Land of Sunlight — Oscar Oiwa and Japanese-Brazilian Artists

Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi

Finished

Artists

Oscar Oiwa, Tomoo Handa, Tomie Ohtake, Manabu Mabe, Yutaka Toyota et al.

Many Japanese-Brazilian artists were working creatively in the faraway country of Brazil in the years before and after the Second World War. This exhibition introduces the work of artists inspired by this land of sunlight through the Ricardo Takeshi Akagawa Collection in the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art and the work of Oscar Oiwa in Japanese collections.

[Related Events]
Artist’s Talks by Oscar Oiwa
Gallery Talk
Date: Apr. 26 (Sat) 14:00–14:45
Admission fee charged.
“Oscar Oiwa and the Works of Japanese-Brazilian Artists” Lecture
Date: Apr. 27 (Sun) 14:00–15:20
Audience: 130 (first-come basis, reservations not required)
Free

The Charms of Brazilian Art and the Ricardo Takeshi Akagawa Collection
Speaker: Takeshi Kanazawa (art critic, Central and South American art researcher)
Date: May 18 (Sun) 14:00–15:30
Audience: 130 (first-come basis, reservations not required)
Free

[Image: Oscar Oiwa “WWW.Com” (2003) Colleciton of the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art]

Schedule

Apr 26 (Sat) 2014-Jun 29 (Sun) 2014

Opening Hours Information

Hours	9:30-17:00
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays.
Notice	Closed on Mondays except May 5, closed on May 7.

Fee

Adults ￥600; University and High School Students ￥300; Free for Junior High School Students and Younger, Registered Disabled Persons and One Companion

Venue

Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi
https://gmat.pref.gunma.jp/en/