"'Electric Shock' and its History" Exhibition
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At Taro Okamoto Memorial museum
Media: Painting, Drawing
In November 2006, as museum staff were sorting out Okamoto's studio, the painting "Electric Shock" was found by chance. The painting was made in 1947, found with an old postcard hinting at the time.
1947 was the year when Okamoto restarted painting at the studio in Kaminoge after coming back from the war in China. It is an important year for Okamoto, as it was then that he declared war on existing conservative ideas and pressures of power in post-war Japanese society.
He rarely depicted representational figures except for death masks and military scenes. This work reveals something that hasn't been seen in Okamoto's work before.
[Image: "Electric Shock" 1947, Oil painting]
Schedule
From 2007-08-01 To 2007-11-04
Artist(s)
Website
http://www.taro-okamoto.or.jp/ (Japanese) (venue's website)
Fee
Adults ¥600, Kids ¥300
Venue Hours
From 10:00 To 18:00
Closed on Tuesdays
Access
8 minutes walk from Omotesando Station, 2 minutes walk from Minami Aoyama bus stop
Address
6-1-19 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Phone: 03-3406-0801 Fax: 03-3409-5404
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"'Electric Shock' and its History" Exhibition</a>
Venue: Taro Okamoto Memorial museum
Schedule: From 2007-08-01 To 2007-11-04
Address: 6-1-19 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Phone: 03-3406-0801 Fax: 03-3409-5404
