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EI-Q 1935-1937: Seeking the “Real” in the Dark
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
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EI-Q
Ei-Q (real name: Sugita Hideo, 1911-1960) is an artist who made a stunning debut in the art world with a collection of photo-dessins entitled “Nemuri no Riyu” (Reason of Sleep) and later pursued images of his own, making free use of various media including prints and oil painting.
Photo-dessin is a technique in which an image is fixed by placing actual things such as wire or net and paper cut out into different shapes on photosensitive paper and exposing them to light. Employing this method, Ei-Q tried to grasp the reality of the 1930s, a period during which machine civilization developed. However, all the critics pointed out was the novelty of the technique and the influence of the European avant-garde without any discussion of the essential quality of the artist. The letters Ei-Q wrote to his friend in those days show how greatly tormented he was by the gap between what he was aiming at and how the people around him regarded his work.
Photo-dessin is a technique in which an image is fixed by placing actual things such as wire or net and paper cut out into different shapes on photosensitive paper and exposing them to light. Employing this method, Ei-Q tried to grasp the reality of the 1930s, a period during which machine civilization developed. However, all the critics pointed out was the novelty of the technique and the influence of the European avant-garde without any discussion of the essential quality of the artist. The letters Ei-Q wrote to his friend in those days show how greatly tormented he was by the gap between what he was aiming at and how the people around him regarded his work.
Schedule | Nov 22 (Tue) 2016-Feb 12 (Sun) 2017 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥430, University Students ¥130, High School Students and Under, Seniors 65 and Over, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion Free. | ||||||
| Website | http://www.momat.go.jp/english/am/exhibition/ei-q-1935-1937-seeking-the-real-in-the-dark/ | ||||||
| Venue | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo http://www.momat.go.jp/english | ||||||
| Location | 3-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8322 | ||||||
| Access | 3 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. | ||||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) |
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