"Sofu Teshigahara and Postwar Art" Exhibition

Chiba City Museum of Art

Finished

Artists

Sofu Teshigahara

Sofu Teshigahara (1927-2001) was the founder of the Sogetsu school of Ikebana flower arranging. He was also a practitioner of calligraphy and sculpture who left a mark on the world of postwar Japanese art. In addition to works by Teshigahara on loan from the Sogetsu Foundation and other pieces from the museum collection, this exhibition also showcases works by 20 artists who maintained close relationships with him and subsequent heads of the school.

Talks also scheduled. See website for details (Japanese only).

[Image: Sofu Teshigahara, "Half God Half Beast" collection of the Sogetsu Foundation]

Schedule

Jul 6 (Tue) 2010-Aug 15 (Sun) 2010

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:00-18:00 Closes at 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Closed	Closed on the 1st Monday of each month. (Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. ) Closed during the New Year holidays.

Fee

Adults ¥200, University and High School Students ¥150

Venue

Chiba City Museum of Art

Location

3-10-8 Chuo, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-0013

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Access

7 minute walk from Yoshikawakoen Station on the Chiba Urban Monorail, 10 minute walk from the East exit of Chibachuo Station on the Keisei line, 15 minute walk from the East exit of JR Chiba Station.

Phone

043-221-2311

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