"Neoteny Japan -Takahashi Collection" Exhibition
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At Ueno Royal Museum
Media: Painting, Installation, Video installation
Through the collection of Ryutaro Takahashi, a psychiatrist known as one of Japan's best contemporary art collectors, this exhibition traces back the trend of Japanese contemporary art from the 1990s onward that has attracted worldwide attention. The collection of over 1000 pieces includes works by emerging artists as well as representative and earlier works by internationally acclaimed figures.
Taking one of modern terms "neoteny" as a key word, this exhibition features 33 artists from the Takahashi collection. From worldly renowned Yoshitomo Nara and Takashi Murakami to young talents, around 80 paintings, sculptures, video and installation works by various artists are on view.
It's hoped that viewers will discover the joy of experiencing and contemplating on contemporary art through this first extensive exhibition of the Takahashi collection.
Schedule
From 2009-05-20 To 2009-07-15
Exhibition Hours 10:00-18:00 (Fridays until 20:00)
Artist(s)
Makoto Aida, Satoru Aoyama, Sayaka Akiyama, Manabu Ikeda, Mitsuhiro Ikeda, Zon Ito, Shinji Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Motohiko Odani, Izumi Kato, Mika Kato, Makiko Kudo, Tomoko Konoike, Takanobu Kobayashi, Hiroe Saeki, Hiraki Sawa, Etsuhiro Suda, Tadasu Takamine, Tabaimo, Masaya Chiba, Yuken Teruya, Hisashi Tenmyoya, Yayoi Deki, Yoshitomo Nara, Kohei Nawa, Yasuyuki Nishio, Kumi Machida, Mr., Shintaro Miyake, Takashi Murakami, Kyoko Murase, Ruriko Murayama, Akira Yamaguchi
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海外での活動を経て、現在国内で精力的に制作活動を続ける彼に聞く17のキーワード
Collector steps into the void
With museums gone AWOL, Ryutaro Takahashi snapped up amazing artworks
By Edan Corkill
Japan Times staff writer
How a psychiatrist from Yamagata came to possess one of the world's most important collections of Japanese contemporary art — meaning art made in the last 15 years — is almost embarrassingly simple ...
作家や手法ごとに分類された展示方法には、良くも悪くも、「動物園」のような印象を受けました。"neoteny"なのですから、ジャングルのような、混沌や不安定さ、勢いがあっても、また違った楽しみ方ができるのではないでしょうか。作家の特色が強く表れた作品が多く、90年代の日本のアートシーンを学ぶには、とても良い内容だと思います。DOBくんとの約10年ぶりの再会に感動しました!!
I was curious to know why he started to assemble the Japanese art pieces.
http://voidchicke.exblog.jp/11115566/
ザ・現代アート・イン・ジャパン
http://noricolumn.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2009-06-15-1
ポスターのオオカミがあんな姿とは…。全体的にかわいらしくハッピーな感じの作品が多くて、グロ・難解が少なめで、コレクションを集めた方も楽しんで集めているんだろうなぁと思いました。
http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/recent/art.asp
Neoteny vs. Micropop
Competing aspects of Japanese contemporary art go head-to-head at two group shows
The battle for the soul of the Japanese contemporary art scene is now out in the open, with a pair of exhibitions facing off against each other across town. In the Shinagawa corner, at the Hara Museum of Art, we have “Winter Garden: The Exploration of the Micropop Imagination in Contemporary Japanese Art,” while in the Ueno corner, at the Ueno Royal Museum, we have “Neoteny Japan.” Each exhibition presents a diverse collection of contemporary art and attempts to define a new, wide-ranging trend or movement.
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普段は使わないけど、試しに聞くと結構面白い。話の内容はほどほどに、作者の肉声が聞けるのはなかなかレアです。
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