-ray set that includes a daytime performance and a nighttime performance.
From Tuesday to Sunday, one set will be sold on each day of the week, and a total of 6 types of Blu-rays will be sold.

 

■ Story (daytime performance)
<Murder Case of Doll House in Abandoned Amusement Park>
Liar Game Tournament Secretariat,
Commonly known as the LGT secretariat, those who received an invitation from a mysterious organization gathered at the collapsed amusement park “Doll House”.
Dreams and hopes, the remnants of the amusement park filled with light, are no longer there.
What is going on here is a deception full of malice and confusion…
And now, under the direction of the Liar Game Tournament Secretariat, they have once again gathered together.

 

■ Characters (daytime performance)
・Director The biological son of the president. He was appointed head of the park at a young age, but he is the one who destroyed the amusement park with its irresponsible management.
・Accounting Responsible for the accounting of the amusement park. A serious type who never stopped worrying as a middle manager.
・Facilities A person who is meticulous about every detail, from safety inspections of amusement parks to replacement of fluorescent lights.
・Reception Coordinator for amusement park attraction reception. With a bursting smile and curiosity, he is an active person.
・Kigurumi I’m in charge of the “person inside” the costume, but I believe there is no such thing as “the person inside”. Unique and mood maker.
・Dancer Parade dancer. Unbridled, dreamy, and mysterious, he says nothing but dreams.
・Puppeteer A subcontractor who has produced many dolls and costumes at the request of an amusement park. Single-minded.

・President (victim) The emperor of the group company. He was ruthless and abandoned many businesses, and was hated by many people.

 

■ Story (night performance)
<The Western-style Murder Case on a Solitary Island>
Blindfolded and put on a boat, there was a solitary island in the distant sea where resort development failed.
All those gathered on the solitary island are related to this island.
Once, when the head of the family died, they sold off the island, which was the property of the family.
Indulge in the spectacular future of resort development. Pressed by a huge inheritance tax. Think about your family’s future.
Everyone had their own way of saying goodbye to this island.
And now, under the direction of the Liar Game Tournament Secretariat, the clan has once again gathered.

 

■ Characters (night performance)
・Eldest son/eldest daughter He took over the resort development from his predecessor at a young age, but he did not have the talent for management and made a big mistake. lost everything.
・ Adopted child Modest and good at worldly affairs. I intended to come here without being hated by anyone in my clan. Dispute is the type to arbitrate.
・Cousin / Cousin A free man who has distanced himself from the clan’s power even though he has studied with the clan’s financial strength.
・Kobeban has managed the family’s land and property. He was against the failed resort plan.
・Butler/maid She was loved by her clan for doing miscellaneous duties at the Western-style building. Fortune and misfortune have been accepted as they are.
・Lawyer He is the family’s legal adviser, and has organized the family’s assets as a trustee. Law is everything, law is order.
・Gardener I’ve been doing miscellaneous chores in the garden and in the building. I believe that if I do my part, I will be rewarded. Kind-hearted and strong.

・Predecessor family head (deceased) He made a fortune in the resort development business and was respected by everyone.
When I handed over the business to my eldest son/daughter, he died of a chronic disease.
・Second son (lost message) He has been spoiled by his family since childhood. He is irresponsible and carefree, but he has the ability to take action.

 

■ Appearance cast (in Japanese syllabary order)

[March 7 (Tuesday) performers (in alphabetical order)]
Karin Isobe/Moeka Koizumi/Mizuki Nishiba/Hinata Sato/Yurie Funato/Sana Hoshimori/Rui Yoshimiya

[Wednesday, March 8 performers (in alphabetical order)]
Jun Amaki/Nana Owada/Aozora Sorano (Dempagumi.inc/ARCANA PROJECT)/Mion Nakagawa/Erina Mizuno/Leola/etc

[March 9th (Thursday) performers (in alphabetical order)]
Haruna Ishii/Erika Ishitobi/Misato Kawachi/Mayumi Shiraishi/others

[March 10 (Friday) performers (in alphabetical order)]
Shota Aoi/Shinichiro Kamio/Shonen T/Shun Takagi/Others

[March 11 (Saturday) performers (in alphabetical order)]
SKE48 Team KII: Rika Aoki/Ayaka Okamoto/Yuzuki Hidaka
SKE48 Team E: Natsuki Kamata/Marika Tani/Mimio Hayashi
SKE48 11th research student: Yune Hara

[March 12 (Sun) performers (in alphabetical order)]
Satomi Akesaka/Kenji Taniguchi/Sho Tomita/Fumiya Matsuzaki/Miyu Yoshimoto/others

[Facilitator]
Tatsuya Aoki (appearing on all stages)

 

Staff Original: Shinobu Kaitani “LIAR GAME” (published by Shueisha Young Jump Comics)
Game Planning and Supervision: Takayuki Magata Screenplay: Takayuki Magata / Shamisui Production: Ken Senda (Bobjack Theater)
Stage Director: Seiichi Ito (Ito Kikaku)
Director: Hiroyuki Obana Art: Kenshiro Ishikura (TEN WORKS)
Lighting: Kahoru Higuchi (Rokukoubou)
Lighting operator: Yu Akiya (Rokukoubou)
Sound: Atsuhiro Nagara (Stage Office)/Michi Hayakawa (Stage Office)/Shiho Deguchi (RESON)
Video production: Yuki Sakauchi (Big Bang Bang) / Ume (Big Bang Bang) / Ayane Yoshida (Big Bang Bang)
Costumes: Kazuma Numasaki (Revelten)
Costume progression: Rina Tadokoro/Yuri Ito (GOSHIKI)
Hair and make-up: Satomi Kudo/Haruna Kuroda Delivery: murasaki (AgGraph)/Yuno Kashima Video recording: Kazuhiro Watanabe/Shin Yasuda/Ryohei Tanaka Steel: Hiroshi Koike Advertising art: Kantaro Fujio Shota/Yuri Adachi/Miho Niwayama/Tomoyuki Kamijo/Ayumu Kawasaki (Ayumu Kikaku)/Souka Yoshida Production Manager/Sales Manager: Ryosuke Akiyama (De-LIGHT)
Production Supervisor: Shuji Hayashi (Pius)
Casting: Kazuya Kitamura (Beonest) / Shuji Hayashi (Pius) /
Hiroshi Natsuki (De-LIGHT) / Isao Shinohara (Theater group SINK)
Associate Producer: Kai Nishimoto (Bandai Namco Amusement) / Takumi Tatsukawa (ABC Animation)
Producer: Satoshi Ohno (Bandai Namco Amusement) / Kazunari Yasui (ABC Animation)
Production: Pius Production cooperation: De-LIGHT
Planning and sponsorship: Bandai Namco Amusement / ABC Animation

© Shinobu Kaitani/Shueisha/Stage “LIAR GAME murder mystery” Production Committee

 

[What is Liar Game? ]
Originally written by Shinobu Kaitani, serialized in Weekly Young Jump magazine from 2005 to 2015.
It depicts a tense psychological battle between the characters over a gambling prize called “The Liar Game”.
The TV drama aired on Fuji TV in 2007. Then made into a movie. A remake version was aired in South Korea in 2014.
One of the works that created the “death game” boom that continues to this day.
In 2011, the number of comics published exceeded 5 million copies.

 

[What is Murder Mystery? ]
A scenario in which an incident such as murder has occurred is prepared, and participants play the role of characters in the story and proceed with the game while having conversations with the aim of finding the criminal (the person playing the criminal escapes).
Scenarios such as the backbone of each character and actions on the day of the incident are prepared, so you can experience yourself as if you have entered the world of mystery novels. Each scenario can be played only once in a lifetime because all the mysteries will be solved once you experience it.

 

*The information in this article is current as of the date of publication. Contents are subject to change without notice after announcement. Please note.
※The image is an image.
©Bandai Namco Amusement Inc.

 

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