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20th Anniversary of the Iwate Museum of Art ー Kishio Suga: The Existence of “Things” and the Eternity of “Site”
Iwate Museum of Art
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Kishio Suga
Kishio Suga (1944-, b. Iwate prefecture) is known as an artist in the Mono-ha art movement that emerged in Japan from the late 1960s to the 1970s. Even after the Mono-ha movement came to an end, he continued to produce works using a variety of techniques and has been a leading figure in Japanese contemporary art to this day. In recent years, Suga’s works earned recognition on a global scale.
By placing and combining everyday materials such as stone, wood, and metal in space while intervening with simple actions, such as aligning and bending, Suga’s works prompt us to consider the relationships among materials, the sites they occupy, and people. Doing away with preconceived notions and delving into the essence of “things” and “sites” based on his own singular philosophy, Suga has fundamentally reexamined the nature of conventional art. His approach to creating art has remained unchanged from the time of Mono-ha up until the present.
This exhibition looks back at more than half a century of Suga’s artistic practice through a selection of some 120 works, including pieces shown in Iwate and a piece made especially for this exhibition, covering a wide range of media such as installation, relief, drawing, photography, and documentary film, divided into ten-year periods.
[Related Events]
Talk Show by Kishio Suga and Akira Tatehata
Date: January 15 14:00-15:30
Venue: at the Hall
Talk Show by Kishio Suga and Rikuhei Murai
Date: February 5 14:00-15:30
Venue: at the Hall
Gallery Talks
Dates: January 7, January 21, February 4, February 18, from 14:00
Venue: at the Hall
*Exhibition ticket required
Film Screening
1) Existence and Homicide
Date: December 19 14:00-15:26
2) Gathered Release-Restriction
Date: January 16 14:00-14:30, 15:30-16:00
Venue: at the Hall
By placing and combining everyday materials such as stone, wood, and metal in space while intervening with simple actions, such as aligning and bending, Suga’s works prompt us to consider the relationships among materials, the sites they occupy, and people. Doing away with preconceived notions and delving into the essence of “things” and “sites” based on his own singular philosophy, Suga has fundamentally reexamined the nature of conventional art. His approach to creating art has remained unchanged from the time of Mono-ha up until the present.
This exhibition looks back at more than half a century of Suga’s artistic practice through a selection of some 120 works, including pieces shown in Iwate and a piece made especially for this exhibition, covering a wide range of media such as installation, relief, drawing, photography, and documentary film, divided into ten-year periods.
[Related Events]
Talk Show by Kishio Suga and Akira Tatehata
Date: January 15 14:00-15:30
Venue: at the Hall
Talk Show by Kishio Suga and Rikuhei Murai
Date: February 5 14:00-15:30
Venue: at the Hall
Gallery Talks
Dates: January 7, January 21, February 4, February 18, from 14:00
Venue: at the Hall
*Exhibition ticket required
Film Screening
1) Existence and Homicide
Date: December 19 14:00-15:26
2) Gathered Release-Restriction
Date: January 16 14:00-14:30, 15:30-16:00
Venue: at the Hall
Schedule | Dec 18 (Sat) 2021-Feb 20 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1000, University and High School Students ¥600, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥400, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion Half Price | ||||||
| Website | http://www.ima.or.jp/en/exhibition/temporary/2021_ex05.html | ||||||
| Venue | Iwate Museum of Art http://www.ima.or.jp/en/ | ||||||
| Location | 12-3 Matsuhaba, Motomiya, Morioka-shi, Iwate 020-0866 | ||||||
| Access | 20 minute walk from the West exit of Morioka Station on the JR Tohoku Main, Yamada and Tazawako lines; From the East exit of JR Morioka Station, take the Iwate Kotsu Seinan Loop 200 bus and get off at Iwate Museum of Art. | ||||||
| Phone | 019-658-1711 | ||||||
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