Exhibition/event has ended.

"Where is Architecture? Seven Installations by Japanese Architects" Exhibition

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Finished

Artists

Toyo Ito, Ryoji Suzuki, Hiroshi Naito, Atelier Bow-Wow, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Ryuji Nakamura, Hideyuki Nakayama
This exhibition of architecture consists entirely of new installations by seven groups of Japanese architects, representing a variety of ages and styles.

To create "architecture," architects are expected to deal with a variety of conditions. This requires a way of thinking that deftly balances logic, technique, and aesthetics. One might also argue that this profound sense of balance is what has led to the international recognition of Japanese architecture. In trying to determine the special characteristics of "architecture," therefore, examining where and in what form it arises seems more viable than simply addressing the question, "What is architecture?"

In this wide-ranging group of installations, including a space created out of three types of polyhedrons, a place where a "space" is "born and dies," a summer house that resembles an animal, a video space that presents a day in the life of an architectural model, a fragile structure, and a field with a fantastic sense of scale, we invite the viewer to search for the "architecture" in these works.

[Image: Toyo Ito, Study model for installation]

Schedule

Apr 29 (Thu) 2010-Aug 8 (Sun) 2010 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
10:00-17:00
Closes at 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Closed
Monday
Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.
Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
FeeAdults ¥850, University Students ¥450, High School Students or under, and those with physical or mental disabilities and one companion Free.
Websitehttp://www.momat.go.jp/english/artmuseum/where_is_architecture/index.html
VenueThe National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
http://www.momat.go.jp/english
Location3-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8322
Access3 minute walk from exit 1b at Takebashi Station on the Tozai line. 5 minute walk from exit 4 at Kudanshita Station on the Hanzomon and Tozai lines or Toei Shinjuku line. 15 minute walk from exit A1 at Jimbocho Station on the Toei Shinjuku and Mita lines or Hanzomon line.
Phone050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial)
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