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Artists who have crossed the seas
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Karuizawa
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Ai-o, Isamu Noguchi, Genichiro Inokuma, Yayoi Kusama, Kazuo Shiraga, Nobuo Sekine, Hisao Domoto, Yoshitomo Nara, Tsuguharu Foujita, Takashi Murakami, Ayako Rokkaku et al.
In this exhibition celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Karuizawa, visitors will be invited to explore the genealogy of the museum’s collection, with around 70 works presented on the theme, “artists who have crossed the seas.”
These works are by artists who left their home country of Japan in order to base their art practice overseas, not for short-term sojourns, but to spend most of their lives working hard to establish themselves abroad. One such artist is Tsuguharu Foujita, who relocated to France at the beginning of the 20th century and became the darling of Ecole de Paris. On the other hand, Isamu Noguchi and Genichiro Inokuma set up their studios in the United States. They became known in Japan for their accomplishments in continuing the work of the Gutai group and the Mono-ha (school of things) movement that were both prominent in postwar avant-garde art of Japan. Currently it is Yayoi Kusama, Yoshitomo Nara, and Takashi Murakami who are taking on the art world both in Japan and overseas.
Venue: 1F Permanent Exhibition Gallery
These works are by artists who left their home country of Japan in order to base their art practice overseas, not for short-term sojourns, but to spend most of their lives working hard to establish themselves abroad. One such artist is Tsuguharu Foujita, who relocated to France at the beginning of the 20th century and became the darling of Ecole de Paris. On the other hand, Isamu Noguchi and Genichiro Inokuma set up their studios in the United States. They became known in Japan for their accomplishments in continuing the work of the Gutai group and the Mono-ha (school of things) movement that were both prominent in postwar avant-garde art of Japan. Currently it is Yayoi Kusama, Yoshitomo Nara, and Takashi Murakami who are taking on the art world both in Japan and overseas.
Venue: 1F Permanent Exhibition Gallery
Schedule | Apr 27 (Thu) 2017-Nov 23 (Thu) 2017 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1000; University, High School Students, Seniors 65 & Over ¥800; Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥500, Infants free. | ||||
| Venue | The Museum of Contemporary Art, Karuizawa | ||||
| Location | 2052-2 Oaza Nagakura, Karuizawa-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano 389-0111 | ||||
| Access | From the North exit of JR Karuizawa Station, take the bus towards Naka Karuizawa and get off at Toshokan mae. The venue is 5 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 02-6731-5141 |
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