"What Lurks in Wood" Exhibition
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At The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Media: Painting, Sculpture, Art Talk
Since the ancient times Japanese people have found something supernatural in trees, and have used them for producing various images including Buddhist statues. Even after the Meiji period (1868-1912) when such production waned, many artists found some exceptional quality in wood as a material to work with, and explored its possibility. This show features such attempts from works by Heihachi Hashimoto to more recent pieces, mainly from the museum collection.
Talk by Curator Reiko Nakamura
April 19th (Sun), 11:00-12:00, 2F Gallery 4
May 15th (Fri), 18:00-19:00, 2F Gallery 4
Artist Talk: Keizaburo Okamura
April 10th (Fri), 18:30-19:30, 2F Collection Gallery
[Image: Heihachi Hashimoto "Expression of Infant" (1931) Collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo]
Schedule
From 2009-03-14 To 2009-06-07
Closed on Mondays (Open on May 4th, closed on May 7th)
Artist(s)
Heihachi Hashimoto, Keizaburo Okamura et al.
