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Decoration Never Dies, Anyway

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
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Artists

Wim Delvoye, Makiko Yamamoto, Nynke Koster, Yoshikazu Yamagata, Akiko & Masako Takada, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Kour Pour
Spotlighting the decorative arts, this show explores motifs from different eras and cultures through the works of seven artists of different ages, nationalities, and genres. Kour Pour references Persian carpets in his paintings. Yoshikazu Yamagata is a designer for the fashion brand writtenafterwards. Akiko and Masako Takada overturn viewer’s preconceptions and sense scale with architectural structures presented as small everyday items. Explore the significance of decoration from diverse perspectives including painting, fashion, and sculpture in this exhibition marking the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum’s first opening since April.

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Artist Talk
On 18 November, Sat. 13:00−
Short presentation by participating artists (with simultaneous interpreting English-Japanese)
Venue: Annex Gallery 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
Seating capacity: 120
Pre-registration required (available on TTM website from 18 Oct.)
Free with museum admission

Schedule

Nov 18 (Sat) 2017-Feb 25 (Sun) 2018 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
10:00-18:00
Closed
Monday
Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.
Closed during the New Year holidays.
Notice
Open until 20:00 on November 23th, 24th, 25th. Closed from December 27th to January 4th.
FeeAdults ¥1100, University Students ¥880, High School Students and Under ¥550, Seniors 65 years and Over ¥550
Websitehttp://www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp/en/exhibition/171118-180225_decoration.html
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
https://www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp/en/
Location5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071
Access9 minute walk from exit 1 at Shirokanedai Station on the Toei Mita or Namboku line, 10 minute walk from the East exit of Meguro Station on the JR Yamanote line, 12 minute walk from the Main exit of Meguro Station on the Tokyu Meguro line.
Phone050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial)
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