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"Circus" Exhibition
Sompo Museum of Art
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Artists
Picasso, Matisse, Rouault, Chagall, Léger, Klee, Buffet, Calder, Sotaro Yasui, Seiji Togo, Kinosuke Ebihara, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Toshiyuki Hasegawa, Hide Kawanishi, Koshiro Onchi, Ei-Kyu et al.
The history of the circus goes back to 1770s in England, and later, a variety of types of circus came out of France, Germany, and America. In Japan, starting with the Risley circus group in 1864, many groups started to tour.
In Europe, the Impressionists responded to the life of circus performers, producing paintings of acrobatic figures. The artists featured in this exhibition, such as Picasso, Matisse, Rouault, Chagall, Léger, Klee, Buffet, and Calder felt a sense of closeness to performer's lives, and were attracted by them. When Sotaro Yasui, Seiji Togo, Kinosuke Ebihara, and Kiyoshi Hasegawa visited France, they were heavily influenced by the works by those artists. Artists such as Toshiyuki Hasegawa, Hide Kawanishi, Koshiro Onchi, and Ei-Kyu also created works with themes on circus.
This exhibition includes a total of 90 works by 9 foreign, and 18 Japanese artists.
Gallery Talks:
For Elementary & Junior High School Students and their Parents
July 21st (Sat) 13:30-
July 28th (Sat) 13:30-
For Adults:
July 20th (Fri) 18:30-
July 27th (Fri) 18:30-
In Europe, the Impressionists responded to the life of circus performers, producing paintings of acrobatic figures. The artists featured in this exhibition, such as Picasso, Matisse, Rouault, Chagall, Léger, Klee, Buffet, and Calder felt a sense of closeness to performer's lives, and were attracted by them. When Sotaro Yasui, Seiji Togo, Kinosuke Ebihara, and Kiyoshi Hasegawa visited France, they were heavily influenced by the works by those artists. Artists such as Toshiyuki Hasegawa, Hide Kawanishi, Koshiro Onchi, and Ei-Kyu also created works with themes on circus.
This exhibition includes a total of 90 works by 9 foreign, and 18 Japanese artists.
Gallery Talks:
For Elementary & Junior High School Students and their Parents
July 21st (Sat) 13:30-
July 28th (Sat) 13:30-
For Adults:
July 20th (Fri) 18:30-
July 27th (Fri) 18:30-
Schedule | Jul 14 (Sat) 2007-Sep 2 (Sun) 2007 Opening Hours Information
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| Venue | Sompo Museum of Art https://www.sompo-museum.org/en/  | ||||
| Location | 1-26-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8338 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from the West exit of Shinjuku Station on the JR, Keio or Odakyu line. 5 minute walk from exit A15 at Shinjuku Station on the Marunouchi line. 5 minute walk from the West exit of Shinjuku-nishiguchi Station on the Toei Oedo line. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 | ||||
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