Kanagawa Tama Art Group Exhibition 2008 -Gallery 1F -Oil painting, watercolor, nihonga, sumi-ink drawing, printmaking, sculpture, craft. -70 works -Opens at 13:00 on the first exhibition day. 15th 2020 Association Exhibition -Gallery 2F -Oil painting, nihonga -20 works -Opens at 12:00 on the first exhibition day. 44th Representational Art Exhibition -Gallery 3F A -Representational art -170 works -Opens at 14:00 on the first exhibition day. 33th Hama Groupe Exhibition -Gallery 3F B -Photography -90 works -Opens at 12:00 on the first exhibition day. 2008 Spring JAG Exhibition -Organized by Nihon Geijutsu-ka Kyokai -Gallery 3F C -Painting, nihonga, sumi-ink drawing, 2D craft -130 works -Opens at 13:00 on the first exhibition day.

This exhibition showcases the richness, quality and volume of the museum's collection, which includes about 10,000 pieces primarily of modern Japanese art. The exhibition will present works that are normally difficult to get displayed. Simultaneous exhibitions will be held at the Hayama, Kamakura and Kamakura annex museums, which altogether will number about 500-600 works. [Image: Tamako Kataoka "Hokusai Katsushika」(1971)]

This exhibition showcases the richness, quality and volume of the museum's collection, which includes about 10,000 pieces primarily of modern Japanese art. The exhibition will present works that are normally difficult to get displayed. Simultaneous exhibitions will be held at the Hayama, Kamakura and Kamakura annex museums, which altogether will number about 500-600 works.

Selected works from the large collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Hayama, the Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura, and Kamakura Annex will be exhibited simultaneously. Around 500 to 600 works will be on display in total. Related Events "Kanagawa Museum Tour Guided by the Museum Director" (1) April 5th (Sat) 10:00-15:00 Toshio Yamanashi x Noriaki Kitazawa (art critic) (2) March 3rd (Sat) 10:00-15:00 Toshio Yamanashi x Kunio Motoe (professor/ Tama Art University, director/ Fuchu Art Museum) Location & Schedule: 10:00-11:00 Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura (meet at the admission) 11:30-12:00 Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Annex (meet at 1F entrance) 14:00-15:00 Museum of Modern Art, Hayama (meet at the entrance) *Participants are responsible for traveling between venues by public transportation. (JR: Kamakura to Izu ¥150, Bus ¥240/ one way) Capacity: 30 people each No additional cost required to attend this trip. Reservations required. Booking: Send fax to 046-875-2968, "Museum Tour" desk. Reserve by April 1st (Tue) for Tour (1) and by the 29th (Tue) for Tour (2). "Gallery Talk by Museum Curator" April 19th (Sat) 15:00-, May 10th (Sat) 15:00 No reservation required. Free. Exhibition ticket required.

"Sakura" Exhibition Around 30 oil and ink paintings created using unique techniques. -Location: Exhibition Room B, 1F -Dates & Times: May 12th (Mon)-May 18th (Sun) 9:00-21:00. Opens at 13:00 on the first day and closes at 19:00 on the last day. -Contact: Shoga Vok:An 045-902-6014 "20th Le Copine Painting" Exhibition Around 60 oil paintings by 12 artists studying under Shotaro Shimizu. -Location: Exhibition Room A, 1F -Dates & Times: May 13th (Tue)-May 18th (Sun) 10:00-17:00. Opens at 10:00 on the first day and closes at 16:30 on the last day. -Contact: Le Copine 045-971-2781 "Atelier Utsukushigaoka" Exhibition Centering mainly on oil paintings, this exhibition showcases about 20 works that reflect each member's state of mind. -Location: Exhibition Room A, 2F -Dates & Times: May 13th (Tue)-May 18th (Sun) 10:30-16:30. Opens at 13:00 on the first day and closes at 16:00 on the last day. -Contact: Atelier Utsukushigaoka 045-901-7000 "Aoba Ink Painting Group" Exhibition About 45 Chinese ink paintings by 10 members studying under Chinese painter Wang Kai. -Location: Exhibition Room B, 2F -Dates & Times: May 14th (Wed)-May 18th (Sun) 10:00-17:00. Opens at 13:00 on the first day and closes at 15:00 on the last day. -Contact: Japan-China International Painting Association 045-974-2226

Works newly added to the museum collection in 2006 and 2007 will be introduced. [Image: Norihiko Saito "Water Land-7"]

Tomoyasu Murata (1974-) received the grand prize at the Japan Media Art Festival, with a stop-motion animation work he made while still a student at the Tokyo National University of Fine Art & Music. Since then, he has won a number of awards at various animation festivals. In recent years, his animation has been used for the band Mr. Children's promotional videos. His style also extends past stop-motion to more original, elaborate realms. This exhibition is filled with scenes reminiscent of Murata's nostalgic world, presenting his animations in the context of the good old days of bygone Japan. A sculptural work made out of an antique jukebox shows an animation of 100 beautiful views of Minohako Peninsula, and a space where visitors can play with games that used to be popular in the old days will be set up as part of this exhibition. At the Screening Hall on the first floor, Murata's new animation entitled "Lemon Road," from his "Road" series, as well as his other animations will be screened. -Talk Events April 27th (Sun) Katsuhito Nakazato (photographer) x Tomoyasu Murata May 11th (Sun) Nobuhiro Yamashita (film director) x Tomoyasu Murata May 17th (Sat) Tetsushi Suwa (writer) x Tomoyasu Murata -Momoiro Ryokan Opening Reception Gift will be given to the first 100 visitors. April 12th (Sat) 9:30- Location: Entrance hall -Cinema's Star 2008 (outdoor screening) April 12th (Sat), 13th (Sun), May 3rd (Sat) to 5th (Mon/ Holiday) Start 18:00. Location: Museum court yard -Minohako Theater Tomoyasu Murata "Road" series and other animations are on view. 9:30-16:30 (during the exhibition period, except when talk events are scheduled.) Location: Museum Hall

This seventh exhibition at Gallery Box in the Yokohama Bayquarter building presents an installation by photographer Koji Nakao. "Light," especially artificial light, is the main motif of Nakao's work. He is interested in th "energy" that originates in light. This exhibition consists of a series of nighttime photographs of golf practicing fields that he started taking in 2006. He presents these photographs in lightboxes that emphasize the light captured in the works.

TICAD IV (4th Tokyo International Conference on African Development) will be held in Yokohama in May 2008. Co-hosted by the United Nations and the World Bank, members of the global community and African nations will come together to discuss issues relating to African development during this international conference. On this special occasion, BankART 1929 Yokohama is hosting an exhibition entitled "Africa - the Land of Hope" with the cooperation of Nikkei National Geographic Inc., introducing the abundance and wealth of Africa's natural resources as well as the continent's future potential. In Africa, the possibility for a "bright future" blessed with abundant nature, coexists in uneasy company with the possible "dark future" haunted by issues of global warming, poverty and AIDS. This exhibition will reveal the true face of Africa, with exquisite photographs and films from National Geographic.

Since the prewar periods, many people from Okinawa have lived in Kawasaki City and played an important role in its industrial development. The Society of Okinawan People was founded in Kawasaki City 84 years ago and has greatly contributed in preserving Okinawan performing arts. It is also a well-known fact that Kawasaki-born figures, such as a ceramicist Shoji Hamada and a poet Sonosuke Sato, became deeply involved with Okinawan culture upon their artistic activities. Moreover, Okinawan culture made an enormous impact on the artist Taro Okamoto as he visited their place. With the theme "the connection of two places -Okinawa and Kawasaki", this exhibition introduces documents, arts, and crafts, which represent traditional art and culture of Okinawa. Location: Event Exhibition Room 1 Related Event (Please see website for details.) -Okinawa Performing Arts Date & Time: April 27th (Sun) & May 11th (Sun), 14:00-15:00 on both days. Location: Shoyo Exhibition Space Fee: Free -Film Screening 1. "A Child of the Sun Thedanopha" (1980) Director: Kirio Urayama 2. "The Sea is Alive" (1958) Director: Susumu Hani 3. "Untamagiru" (1989) Director: Go Takamine 4. "Hotel Hibiscus" (2002) Director: Yuji Nakae Date & Time: 1 & 2 May 24th (Sat) 3 & 4 May 25th (Sun) 1. 13:30- 2. 16:30- 3. 13:30- 4. 16:00- Location: Screening Hall Fee: Adults ¥600, University & High School Students, 65 and above ¥500, Junior High School Students & Below ¥400 [Image: "Bowl with Red Apricot Tree" (Naha City Tsuboya Pottery Museum Collection)]

This exhibition takes a retrospective look back at the work of Takanori Kinoshita, a yo-ga (Japanese Western-style painting) artist who captured the elegance of the late Taisho and early Showa eras. This is the first such exhibition of a late Taisho/early Showa yoga artist mounted by the museum. During the late Taisho era, Kinoshita was admitted to the Nikakai and thereafter studied painting at the Ecole de Paris. Influenced primarily by Manet, Courbet, Vlaminck and Matisse, Kinoshita began to develop his own artistic idiom. After returning to Japan, he began to exhibit the results of this stint at the Nikakai and the Shunyokai exhibitions. Not content with absorbing late Impressionism, he began to incorporate elements from proletarian art movements and Surrealism into his work as well. In 1930 he founded the "1930 Association" together with Hiroshi Maeda, Yuzo Sa, Shozo Satomi and Zentaro Kojima, in order to further the spirit and individualism propagated by the Ecole de Paris. [Image: "Woman in a Yellow Dress" (1954) Oil on canvas 115.5 x 89.0cm]

Held in conjunction with the 4th African Development Conference taking place in Yokohama in late May, this exhibition showcases more than 230 works capturing the real face of Africa today, taken by around 100 photographers. In addition, materials collected during a research trip to Uganda by journalists from newspaper companies in Kanagawa Prefecture will be on display, calling attention to the present situation in Africa and the importance of aid programs being carried out there. Venue: Exhibition Gallery, 2nd floor [Image: Nick Kelsh, from "A Day in the Life of Africa"]

Yuzo Saeki (1898-1928) was a painter who made a radiant mark in Japanese modern art history. Born in Osaka, Saeki learned painting in Tokyo Art University (present Tokyo University of the Arts). After moving to France at the age of 25, he met Maurice de Vlaminck, and this encounter changed his painting style. Although he had to move back to Japan once, he considered this period as "studying abroad" to Japan, ending up going back to Paris again with his family only to end 30 years of his life. This year marks the 110th anniversary of Saeki's birth, while it's also the 80th anniversary of his death. Even after so many years, his work still captivates countless people. Osaka City Museum of Modern Art Construction Preparation Room houses the biggest Saeki collection in Japan, centering on the collection of Hatsujiro Yamamoto, an great adherent of the artist. This exhibition showcases approximately 80 paintings mainly from Osaka City Museum Collection, tracing too short yet intense creative activities of the artist. [Image: "A Shoe Maker" (1927)]

Kawasaki City Museum has been a pioneer in researching new genres of art, such as photography, comics, graphics, film and image, while also collecting valuable materials as civic resources. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Museum is hosting "Collection Pickup - Curators' Picks" Exhibition, in which curators will pick up some works from the Museum collection and introduce them from their own perspectives. Location: Art Gallery

Isabelle Adjani as an enigmatic woman who disappears after killing a wealthy man.

"2nd Wandering Walk" Exhibition Exhibiting approximately 50 photographs on the theme of great outdoors and everyday sceneries. -Location: Exhibition Room A on 2F -Dates & Times: May 19th (Mon)-May 25th (Sun) 10:00-18:00. Opens at 13:00 on the first day and closes at 18:00 on the last day. -Contact: Photo Circle Yuyu 045-984-1400 "3D Art Circle Yucca Master's Group" Exhibition Exhibiting approximately 60 3D works by members who have earned master's degrees. They transformed 2D paintings into 3D "plastic" paintings. -Location: Exhibition Room B on 1F -Dates & Times: May 20th (Tue)-May 25th (Sun) 9:00-20:00. Opens at 13:00 on the first day and closes at 18:00 on the last day. -Contact: 3D Art Circle Yucca 045-983-2575 -HP: Artist Website "Kabuki Dancers and Sutra" Exhibition Paintings depicting Japanese dancers as well as calligraphy sutra works will be on display. Approximately 100 works. -Location: Exhibition Room A on 1F -Dates & Times: May 20th (Tue)-May 25th (Sun) 10:00-17:00. Opens at 11:00 on the first day and closes at 18:00 on the last day. -Related Event: "Japanese Dance & Rakugo" (Lecture Room/ May 25th (Sun) 12:00-) -Contact: Ibuki Shoshano-kai 045-901-0254 "Art Free 8" Exhibition Exhibiting approximately 45 pastel, watercolor, oil paintings, etc. by 9 artists. -Location: Exhibition Room B on 2F -Dates & Times: May 21st (Wed)-May 25th (Sun) 10:00-17:00. Opens at 13:00 on the first day and closes at 17:00 on the last day. -Contact: Ozenji Pastel Drawing Group 044-955-8600

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