Sogo Museum of Art - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Sogo Museum of Art. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
Alfons Mucha’s Women
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[0]- Media: Graphics - Painting - Drawing - Prints
- 2019-11-23 - 2019-12-25
An exhibition shining a spotlight on the women in the life of artist Alfons Mucha, featuring approximately 150 pieces. More »
Alice in Wonderland
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2019-09-21 - 2019-11-17
First Year of Reiwa Commemorative Exhibition: Hokusai
[0] [0]- 2019-07-27 - 2019-09-01
Introducing all 148 works in Katsushika Hokusai’s masterpiece series “Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji” and “One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji” recreated with the latest digital remastering technology. This exhibition...More »
74th Spring Inten Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Nihonga
- 2019-07-12 - 2019-07-21
The annual Spring Inten Exhibition showcases the skill of contemporary Nihonga painting, offering visitors the chance to observe the constantly evolving styles of the art form.More »
Shigeru Mizuki: Spirits in Manga
[0] [0]- Media: Manga
- 2019-06-08 - 2019-07-07
Shigeru Mizuki (b. 1922) passed away in November 2015 at the age of 93. He spent much of his career as a manga artist drawing with only one arm. This exhibition exploring his talent reaffirms the charm...More »
Morris & Co. and The Art of Wallpaper from The Sanderson Archive
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Illustration - Prints - Product - Fashion - Crafts
- 2019-04-20 - 2019-06-02
William Morris (1834–1896) was a British novelist, poet, designer, and inventor. Believing that only things that are “useful and beautiful” should be brought into the home, in theory and practice he aimed...More »
Hiroshi Senju: Fusuma Paintings for Kongobuji Temple
[0] [0]- Media: Nihonga
- 2019-03-02 - 2019-04-14
The Nihonga painter Hiroshi Senju has completed a pair of fusuma sliding doors made up of 44 individual paintings for Kongobuji Temple. To mark this accomplishment, this exhibition presents works surveying...More »
103rd Inten Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Nihonga - Art Competition - Talks
- 2019-02-02 - 2019-02-17
Exhibiting a total of 86 works, including 34 by members of the Inten association of Nihonga painters and pieces by artists who live in or have ties with Kanagawa Prefecture. More »
Urushi: Tradition and Innovation
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts - Talks
- 2019-01-01 - 2019-01-27
Introducing the beauty of urushi (Japanese lacquer) by 93 artists including the Living National Treasure Gonroku Matsuda.More »
The Essence of Beauty – Ballet
[0] [0]- Media: Fashion - Performance Art
- 2018-11-23 - 2018-12-25
The Kenji Usui Ballet Collection, owned by a former chairman of Japan Ballet Association, is said to be the world’s largest collection of photographs, posters, and other memorabilia related to the history...More »
Vermeer – Kingdom of Light Exhibition 2018
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2018-07-28 - 2018-09-02
This exhibition directed by the biologist Shinichi Fukuoka, a great admirer of the 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, features 37 works recognized as Vermeer originals, as well as vivid, full-sized...More »
Shino Oribe Mino: From the Momoyama Era through Today “International Ceramics Festival Mino”
[0] [0]- Media: Sculpture - Crafts - Ceramics
- 2018-06-15 - 2018-07-08
Mino ceramics, exemplified by Shino and Oribe ware, is credited with the birth and pinnacle of the wabi-cha aesthetic, seen in the glazes and vibrant sculptural beauty of this form of pottery. This three-part...More »
Diane Claeys Collection: Lace, Thread of Comfort
[0] [0]- Media: Fashion - Crafts - Talks
- 2018-04-13 - 2018-05-13
In European history, lace has long been far more than a decorative item. To aristocrats, it was a symbol of wealth and power. This exhibition presents 170 items from the 16th through 19th centuries – the...More »
102 Years of the Inten Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Nihonga
- 2018-03-10 - 2018-03-26
The Inten is an exhibition of Nihonga Japanese-style painting held by the Japan Art Institute, which was founded by major Meiji-era artists including Tenshin Okukura, Taikan Yokoyama, Kanzan Shimomura,...More »
Imaizumi Imaemon’s Iro-Nabeshima Porcelain - The Art of a Living National Treasure
[0] [0]- Media: Ceramics - Talks
- 2018-01-27 - 2018-02-18
Iro-Nabeshima is a high-grade porcelain utilizing multi-coloured overglazed enamel that was first produced during the Edo Period (1603-1868) in what is now known as Saga Prefecture. The techniques were...More »
Shigeko Ikeda “Yokohama Style”
[0] [0]- Media: Product - Fashion - Talks
- 2017-12-13 - 2018-01-08
Shigeko Ikeda (1925 - 2015) was a collector, designer and stylist credited as being responsible for rekindling the trend for vintage kimono. Kimonos that had enjoyed their heyday during the Meiji (1869-1912),...More »
Ikuo Hirayama & the Heritage of the Silk Road
[0] [0]- Media: Nihonga - Product - Crafts - Ceramics - Talks
- 2017-10-27 - 2017-12-03
Known as a major star in Japanese painting, Ikuo Hirayama (1930-2009) was long-time president of Nihon Bijutsuin (Japan Art Institute) and focused his energies not only on the Japanese art world, but also...More »
Leonardo Da Vinci: Approaching the 500th Anniversary of His Death
[0] [0]- Media: Product
- 2017-08-02 - 2017-10-15
Leonardo Da Vinci died in 1519. His achievements include masterpiece paintings such as The Last Supper as well as a vast number of hand-written manuscripts. These manuscripts, which Da Vinci spent decades...More »
Roses by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Marie Antoinette and Empress Joséphine’s Beloved Court Painter
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Sound - Workshops - Talks
- 2017-04-15 - 2017-05-28
This exhibition will present 169 works by the French court painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté, who was appointed by Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis the Sixteenth. Botanical works painted by this artist,...More »
Trends in Art - Japanese and Western Style Painting in Meiji and Showa Japan: Masterpieces from the Shimakawa Museum Collection
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Nihonga - Prints - Talks
- 2017-03-04 - 2017-04-09
Shimakawa Museum was established by successful Sendai-based businessman Takaya Shimakawa, who spent over two decades building his collection of Japanese and Western style paintings and craft works. The...More »
Fascinating Doll Houses: Minature Worlds
[0] [0]- Media: Architecture - Product - Crafts - Art Festival - Workshops - Talks
- 2017-01-20 - 2017-01-31
It is thought that the first ever doll house dates back to the mid 16th century, when a member of the German nobility created a miniature house modeled on an actual building as an educational aid for girls....More »
LaLa 40th Anniversary Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Manga
- 2016-11-23 - 2017-01-15
An exhibition celebrating the 40th anniversary of the manga LaLa with more than 270 original illustrations by some 63 artists.More »
Shuhei Nishida “Unforgotten Dreams”
[0] [0]- Media: Nihonga
- 2016-10-18 - 2016-11-13
Shuhei Nishida has forged new ground in the world of Nihonga painting with his superb skills of portrayal and powerful style. Currently a member of elite Japanese art circles and a professor at Musashino...More »
M.C. Escher: A Magician of Perspective
[0] [1]- Media: Prints - Sculpture
- 2016-09-11 - 2016-10-10
Stairs going endlessly up and down, rustic landscapes that shift suddenly from day to night. Maurits Cornelis Escher has been called a “magician of perspective” for the exceptional worlds of condensed...More »
Rembrandt Re-Create 2016
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2016-07-30 - 2016-09-04
Under the direction of scholar Ernst van de Wetering, the Rembrandt Research Project thoroughly investigates the colors, sizes, and other details of Rembrandt’s works at the time they were made. The intention...More »
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2016-06-03 - 2016-07-10
Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889–1953) was a painter, photographer, and printmaker active in America during the turbulent first half of the 20th century. His work is currently back in the limelight, with a retrospective...More »
The Life of Setsuko Klossowska de Rola
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Fashion - Crafts
- 2016-05-14 - 2016-05-29
Whilst known as the wife of the last master of the 20th century, Balthus(1908-2001), Setsuko Klossowska de Rola is also respected as an artist in her own right, working in painting, ceramics and writing....More »
Frolicking Felines! Cats in Ukiyo-e
[0] [3]- Media: Prints - Talks
- 2016-04-02 - 2016-05-08
Cats have been adored around the world for ages. In Japan, the general public began keeping them as pets in the Edo period and as Ukiyo-e took off as an art form, felines began making all sorts of appearances...More »
Nihonga Innovators
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2016-01-16 - 2016-02-16
Presenting 60 works of innovative Nihonga from the Fukui Fine Arts Museum, this selection of masterpieces focuses on the folding screen paintings of Japan Art Academy luminaries such as Taikan Yokoyama,...More »
Star Wars— Visions
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Sculpture - Fashion - Video and Film
- 2015-11-25 - 2016-01-05
First released in 1977 in the US “Star Wars” has become a universally recognized film series, which reaches beyond its age and brought a revolutionary new perception to the world of cinema through its...More »
Shintaro Suzuki – The Gaze of an Intimist
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2015-10-10 - 2015-11-15
Shintaro Suzuki was a Western-style painter active in the pre-war and post-war Showa era, mainly as a member of the anti-establishment Nika-kai (Second Society) artists’ group. Suzuki’s parents encouraged...More »
Arita Ware 400th Anniversary Exhibition “The Sublime Beauty of Meiji Arita Ware in the Age of the World Expo”
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Ceramics - Talks
- 2015-09-05 - 2015-10-04
The first Japanese porcelain was created in the Bizen Arita region during the early Edo era. These ceramics enjoying renewed attention in recent years became popular not only across Japan but in Europe...More »
Kuniyoshi Utagawa Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing - Prints
- 2015-08-01 - 2015-08-30
Ukiyoe artist Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1797–1861) has been receiving renewed interest in recent years as one of Japan’s most remarkable artists, along with Jakuchu Ito and Rosetsu Nagasawa. More than 200 works...More »
Robert Heindel Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2015-07-04 - 2015-07-26
From the British Royal Ballet to the Scandinavian Ballet Company, Ohio born painter Robert Heindel captured a myriad of dancing figures in oil paints and drawings, revealed here in a collection of 120...More »
Koichi Nabatame “The Bloom of Painting”
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2015-05-23 - 2015-06-21
Selected for the Japan Art Academy’s Inten at the tender year of 16, Koichi Nabatame(b. 1933, Ibaraki) demonstrated the blooming of his talent from an early age and continued to explore various approaches...More »
The Wizardry of Errol Le Cain
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Painting
- 2015-04-25 - 2015-05-17
Known as a wizard of illustration, the British illustrator Errol Le Cain was born in 1941 in Singapore and spent his early youth in India. Growing up in the East and drawing upon both European cultures...More »
Mitsumasa Anno “Flowers of the Imperial Palace”
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2015-03-28 - 2015-04-19
Book maker, painter and illustrator, Mitsumasa Anno is an artist who continues to work across a wide field. His delicate, smoked colored paintings are particularly revered, having gained acclaim not only...More »
A Prayer With a Smile— Enku and Mokujiki
[0] [3]- Media: Sculpture
- 2015-02-07 - 2015-03-22
Enku (1632-1695) and Mokujiki (1718-1810) were leading sculptors of Buddhist statues across the country and here a comprehensive survey of their work is shown in Tokyo for the first time. Born in the former...More »
The World of Western Art - From Baroque to Barbizon
[0] [1]- Media: Painting
- 2015-01-01 - 2015-01-25
Within the long line of European art history myths, religious scriptures and classic literature have formed the central themes of much of the artistic production over the centuries. The 16th century saw...More »
99th Inten Exhibition
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- 2014-12-11 - 2014-12-28
Since the revival of the Japan Art Institute in 1914 an annual open call nihonga exhibition has been held under the title of “Inten”, with this year marking the 99th edition with awards winning works shown...More »
Living With Moomin— An Exhibition Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Tove Jansson’s Birth
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Painting
- 2014-10-23 - 2014-11-30
The Finnish author and artist Tove Marika Jansson (1914–2001) created the popular series “Moomin.” With “Work and Love” as her creed, Jansson vigorously pursued a creative life from a young age and through...More »
Hiromitsu Nakazawa: Retrospective Exhibition Commemorating the 140th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Painting
- 2014-09-12 - 2014-10-13
Hiromitsu Nakazawa (1874–1964) was a prominent Western-style painter in the Meiji through Showa eras who also produced outstanding works of design. This exhibition, Nakazawa’s first major retrospective,...More »
Evangelion Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Drawing
- 2014-07-19 - 2014-09-07
The acclaimed hit animation “Evangelion” was first premiered as a TV series in 1995 and was later released as a film series from 2007, reaching a new generation of fans, with the third installment of this...More »
Simon Yotuya “Simondoll”
[0] [1]- 2014-05-31 - 2014-07-06
Celebrating the artist’s 70th birthday with a special collection of work from this leader of doll making in Japan. Having begun to make dolls during his childhood years he came across the work of Hans...More »
“Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Original Illustrations”
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration
- 2014-04-12 - 2014-05-18
In the 1940s Wilbert Awdry put his pen to the “Railway Series”, centering on the character of Thomas the Tank Engine and began a long run of publications to be illustrated by numerous artists including...More »
“Children of Nemunoki Gakuen”
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2014-03-20 - 2014-03-30
Nemunoki Gakuen, a school for children with disabilities based in Kakegawa city, presents a collection of 250 works produced by its students.More »
“Celebrating 110 Years - The World of Tatsuaki Kuroda”
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2014-02-01 - 2014-03-10
Featuring 90 examples of furniture, tea instruments and table ware from the renowned Tatsuaki Kuroda, in celebration of 110 years since his birth. Also including works from artists, designers and other...More »
Satoshi Yabuuchi “Yamato Power”
[0] [1]- Media: Sculpture - Performance Art
- 2014-01-01 - 2014-01-22
The sculptor Satoshi Yabuuchi treats the subject of children with humor, expressing the concepts of “soul,” “spirit,” and “energy” in his works. He designed the popular character “Sento-kun” for a festival...More »
“Inten”
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2013-12-12 - 2013-12-28
A collection of award winning works and special selections from artists connected with Kanagawa prefecture, in a total display of 91 pieces. [Related Events] Gallery Talk and Signing Artist: Toshio...More »
“11th Kanagawa Yokohama Children’s Art Award”
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2013-12-06 - 2013-12-08
An array of energy filled works from pre-schoolers, elementary school children and junior high school children, especially selected from an open call across Kanagawa prefecture. More »
Alfons Mucha Unknown
[0] [4]- Media: Painting - Drawing - Prints
- 2013-10-19 - 2013-12-01
Alfons Mucha (1860¬–1939), born in Moravia (present Czech Republic), remains to this day a highly popular artist. Starting out as an illustrator, his poster for the 1894 play Gismonda starring Sarah Bernhardt...More »
La Rose de Versailles Commemoration du 40eme Anniversaire
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2013-09-08 - 2013-10-14
Published from 1972 in the girls’ weekly manga magazine “Margaret” (Shueisha), “La Rose de Versailles,” tells the tragedy of Marie Antoinette and the beautiful cross-dressing woman Oscar. Both historically...More »
Fukuoka City Museum Collection - Ghosts and Monsters Painting Collection
[0] [4]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2013-07-27 - 2013-09-01
Ghosts and monsters are age old motifs to be found in numerous cultural forms in Japan, with stories, scrolls, illustrated novels and kabuki all reflecting their popularity. These images include not only...More »
Junichi Nakahara Exhibition
[0] [3]- Media: Illustration
- 2013-06-01 - 2013-07-15
Junichi Nakahara(1912-1983) pursued beauty through fashion, interior and lifestyle in a career which spanned the prewar and postwar periods and gained the wide endorsement of many women. Nakahara became...More »
Akira Yamaguchi Exhibition
[0] [6]- Media: Painting
- 2013-04-20 - 2013-05-19
Working in genres including ukiyoe, Japanese Yamato painting, western art, and manga, the contemporary artist Akira Yamaguchi re-imagines the ancient and modern motifs of eastern and western cultures....More »
The Beauty of Imari Sometsuke Poreclain
[0] [0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2013-03-01 - 2013-03-24
At the end of the Edo period, cuisine culture was booming, and much Sometsuke (white porcelain dyed with cobalt) was produced at Hizen and Arita, and then distributed via the port of Imari in Saga prefecture...More »
Ernst Kreidolf "Talking Flowers, Fairies and Butterflies: The Universe of E. Kreidolf"
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2013-01-30 - 2013-02-24
Swiss picture book artist Ernst Kreidolf (1863-1956) turned his child-like innocent gaze and free imagination into creating extraordinary and mysterious worlds of small creatures, overflowing with the...More »
"Empress Elisabeth" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Fashion - Crafts
- 2013-01-02 - 2013-01-23
Empress Elisabeth (1837-98) married Franz Joseph I at the age of 15 and became part of the Habsburg dynasty the following year. Forced into a stultifying court life that prized dignity and tradition above...More »
97th Inten Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2012-12-12 - 2012-12-28
On display are 88 works by artists living or born in Kanagawa.More »
10th Kanagawa Yokohama Children's Art Prize Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2012-12-07 - 2012-12-09
On display are 211 works chosen from a pool of 3486 entries.More »
"Kanagawa Calligraphy" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics
- 2012-11-23 - 2012-12-02
On display are works by 30 calligraphers from Kanagawa.More »
"The Story of Marie Antoinette" Exhibition
[0] [3]- Media: Painting - Fashion - Crafts
- 2012-09-15 - 2012-11-18
Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) is perhaps the most famous queen in French history. This exhibition, held in conjunction with the Musee Carnavalet in Paris and the Napoleon Hill Foundation, showcases some...More »
Gennichiro Inokuma "Inokumasan"
[0] [2]- Media: Illustration - Painting - Talks
- 2012-07-26 - 2012-09-09
This exhibition celebrates the life and work of Gennichiro Inokuma, the Japanese artist who died at age 90, and is based on the "Inokumasan" picture book. He lived and worked both in France and New York,...More »
"The World of Rimpa, Jakuchu and Miyabi" Exhibition
[0] [5]- Media: Painting
- 2012-05-26 - 2012-07-16
Drawing on the collection of the Hosomi Museum in Kyoto, this exhibition features the dazzling and visionary work of Jakuchu Ito, who has become very popular in recent years, and Rimpa School painters...More »
Yuka Shimada + Julia Vuori Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2012-04-25 - 2012-05-13
Canada-based children's book author Yuka Shimada is known for her refined use of vibrant colors and detailed depictions, while Finnish children's book author Julia Vuori creates surrealistic stories based...More »
"Kenji Miyazawa: Universe of Poetry and Painting" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Drawing
- 2012-03-29 - 2012-04-22
Kenji Miyazwa's fairy tales, such as "The Restaurant of Many Orders" and "Night on the Galactic Railroad", and his poems like "Ame ni mo Makezu" are much loved today. This exhibition features around 250...More »
"Play in the Capital: Dynastic Beauty from Kyoto Hosomi Museum" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Painting
- 2012-02-04 - 2012-03-20
Ever since the Heian period Kyoto has been the centre of culture, the source of waka poetry, narratives and elegant "play", and the creator of diverse aesthetic. This exhibition takes as its theme the...More »
96th Inten Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2011-12-15 - 2011-12-28
This marks the 25th time that the Japan Art Institute exhibition is being held in Yokohama, showcasing nihonga paintings by artists born and living in Kanagawa prefecture.More »
"Kanagawa, Yokohama Children's Art Award" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Art Competition
- 2011-12-09 - 2011-12-11
Features work selected from submissions from children all over Kanagawa prefecture.More »
Muneyoshi Yanagi "Eye to the daily life of the people"
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Crafts
- 2011-10-22 - 2011-12-04
Muneyoshi Yanagi (1889-1961) was a religious philosopher and pioneering founder of the Mingei (folk art) movement in Japan. After studying philosophy at the Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo),...More »
"Mitsumasa Anno's Picture Books" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Painting
- 2011-09-17 - 2011-10-10
Mitsumasa Anno is a veteran painter, picture book artist and book binder. Organized to mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Anno Art Museum in Tsuwano, Shimane prefecture, this exhibition showcases...More »
Takeji Fujishima + Saburosuke Okada Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2011-07-28 - 2011-09-04
Takeji Fujishima and Saburosuke Okada were pioneers of modern Western-style painting in Japan with a profound sensitivity to color and unrivaled technical skills. They received high acclaim for their human...More »
Koji Fukiya Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Painting - Drawing
- 2011-06-11 - 2011-07-18
Features original drawings from the work of the artist famous for his work in female magazines in the pre- to post-war periods, and then in illustrating children's stories and picture books, as well as...More »
"Misuzu Kaneko: 80 Years Since Her Death" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Graphics
- 2011-05-14 - 2011-06-05
Famous as a poetess featured in Japanese elementary school textbooks, this exhibition re-creates Misuzu Kaneko's home, and for the first time displays photographs of her childhood years. There are also...More »
"Lisa and Gaspard & Penelope" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration
- 2011-04-02 - 2011-05-08
This exhibition showcases some 160 original illustrations based on the picture book heroes Lisa and Gaspard, as well as Penelope the blue girl koala. 2010 marks the 10th year anniversary of the Lisa and...More »
"Taro Fukutomi Collection Exhibition - Modern Japanese Traditional Paintings"
[0] [1]- Media: Painting
- 2011-02-24 - 2011-03-21
This exhibition features over 70 "bijin-ga" (paintings of beautiful women) and other modern nihonga paintings from the collection of Taro Fukutomi, a leading Japanese art collector. Gallery talk Every...More »
Yasokichi Tokuda Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2011-01-02 - 2011-02-13
This exhibition features around 70 rare works that Tokuda made by copying the classics as a young artist, offering viewers the chance to trace the genealogy of old Kutani-style ceramic glazes.More »
95th Japan Art Institute Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Painting
- 2010-12-09 - 2010-12-23
This exhibition features a total of 92 paintings by 33 artists born or living in Kanagawa prefecture. [Image: Seiji Yoshimura, "Altar"]More »
Yuji Tezuka "In Between a Moment and Eternity"
[0] [2]- Media: Painting
- 2010-10-23 - 2010-11-28
This exhibition features 40 large works by Yuji Tezuka produced over the course of a 30 year career, divided into 5 themes. Also on display are a number of sketches that have not been previously shown. [Image:...More »
"Go Go Miffy" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration
- 2010-09-11 - 2010-10-11
Miffy is the well-loved picture book hero created by Dutch author Dick Bruna. This year marks Miffy's 55th birthday with a whole series of exhibitions to be held throughout Japan. On display are over 200...More »
"Early Autumn Colors - Ikebana Ikenobo" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2010-09-03 - 2010-09-08
On display are ikebana flower arrangements by members of the 12 chapters of the Ikenobo school located in Kanagawa prefecture.More »
"Rey Camoy 25th Death Anniversary Memorial Exhibition"
[0] [2]- Media: Painting
- 2010-07-17 - 2010-08-31
Rey Camoy (1928-85) was a painter who over the course of his 40 year career depicted drunks, crippled soldiers, wrinkled old women and even himself in a series of unflinching works that confronted the...More »
"Shinzo Ogyu Collection Exhibition: Contemplating Mingei"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Crafts - Ceramics
- 2010-05-29 - 2010-07-04
Shinzo Ogyu (1947-) was introduced to the world of craft and antiques from an early age by his uncle, who worked closely with Soetsu Yanagi on the Mingei craft movement. He worked for many years as a curator...More »
"Sogo 25th Anniversary Exhibition, From Picasso to Warhol"
[0] [3]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2010-04-08 - 2010-05-16
The Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, located next to the city's cathedral, holds one of the most important collections of 20th century art. This exhibition features 8 works by Picasso ranging over his...More »
Handeishi Kawakita Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts - Ceramics
- 2010-02-11 - 2010-03-22
This exhibition offers a comprehensive look at Handeishi's art, featuring over 80 tea bowls, other tea ceremony implements like water jars, tea containers, vases, incense containers and bamboo tea spoons,...More »
"The Beauty of Japanese Dolls" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2010-01-02 - 2010-01-31
94th Japan Art Institute Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2009-11-28 - 2009-12-23
The Japan Art Institute was established in 1898 by Yokohama native Tenshin Okakura as a research group focusing on nihonga (Japanese style painting). The group spurred innovation in the genre while preserving...More »
7th Kanagawa Yokohama Kids' Art Award Prize-winning Work Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-11-19 - 2009-11-23
206 prize-winning works from a total of 4061 submitted works will be on view. See website for more details.More »
"Escher" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Prints
- 2009-10-10 - 2009-11-16
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) was born in the town of Leeuwarden, North Netherlands, the 5th son of civil engineer George Arnold Escher. Although he entered a university in Haarlem at the age of...More »
"Enigmatic World of Michael Sowa" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Illustration - Drawing
- 2009-09-04 - 2009-09-27
Born in 1945 in Berlin, Michael Sowa flourished as painter, caricaturist and illustrator after graduating from art university. He attracted international attention with his illustrations for the book "Der...More »
"Buffet and Annabelle" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Painting - Drawing - Talks
- 2009-07-29 - 2009-08-31
It's been 10 years since Bernard Buffet (1928-1999) ended his own life. His delicate yet powerful lines and sense of presence exuding from his pictorial realm never ceases to attract viewers. Born in...More »
Leonard Fujita Exhibition
[0] [3]- Media: Painting - Crafts - Talks
- 2009-06-12 - 2009-07-21
Four large murals by Leonard Fujita (born Tsuguharu Fujita, 1886-1968), each measuring 3 meters long by 3 meters wide, were discovered in a warehouse near Orly Airport, France, in 1992. Depicted on those...More »
Sumio Kawakami Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Prints - Crafts
- 2009-05-09 - 2009-06-07
Celebrating the 150 anniversary of the opening of Yokohama Seaport, this exhibition showcases the oeuvre of Sumio Kawakami (1895-1972) who were born in Yokohama and created countless woodblock prints on...More »
Eric Carle Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Drawing - Video and Film
- 2009-04-03 - 2009-05-06
Eric Carle (1929-) is an internationally renowned picture book illustrator known for his best seller "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". His picture books are created by applying collage techniques that paste...More »
"Mllennium Celebration of Tale of Genji -The Beauty of Ishiyama Temple" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Crafts - Talks
- 2009-03-07 - 2009-03-29
Located on the right bank of Seta River streaming from Biwa Lake, Ishiyama Temple was founded by the monk Roben in 747. By the middle of the Heian period, the temple was functioning as a holy ground and...More »
"Wedgwood - History of European Ceramic Design" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2009-01-29 - 2009-03-01
British ceramic brand Wedgwood is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year. While maintaining its old traditions, they have continued to breathe new life into their products, establishing for themselves...More »
"Jiro Shirasu and Masako Shirasu" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Sculpture - Ceramics - Talks
- 2009-01-02 - 2009-01-22
In the midst of the period of American occupation, Jiro Shirasu devoted himself for the recovery of Japan and its peace and independence, bearing the full brunt of the negotiations with GHQ. Because of...More »
93rd Japan Art Institute Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2008-11-27 - 2008-12-28
The Japan Art Institute was established in 1898 by Yokohama native Tenshin Okakura as a research group focusing on nihonga (Japanese style painting). The group spurred innovation in the genre while preserving...More »
6th Kanagawa Yokohama Children Art Award
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-11-20 - 2008-11-24
[Image: Prize-winning work from last year]More »
Atsuhiko Misawa "Animals '08 in Yokohama"
[0] [3]- Media: Drawing - Sculpture
- 2008-10-04 - 2008-11-16
Atsuhiko Misawa is one of the most remarkable contemporary sculptors working today. After studying sculpture at the Tokyo University of the Arts, Misawa has since exhibited his "Animals" series from 2000...More »
"Yokohama Port Opening and Ukiyoe" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2008-07-31 - 2008-08-31
In 1859, when Yokohama was still just a small village where people lived off agriculture and fishing, its port was opened up to the world to begin trading on an international scale. The changes brought...More »
"Mokujiki" Exhibition
[0] [3]- Media: Sculpture - Talks
- 2008-06-27 - 2008-07-24
During the late Edo period, Jonin Mokujiki traveled on foot all over Japan and carved numerous Buddha figures. Born in 1718 in the village of Kai county (present Yamanashi prefecture), Mokujiki became...More »
Yuzo Saeki Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-05-10 - 2008-06-22
Yuzo Saeki (1898-1928) was a painter who made a radiant mark in Japanese modern art history. Born in Osaka, Saeki learned painting in Tokyo Art University (present Tokyo University of the Arts). After...More »
45th Commemorative Asahi Ceramics Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Ceramics
- 2008-04-10 - 2008-05-06
The Asahi Ceramics exhibition was first opened to the pubilc in 1963. It was considered a stepping stone for up and coming ceramic artists from 9 prefectures in central Japan, and initially focusesd on...More »
"Calligraphy Now - Kanagawa" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Talks
- 2008-03-28 - 2008-04-06
The Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibition boasts a history of over half a century, and is considered the leading authority in calligraphic arts. This exhibition features works by calligraphists living in Kanagawa...More »
Shoko Uemura Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2008-02-29 - 2008-03-24
Shoko Uemura was born in Kyoto in 1902 as the first son of female artist Shoen Uemura. Growing up at her side, Shoko was naturally drawn to the artist path and was educated at Kyoto City Art and Craft...More »
Hiroshi Okutani Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-01-31 - 2008-02-25
This is an exhibition of approximately 60 oil paintings and sketches by one of Japan's representative contemporary Yo-ga painters, well known and loved for his representational style using bright colors....More »
"Flemish Paintings of the 17th Century from the National Gallery in Prague Exhibition"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-01-02 - 2008-01-23
"Restored 92nd Japan Art Institute Exhibition"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-12-06 - 2007-12-28
Eriko Horiki Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Installation
- 2007-11-03 - 2007-12-02
"5th Kanagawa Yokohama Children's Art Awards" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Crafts - Art Competition
- 2007-10-24 - 2007-10-28
"100 Kanagawa Calligraphists" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics
- 2007-10-12 - 2007-10-21
Shinta Cho "Nanoyo"
[0] [2]- Media: Illustration
- 2007-09-08 - 2007-10-08
A nonsensical world spreading out from the palm of your hand - this is the world created by the illustrator and manga artist Shinta Cho (1927-2005). This artist's first works were four-frame manga...More »
Ikebana Ikenobo Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2007-08-31 - 2007-09-05
This is an exhibition of ikebana, charting the 500 year history of this art form.More »
Moise Kisling "Adolescence and Melancholy in Montparnasse"
[0] [1]- Media: Painting
- 2007-07-26 - 2007-08-26
Moise Kisling (1891-1953) is one of the representative artists of the Ecole de Paris. Born in Poland, he studied art at a school in Krakow and leaves for Paris on the recommendation of a mentor. Socializing...More »
"From Old Noritake to Dinnerware - 100 Years of Noritake Design" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2007-06-02 - 2007-07-17
In 1904, in Noritake in Nagoya, the Japan Ceramics Partnership (now called Noritake Company Ltd) was the first in Japan to develop dinner plates, producing a wide variety of dinnerware, establishing the...More »
Seiji Fujishiro "The World of Light and Shade"
[0] [5]- Media: Painting
- 2007-04-07 - 2007-05-26
Fujishiro's beautiful works, which contrast black with vivid colours, are both modern and fantastical, drawing both adults and children into the fairy tale world of elves. This exhibition presents 150...More »
"The Resurrection of the Tale of Genji Emaki Scrolls" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-03-01 - 2007-04-01
A century after Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji, in the late Heian Period (12th Century), the national treasure of the "Tale of Genji Emaki Scrolls" were made. Said to be the oldest scrolls in...More »
"Korean Traditional Embroidery and Pojagi Cloths" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2007-02-01 - 2007-02-25
This exhibition presents the "pojagi" cloth, which has emerged from the Korean culture of "wrapping" in the same way that the "furoshiki" or "fusaku" cloths have been a part of Japanese culture. On display...More »
Toshi Arimoto "Light and Colour - People carrying memories"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Sculpture
- 2007-01-02 - 2007-01-25
Arimoto passed away in 1985, at the young age of 35. His peaceful paintings overflow with lyricism and they still impress people today. With the cooperation of his wife, painter Yoko Arimoto and the Sanbancho...More »
Japan Art Institute Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-11-29 - 2006-12-22
The Japan Art Institute was established as a research group into Nihonga (Japanese style painting) in 1898 by Tenshin Okakura and Gaho Hashimoto. Maintaining its basis on the tradition of Asian painting,...More »
Shintaro Suzuki "Intimate Spaces, Travelling through Colour"
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Painting - Drawing
- 2006-10-21 - 2006-11-26
Shintaro Suzuki is a Western-style painter who paints charming, seemingly naive paintings with vivid colours. Active in the Nikakai in both the prewar and postwar periods, he established the Ichiyokai...More »
"Ikebana from the Ikenobo School" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2006-10-13 - 2006-10-18
The Ikebono School has been part of the history of ikebana for some 500 years, continuing to develop its style time and time again. More »
"50 Years with Miffy" Exhibition
[0] [7]- Media: Illustration - Drawing - Video and Film
- 2006-09-07 - 2006-10-09
The beloved rabbit Miffy celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005. This exhibition commemorates this occasion by displaying 150 pieces of work, including sketches and original drawings from the first ever...More »
4th Kanagawa & Yokohama Children's Art Competition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-08-30 - 2006-09-03
"Famous Works of Western-Style Painting" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2006-07-28 - 2006-08-27
Japan has changed greatly in the 150 years since the end of the Edo Period. The country opened itself up to Western influences and one of those was the use of oil paint. Taking works from the National...More »
ヴェネチアン・ビーズとコスチューム・ジュエリー展
[0] [2]- Media: Crafts
- 2006-06-16 - 2006-07-17
This is an exhibition of beads and accessories which have been the focus of women's attention for centuries. Venetian beads, which in a few millimetres reveal a whole world, are appreciated by all who...More »
"Shiko Munakata and Muneyoshi Yanagi" Japan Folk Crafts Museum 70 Year Founding Anniversary Special Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Crafts - Ceramics
- 2006-05-12 - 2006-06-11
This is an exhibition of work by Shiko Munakata (1903-1975). Then nothing more than an unknown artist, in 1936 he met Muneyoshi Yanagi and his fortunes changed greatly: he started to make many works which...More »
Maria Theresía and Marie Antoinette Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Painting - Crafts
- 2006-04-01 - 2006-05-07
Marie Theresía and Marie Antoinette lived through the turmoil of Europe in the 18th century. With actress and singer Riyoko Ikeda as director of this exhibition, this show introduces viewers to the dramatic...More »
Kyoto Kiyomizu Temple - In memory of Okunoin Gohonzon
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Sculpture - Crafts
- 2006-03-02 - 2006-03-26
Kiyomizu temple, known as a scenic spot of Higashiyama in Kyoto, is famous for Kiyomizu-no-butai (Kiyomizu stage) and Otowa-no-taki (Otowa water fall). Since 1944, when the UNESCO registered the temple...More »
Taniuchi Rokurou "The Man And The Artist"
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Prints
- 2006-02-02 - 2006-02-26
Born in Tokyo in 1921, Taniuchi Rokurou came into the spotlights for the first time when he won the "Bungei Shunjuu Manga Prize" in 1955. In February of the following year, one of his drawings was used...More »
Angkor Wat Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Architecture - Sculpture - Crafts
- 2005-10-29 - 2005-12-18
An exhibition of 80 articles from the ruins of Angkor Wat, belonging to the Phnom Penh National Museum's collection. Statues of Buddha, other gods, and decorative pieces from pillars and sculptures will...More »
Napoleon Bonaparte - The Spiritual and Cultural Legacy
[0] [0]- 2005-09-10 - 2005-10-15
The military genius Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was deeply interested in culture and the arts. His talents shined in many fields, and had a great impact on the development of France. 300 portraits,...More »
Kitty Ex.
[0] [1]- Media: Graphics - Photography - Installation - Product
- 2005-07-28 - 2005-08-28
Artists and Brands have collaborated together to celebrate Hello Kitty's 30th anniversary, "Kitty Ex.". There will be many medias such as photographs, 3D products, visuals, installations and music assembled...More »
Kiyoshi Nakajima's Japan and Paris
[0] [0]- Media: Drawing
- 2005-06-24 - 2005-07-18
Kiyoshi Nakajima is famous for his works depicting lovely children. He spent 30 years in Paris, drawing girls standing in the rain, boys looking at balloons up in the air, and family walking together....More »
Enku and his sculptures
[0] [0]- Media: Drawing - Sculpture
- 2005-05-27 - 2005-06-19
During the Edo period, the monk Enku made close to 120,000 wooden Buddhist sculptures while on a pilgrimage throughout Japan. They often showed compassion, others intense emotions; and to this day still...More »
The World of Rosanjin Kitaoji
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Crafts - Ceramics
- 2005-04-08 - 2005-05-15
On exhibit are 110 pieces of potteries, lacquered wares, and paintings by Rosanjin Kitaoji (1883-1959) from the Kawashima Collection. Many of them were collected by Sydney Cardozo who introduced Rosanjin...More »
Lyrical World by Sawato Fukui
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2005-03-04 - 2005-04-03
Empty seaside, a woman, animals, nature, antique watches and instruments, dolls... Beautiful colors will take you to a dream-like world.More »
110th anniversary: Serizawa Keisuke
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Fashion - Product
- 2005-02-07 - 2005-02-27
Over 300 works from Kimono related fashion goods to product design, such as light, are displayed in the exhibition. Serizawa Keisuke is mostly known for his beautiful print works on Kimono.More »
World of Wonder by E. C. Escher
[0] [0]- Media: Prints
- 2005-01-02 - 2005-01-30
With the support from Huis Ten Bosch Museum, we will be exhibiting over 180 pieces including famous prints by Escher and other collected materials.More »
Takarazuka: The Land of Dreams
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Fashion - Video and Film
- 2004-11-13 - 2004-12-12
In celebrating its 90th anniversary, the Takarazuka Revue will have an exhibition of costumes, photographs, videos and other memorabilia. In addition, five Contemporary Japanese artists (Minako Nishiyama,...More »
Pilgrimage of 100 temples by Hiroyuki Itsuki
[0] [0]- Media: Photography - Crafts - Video and Film
- 2004-10-16 - 2004-11-07
The famous author Hiroyuki Itsuki visited 100 temples in Japan in 2 years. In this exhibition, he introduces 30 of them from Nara, Hokuriku, Kyoto with 70 garments, photos, and movies.More »
Okada collection Modern Painting
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2004-09-04 - 2004-10-03
About 200 works from Mie prefectural Museum, Okada Collection are shown. The artists are Monet, Renoir, Chagall, Ryuzaburo Umehara, Takeji Fujishima.More »
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