Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
No advance reservation required ・ Free viewing
Archives Exhibition 2020 Remembering the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum’s Original Building
The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum was built by a businessman from Kitakyushu, Keitaro Sato, who donated 1 million yen (currently equivalent to about 3.2 billion yen) and opened on May 1, 1926 (Taisho 15).
The building, which was called the “Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum” at that time, was designed by Shinichiro Okada and built in the modern classical style. Befitting the “Beauty Hall of Fame”, the majestic building with colonnades became the setting for numerous exhibitions and a place for people’s creative activities and exchanges.
In this exhibition, through the archives materials held by the museum, Japan was born in Ueno, following the steps from the construction of the old building to the end of its role with the construction of the new building (currently the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) in 1975. I would like to take this opportunity to think about the appearance of the first public museum.
Date: October 6th (Tuesday) -December 6th (Sunday), 2020 No advance reservation required ・ Free viewing <br /> Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Keitaro Sato Memorial Art Lounge (Central Building 1st floor)
Closed days: 1st and 3rd Mondays Opening hours: 9: 30-17: 30
Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Tokyo University of the Arts University Museum
I went to the “Gaidai Collection Exhibition 2020-Chronicle” which is being held at the University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts in Ueno, Tokyo from September 26, 2020!
Have you all been there yet?
In this article, we will report on the contents and highlights of this exhibition.
What was particularly wonderful was the self-portraits of the former students, which were lined up all around the exhibition room, and more than 100 of them!
Those who were active in the art world in later years, those who died at a young age despite their talent. It was a very spectacular exhibition where you can compare and enjoy the self-portraits that were projected in various ways, such as the self-consciousness and hobby interests of each student at the time.
What kind of exhibition is the “Tokyo University of the Arts Collection Exhibition”?
Tokyo University of the Arts (hereinafter referred to as “University of the Arts”) has a history of more than 130 years from its predecessor, Tokyo Fine Arts School (hereinafter referred to as “Beauty School”) to the present. Tokyo University of the Arts has collected various art materials throughout its history.
Approximately 30,000 collections are stored in the University of the Arts Museum, including works purchased by people as educational and research materials for students, works by Kiyoteru Kuroda, Taikan Yokoyama, and successive faculty members, current students, and graduates. It goes up to the point.
The “Tokyo University of the Arts Collection Exhibition” is held regularly by the University of the Arts Museum. As the name suggests, this is a valuable opportunity to worship carefully selected works from the huge collection of arts that are normally closed to the public!
“Tokyo University of the Arts Collection 2020-Chronicle of the Arts” consists of two parts. The theme of Part 1 is “Creating” Japanese Art “” and the theme of Part 2 is “Adventures over Self-Portrait”.
With the theme of tracing the history of Tokyo University of the Arts from a variety of art works like a chronicle, more than 150 works centered on paintings are exhibited.
This time, in order to enjoy the exhibition more deeply, I visited with Mr. Nagatomo, a curator researcher, explaining. Mr. Nagatomo, thank you for your cooperation in your busy schedule.
Introducing the contents and exhibited works of Part 1 “Creating” Japanese Art “”
In the first part, the important times in the collection formation during the school days were introduced along with the year when the works were collected.
By clarifying the year in which the works were collected, we can see the tendency of “what kind of things the school wanted to collect as art materials from time to time” -in other words, “ what kind of works the students of each period wanted to collect “. Did you learn the technology with reference to? “
For example, welcoming visitors at the entrance,
Naojiro Harada << Shoemaker’s Relatives >>
Yuichi Takahashi “Salmon”
Kuroda Seiki << Women’s Image (Kitchen) >>
These three famous oil paintings. (The tension soared with “Oh!” When it appeared immediately!)
It is one of the most popular paintings in the Tokyo University of the Arts collection, and it is a masterpiece that symbolizes the times, so many of you may know it.
At that time, Harada and Takahashi, who used traditional Western painting techniques, were distinguished as so-called “old school” painters, and Kuroda, who adopted impressionist-style external light expression, was distinguished as a “new school” painter. It seems that the world of Western-style painters was in a complicated situation, as journalists fueled the conflict and the Shinpa gradually became dominant.
However, there are records that all three of these items were collected at about the same time (1896-1897), when the Western Painting Department was newly established at the beauty school . You can see the teachers at that time wanting students to learn the old and new techniques and expressions of Western painting without distinction.
In this way, Part 1 gives you a glimpse into the history of schools and teachers .
From the opening of the school to the establishment of the Western Painting Department-a copy of a classical painting that supported learning
It was 1889 that was first taken up as an important age after proceeding through the entrance of the exhibition room. This is the earliest collection area where the collection was recorded in the year when the school opened.
At the time of opening the school, antique art from a wide range of eras from the Hakuho era to the Edo era, such as the national treasure “Illustrated Sutra of Causes and Effects “ and (Den) Eitoku Kano’s “Matsutaka Folding Screen” , was collected as reference art.
Moving to the next area, in 1896, when the Western Painting Department and the Design Department were newly established , Western paintings collected by Seiki Kuroda and Keiichiro Kume, who were invited as instructors, were exhibited.
Not only the original paintings, but also “Children and Grape” , which Kume copied a part of Bernardino Luini’s frescoes while studying in France.
It seems that these reproductions were very important to the Western painting department at that time.
At that time, students couldn’t easily go abroad to see paintings. Still, Kuroda and his colleagues, who wanted to get in touch with the excellent Western masterpieces, recommended copying classical paintings. In addition, it seems that the Ministry of Education’s stipend international students were asked to submit a copy of the masterpiece to the beauty school.
As an example, what was exhibited in the same area was “The Gleaners” based on Jean-Francois Millet’s masterpiece, which was copied by Wada Eisaku at the Louvre Museum in France. The color has become darker over time, but it faithfully reproduces the depiction and atmosphere of the original.
How many students did this work teach and inspire a new world? It was a painting that conveys the urgent circumstances of the time and at the same time feels a magnificent story.
Think of a phantom celestial maiden
In the middle of the first part, there was an area where drawings related to the Technical Fine Arts School, which is positioned as the predecessor of the predecessor of Tokyo University of the Arts, were collected.
Antonio Fontanesi , an Italian painter invited as a teacher, drew small drawings such as architecture and landscape paintings for teaching materials, and among them, a huge drawing called “Tennin” that stands out. A realistic woman with a mysterious expression that looks like she is smiling, thinking, and thinking.
This is not a teaching material, but a story that “the new palace of the imperial family, which was planned to be built at that time, was drawn as a conceptual sketch for use in the mural painting.” Unfortunately, the plan seems to have failed, but it stimulated my imagination how beautiful the “Tennin” would have been if it had been built.
There are also works exhibited at the Paris Expo, which all the schools participated in!
Going further into the exhibition room, in the area at the end of Part 1,
・ Works exhibited at the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris, in which many teachers from beautiful schools participated.
・ In the 1930s, after receiving high praise at the so-called “public exhibition” represented by the Ministry of Education art exhibition, the work was purchased by the government and transferred to a beauty school.
I was able to appreciate it.
Among the works exhibited at the Paris Expo is Yoshiaki Shimada’s “Tokugawa-style interior decoration” .
The interior space of the fantasy castle is depicted in detail in the style of the Edo period, but how to decorate crafts, how to hang a hanging shaft, the existence of bran, a designed family crest, a crane as a congratulatory motif … … It seems that the design proposal was made to introduce such things to people overseas who were becoming more interested in Japanese interior decoration.
To the last, it was conservative, but the charm of each prop and decoration was drawn in a very detailed and attractive manner, and I was impressed.
It is said that these exhibited works are very important as a record of how Japan responded to the Expo, which was one of the most important cultural phenomena in the 19th century.
Uemura Shoen’s “Introduction Dance” , which is an important cultural property, and Kano Hogai’s “Sorrowful Mother Kannon”, which was specially exhibited, were also displayed in this area. Both are quite large and truly powerful.
As for “Sorrowful Mother Kannon,” which can be said to be the treasure of the University of the Arts Museum, it is said that many people visit the “Tokyo University of the Arts Collection Exhibition” just to see it. I visited there in the morning on weekdays, so I was fortunate enough to be able to appreciate it in front of my eyes.
Introducing the contents and exhibited works of Part 2 “Adventures over self-portraits”
If you turn to the other exhibition room on the opposite side of the exhibition room of Part 1, you will see the exhibition of Part 2 “Adventures over self-portraits”.
If the first part is school and teacher records, the second part is student records.
In the Western painting department, self-portrait production is traditionally included in the curriculum, and even now all graduates are supposed to pay self-portraits to school. Here, the self-portrait and the work purchased as a graduation work are displayed.
Not only in Japan, but also in overseas art schools, there is probably no school that always pays self-portraits, and it is a culture unique to art schools and Tokyo University of the Arts. It’s a little interesting story, isn’t it?
It was too spectacular to see more than 100 self-portraits decorating the exhibition room …!
Shigeru Aoki, Tetsugoro Mantetsu, Tsujiharu Fujita, Yuzo Saeki, Junji Yoshii, Toshio Nakanishi, and other people who have made a name for themselves in the history of modern Japanese art are gathered together in their youth. Isn’t it just a coveted sight for fans?
It is decorated according to age, but in the Meiji era, there were many people who wore kimono and who were dignified. However, after the Taisho era and entering the Showa era, there are people who have strong personality, such as not wearing clothes or writing facial parts. During the war, there was an “era” that could be seen by arranging them side by side, with a heavy atmosphere.
When drawing a self-portrait, he often puts not only his own figure but also his favorite things and props that convey his character.
So, I wonder if this person liked Gauguin when he was a student, or maybe he liked the ukiyo-e drawn behind him … Imagine each person’s background and hobbies, and there are new discoveries. maybe.
What I liked the most was the self-portrait of Ding Itakura . While there were many self-portraits with dark and calm colors, the white skin and canvas were dazzling, and I was healed by the soft brush strokes and gentle appearance.
In the exhibition of the graduation work, 11 items such as Yokoyama Taikan’s “Murado Kansaruoh” and Wada Eisaku’s “Watashi no Yugure” were lined up.
“Murado Kansaru-Oh” is a wonderful work that is different from the later years, and I think that it is a landscape where children are playing with a smile, but the expression is strange and a little scary. “Yugure of Watanabe” is realistic, but the colors of the sky and the river are fantastic and drawn in like a dream.
I’m sorry that there is no image, but what was interesting was the multiple design drawings of Yoji Kanazawa’s “Utopia Club” . It is said that it is a picture of a fantasy plan to create a leisure facility for each island, but the design is still very novel even now, and the strangeness that puts the curve as the main is addictive. It’s not flashy, but it has a cute atmosphere that makes you want to decorate the walls of your house.
Please pay attention when you visit.
At the end
The venue was only the exhibition room on the 2nd basement floor of the University of the Arts Museum, so it was a relatively small exhibition, but I was satisfied that the general admission fee of 440 yen was too cheap.
By the way, recently, the number of exhibitions that require advance reservations to prevent infection with the new coronavirus is increasing, but you can drop in at this exhibition when you think of it.
The “Tokyo University of the Arts Collection Exhibition” is held once or twice a year. It seems that some famous works are on display, but the number of collections is over 30,000. There must be a work that will be released for the first time this time, and a work that will not appear for decades if this time is missed.
It will be held until October 25th (Sun), so please do not miss this opportunity.
Outline of “Tokyo University of the Arts Collection Exhibition 2020-Chronicle of the Arts”
Date: September 26th (Sat) -October 25th (Sun), 2020
Hours: 10 am-5pm (admission until 4:30 pm)
* This exhibition does not require advance reservations, but you may have to wait for admission depending on the congestion situation to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
Closed: Monday
Venue: Tokyo University of the Arts, University Art Museum, Main Building, Exhibition Rooms 1, 2
Admission fee: General 440 yen (330 yen), university students 110 yen (60 yen), high school students and younger and under 18 years old are free
* () Is a group fee for 20 or more people * One leader is free for every 20 group viewers * Free for those who have a disability certificate (including one caregiver)
Organizer: Tokyo University of the Arts
[Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum] Special exhibition “70 years after death Hiroshi Yoshida exhibition” will be held!
Hiroshi Yoshida, a painter who fascinated the world. Introducing woodblock prints that delicately depict famous peaks and Japanese landscapes!
The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Ueno Park, Tokyo) will hold the “70 Years After Death Hiroshi Yoshida Exhibition” from January 26th (Tuesday) to March 28th (Sunday), 2021.
Born in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) worked on Western-style painting from a young age and established his own expression and technique while experiencing East and West art through many overseas experiences.
Yoshida, who demonstrated his talent as a painter, will challenge woodblock prints for the first time in the latter half of the painting industry and break new ground. With the view of nature that he learned by entering the Miyama Yuya and the high technology that surprised Western experts, he delicately portrayed the flow of water and the transition of light.
This exhibition, which will be held at the 70th anniversary of the painter’s death, will bring together representative woodblock prints from the earliest days, as well as display woodblock prints and sketchbooks. Introducing the whole picture of Hiroshi Yoshida’s woodblock prints, which aimed at integrating print techniques. Please take this opportunity to enjoy the work of Hiroshi Yoshida, a painter who challenged the world and was loved by Princess Diana and Freud.
[Main exhibited works]
[Overview]
Exhibition name: 70 years after his death Hiroshi Yoshida Exhibition
Yoshida Hiroshi: Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of His Death
Dates: January 26th (Tuesday) -March 28th (Sunday), 2021
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Special Exhibition Room Closed: Monday Opening Hours: 9: 30-17: 30
Admission fee: Details will be announced on the special website as soon as they are decided.
Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Mainichi Newspaper, Nihon Keizai Shimbun Co., Ltd .: New color photo printing special website: https://yoshida-exhn.jp
Inquiries: 03-5777-8600 (Hello dial)
【Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum】The UKIYO-E 2020-Japan’s Three Great Ukiyo-e Collection Preview Report
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Kuniyoshi Utagawa “Apparent Hakoha ga Todai Ijin” Japanese Ukiyo-e Museum, first half exhibition
From Thursday, July 23, 2020, “The UKIYO-E 2020-Japan’s Three Great Ukiyo-e Collection” is being held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Until September 22 (Tuesday/holiday)) *Works may be replaced in the first and second semesters)
There was a press preview of this exhibition the other day.
In this article, we will introduce the exhibition, highlights, the composition of the exhibition, and the works featured by the editorial department.
See it!
What is “The UKIYO-E 2020-Japan’s Three Great Ukiyo-e Collection”?
The “The UKIYO-E 2020-Japan’s Three Great Ukiyo-e Collections” held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is no exaggeration to say that it is Japan’s three major Ukiyo-e collections. The Ota Memorial Museum, the Japanese Ukiyo-e Museum, and the Hiraki Ukiyo-e Foundation The collection of Ukiyo-e masterpieces in the collection will be displayed in the first and second semesters, with approximately 450 selected masterpieces of Ukiyo-e prints.
You can fully enjoy the charm of Ukiyo-e, a genre of art that represents Japan and was loved by the common people of the Edo period.
Five highlights of “The UKIYO-E 2020-Japan’s three major Ukiyo-e collections”
There are five highlights of ” The UKIYO-E 2020- Japan’s Three Great Ukiyo-e Collection.”
(1 ) This is the first exhibition in history that brings together the three major Ukiyo-e collections.
(2) Representative works of about 60 artists who will exhibit the history of Ukiyo-e will be released at once.
③ Of the approximately 450 items exhibited, 100 or more of important cultural properties and art pieces will be exhibited.
④ There are many gems in the collection, such as the only remaining work in the world.
⑤ We will be exhibiting the super famous works Hokusai Katsushika “Thirty-six Views of Tomitake” and Hiroshige Utagawa “Five-three Tokaido Roads” throughout the year.
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Composition of each chapter and featured works by the editorial department
Chapter 1 Early Ukiyo-e
The early Ukiyo-e prints started with the “Sumizuri-e”, which is a black-and-white plate from the Enpo era (1673-81).
After that, “Tan-e” (tane), which was colored by brushing sumi-suri mainly on red, “red” (red) instead of red, “red-painted” (black), black By mixing glue on the part, a glossy “lacquer picture” was created.
Around the Enkai period (1744-48), plate coloring with red and green color plates was performed, and it was named “Benizuri-e” (Benizurie). Establish
In the first chapter, the works of painters from the early days of Ukiyo-e, Hishikawa Morinobu, Kagetsudo school, Masanobu Okumura, Kiyonobu Torii and Kiyobe are exhibited.
[Editor’s Featured Works]
● Hishikawa Moronobu “Young people and daughters”
This is a work by Morinobu Hishikawa, the founder of Ukiyo-e prints, depicting men and women who nestle by the partition.
The simple line drawn in a frame like arabesque and the yellow and red colors painted on the line draws attention.
● Kaigetsudo Toshige “Standing Beauty”
This is a work by Kagetsuge Toshige, who is said to have the largest number of prints among the Ketsugetsu school that mainly draws hand-painted drawings.
I draw a full screen of a woman standing in front of a kimono.
The dignified appearance of a woman is truly a standing beauty.
●Toshinobu Okumura “Oshichi and Yoshizo”
It is a work depicting the story of Ochichi and Kichisaburo, who was adapted to Joruri and Kabuki.
It captures the appearance of a greengrocer Oshichi handing a love letter t o Yoshisaburo
It is famous that the second character Sanjo Kantaro played the role of Seven in order to improve Kiyosaburo Arashi, and in subsequent performances, the seventh character came to use Kisaburo Arashi’s standard pattern.
Yoshisaburo of this work can see the crest of the second generation Nanasaburo Nakamura in the costume, but he could not find the Kyogen that Nansaburo played Kisaburo at that time.
Chapter 2 The birth of Nishiki-e
Around 1765, a multicolored print was born and was called “Azuma Nishikie” in the sense of a beautiful Edo-like painting.
In the second chapter, works by Harunobu Suzuki, Ryusai Isoda, Ippushisai Buncho, and Haruaki Katsukawa, which were most active in the era of Nishiki-e, were exhibited.
[Editor’s Featured Works]
●Harunobu Suzuki “Eight Scenes of the Furyu”
This work is associated with the traditional Chinese landscape painting title, Shosho Hakkei.
It depicts a scene from the story of the “potted tree,” which is associated with eight songs.
It’s just a broom that wipes off the snow on the roof, but its appearance is elegant and has an atmosphere.
● Haruaki Katsukawa “The first generation Nakamura Nakazo Ota Kotota 3rd generation Koji Otani Chuta Banba”
A scene from Nakamuraza’s “Omezome Soga Hinagata”
It is depicted that two of the first generation Nakamura Nakazo, Kota Omi, and the third generation Koji Otani, Tadashi Banba, make a dark match.
The heat of the actors who perform with a screaming expression is transmitted to the skin.
Chapter 3 Development of Bijin-ga and actor paintings
During the Tenmei period (1781 to 89), Kiyocho Torii created a graceful and tall beauty painting style and produced many group images.
During the Kansei period (1780-1801), Kitagawa Utamaro drew women of various levels.
Tohsusai Sharaku is a painter who has suddenly disappeared within just one year from May 1794 (Kansei 6), but is internationally acclaimed.
In the third chapter, works by Kiyocho Torii, Utamaro Kitagawa, Sharaku Tosusai and Toyokuni Utagawa are exhibited.
[Editor’s Featured Works]
● Kiyonaga Torii “Yusuzumi Okawabata”
This work depicts women who enjoy the cool breeze at the riverside.
This is the first exhibition in 40 years.
Summer in Edo begins at the river opening on May 28th.
What do you see in front of the sight of enjoying the summer with a teahouse girl with a tea cup on the left, a woman with a fan in the center, and women with one foot on the right?
*The downstream of the Sumida River was known as Okawa at that time.
●Utamaro Kitagawa “Five beautiful women love and respect competition Matsubaya Kisegawa”
The Five-Person Beauty Love Race is a collection of all five figures depicting a beautiful woman who is famous in Edo.
You will be fascinated by the beautiful Edo beauty who is well-established.
The suppleness of the fingers of a woman with her hand on her chin is also impressive.
● Tosusai Sharaku “Hangoro Sakata’s third generation Mizuemon Fujikawa”
This is one of the series in which the third generation Sakata Hangoro played the role of the thirteenth anniversary of sacrifice and the third generation Sakata Hangoro played Fujikawa Mizuemon.
The mouth of Fujikawa Mizuemon, the eyes that open up, and the arms with raised blood vessels are exactly the appearance of the enemy.
● Toyokuni Utagawa “Konoshita Tokichi of the third generation Ichikawa Yaozo”
This is a work that is said to have been portrayed by Tokichi Konoshita in the “Kaien Festival Religion” written by Yazo Ichikawa, the third generation, in 1796.
The Kien Festival Religion is a story of Tokichi Konoshita’s success in confronting the villain Daizen Matsunaga.
The eye power of Yaozo Ichikawa, the third generation of this painting, is overwhelming.
From that eye, you can feel an unusual will
Chapter 4 Diversifying expressions
When entering the culture and Bunsei period (1804-30), Nishiki-e, which had a rough atmosphere, became more detailed and the amount of information drawn on the screen increased.
In the fourth chapter, the works of Kunikawa Utagawa Kunisada (later named Utagawa Toyokuni) and other works by Hideki Kikukawa are exhibited.
[Editor’s Featured Works]
● Eizan Kikukawa “Higashi Sugata Genji Koyoga”
In one of the assortment comprising a combination of the bust of Genji Karuta and women, it is a work depicting a daughter to read the booklet in the light of the row lights.
I was impressed by the serious expression of a woman who leaned her head and read the booklet diligently to illuminate the page.
It feels like the red of the book, the barrette and the red of the kimono are in harmony.
●Kunisada Utagawa “Komo Oil Painting, Eitai Bridge”
It is a collection of landscape paintings drawn in Western style, and among the known ones, there are five figures, “Komo oil painting style” and “Komo oil painting famous spot”, respectively, totaling 10 figures.
This work features Nagadaibashi, the fourth bridge built in the Sumida River.
A houseboat is gracefully crossing the Eidai Bridge.
Chapter 5 World of Nature and Storytelling
Around the early Tenpo period (183-33), the “Thirty-six Views of Tomitake” series, which includes “Ukiyoe prints” by Katsushika Hokusai and “Kamikawa Oki Nanura”, will be published.
In the 4th to 5th years of the Tempo (1833-34), Hiroshige Utagawa’s masterpiece, Tokaido Gotoku Miyoshinouchi, was also produced.
In Chapter 5, works by Hokusai Katsushika, Hiroshige Utagawa, and Kuniyoshi Utagawa are exhibited.
[Editor’s Featured Works]
●Hokusai Katsushika “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji Gaifukaisei”
Tomi bamboo thirty Rokukei is, by changing the location overlooking the Japan of the name Peak Fuji, is painted works.
Fuji in this work is said to have captured the northern side of Fuji from near Lake Kawaguchi.
A total of 46 figures have been produced, and the image of Hokusai Fuji will be spread throughout the world.
My heart quivers as red Mt. Fuji penetrates the sardines and rises.
You will want to see all 46 figures and compare.
● Hiroshige Utagawa “Tokaido Gojyusantugi Mitsunouchi Hakone Lake Map”
Tokaido Gotoku Sanninouchi is a collection of masterpieces by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Consisting of 55 figures, the scenery of the journey is depicted lyrically, and the scene that changes with the season, time, and weather is expressed with a sense of reality.
This work depicts Hakone-juku, which was located between Odawara-juku and Mishima-juku, and the steep mountain path was one of the difficult points on the Tokaido.
The colors of the yellow, brown and blue mountains are colorful.
If you look at the Daimyo procession covered with a shade as you walk in the foreground, you can see the steep mountain path.
Would you like to see Mt. Fuji in the distance and rest a little?
●Kuniyoshi Utagawa “It looks scary but nice”
It’s a puzzle-like caricature that gathers many humans and forms the half-length figure of one human.
I laugh at the faces and postures of each person.
The gap between the scary face and the facial expressions of the body parts is interesting.
Summary
We have introduced “The UKIYO-E 2020-The Three Ukiyo-e Collection in Japan”.
This is the first exhibition in history where the three major Ukiyo-e collections in Japan are trampled.
From the first chapter to the fifth chapter, the exhibition has a volume of 455 works drawn by about 60 artists in the first and second semesters.
If you are interested, please visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, as you will rarely have the chance to appreciate the wonderful Ukiyo-e.
There are a lot of points, so you may want to look at the work of the artist you are looking for first, and then carefully look at the other works.
* At the venue, as a measure against the new coronavirus, we ask for temperature measurement and disinfection of fingers.
Thoroughly disinfect your hands, wear a mask, and keep your social distance to avoid crowds.
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Event outline
Exhibition name: The UKIYO-E 2020-Japan’s three largest ukiyo-e collections
■Period: July 23, 2020 (Thurs./holiday) to September 22, 2020 (Tue./holiday)
First semester: Thursday, July 23rd to Sunday, August 23rd Second semester: Tuesday, August 25th to Tuesday, September 22nd
(*All works will be switched in the first and second semesters *Admission system with specified date and time)
■ Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Exhibition Room
■Opening hours:9:30-17 :30
■Closed days: Monday 17th August, Monday 24th August, Monday 7th September, Monday 14th September
■ Viewing fee:
*This exhibition has a designated date and time. For details, visit the official website of the exhibition ( https://ukiyoe2020.exhn.jp)
*Free for junior high school students and younger, and those with a physical disability certificate, love certificate, nursing certificate, mental illness health welfare certificate, and A-bomb survivor’s health certificate and their accompanying person (up to 1 person) Free application is required)
*Please bring proof of all
■ Exhibition official website: ( https://ukiyoe2020.exhn.jp)
The souls of the free artists approach the heart. 【The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts】”Art as it is-people who continue to express without knowing-” preview report
The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts
From Thursday, July 23, 2020 to Sunday, September 6, 2020, a special exhibition “Art as it is- people who continue to express without knowledge” is being held at the Museum of Art, Tokyo University of the Arts. The other day, a media preview was held, so I will tell you about it.
“Arugama” works full of humanity
It is not the so-called “professional” works that are exhibited in the special exhibition “Art as it is- people who continue to express without knowing it”.
Collected here are works of artists, who are known as “outsider art” from the world, regardless of existing arts, education, and disabilities, and who continue to pursue their own unique world. The activities of these so-called “self-study” artists have had a great impact on the art world in the early 20th century, and even today, their value and importance are emphasized and widely accepted by society.
In this exhibition, in collaboration with the documentary program “no art, no life” being broadcast on NHK/E-Television, the world of “Aru ga Mama” art, which continues to attract worldwide attention, has recently attracted attention both in Japan and overseas Introducing about 200 works by 25 artists.
First attempt at the exhibition! “Watch robot” online
It’s a “first in Japan” trial. In this exhibition, as an original project of Tokyo University of the Arts and NHK, an online robot appreciation meeting is realized by utilizing an autonomous driving robot that can be remotely controlled via the Internet. At the preview, the exhibition was performed, and the works exhibited by the “robot director” were also explained.
The robot uses a 3D sensor to grasp the surrounding environment and find the optimal route to reach the destination. You can also freely communicate with visitors through the monitor. When I saw the visitors and the robots walking side by side and enjoying the atmosphere, I was deeply moved by saying, “Oh, a new era has arrived…”.
It seems that the Robo appreciation party is a reservation system, so you can watch it on the day by registering by selecting the desired date and time in advance and accessing the delivered URL. For details, please see the special content site .
Exhibitor introduction
Marie Suzuki (Marie Suzuki)
Marie Suzuki said he developed schizophrenia in high school. Currently, while going to a local company and local activity support center, he continues to draw.
Plump female body, scissors, genitals… These motifs appear repeatedly in her paintings, creating a “magical” view of the world. In particular, scissors are a motif that “calms down when you draw.”
At the beginning, it seems that it was an illustration style like a leaflet or poster, but gradually it seems that he began to draw pictures that expose himself inside using simple tools such as magic and paper. ..
Norimitsu Kokubo
“I want to make everything in this world myself”
With such a strong desire, Mr. Norimitsu Kokubo takes brushes every day and continues to draw. The masterpiece, which has a width of 10 meters and is on display at the venue, started drawing at the age of 17 and was completed after about 5 years.
Railroad tracks running through the city, shopping malls, amusement parks… The campus has a bird’s-eye view of the cityscape, but Mr. Kokubo gathered information gathered through memory and Internet searches to create a fantasy city that does not exist anywhere. This is just a masterpiece.
As you proceeded from the right side of the campus, you can see that the motif and touch gradually change like a gradation as you move to the left.
Kenji Kawakami
Kenji Kawakami, who uses “things that bring strong emotions to me as a motif” . The work makes us feel a dense “story” and “passion” behind the boy who was bullying herself as a child, and the cat who left behind while feeling remorse.
Although the artist’s appearance and the state of his creation are displayed on the monitor in the venue, Mr. Kawakami laughs and cries loudly, which is exactly the “genuine spirit” itself. Its powerful brushstrokes and touches convey pure, unfamiliar energy.
Sometimes I draw a horrifying scene with thrilling, but the style is somewhat warm. If Taro Okamoto was alive, he would have praised him… I can imagine that.
Event outline
| Exhibition name | Special Exhibition “Art as it is-Those who continue to express without knowing-“ |
| Session | From July 23, 2020 (Thurs./holiday) to September 6, 2020 (Sun) Opening hours 10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30) *You can see it from 12:00 on Thursday, July 30. *Date and time reservation system ( Click here for reservation site ) |
| closing day | *Closed: Monday However, it will be open on August 10th (Monday/Holiday) and closed on August 11th (Tuesday) |
| Venue | Tokyo University of the Arts University Museum (12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8714) |
| Viewing fee | free entrance |
| Official site | https://www.nhk.or.jp/event/art2020/en/ |
【The Ueno Royal Museum】 “Innocent Day Banzai!” Preview Report-Introducing Featured Works-
The Ueno Royal Museum
Tetsuya Noda “Diary August 10, 1979” Woodcut, silkscreen, Japanese paper 49.0×63.7cm 1979 Ueno Royal Museum
From July 23, 2020 (Thursday/holiday), the exhibition “Innocent Day Banzai!” will be held at The Ueno Royal Museum . (Until Sunday, August 30)
There was a press preview of this exhibition the other day.
In this article, we will introduce the exhibition, its composition and the editorial department’s featured works.
See it!
About “Innocent Day Banzai!”
The Ueno no Mori Art Museum holds many winning works from the Ueno no Mori Art Museum Grand Prize Exhibition, which has been held 38 times since 1983.
With the theme of “nothing, everyday life that is everywhere”, this exhibition “Nanything Day Banzai!” is a period of coronal blight and various restrictions are imposed on our actions. About 80 works will be exhibited.
In addition, about 40 works from the 1970s to the 1980s of the <diary> series, in which the woodblock artist Tetsuya Noda recorded his family and everyday life, were also exhibited from the collections of the Ueno Mori Art Museum, divided into the first and second halves. In addition, the works created with Sayaka Akiyama as the subject of Ueno Park will also be exhibited.
( Official website “Nothing’s a day!”: http://www.ueno-mori.org/specials/2020/nandemonaihi/ )
The exhibition structure and the editorial department’s featured works are introduced.
The exhibition is composed of five chapters, and the theme and perspective of the work gradually expand from the inner side to the outer side, from familiar objects to more distant objects.
Chapter 1 “In everyday life”
The theme of the exhibition, “Nothing, everyday life everywhere”, such as everyday “core, the house and the room, scenes around us, works depicting ourselves and close people” It is a representative image group.
☆Yoshitaka Fujii “Bouquet”
A woman who looks straight at her with a strong look.
You will be drawn to that expression in an instant.
The bright blue color of the dress and shoes seems to symbolize the strength of the woman’s core.
☆ Yohei YaJIima “Plastic Girl”
A pink girl doll leaning against the wall.
It looks like you’re in deep trouble.
If you look closely, the wall has a picture of a man holding a dog or cat.
In fact, do you express your desire to love your father?
Chapter 2 “From everyday to painting”
Everyday is also the entrance to the world of painting.
Rather than just drawing things that are familiar to us everyday, we refer to various styles of paintings from ancient and modern times and the methods of our predecessors, or stylized by demonstrating our own imagination. The chapters are complete.
☆ Kyuma Harada “The Whereabouts of Japan II”
A man wearing a cloth on his face.
The feet are shattered.
Are you worried about Japan’s future?
The title “The Whereabouts of Japan” makes me surprised.
☆ Takeshi Inoue “Kizashi”
A large fish jumping out of a snail shell and a shrimp-like creature sucked into the shell.
The surface of the water is swirling.
Where will the whirlpool grow bigger and bigger?
Chapter 3 “Animal”
What do animals in modern society mean to humans?
For city dwellers, there are pets kept at home or animals surrounded by zoos.
Chapter 3 introduces animals that have been expressed as important entities that reflect people’s emotions.
☆ Mirei Omura “Ma”
A big tree and a bird standing near it.
It looks as if the mythical tree is shining brightly, and the bird is spreading its wings like a peacock.
I would like to see what it looks like when viewed in the dim light.
Chapter 4 “Landscape”
In Chapter 4, the exhibition will focus on distant landscapes and bird’s-eye views, which are wider than the reachable landscapes such as indoors introduced in Chapter 1.
From the symbolic buildings of the city to the flow of water, the movement of clouds, and the landscapes that are essential to our lives are depicted here.
☆ Risa Kure “Asakusa”
Everybody knows the scenery of Asakusa along with flowers that symbolize the changing seasons.
In the refreshing colors, it seems that there is also fragility.
☆ Motegi Mana “Constellation-Scenery from the window-“
A work depicting a night view that spreads out of the window.
A variety of lights intersect to give off a dazzling light and speak lively.
When you look at each light, it is strange that the brightness is slightly different.
Chapter 5 “Expanding Imagination”
No matter how small or limited our daily lives are, we can use our imagination to supplement our physical constraints.
In the fifth chapter, the painters will exhibit works that try to connect different things in the painting, introduce different time and space, and create a world far wider and deeper than the reality in front of us.
☆ Moe Aoki “Emotional Awakening”
Flowers, like butterflies, are born of flowers planted in vases.
Is it because you can feel the rich colors even though it is almost a monochrome work?
Red, which is placed here and there, is also effective.
[Special Exhibition] Tetsuya Noda Prints <diary> series
☆ Tetsuya Noda “Diary August 10, 1979”
A work by Tetsuya Noda, whose subject was his young son.
The expression that opens this wide open mouth and faces this is very humorous.
If you look closely, the calculation formula is written on the face.
This formula makes the work even more pop.
※Special feature exhibits may be replaced.
First semester: July 23 (Thurs./holiday) to August 10 (Mon./holiday)
Second semester: Wednesday, August 12-Sunday, August 30
Summary
I have been informed about the exhibition “Urban Day!” held at the Ueno Royal Museum.
All the works under the theme of “everyday, everyday life” that were exhibited were all worrisome.
In addition to the works introduced here, wonderful works are on display, so why don’t you visit the Ueno Royal Museum and check it out?
And after touching the work, you will be able to appreciate the importance of everyday life.
Enjoying works at the museum, taking a walk in Ueno Park, and laughing with family and friends.
What is nothing special is that it is shining so brightly.
* At the venue, as a measure against the new coronavirus, we are requesting temperature measurement and finger disinfection.
Thoroughly disinfect your hands, wear a mask, and keep your social distance to avoid crowds.
Event outline
Title: The Ueno Royal Museum Collection Exhibition
Meeting place: The Ueno Royal Museum 1-2 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007
Date : July 23, 2020 (Thurs./holiday)-August 30 (Sun)
Closed: Monday (but open on August 10th), Tuesday, August 11th
Time: 10am-5pm (Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Sponsored by: Japan Art Association Ueno no Mori Art Museum, Fuji Television Network
Supported by: Fuji Sankei Group
Ticket information
*This exhibition requires reservation by date and time
① 10:00 to 10:59 ② 11:00 to 11:59 ③ 12:00 to 12:59 ④ 13:00 to 13:59
⑤ 14:00 to 14:59 ⑥ 15:00 to 16:30
Prior to your visit, please purchase the time-specified ticket in advance at the following (e+ e-plus, FamilyMart stores)
Please come to the venue. There will be admission restrictions during the exhibition period to ease congestion in the museum.
For those who do not have an internet environment
For those who come directly on the day without making a reservation with a designated date and time, we will inquire about the available time slot of the time zone you visited at [the same day window].
Those who have reserved the date and time will have priority, so you may have to wait until you enter. Please note.
*There is no replacement system. *Please enter within the designated time.
Admission: 1,000 yen for general students, 500 yen for university students, free for high school students and younger
*Persons with disabilities and one accompanying person are free of charge. Please show your disability certificate when entering the building.
Sales period
① From 10th July 2020 (Friday) 10:00~
[7月23 日( 木・祝)～8 月10 日(月・祝) の期間のチケットを販売します。]
(2) July 22, 2020 (Wednesday) midnight
[8 月12 日( 水)～8 月30 日( 日) まで の期間のチケットを販売します。]
Sale place e+ / QR ticket [WEB sale] https://eplus.jp/ueno-mori/
[Convenience store sales] Fami port inside FamilyMart store
*How to purchase over the counter at FamilyMart https://www.family.co.jp/services/famiport.html
*The Ueno Royal Museum window (opening days only)
・If a person infected with the new coronavirus is found in the museum, the information will be posted on the Ueno no Mori Art Museum website.
・If there are any changes during the exhibition period, we will inform you on the Ueno Mori Art Museum website.
*About the title
The word “Nanban Hibanzai!” originated from the word “un-birthday present” that originally appeared in Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in the Mirror Land.” In Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland,” there is a song “A Very Merry Unbirthday To You” in “Songs for a day that is not your birthday”.
The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts Special Exhibition 「Art as it is-people who continue to express without knowing-」 Introducing the exhibitors who are attracting attention in Japan and overseas!
The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts
Imura Momoka 《Green Ball》2014
The Tokyo University of the Arts, NHK, the Agency for Cultural Affairs, and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Arts and Culture, The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts
(Taito-ku, Ueno Park), as part of the “Japan Expo,” a special exhibition “Art as it is-Unknown Those who continue to express themselves-“ [Session: July 23, 2020 (Thurs./holiday)-September 6 (Sun.) / Reiwa 2nd year Japan Expo sponsored and co-sponsored project] will be held.
In this exhibition, we will carry out expression activities that are faithful to our own artistic impulses and are free to create our own world without being influenced by any particular culture, existing art, fashion, or specialized education. Focus on the work of existing artists.
In Japan, many self-study artists have their own unique expression activities, and many of them are intellectually or mentally disabled, so their works do not appear in the world, but it is overwhelming. Full of dynamic power.
They not only teach us the richness and freedom of mind of humans, but also stimulate their creativity and the opportunity to think about new human images.
Through about 200 works by 25 artists who have been attracting attention in Japan and abroad in recent years, the world of “art as it is” that is attractive and diverse, and the lives of artists who can see a glimpse of the works from NHK E-tele, BS4K8K, “no art, no life” currently being broadcast on international broadcasts, and a video of the “People who continue to express without knowing” series, which has been featured in ETV since 2017.
[What is “Japan Expo”]
The Japan Expo is a project to develop art exhibitions, performing arts performances, art festivals, etc. throughout the year, where you can experience the beauty of Japan from the Jomon period to the present day, with the general theme of “Japanese and nature”. is.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan Arts and Culture Promotion Association, relevant ministries and agencies, cultural facilities nationwide, local governments, private companies and organizations, etc. work together to promote various cultural arts that each region is proud of. We aim to create a future in the future by transmitting the appeal both domestically and internationally to the next generation.
Japan Expo official website: https://japanculturalexpo.bunka.go.jp/en/
■ Highlights of this exhibition
■Paris, New York, Asia, Japan’s “Arugamama” art works, which became a hot topic, gathered together!
■Prickly thorns, fallen leaves origami, 10 meters! Approximately 200 works, including masterpieces of contemporary picture scrolls
■The moment when various expressions are created Introducing the creative landscape of artists in 4K video
■A total of 25 people who are impressed by what human wealth is and what it means to live together.
[Exhibitor]
Hanako Imamura / Momoka Imura / Fumiko Okura / Shoji Kanazaki / Kenji Kawakami / Notes Tomihisa / Moriya Kishaba / CANKTLE
Norimitsu Kokubo/Akira Komoritani/Ikuyo Sakamoto/Reiko Sawai/Shinichi Sawada/Takashi Masuji/Atsushi Sugiura/Marie Owase/Yukie Takada
Megumi Naga / Minoru Hayashida / Makoto Fukui / Yuuki Fujioka / Takanori Toki / Hironori Matsumoto / Masami Yamagiwa / Yoshihiro Watanabe (in alphabetical order)
*Exhibitors and works posted may change due to circumstances.
■ Artist introduction
Shinichi Sawada
Sawada creates symbolic ceramic art objects that look like fictional animals and humans. Although strange in form, they are strange creatures that look somewhat humorous.
The innumerable thorns that cover the surface create a unique world, and the work has a charm that you cannot forget once you see it.
Depending on how you look, the spine-like protrusions look like sensors that sense the world, and they also appear to be covered by body hair that protects you.
Initially, it started with the creation of a small animal-like object that could be grasped, but eventually it grew in size and developed into a sculptural work in a fantasy form that recalled primitive humans and animals. I went.
Sawada quietly continues to produce in a kiln in the mountains of Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture.
Kishaba Moriya
Kishaba Moriya has created a dot series that focuses on the bleeding of ink, after producing works in which the letters and letters are written on one side of the paper and works in which shapes such as bells and squares are drawn in series.
This series always starts by hitting the blue circle in the lower left corner.
This circle is slightly larger than the others because the pen tip is in contact with the paper for a long time.
After the first spot, it seems that he is improvising on the color selection of the dots, but it is unavoidable that he has his own production system because there is no color bias on the screen.
In the new “Dot Series” drawn with colored pencils, the swell of colors creates a mysterious landscape.
Imura Momoka
Creates a round object made of cloth. There are various sizes, from the size to be put on the hand to the size suitable for holding.
It does not have a concrete image, but it is reminiscent of a pet animal or a stuffed animal.
We don’t make big ones from the beginning, but we make small ones to big ones as we grow the objects one by one.
I like pink, so when I arrive at the studio, I wear a pink wig first, and when I’m done with my wig, take off the wig and go home.
Sometimes, I make it by singing, dancing and moving.
Hironobu Matsumoto
There are works of all sizes, from large ones over 3 meters to sketchbook-sized ones, all of which are rich in color, and the details are composed by clear images, and every corner is filled with them to create a story. I am configuring. As you approach the work, you can enjoy the fun of reading it.
The subjects to be dealt with range from large-scale ones such as space and historical battles to minute ones such as fog and bacteria and white blood cells. Regardless of the scale of the subject matter, they all form a kind of world. It can be said that they are introduced through the work, and it became a motivation for the production that the interest in “riddle” such as what kind of law and rule formed and systematized the world was established. There is.
■Overview of the exhibition
Special exhibition “Art as it is-people who continue to express without knowing-“
Introducing the works of artists who are directly involved in their artistic urges, without being influenced by specific cultures or art trends.
The world of “art as it is” attracting worldwide attention has been explored for a wide range of “views of humanity” through about 200 works by 25 artists who have been attracting attention both in Japan and overseas in recent years. Think about what is “richness”.
Venue: The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts 12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8714
Dates: July 23, 2020 (Thursday/holiday) to September 6 (Sun)
Closed days: Every Monday, Tuesday, August 11th
*However, on August 10th (Monday/Holiday), the museum is open from 10:00 to 17:00
*Last admission 30 minutes before closing
Organized by: Tokyo University of the Arts, NHK, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan Society for the Promotion of Arts and Culture, Reiwa 2nd Japan Expo sponsored/co-sponsored project
Exhibition official website: https://www.nhk.or.jp/event/art2020/en/
Exhibition official SNS
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arumama20/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arumama20
twitter: https://twitter.com/arumama20
[Introduction to the admission reservation system in order to prevent 3 dense (closed, crowded, close) inside the exhibition room]
The exhibition is free to enter, but all guests must pre-book online. (No reservation required for children under elementary school age)
・Opening hours are from 10:00 to 17:00, with admission every 30 minutes. The final reservation acceptance time is 16:00 reservation times (last entry 16:30).
・You can make a reservation only from the reservation site. We will start accepting applications one week before your desired date of visit. We can not accept it by phone etc.
・On the day of your visit, please show the screen of the designated time ticket or a printed screen to the staff at the entrance of the exhibition room. If you do not show it, you cannot enter the building.
Reservation page URL https://art-as-it-is.jp/en/reservation/ [Reception starts from 10:00 am on Thursday, July 16]
Article provided by Kokosil Ueno
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【The Ueno Royal Museum】 Exhibition of works held by The Ueno Royal Museum. Holding
The Ueno Royal Museum
Under the theme of “everyday, everyday life”, I would like to see it at this time of the year.
A work that touches the heart is picked up from the works of The Ueno Royal Museum!
Our consciousness and society are fundamentally changing due to the infection problem of the new coronavirus, which started in earnest in Japan this February. Under the subsequent declaration of an emergency, restrictions on behavior that were unthinkable until now–requiring to stay as close to people as possible, not to meet, not to meet, not to go out or to go out, and to spend more time at home Now, we have to reconsider the everyday life that everyone used to take for granted.
The Ueno Royal Museum holds a number of winning works from The Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition, which has been held 38 times since 1983.
This time, from this, I would like to see the theme of “everyday, everyday life”
I chose about 80 works I thought.
We make up a group of things that make us feel bright and happy, calm everyday scenes, towns and natures that are always there, and unique imaginations and thoughts from familiar people and landscapes. ..
At the venue, about 40 items from the <diary> series in which print artist Tetsuya Noda recorded family and everyday fragments from the same collection, and works created with Sayaka Akiyama as the subject of Ueno Park will be exhibited. ..
In the simple and straightforward gaze for the everyday life that artists are familiar with, I suppose we can find something important that touches our hearts today.
Main exhibits
・Approximately 80 points from works (oil paintings, Japanese paintings, etc.) winning the Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition
・Approximately 40 works by Tetsuya Noda (prints).
・Sayaka Akiyama “Walk my basic form Ueno Park” 25th December 2008, 3rd April 7, 7th, 14th, 12th May, 16th May”
*Size notation: F100=162.1×130.3 cm S100=162.1×162.1 cm
Kaho Kasuga 「It’s miserable and delicious.」
Oil F100 2020
The feeling of guilt and disgust for greed, as well as the exhilarating refreshing feeling that exists at the same time, have an impact with a photographically extreme three-point perspective. A scene that makes you feel lonely, a bold cut that makes you grasp it and a cool depiction give a strong impression.
Sanae Fujiwara 「Picnic」
Japanese painting F100 2020
It depicts a fun time out with the family.
It seems that the busy time is still continuing, with the dented feeling that people who have been there up to now standing up.
Bright colors with a sense of rhythm excite me.
Mika Chiba 「Mysterious」
Oil F100 2017
It successfully captures the effect created by the irregular reflection of the light entering the water surface.
Most of the woman’s body is in clear water, and the delicate light expresses the feeling of coolness and floating.
Akihiro Togashi 「FORM, Little Bird」
Acrylic, water-based paint, etc. S100 2000
A large tree-like object is drawn in the center, and animals and birds are drawn around it. There are a variety of materials and techniques, and I use a free technique to sew cloth on the screen, use buttons and paint, and create a flexible screen.
[Special Exhibition] Tetsuya Noda Prints <diary> series
There is a display change.
First semester: July 23 (Thurs./holiday) to August 10 (Mon./holiday)
Second semester: Wednesday, August 12-Sunday, August 30
Under the theme of “everyday, everyday life”, this exhibition features Tetsuya Noda, one of Japan’s leading printmakers,’diary’ series.
The <Diary> series, which deals with the scenery around us and our family, is Noda’s life work that continues from 1968 to the present. In this exhibition, about 40 points are divided into about 40 points from the works of the 1970s and 1980s owned by this museum. Will be on display.
Based on photographs taken by himself, woodcuts, silk screens, and other works that create images of families, vegetables and fruits, shopping bags, sofas, views from the car window, and other things that make you imagine your daily life and events. It is spelled out plainly.
While sticking to the extremely personal subject of the writer’s own daily life, they may have the universality that anyone can share only in the “nothing, everywhere” scene.
(※「Unauthorized reproduction of images and pictures is prohibited.」)
【Overview】
Title Exhibition of The Ueno Royal Museum Exhibition
Venue The Ueno Royal Museum 1-2, Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007, Japan
Date: July 23, 2020 (Thurs./holiday)-August 30 (Sun)
Closed Mondays (but open on August 10th), Tuesday, August 11th
Time 10am-5pm (Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Main event: Japan Art Association The Ueno Royal Museum, Fuji Television Network
Supported by Fuji Sankei Group
*About the title
The word “Nanban Hibanzai!” is originally derived from the word “un-birthday present” in Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in the Mirror Country”. In Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland”, there is a song “A Very Merry Unbirthday To You” in “Song of a day that is not your birthday”.
Ticket information
*This exhibition requires reservation by date and time
① 10:00 to 10:59 ② 11:00 to 11:59 ③ 12:00 to 12:59 ④ 13:00 to 13:59
⑤ 14:00 to 14:59 ⑥ 15:00 to 16:30
Prior to your visit, please purchase the time-specified ticket in advance at the following (e+ e-plus, FamilyMart stores)
Please come to the venue. There will be admission restrictions during the exhibition period to ease congestion in the museum.
*This exhibition requires reservation by date and time.
For those who do not have an internet environment
For those who come directly on the day without making a reservation with a designated date and time, we will inquire about the available time slot of the time zone you came at [the same day window].
Those who have reserved the date and time will have priority, so you may have to wait until you enter. Please note.
*There is no replacement system. *Please enter within the designated time.
Admission fee 1,000yen, university student 500yen, free for high school students and younger
*Persons with disabilities and one accompanying person are free of charge. Please show your disability certificate when entering the building.
Sales period
① From 10th July 2020 (Friday) 10:00~
[Tickets will be sold from July 23 (Thurs./holiday) to August 10 (Mon./holiday). ]
(2) July 22, 2020 (Wednesday) midnight
[Will sell tickets for the period from Wednesday, August 12th to Sunday, August 30th. ]
Sale place e+ / QR ticket [WEB sale] https://eplus.jp/ueno-mori/
[Convenience store sales] Fami port inside FamilyMart store
※How to purchase over the counter at FamilyMart https://www.family.co.jp/services/famiport.html
※The Ueno Royal Museum window (opening days only)
・If a person infected with the new coronavirus is found in the museum, the information will be posted on The Ueno Royal Museum website.
・If there are any changes during the exhibition period, we will inform you on the The Ueno Royal Museum website.
Article provided by Kokosil Ueno
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【National Museum of Nature and Science】 The 8th HITNET mini-planned exhibition “Charm of fragrance-Japanese industrial technology” will be held! ≪From Tuesday, July 14th to Sunday, August 23rd, 2020≫
National Museum of Nature and Science
[National Museum of Nature and Science
URL: https://www.kahaku.go.jp/english/ ]
At National Museum of Nature and Science (Director: Yoshihiro Hayashi), a common database (Hitnet = HITNET) that can search materials from Japanese industrial museums has been constructed and made public.
In order to show that there are many industrial museums that possess and display materials related to industrial technology in various parts of Japan, we have selected from 155 hit net registered museums related to “fragrance”. We will hold a mini exhibition to introduce the museum.
Please enjoy the fragrance episodes, etc. exhibited at each museum.
While looking at the panels and exhibits, we hope you will enjoy the fun of seeing the history of technology and the industrial technology that has supported your daily life and nurtured a rich culture.
Outline of the 8th Hitnet mini project exhibition “Attractiveness of fragrances-Japanese industrial technology-“
※Currently, reservations are required for admission. Please be sure to visit the official website before visiting.
[Venue] 2nd floor of the National Museum of Science Earth Museum (7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo)
[Period] July 14th (Tuesday) to August 23rd (Sunday), 2020
[Opening hours] 9:00 to 17:00, but the following periods will be extended to 18:00.
・Friday from July 24, 2020 to the end of August ・Saturday
-July 23, 2020 (Thurs./holiday), August 8 (Sat.) to 16 (Sun.), 2020
[Closed] Every Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday)
*However, there are no closed days during this event.
[Fee] Only the permanent exhibition admission fee can be viewed.
[Main Event] National Science Museum
[Co-sponsored] Oita Fragrance Museum (Beppu City, Oita Prefecture)
Shoeido Kaorukan (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Iwata City Aroma Museum (Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture)
Tokyo University of Agriculture Hokkaido Okhotsk Campus Academic Information Center (Abashiri, Hokkaido)
What is HITNET?
【In Hitnet = HITNET】, you can cross-search and browse the materials stored and exhibited by registered industrial museums all over Japan.
From the home page (http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/hitnet/ ), enter the keyword you are interested in and the corresponding information in the database will be displayed.
National Museum of Nature and Science
*Currently, reservations are required for admission. For more information, please visit the official website.
【Opening hours】 9:00 to 17:00, but the following periods will be extended to 18:00.
・Friday from July 24, 2020 to the end of August ・Saturday
-July 23, 2020 (Thurs./holiday), August 8 (Sat.) to 16 (Sun.), 2020
【Closed】 Every Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday)
*However, there are no closed days during this event.
【Admission fee】 General/University students 630 yen
Free for high school students (including college students) and under 65 years old
【Location】 7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8718
【Contact】 Hello Dial: 03-5777-8600
National Science Museum: https://www.kahaku.go.jp/
Industrial Technology History Information Center: http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/
Article provided by Kokosil Ueno
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【The National Museum of Western Art】 「London National Gallery Exhibition preview」 report
The National Museum of Western Art
In the middle of March, a special preview for the “London National Gallery Exhibition” media was held at the National Museum of Western Art.This time I will tell you how.
* Opening has been postponed.Even after the opening, the ticket sales method and the entrance method to the exhibition room may change due to congestion measures.
Be sure to check the latest information on the exhibition official website (https://artexhibition.jp/london2020/outline-en/) .
The first treasure in Britain, a miracle, comes to Japan.
The London National Gallery is located in Trafalgar Square in central London. Specializing in Western painting, its world-class collection continues to attract many visitors. Unlike many European museums, the main feature is that it was formed for the sake of the citizens, not The royal collection. In a sense, it can be said that it is “our (our) collection” by the British people.
However, until now, the gallery has been cautious about lending a large number of works, never holding an exhibition outside the UK .
In this exhibition, the world-famous masterpieces of the London National Gallery are a miracle landing in Japan.This opportunity that all works are “first visit to Japan” is truly a historical exhibition.
Now, on a beauty journey around the history of Western painting
Van Gogh’s fourth “Sunflower” to be unveiled in Japan (1888)
There are 61 works coming to Japan this time.This exhibition consists of seven chapters, and the masterpieces from the Renaissance to the post-impressionist are shown at once.You can get a bird’s eye view of Western painting history while understanding the history of mutual relations between Britain and the European continent, and you can enjoy it just like a textbook, so beginners of Western painting as well as art fans can enjoy it because of the high quality of the collection.It’s an exhibition that you can enjoy.
Not to mention the breadth of the times, Van Gogh, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Turner … The works of painters who are famous in the history of painting are all gathered together in the “Beauty Hall of Fame” and “All-Star of the Western Art World “.”.
In particular, Van Gogh’s “Sunflower” exhibited in Chapter 7 is a special work in which he acknowledged the work himself and marked it. Please enjoy the power of “Sunflower” that gives off a brilliant glow in the venue directly at the venue!
What are the viewing times and points to note?
The viewing time is about one hour if you just look around.If you want to take a closer look at each work, it’s a good idea to look a little further.
Due to the new coronavirus infection, there may be restrictions on the number of people and reservations, but if that happens, there should be plenty of viewing space.
Please check the museum’s support in advance on the official website.
Exhibition work introduction
Johannes Vermeer
《Young woman sitting in front of the virginal》 c. 1670-72
A girl’s gaze that invites the viewer over time.
In recent years, the “Vermeer Boom” in Japan is a new painter in the world.This work exhibit at this exhibition depicts a young woman sitting in front of a virgin (small plucked keyboard instrument) and looking at it. Marble floors, beautifully decorated virgins, paintings with gold picture frames … The luxury of the interior suggests that it is a rather high-ranking woman.
The eye-catching blue color is also called “Vermeer Blue”. And it is a free and open touch that you can not draw too carefully as you can see in the painting behind.It seems that the stringed instrument Viola da Gamba in the lower left is telling us who are watching, “Let’s play together.”
Canaletto (real name: Giovanni Antonio Canal)
《Venice: Grand Canal Regatta》 circa 1735
What I drew is not the scenery, but the liveliness of the citizens (drama).
Canaletto (real name: Giovanni Antonio Canal) is known as the most important landscape painter in Europe in the 18th century.
This “Venice: Grand Canal Regatta” depicts the scenery of a gondola race on the Grand Canal of the painter’s hometown of Venice, but I was amazed by its extraordinary descriptive power and the expression of fresh air and water.I will. The gondola in the middle of the screen is a gorgeous gondola, and a large number of spectators are drawn on both sides of the Grand Canal, which occupies most of the screen, and you can hear the cheers of the people.
Italy is currently forced to live a limited life due to the new coronavirus infection.I just pray for the day when a vibrant scene, as depicted in this painting, returns.
Diego Velázquez, Christ of the House of Malta and Mary, circa 1618
Garlic, eggs, olive oil … Real kitchen conditions for the common people.
A young woman holding a pestle and mortar in a frugal room that seems to be a kitchen. She looks a little grumpy because she cooks to entertain herself, but her sister, Maria, is not helping and listening to Jesus all the time.
This painting is based on the story written in the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, and was painted by Velasquez, a young man, in his hometown of Seville. It should be noted that the most important questions and answers of Jesus and Mary have. It may be said, so to speak, “genre paintings borrowing the form of religious paintings .” have been pushed to the corners of the screen, and instead, the foreground is drawn with overwhelming texture and realism.
White fish giving off a smooth luster, texture of garlic and eggs on the table … Please take note of the “still life on the table in front” and appreciate it.
Vincent van Gogh “Sunflower” 1888
Van Gogh’s masterpiece loved all over the world.
Van Gogh drew four sunflowers in a vase from 1888 for his friend Paul Ghogan, who plans to live together. “Sunflower” at the London National Gallery was the fourth, and Van Gogh admitted that it was suitable for decorating Gauguin’s bedroom. In other words , it’s Van Gogh’s own approval.
Sunflowers that bloom toward the sun and bloom in golden color.Inspired by techniques learned from the neo-Impressionists during the Paris era, and Japanese ukiyo-e, Van Gogh expressed this intense sunflower image that transcends everyday life and resembles the image of the inner world.
After Van Gogh’s death, I wonder if people around the world have loved it. Please experience the power of “life” in his work for yourself.
Event outline
| Exhibition name | “London National Gallery Exhibition” |
| Session | Opening date undecided-Sunday , June 14, 2020 9: 30 ~ 17: 30 Every Friday and Saturday: 9:30 ~ 20:00 * Last admission 30 minutes before closing |
| closing day | Monday |
| Venue | National Museum of Western Art |
| Viewing fee | On the day: General 1,700 yen, University students 1,100 yen, High school students 700 yen * Opening has been postponed.Even after the opening, the ticket sales method and the entrance method to the exhibition room may change due to congestion measures. Please be sure to check the latest information on the exhibition official website (https://artexhibition.jp/london2020/) . * Free for junior high school students and younger. * Persons with physical and mental disabilities and one accompanying person are free (please show the disability certificate when entering the building). |
| Official site | https://artexhibition.jp/london2020/outline-en/ |