Hara Museum of Contemporary Art - Past Events

Below is a list of all past events for Hara Museum of Contemporary Art. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.

  • poster for Keiichiro Shibuya "ATAK018 Memories of Origin Hiroshi Sugimoto Concert Version"

    Keiichiro Shibuya "ATAK018 Memories of Origin Hiroshi Sugimoto Concert Version"

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    • Media: Performance Art
    • 2012-05-12 - 2012-05-12

    One-night only piano and computer performance by Keiichiro Shibuya, who created the music for the documentary "Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto". *The exhibition "Hiroshi Sugimoto: From Naked to...More »

  • poster for "Easter 2012: Where's Your Rabbit?"

    "Easter 2012: Where's Your Rabbit?"

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    • Media: Art Party
    • 2012-04-08 - 2012-04-08

    Easter-themed exhibition with fun workshops for kids conducted by a French patissier from Pierre Herme, and a hunt for easter eggs and bunnies in the garden. See website for reservations.More »

  • poster for Jean-Michel Othoniel "My Way"

    Jean-Michel Othoniel "My Way"

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    • Media: Sculpture - Installation
    • 2012-01-07 - 2012-03-11

    The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in Japan of the French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel. Reconstructed within the unique space of the Hara Museum, formerly...More »

  • poster for "Projection Mapping + Performance Vol.1: Byakuya"

    "Projection Mapping + Performance Vol.1: Byakuya"

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    • Media: Performance Art
    • 2011-10-01 - 2011-10-02

    Performance featuring video by Shutaro Oku and dance choreographed by Ikuyo Kuroda.More »

  • poster for "Art Scope 2009-2011: Invisible Memories" Exhibition

    "Art Scope 2009-2011: Invisible Memories" Exhibition

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    • Media: Drawing - Sculpture - Installation - Video installation
    • 2011-09-10 - 2011-12-11

    Art Scope, a mécénat activity of Daimler Foundation Japan, provides contemporary artists from Japan and Germany the chance to experience life in the other country. As a partner in the program since 2003,...More »

  • poster for Yasuhiro Suzuki "Donation Box Called Well"

    Yasuhiro Suzuki "Donation Box Called Well"

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    • Media: Installation - Art Talk
    • 2011-06-26 - 2011-07-01

    The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is proud to announce the debut of Yasuhiro Suzuki’s Donation Box Called Well, a gift to the museum by an anonymous donor. This one-of-a-kind donation box will be installed...More »

  • poster for Ming Wong "Life of Imitation"

    Ming Wong "Life of Imitation"

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    • Media: Film - Video installation - Art Talk
    • 2011-06-25 - 2011-08-28

    The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to present Ming Wong: Life of Imitation, an exhibition by the Berlin-based Singaporean artist Ming Wong (b. 1971), which won the Special Jury Mention Award...More »

  • poster for "Be Alive! - Selections from the Hara Museum Collection" Exhibition

    "Be Alive! - Selections from the Hara Museum Collection" Exhibition

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    • Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture - Installation - Film - Video installation
    • 2011-01-14 - 2011-06-12

    This exhibition showcases a selection of work by today’s most engaging contemporary artists that exhort us to “be alive!” – to live in the moment and grapple with life’s challenges in high spirits. On...More »

  • poster for "VIVA Festival" Exhibition

    "VIVA Festival" Exhibition

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    • Media: Film
    • 2010-11-13 - 2010-11-14

    The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to announce a two-day video art festival featuring short films by 34 artists from 16 countries, such as Isaac Julien, Francis Alÿs, Hans Op de Beeck and Jun...More »

  • poster for Jae-Eun Choi "Forests of Asoka"

    Jae-Eun Choi "Forests of Asoka"

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    • Media: Photography - Installation - Art Talk
    • 2010-09-11 - 2010-12-26

    The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition in a Japanese museum by the Korean female artist Jae-Eun Choi. For her theme, Choi has chosen the image of the tree,...More »

  • poster for "Blank Museum"

    "Blank Museum"

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    • Media: Film - Art Party - Performance Art
    • 2010-08-26 - 2010-08-29

    This four-day event of music, videos and performance will take place during the interval between regular exhibitions. There has almost never been an event held in the galleries while the museum is closed...More »

  • poster for William Eggleston "Paris-Kyoto"

    William Eggleston "Paris-Kyoto"

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    • Media: Photography
    • 2010-06-05 - 2010-08-22

    The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition of William Eggleston’s work at a Japanese museum. The exhibition focuses on two series of works commissioned by...More »

  • poster for Yang Fudong "The General’s Smile"

    Yang Fudong "The General’s Smile"

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    • Media: Film - Video installation
    • 2009-12-19 - 2010-05-23

    The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition in Japan by Yang Fudong, a Chinese film artist who has been highly active on the international scene in recent years....More »

  • poster for "Hara Museum Collection" Exhibition

    "Hara Museum Collection" Exhibition

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    • Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture
    • 2009-08-01 - 2009-10-12

    This will be the first Collection Exhibition since last spring to occupy the whole museum. About 40 paintings, sculptures, photographs and video works will be on display, selected from the museum collection...More »

  • poster for "Cartoon Talk@Hara: The Evolving Role of Political Cartoons"

    "Cartoon Talk@Hara: The Evolving Role of Political Cartoons"

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    • Media: Art Talk
    • 2009-06-13 - 2009-06-13

    Hara Museum is pleased to hold a lecture by Daryl Cagle, one of America’s most prolific cartoonists and the daily editorial cartoonist for MSNBC.com. *Limited to 80 seats (first-come, first-serves basis) *Reservation...More »

  • poster for Evening Talk: Eva Berendes + Meiro Koizumi

    Evening Talk: Eva Berendes + Meiro Koizumi

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    • Media: Art Talk
    • 2009-05-27 - 2009-05-27

    The Hara Museum, in partnership with Daimler Foundation in Japan, has hosted the international contemporary art exchange program Art Scope since 2003. Eva Berendes and Jan Scharrelmann, the German artists...More »

  • poster for "Winter Garden: The Exploration of the Micropop Imagination in Contemporary Japanese Art" Exhibition

    "Winter Garden: The Exploration of the Micropop Imagination in Contemporary Japanese Art" Exhibition

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    • Media: Painting - Drawing - Video installation - Art Talk
    • 2009-05-23 - 2009-07-20

    This exhibition was planned by the Japan Foundation to introduce a new generation of contemporary Japanese artists to the world. Prior to the world tour, the show will be shown at the Hara Museum. Curated...More »

  • poster for Jim Lambie "Unknown Pleasures"

    Jim Lambie "Unknown Pleasures"

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    • Media: Installation
    • 2008-12-13 - 2009-05-10

    The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is proud to present the exhibition Jim Lambie: Unknown Pleasures. Selected as the Scottish representative at the Venice Biennale (2003) and nominated for the Turner...More »

  • poster for Video Art Screening "VIVA Festival"

    Video Art Screening "VIVA Festival"

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    • Media: Film - Video installation
    • 2008-11-08 - 2008-11-09

    This VIVA Festival takes off where the 2006 edition left off, screening a series of a total of 33 works of video art over two days. The selection was made by Ana de Alvear, an independent curator and artist...More »

  • poster for Tomoko Yoneda "An End Is A Beginning"

    Tomoko Yoneda "An End Is A Beginning"

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    • Media: Photography
    • 2008-09-12 - 2008-11-30

    Tomoko Yoneda is an internationally active photographer currently based in London. Last year, she participated in the 52nd Venice Biennale. In this exhibition, she presents her latest series of works to...More »

  • mama! milk "Fragrance of Notes"

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    • Media: Art Party - Performance Art
    • 2008-08-31 - 2008-08-31

    Mama!milk (http://www.mamamilk.net) is an acoustic-instrumental duo consisting of accordion player Yuko Ikoma and contrabass player Kosuke Shimizu. To celebrate the release of their new album 'Fragrance...More »

  • poster for "Osu! Handicraft Club Activities" Workshop

    "Osu! Handicraft Club Activities" Workshop

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    • Media: Art Talk
    • 2008-08-02 - 2008-08-03

    "Ossu! Shugeibu" (http://www.ultratama.com/syugeibu.html)is a group of seven good-looking guys who turn unique ideas into handcrafted goods. In this workshop, or extracurricular activity, you will turn...More »

  • poster for "Art Scope 2007/2008- Faces of Existence" Exhibition

    "Art Scope 2007/2008- Faces of Existence" Exhibition

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    • Media: Drawing - Installation - Video installation - Art Party - Art Talk
    • 2008-06-28 - 2008-08-31

    Art Scope, a mécénat activity of Daimler Foundation in Japan, provides contemporary artists from Japan and Germany the chance to experience life in each other’s country. For the 2007/2008 year, Izumi Kato...More »

  • poster for "Selections from the Hara Museum's Permanent Collection" Exhibition

    "Selections from the Hara Museum's Permanent Collection" Exhibition

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    • Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture - Installation
    • 2008-03-01 - 2008-06-01

    The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to present an exhibition of selections from its permanent collection of approximately 1,000 works. These will include artworks from the areas of painting,...More »

  • poster for Pipilotti Rist "Karakara"

    Pipilotti Rist "Karakara"

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    • Media: Video installation
    • 2007-11-17 - 2008-02-11

    This autumn the Hara Museum is pleased to present "Karakara," a solo exhibition by the Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist, a leading figure in Europe's contemporary art scene. This is surprisingly the artist's...More »

  • "Meet the Artist: Eva Teppe Slide Lecture" Talk Event

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    • Media: Art Talk
    • 2007-10-27 - 2007-10-27

    Hara Museum presents a slide lecture by Eva Teppe, one of the artists to be featured in "Art Scope 2007/2008" in the summer of 2008. Since 2003, the Hara Museum has collaborated with Daimler Chrysler...More »

  • poster for Izumi Kon "A certain gardener - a moment of plentitude"

    Izumi Kon "A certain gardener - a moment of plentitude"

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    • Media: Painting - Sculpture - Installation
    • 2007-08-10 - 2007-08-31

    The Hara Museum is presenting a project by the artist Izumi Kon consisting of three parts: a garden (set within the Sculpture Garden), an installation of paintings (exhibited in the first-floor corridor) and...More »

  • poster for Flowers "Paradise" Dance Performance

    Flowers "Paradise" Dance Performance

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    • Media: Performance Art
    • 2007-08-03 - 2007-08-05

    Led by Yumi Yoshimoto, the troupe "flowers" has a cast that changes with each performance.Not confined to the conventional theater, the troupe turns any place of their liking into a stage. The keywords...More »

  • "Selections from the Hara Museum's Permanent Collection" Exhibition

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    • Media: Painting - Sculpture
    • 2007-07-28 - 2007-10-28

    This is an exhibition that showcases about 50 works by artists from Japan and Asian countries.More »

  • poster for Henry Darger "A Story of Girls at War—Of Paradises Dreamed"

    Henry Darger "A Story of Girls at War—Of Paradises Dreamed"

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    • Media: Painting
    • 2007-04-14 - 2007-07-16

    Orphaned at an early age and sent to an asylum after being diagnosed as mentally deficient, Darger (1892-1973) lived a solitary life from his youth until his death at 81. During this time, he wrote an...More »

  • poster for Adriana Varejão Exhibition

    Adriana Varejão Exhibition

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    • Media: Painting - Installation
    • 2007-01-27 - 2007-03-31

    The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is holding a solo exhibition by Adriana Varejão, a woman artist at the forefront of the contemporary art scene in Brazil. In her work, Varejão displays a sharp sensibility...More »

  • poster for VIVA Festival

    VIVA Festival

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    • Media: Film
    • 2006-11-25 - 2006-11-26

    The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is holding a two-day video art project featuring short films by 31 artists such as Isaac Julien and Mariko Mori from 14 countries including Armenia, Brazil, Germany,...More »

  • poster for Jason Teraoka "Neighbors"

    Jason Teraoka "Neighbors"

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    • Media: Painting
    • 2006-11-03 - 2007-01-14

    This exhibition showcases Teraoka’s latest work: a series of 88 paintings entitled "Neighbor". Born and presently based in Hawaii, since the mid-1990s, Teraoka has exhibited throughout Hawaii where he...More »

  • poster for "Art Scope 2005/2006" Exhibition

    "Art Scope 2005/2006" Exhibition

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    • Media: Painting - Installation - Art Talk
    • 2006-09-09 - 2006-10-22

    What does the experience of living in a foreign culture mean or what kind of stimuli does it provide to artists? Koji Mori and Kohei Nawa were recently dispatched to Berlin and Katja Strunz and Georg Winter...More »

  • poster for Tabaimo Exhibition "Yoroyoron"

    Tabaimo Exhibition "Yoroyoron"

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    • Media: Illustration - Video installation
    • 2006-06-03 - 2006-08-27

    Tabaimo has received a lot of attention for her video installations which use animation, and this exhibition consists mainly of her newest works from 2006. Some of the artist's latest activities will also...More »

  • poster for Deutsche Bank Collection meets Zaha Hadid "Tokyo blossoms"

    Deutsche Bank Collection meets Zaha Hadid "Tokyo blossoms"

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    • Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture
    • 2006-03-25 - 2006-05-21

    Featuring about 150 works from the Deutsche Bank Collection, with the participation of the architect Zaha Hadid, who will be in charge of the installation design of the exhibition. More »

  • poster for Camille Henrot Film Viewing, the Hall

    Camille Henrot Film Viewing, the Hall

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    • Media: Film - Art Talk
    • 2005-11-22 - 2005-12-21

    In her work, Camille Henrot depicts the love and hate, desire, and day-to-day work of human beings through images taken from pre-existing movies and movies made by herself which she manually modifies. The...More »

  • poster for Olafur Eliasson "Your Light Shadow"

    Olafur Eliasson "Your Light Shadow"

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    • Media: Drawing - Installation
    • 2005-11-17 - 2006-03-05

    This show marks Eliasson's first solo exhibition at a Japanese art museum, and precedes the installation of a permanent installation by the artist on the museum's rooftop next spring. In addition to his...More »

  • Dining Event - Nanpushokudo and Miwa Yanagi

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    • Media: Art Party - Performance Art
    • 2005-10-23 - 2005-10-23

    Nampushokudo will hold a special dining event on the theme of the exhibition Miwa Yanagi: The Incredible Tale of the Innocent Old Lady and the Heartless Young Girl. The artist Miwa Yanagi is also scheduled...More »

  • poster for Wisut Ponnimit’s Live by the garden

    Wisut Ponnimit’s Live by the garden

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    • Media: Film - Performance Art
    • 2005-10-21 - 2005-10-21

    The artist Wisut Ponnimit, cartoonist, musician and popular Bangkok pop culture figure will come to the Hara Museum to give a special solo performance on an untuned piano. The music will be improvisational...More »

  • poster for Miwa Yanagi : The incredible Tale of the Innocent Old Lady and the Heartless Young Girl

    Miwa Yanagi : The incredible Tale of the Innocent Old Lady and the Heartless Young Girl

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    • Media: Photography
    • 2005-08-13 - 2005-11-06

    The centerpiece of the exhibition at the Hara Museum will be the Fairy Tale series which the artist started in 2004, providing an indication of the artist’s most recent development. This series uses as...More »

  • poster for The I Within You: Selections from the Hara Museum's Permanent Collection

    The I Within You: Selections from the Hara Museum's Permanent Collection

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    • Media: Painting - Photography - Installation
    • 2005-06-11 - 2005-07-31

    The Hara Museum was originally built as a private mansion during the early part of the Showa era, and even now retains a residential quality following its rebirth as an art museum. Its history and special...More »

  • poster for Antoni Tàpies - Titan of Spain:  Defiant Paintings

    Antoni Tàpies - Titan of Spain: Defiant Paintings

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    • Media: Painting - Installation - Other
    • 2005-03-30 - 2005-05-29

    Born in Barcelona in 1923, Antoni Tàpies is a prominent figure in Spanish contemporary art and a successor to the spirit of Picasso, Dalí and Miró and other geniuses of the twentieth century. His works,...More »

  • poster for Art Scope 2004: Cityscape into Art

    Art Scope 2004: Cityscape into Art

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    • Media: Installation
    • 2005-01-29 - 2005-03-13

    Exhibition featuring young Japanese and German artists, Michiko Shoji and Johannes Wohnseifer, who were appointed to Artist-in-Residence program called Art scope by Daimler Chrysler Foundation in Japan....More »

  • poster for 25 Years of Collecting at  the Hara Museum

    25 Years of Collecting at the Hara Museum

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    • Media: Painting - Photography - Installation
    • 2004-10-23 - 2005-01-16

    This winter, the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art celebrates its 25th anniversary since its foundation. During this time, it has expanded its holdings to some 850 works of contemporary art by artists...More »

  • poster for Yoshitomo Nara - From the Depth of My Drawer

    Yoshitomo Nara - From the Depth of My Drawer

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    • Media: Photography - Crafts - Drawing
    • 2004-08-11 - 2004-10-11

    This exhibition features drawings, paintings, photographs, three-dimensional works and installations by Yoshitomo Nara, ranging from small, early pieces made in the 1980s to his latest works. Planned by...More »

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