"Kaoru Yamaguchi Retrospective" Exhibition

Setagaya Art Museum

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Artists

Kaoru Yamaguchi

When painter Kaoru Yamaguchi (1907-1968) returned to Japan from study in Paris in 1933, he established a studio in the Kamikitazawa area of Setagaya. He continued to live there for 35 years until his death at age 60. During this time, which spanned the prewar and postwar years, he helped found the Free Artists Association and the Modern Art Association, performing an important role in a progressive period for Japanese Western-style painting. He transcended the influence from European Art and created an original world of painting rooted in the cultural climate of Japan. This much-awaited retrospective exhibition shows the entire range of Yamaguchi's art from his early career to his later years, presenting 140 items of painting and documentation.

Talk Event: Kaoru Yamaguchi, Addressing Art
December 20th (Sat) 14:00-15:30
In Japanese only.
Location: Auditorium
Capacity: 150 persons (first-come-first-served basis)
Fee: Free

[Image: "Water" (1941) Oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma]

Schedule

Nov 3 (Mon) 2008-Dec 23 (Tue) 2008

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:00-18:00
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays.

Fee

Adults ¥1000, University & High School Students, Age 65 and Above ¥800, Junior High & Elementary School Students ¥500

Venue

Setagaya Art Museum
http://www.setagayaartmuseum.or.jp/index_e.html

Location

1-2 Kinuta-koen, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-0075

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Access

17 minute walk from the South exit of Yoga Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi line; From the North exit of Yoga Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi line, take the Tokyu bus and get off at Bijutsukan.

Phone

03-3415-6011

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