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Kaoru Yamaguchi Exhibition
Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
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Kaoru Yamaguchi
Born in Minowa Village in Gunma Prefecture (now Misato Town in Takasaki City), Kaoru Yamaguchi (1907-1968) grew up amid abundant nature during his childhood and then started pursuing a career as a painter. After studying at Tokyo Art School (now Tokyo University of the Arts) and also in France, he became involved with the formation of the Free Art Association and Modern Art Association as a member of Chuo Gadan, devoting himself to the creation of Japanese-style yoga (western) paintings.
Pastoral landscapes, trees and water against a red backdrop, the moon, horses... Yamaguchi poured his imagination onto the canvas through the depiction of the nature around him, in rich colors and forms. His unique style of expression was formed during the pre- and postwar periods, when art went through a sea change, through his constant efforts to tackle the possibilities of figurative art, in search of a style of his own.
By displaying about 90 paintings according to shifts in his painting style, this exhibition aims to trace Yamaguchi's artistic endeavors at different points throughout his career.
[Image: "Figure of Flower" (1937) Collection of Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art Kahitsukan]
Pastoral landscapes, trees and water against a red backdrop, the moon, horses... Yamaguchi poured his imagination onto the canvas through the depiction of the nature around him, in rich colors and forms. His unique style of expression was formed during the pre- and postwar periods, when art went through a sea change, through his constant efforts to tackle the possibilities of figurative art, in search of a style of his own.
By displaying about 90 paintings according to shifts in his painting style, this exhibition aims to trace Yamaguchi's artistic endeavors at different points throughout his career.
[Image: "Figure of Flower" (1937) Collection of Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art Kahitsukan]
Schedule | Sep 6 (Sat) 2008-Oct 28 (Tue) 2008 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥800 (640), University and High School Students ¥400 (320), Junior High School Students & Under, Person with Disability & Attendant Free | ||||
| Venue | Museum of Modern Art, Gunma http://mmag.pref.gunma.jp/english/  | ||||
| Location | Gunmanomori Park, 992-1 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma 370-1293 | ||||
| Access | 10 minutes by taxi from JR Shinmachi Station, 15 minutes by taxi from the South exit of JR Kuragano Station; From the East exit of Takasaki Station, take the bus for 30 minutes and get off at Gunmanomori. The venue is 5 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 027-346-5560 | ||||
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