Hiroshi Teshigahara "A Trace of Endless Borders"
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At Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
Media: Calligraphy, Sculpture, Installation, Video installation
This is a retrospective exhibition of Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927-2001) who worked in various media from film, ceramic, calligraphy, landscape architecture, to installation using bamboo. He was born in the year his father, the artist Sofu established the Sogetsu movement. Having studied Nihonga painting, after the war he joined the avant garde art movement "Seiki". He moved into the field of film thereafter and in 1953 he produced his first work "Hokusai", and in 1964, he made a film adaptation of Kobo Abe's novel "Woman of the Dunes", which won a special prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and earned him international recognition. Meanwhile, as the director of the Sogetsu Center he has overseen the production of contemporary music, jazz, modern dance and experimental film projects both within Japan and abroad. Moving on to work in ceramic, he opened a ceramics studio in Fukui Prefecture in 1972. This exhibition takes an extensive retrospective look at his career.
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Schedule
From 2007-07-14 To 2007-10-08
Closed for Maintenance on July 17th (Tue)
Artist(s)
Website
http://www.momas.jp/ (venue's website)
Fee
Adults ¥900, University & High School Students ¥720, Free for Junior High School Students and below/ Seniors (older than 65 years old)/ People with disabilities.
Venue Hours
From 10:00 To 17:30
Closed on Mondays
Note:Until 22nd of September opens untill 20:00 on Fridays. On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open but closed on the following Tuesday.
Access
3 minutes walk from the West exit at Kita-Urawa Station on JR Keihin Tohoku Line. The museum is situated in the Kita-Urawa Park.
Address
9-30-1 Tokiwa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0061
Phone: 048-824-0111 Fax: 048-824-0119
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Reviews
Hiroshi Teshigahara’s Multimedia Tradition
The Saitama Museum of Modern Art takes a retrospective look at the artwork of a cinematic legend.
Japan Times Art Brief
By C.B. Liddell
One of the things that made "The Woman in the Dunes" so impressive was the life that Teshigahara gave to the sand. At times it seems to have a will of its own as the protagonist finds himself trapped with a mysterious woman ...
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Venue: Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
Schedule: From 2007-07-14 To 2007-10-08
Closed for Maintenance on July 17th (Tue)
Address: 9-30-1 Tokiwa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0061
Phone: 048-824-0111 Fax: 048-824-0119
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