TAB Event - Makoto Komatsu "Design + Humour"

Makoto Komatsu "Design + Humour"

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At The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Media: Product, Art Talk

Thrust into the limelight in 1975 thanks to his Crinkle series - pieces in the shape of vessels such as cups and paper bags with paper and cloth wrinkles - Makoto Komatsu (b. 1943) is now a leading product designer of international renown. Based on the ceramic-molding technique called porcelain casting, his works are rich in humor and suggestions for a more comfortable life.

Artist Talk
Date: November 8th (Sat), 15:00-16:00
Location: Gallery 4
Admission ticket to the exhibition required.

[Image: "Crinkle series. super-bag" (1997) Private collection]

Schedule

From 2008-10-28 To 2008-12-21

Artist(s)

Makoto Komatsu

Website

http://www.momat.go.jp/english/ (venue's website)

Fee

Adults ¥420, University Students ¥130, High School Sudents ¥70, Junior High School Students or younger, Those over the age of 65, Those with physical or mental disabilities and one attendant free, Special Exhibition Fees are charged separately.

Venue Hours

From 10:00 To 17:00
fridays closing at 20:00
Closed on Mondays
Note:Closed on the new year holidays and during changing exhibitions. On a Public Holiday Monday, the museum is open but closed on the following Tuesday.

Maps

Navitime (Japanese)
Yahoo (Japanese)

Access

3 minutes walk from Exit 1B at Takebashi Station on the Tozai Line.

Address

3-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8322
Phone: 03-5777-8600（ハローダイヤル

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Makoto Komatsu "Design + Humour"</a>
Venue: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Schedule: From 2008-10-28 To 2008-12-21
Address: 3-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8322
Phone: 03-5777-8600（ハローダイヤル