Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
"Pantagruel" Prints by Andre Derain and New Acquisitions Exhibition
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[0]- Media: Illustration - Prints
- 2008-05-31 - 2008-08-31
Andre Derain (1880-1954) is known as a master of modern French painting. Together with Vlaminck and Matisse, Derain pioneered the Fauvist style of painting from 1905 onwards, attempting to reform a style (...)
"That Color, That Sound, That Light" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Drawing - Sculpture - Other
- 2008-05-31 - 2008-08-31
Walking around the museum grounds reveals a wealth of color, sound and light waiting to be discovered. In addition, the various exhibited works, workshops - not to mention the picturesque pond facing the (...)
"5th Anniversary of Opening of Hayama Branch, Part Two" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-03-29 - 2008-05-18
This exhibition showcases the richness, quality and volume of the museum's collection, which includes about 10,000 pieces primarily of modern Japanese art. The exhibition will present works that are normally (...)
"5th Anniversary of Opening of Hayama Branch, Part Three" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-03-29 - 2008-05-18
This exhibition showcases the richness, quality and volume of the museum's collection, which includes about 10,000 pieces primarily of modern Japanese art. The exhibition will present works that are normally (...)
Kiyoshi Nakagami Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Art Talk
- 2008-01-04 - 2008-03-16
Light rising up from the darkness. Ethereal space created by light. This artist has created space and light that does not exist anywhere on his canvases. This is his first large-scale solo exhibition to (...)
Rikio Takahashi Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Prints - Art Talk
- 2008-01-04 - 2008-03-16
This artist was a pioneer in creating a unique style of abstract woodblock printmaking during Japan's period of postwar internationalization. He was born as the eldest son of Nihon-ga artist Torao Takahashi (...)
"Pioneer of the Nihon-ga Transformation: Hokuto Tamamura" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Other - Art Talk
- 2007-11-03 - 2007-12-16
Avant-garde Nihon-ga painter Hokuto Tamamura (Zennosuke, 1893-1951) who was active during the Taisho and Showa eras first became known when he submitted works to the Japan Art Institute. At the time when (...)
"Post-War Nihonga Japanese Painting from the Museum Collection" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-09-29 - 2007-12-16
The meaning of nihonga was put into question again immediately after World War II, between 1947 and 1949, partly due to the influx of western culture into the country accompanying Japan's defeat. Criticism (...)
"Crafting a Modern World: The Architecture and Design of Antonin and Noémi Raymond" Exhibition
[0] [3]- Media: Architecture - Sculpture - Furniture - Art Talk
- 2007-09-15 - 2007-10-21
The work of Antonin Raymond (1888-1976) and Noémi Pernessin Raymond (1889-1980) sheds a new light on the cultural dialog between Japan and the rest of the world. The couple's surprising encounter with (...)
"Masao Tsuruoka - A Centenary Retrospective" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Art Talk
- 2007-06-30 - 2007-09-02
This artist continuously asked the question of what human beings are. He was an artist honest with himself, changing styles frequently in his pre-war works. After the war, his brilliance as a painter of (...)
"The Centennial Saito Kiyoshi - Monochrome Paintings" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Art Talk
- 2007-06-30 - 2007-09-17
This is a 100th anniversary exhibition of ink paintings and prints by a Japanese woodblock print artist who is known for depicting nostalgic scenes that capture the spirit of Japan. Works by other woodblock (...)
"Seven Artists of Mezzotint" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Prints
- 2007-04-17 - 2007-06-17
The Mezzotint ("the halfway tone" in Italian) technique is called manière noir in French and is characterized by the black velvety surface that the works have. This technique was invented in the 17th century (...)
"Masterpieces of Modern Painting - From Yuichi Takahashi to the Early Showa Period" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Art Talk
- 2007-04-07 - 2007-06-17
The Museum of Modern Art Kamakura's collection, started in 1951, has centered around Japanese works of modern and contemporary art. To date, works have been both donated and entrusted to the museum bringing (...)
Naoya Hatakeyama "Draftman's Pencil"
[0] [7]- Media: Photography - Art Talk
- 2007-01-06 - 2007-03-25
Naoya Hatakeyama (born 1958) studied photography under Kiyoshi Ohtsuji at Tsukuba University. After being awarded the Ihei Kimura Prize in 1997 and participating in the Venice Biennale in 2001, Hatakeyama (...)
"Fascination of Drawings and Watercolors" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2007-01-06 - 2007-03-25
This exhibition will display a selection of 70 drawings from the museum collection, produced by 10 Japanese painters who were born around 1900. The overlapping of lines bring fresh joy to the artists, (...)
Wakiro Sumi "Corridor of Light"
[0] [2]- Media: Sculpture - Art Talk
- 2007-01-06 - 2007-03-25
This exhibition introduces the world of Wakiro Sumi (born 1950) through new works, drawings, and representative works chosen by the artist. Sumi explores the possibilities of sculpture with a command of (...)
"History of Prints in Europe" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Prints
- 2006-10-28 - 2006-12-24
At the end of the 14th century, many kinds of printing techniques were developed to express religious themes and the past times of nobles: etching, engraving, copper etchings, lithographs, silkscreen prints, (...)
Hitoshi Karasawa Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Prints
- 2006-10-28 - 2006-12-24
This is an in-depth retrospective of the works of Hitoshi Karasawa, long-time resident of Kamakura. Karasawa has an outstanding reputation as a wood block print artist capable of detailed expressions. (...)
"Paintings in Japan 1930s-1980s" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Painting
- 2006-08-12 - 2006-10-15
This exhibition follows the artistic footsteps of the Showa period, which represents half a century of artistic cultivation that gave birth to substantial works of many characteristic painters. It was (...)
Japanese Modern Sculptures from the Museum Collection
[0] [1]- Media: Sculpture
- 2006-06-10 - 2006-10-15
Eduardo Chillida Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Sculpture
- 2006-06-10 - 2006-07-30
With the full cooperation of the Chillida Leku Museum situated near San Sebastián, this exhibition explores the many facets of Eduardo Chillida through 80 works: his iron and steel sculptures, the terra-cotta (...)
Misao Mashita Print Collection
[0] [0]- Media: Prints
- 2006-04-08 - 2006-05-28
The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura has received a donation of over 200 works of Japanese Contemporary art from the Mashita family. Half of the collection consists of copper etchings by artists with long (...)
Masterpieces of Japanese Modern Art, 1870's - 1920's
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Art Talk
- 2006-04-08 - 2006-05-28
80 oil paintings and watercolors from the museum's permanent collection will be exhibited to shine a light on Japanese art from Meiji to Taisho Periods. Featured artists include: Yuichi Kuroda, Fusetsu (...)
Katsuhiro Yamaguchi "Pioneer of Media Art"
[0] [6]- Media: Installation - Video installation - Art Talk
- 2006-02-04 - 2006-03-26
Yamaguchi Katsuhiro is a pioneer of media art in Japan and has won world acclaim through his activities as the member of the art group "Experimental Workshop", group he had founded shortly after the war (...)
Prints of Francisco Goya
[0] [0]- Media: Prints
- 2006-01-04 - 2006-03-26
The first major exhibition of Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) in Japan dates back to 1971 at the National Museum of Western Art. Since then, further study and discoveries of new documents, (...)
Japanese Modern Art, 1930's-1950's
[0] [1]- Media: Painting
- 2005-11-23 - 2006-01-22
The Museum of Modern art, Kamakura is holding an exhibition of around 80 paintings and prints selected from the museum collection under the theme "Masterpieces of the Showa period". Since the museum opened (...)
Paper Works by Sculptors
[0] [2]- Media: Sculpture - Crafts - Art Talk
- 2005-09-17 - 2005-12-18
Since 1977, the museum has continued to accumulate works by leading contemporary sculptors such as Horiuti Masakazu, Yanagihara Yoshitatsu, Eguchi Shu, Yasuda Haruhiko, Yuhara Kazuo, Oda Jo and Wakabayashi (...)
Shinohara Ushio: Boxing Painting and the Bike Sculptures
[0] [2]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Art Talk - Performance Art
- 2005-09-17 - 2005-11-06
It has been 36 years since Shinohara established his atelier in New York. He continues his energetic activity in the "Dumbo" district of Brooklyn known for it's cutting edge atmosphere. This exhibition (...)
Morio Nishimura and Yoko Matsumoto Exhibition
[0] [3]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Art Talk
- 2005-06-11 - 2005-09-04
This is the tenth exhibition of the series "Today's Artists", a combination of two solo shows which started in 1988 at The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura. Nishimura Morio (1960- ) has decided to reside (...)
Masterpieces of Japanese Modern Art from the Permanent Collection
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing - Sculpture
- 2005-04-09 - 2005-05-29
On exhibit are over 90 masterpieces of Japanese modern art from the permanent collection. (At the Kamakura Gallery)
Sato Tetsuzo Retrospective
[0] [1]- Media: Painting
- 2005-01-29 - 2005-03-21
Sato Tetsuzo was born in 1910 in Niigata Prefecture. His self-taught works are mostly depicting local people and nature. They were highly valued by Umehara Ryuzo. He was also known internationally for (...)
Jean Prouve: The poetics of technical objects
[0] [0]- Media: Architecture - Furniture - Other
- 2004-10-30 - 2005-01-16
Jean Prouve (1901-1984) is thought to be the most talented 20th century revolutionist in the field of design, architecture, and engineering. His various works are paper knives, interior light, furniture, (...)
Today's Artists IX Yamaguchi Yuriko, Wakae Kanji
[0] [0]- Media: Installation
- 2004-08-14 - 2004-10-17
Yamaguchi(1948- ), active in the United States, has been creating three-dimensional works by wood, paper, fiber, wire, and so on, and revealing the changing aspects of life and society. Wakae(1944- ) expresses (...)
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- Painting (211)
- Drawing (42)
- Calligraphy (7)
- Photography (99)
- Prints (32)
- Other (62)
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- Architecture (13)
- Sculpture (69)
- Installation (56)
- Furniture (13)
- Fashion (25)
- Product (25)
- Crafts (48)
- Ceramics (21)
- Other (42)
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- Film (9)
- Video installation (23)
- Digital (2)
- Other (4)
Misc.
- Art Party (55)
- Art Talk (79)
- Performance Art (10)
- Art Competition (1)
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