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Francis Bacon
One of the greatest painters since Picasso, Francis Bacon (1909-1992) was born in Dublin and worked mainly in London. He has described his work as “an assault on the nervous system.” Neither simple illustration nor decorative art, his paintings fit somewhere between concrete and abstract and could only have been made in the 20th Century. Both delicate and bold brush strokes overlap with signature distorted figures in a way that grabs and shakes the viewer.
Major museums in New York and London have held Bacon solo shows in recent years, but until 2013 Japan had not hosted such an event since a large exhibition during the artist’s lifetime. The Toyota Municipal Museum now presents 33 oil paintings from the 1940s until just before Bacon’s death, mostly representative works including four large and two small triptychs. Visitors can also see footage of dance performances by the choreographers Tatsumi Hijikata and William Forsythe, both of whom were influenced by Bacon.
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Lecturer: Toshiharu Suzuki (Tokyo Municipal Museum curator, exhibition organizer)
7/6 (Sat), 7/14 (Sun), 8/12 (Mon) 15:00-16:00
Tours by volunteer guides
Every day except Thursdays from 14:00
From 11:00 and 14:00 on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays
Major museums in New York and London have held Bacon solo shows in recent years, but until 2013 Japan had not hosted such an event since a large exhibition during the artist’s lifetime. The Toyota Municipal Museum now presents 33 oil paintings from the 1940s until just before Bacon’s death, mostly representative works including four large and two small triptychs. Visitors can also see footage of dance performances by the choreographers Tatsumi Hijikata and William Forsythe, both of whom were influenced by Bacon.
[関連イベント]
Related Events:
Screenings of “Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon”
Date: 6/22 (Sat) and 6/23 (Sun) 14:30-16:30
Audience: 172 people
Stage Performance and Lecture “A Preferential Theory of the Body”
Date: 7/28 (Sun) from 14:00
Choreographer: Yukio Waguri
Performers: Yukio Waguri, Shuunosuke Togame, Yuka Esumi, Rina Sakiyama
Lecturer: Takashi Morishita (Keio University Art Center)
Lecture “Why Is Bacon Always Fresh and Delicious?”
Lecturer: Kenjiro Hosaka (exhibition organizer and National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo head researcher)
Date: 8/3 (Sat) 14:00-15:30
Audience :172 people
Slideshow Lectures
Lecturer: Toshiharu Suzuki (Tokyo Municipal Museum curator, exhibition organizer)
7/6 (Sat), 7/14 (Sun), 8/12 (Mon) 15:00-16:00
Tours by volunteer guides
Every day except Thursdays from 14:00
From 11:00 and 14:00 on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays
Schedule | Jun 8 (Sat) 2013-Sep 1 (Sun) 2013 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1400, University Students ¥1000, High School Students ¥700, Free for Junior High School Students and Younger Children, Toshima City High School Students, Disabled Persons and those 75 and older (I.D. required). | ||||||
| Venue | Toyota Municipal Museum of Art https://www.museum.toyota.aichi.jp/en/?en  | ||||||
| Location | 8-5-1 Kozakahonmachi, Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-0034 | ||||||
| Access | 15 minute walk from the East exit of Toyotashi Station on the Meitetsu Toyota line, 15 minute walk from Shin-toyota Station on the Aichi Loop line. | ||||||
| Phone | 0565-34-6610 | ||||||
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