TAB Event - "Living in the Material World – 'Things' in Art of the 20th Century and Beyond" Exhibition

"Living in the Material World – 'Things' in Art of the 20th Century and Beyond" Exhibition

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At The National Art Center, Tokyo
Media: Graphics, Painting, Architecture, Installation, Crafts, Art Talk

The 20th century was an age of materialistic civilization centered on cities. The experience of living in a world surrounded by abounding material 'things,' huge quantities of manufactured goods and commercial products, was something completely new to human beings. Artists who sensitively responded to this new situation began to incorporate material 'things' into their artistic expression in various forms. This exhibition introduces diverse forms of 20th century art expressed through bold experiments of artists with spirit of adventure. It explores the fields of design, craft, and architecture as well as the fine arts. In addition to the works of art in the collection of the national art institutions, this exhibition brings together more than 500 valuable works of art from all parts of the world, with the generous support from major museums in Japan and abroad.

Large-scale installations will be created by seven important artists from Japan and overseas, who pursue cutting-edge contemporary forms of artistic expression. This unprecedentedly ambitious and comprehensive exhibition, presented in a huge exhibition space measuring 6,000 square meters, will attract art communities both domestically and internationally.

•Artist Talk (by artists taking part in the exhibition.)

January 21st (Sun) 14:00-15:00
Location: 1st floor exhibition hall
Please assemble at gallery 1E.
Capacity: 30 people (allocated on a first come, first served basis)
No fee for attendance.
Simultaneous English translation provided.

•Talk by Michael Craig-Martin
January 21st (Sun) 15:30-17:00 (doors open 15:00)
Location: 3rd floor lecture hall
Capacity: 250 people (allocated on a first come, first served basis)
No fee for attendance.
Simultaneous English translation provided.

[Kurt and Ernst Schwitters Foundation, Hanover
photo: Kurt Schwitters Archiv at the Sprengel Museum Hannover
photographer: Michael Herling / Aline Gwose]

Schedule

From 2007-01-21 To 2007-03-19

Community around this event

22 people recommend this event: azuma, ts_aya (ジャポン), museum (JAPAN), strsy (JP), saito_akinao (japan), hirato (JPN), fujiifujiko, wakame (JPN), sayama (JPN), cathy (JPN), hokkamuri (Japon), silute, maha, and 9 others

Reviews

uchimura_y: (2007-01-24 at 18:01)

「国立新美術館を冷やかす。」
600m2に600点の作品。体力勝負!!!
http://umyk.blog.shinobi.jp/Date/20070124/1/

donald_japantimes: (2007-01-25 at 16:01)

A great space waiting to be filled
By Monty DiPietro
Japan Times New Art Seen

There is a certain irony that the NAC has opened with an exhibition celebrating "things," when in fact it doesn't actually have any. Yes, this is an art museum without a collection ...

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20070125md.html

ts_aya: (2007-02-21 at 01:02)

モノ派やデュシャンなど、後半の大きめの作品の展示がとても面白いです。
普通に見ても丸２時間かかる作品数＆とてもとても広い展示ですので、前半の絵画部門はざっくりと見ていかないと、後半かなり疲れてしまって、もったいないかも。体感では森美術館の倍位あるような…。
美術にとって、『モノ』を表現するとはなんなのか、
私達や都会の街において、溢れかえる『モノ』ってどういう風に存在しているのか、溢れる作品の中でおしゃべりしてみたら楽しいですよ。

justkissme: (2007-02-22 at 22:02)

I was pretty bored by this new museum. While it had a variety of famous artists, I didn't see anything new aside from some uppity contemporary art. The museums walls are like an office room and annoyed me, too. A let down!

mminazuki: (2007-03-13 at 14:03)

『20世紀美術探険－アーティストたちの三つの冒険物語』は、３月19日まで。
http://minazuki-branch.cocolog-nifty.com/review/2007/02/post_8f7d.html

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