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Buffet and the 1940s and 1950s ― Art Confronts the Absurd Part Ⅱ
Bernard Buffet Museum
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Bernard Buffet
This is the second version of the exhibition “Buffet and the 1940s and 1950s - Art Confronts the Absurd”.
Buffet’s early period work, produced through the 1950s, used motifs such as solitary, towering human figures or skinned animals suspended in midair executed ina consistent, controlled tone combined with lines boldly slashing across the canvas. At the end of the 1940s, the flourishing jazz music scene at cafes and bars in Saint-Germain-des-Pré embodied the freedom of liberated Paris, and young people were inspired by Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialism.
In the art world, a stream of artists passionately searched for their own unique modes of expression in a space where the scent of the École de Paris still lingered. Buffet’s early work reflects the explosive energy of this period in which intelligence and passion, refinement and crudity overlapped. This exhibition explores both the background to Buffet’s early work and what it is that gives these paintings their enormous impact.
Buffet’s early period work, produced through the 1950s, used motifs such as solitary, towering human figures or skinned animals suspended in midair executed ina consistent, controlled tone combined with lines boldly slashing across the canvas. At the end of the 1940s, the flourishing jazz music scene at cafes and bars in Saint-Germain-des-Pré embodied the freedom of liberated Paris, and young people were inspired by Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialism.
In the art world, a stream of artists passionately searched for their own unique modes of expression in a space where the scent of the École de Paris still lingered. Buffet’s early work reflects the explosive energy of this period in which intelligence and passion, refinement and crudity overlapped. This exhibition explores both the background to Buffet’s early work and what it is that gives these paintings their enormous impact.
Schedule | Sep 10 (Sat) 2016-Mar 5 (Sun) 2017 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1500, University and High School Students ¥750, Junior High School Students and Under free. | ||||||
| Venue | Bernard Buffet Museum https://www.buffet-museum.jp/en/  | ||||||
| Location | 515-57 Clematis no Oka, Higashino, Nagaizumi-cho, Shizuoka 411-0931 | ||||||
| Access | From the South exit of JR Mishima Station, take the bus and get off at “Buffet bijutsukan mae” (Buffet Museum). The venue is 7 minute walk from there. | ||||||
| Phone | 055-986-1300 | ||||||
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