MOMAT Collection by Yoshitomo Nara - Modern Landscape: For the Pleasure of People and Scenery

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

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Saburo Aso, Shunsuke Matsumoto, Chikatoshi Enomoto, Kaita Murayama, Yoshitomo Nara et al.

Noted artist Yoshitomo Nara serves as guest curator for this exhibition, selecting his favorite works from the MOMAT Collection. Among his choices there is included a work by Saburo Aso, Nara’s teacher in university, and Shunsuke Matsumoto, a friend of Aso’s who also managed to survive World War II. There is also a portrait of a robust girl by Kaita Murayama, and a nude by Junnosuke Yokoyama, in which, according to Nara, the woman’s hair is the most crucial element. Selecting works that strike his fancy without any regard for art history, Nara automatically narrowed his focus to depictions of people and scenery produced between the 1910s and 1950s. Though Nara is often regarded as a painter of people, he actually considers scenery, such as streets and fields, to be just as important as human figures. Nara believes that combining people with external scenery is what makes a landscape.From well-known masterpieces to rarely seen items, the exhibition boasts a generous sampling of approximately 60 works. Some pieces are accompanied by Nara’s comments on the artist and work. Enjoy discovering the new charms of these works as seen through the eyes of Yoshitomo Nara .

Schedule	May 24 (Tue) 2016-Nov 13 (Sun) 2016  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. Notice Closed from Aug 8th to Aug 15th. Open until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Fee	Adults ¥430, University Students ¥130, High School Sudents and under, Seniors over 65, Those with a disability certificate + 1 companion free.
Website	http://www.momat.go.jp/english/am/exhibition/nara_selection20160524/
Venue	The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo http://www.momat.go.jp/english
Location	3-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8322 Open with a Map App
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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