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Permanent Collection Part I
Utsunomiya Museum of Art
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Rene Magritte, Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy, Shunsuke Matsumoto, Takeo Yamaguchi, Jiro Yoshihara et al.
Works from the museum's collection will be on display, with 5 different themes.
1. "Yearning for Blue": introduces painters, such as Rene Magritte, Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy and Shunsuke Matsumoto who rendered the world in shades of blue.
2. "To Make Invisible Visible": from the museum's collection of contemporary Japanese art, this section showcases artists who devoted themselves to abstract expression, focusing particularly on Takeo Yamaguchi and Jiro Yoshihara.
3. "Where is Utopia?": introduces the notion of utopia and images of paradise that artists associated with Utsunomiya envisioned.
4. "Producing Images": art and design work will be presented alongside each other in the same exhibition space, arranged with the techniques of knitting, weaving and producing in mind.
5. "Revolutionary Russia -Adventures in Design": Russian avant-garde posters from the 1920s and the design work of Japanese artists who took hints from the former will be on display.
Location: Exhibition Room 1
1. "Yearning for Blue": introduces painters, such as Rene Magritte, Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy and Shunsuke Matsumoto who rendered the world in shades of blue.
2. "To Make Invisible Visible": from the museum's collection of contemporary Japanese art, this section showcases artists who devoted themselves to abstract expression, focusing particularly on Takeo Yamaguchi and Jiro Yoshihara.
3. "Where is Utopia?": introduces the notion of utopia and images of paradise that artists associated with Utsunomiya envisioned.
4. "Producing Images": art and design work will be presented alongside each other in the same exhibition space, arranged with the techniques of knitting, weaving and producing in mind.
5. "Revolutionary Russia -Adventures in Design": Russian avant-garde posters from the 1920s and the design work of Japanese artists who took hints from the former will be on display.
Location: Exhibition Room 1
Schedule | Apr 5 (Sat) 2008-Jul 6 (Sun) 2008 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥310, University and High School Students ¥210, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥100. Special Exhibition Fees may be charged separately. | ||||
| Venue | Utsunomiya Museum of Art http://u-moa.jp/etc/english.html  | ||||
| Location | 1077 Nagaoka-cho, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi 320-0004 | ||||
| Access | From the West exit of JR Utsunomiya Station, take the Kanto bus towards to Utsunomiya Museum of Art via Toyosatodai and Teikyo University and get off at Utsunomiya Museum of Art. 20 minutes by taxi from JR Utsunomiya Station. | ||||
| Phone | 028-643-0100 | ||||
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