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Saburo Kurata + Tamotsu Sato + Gentei Seki Exhibition
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Saburo Kurata, Tamotsu Sato, Gentei Seki
The Tama Shinkin Bank (Tamashin) began to focus on activities aimed at improving art and culture in the Tama region around 1973 when it celebrated its 40th anniversary. In commemoration of this milestone, Tamashin opened the Tamashin Exhibition Room, which later became known as the Tamashin Gallery in 1974. At that time, there was not a single public art museum in the Tama area, so this was a big decision. The three people who strongly supported this decision were Saburo Kurata, a Western-style painter, Tamotsu Sato, a Japanese-style painter, and Gentei Seki, a sculptor, who had long been active in Tama.
In Tama, there are no galleries or museums where artists can proudly exhibit their works. In response to their earnest plea for a place to present their works to the many artists working hard in Tama, the Tamashin Gallery was established, followed by the Tamashin Art Salon (now the Tamashin History and Art Museum) in Kokuritsu in 1987.
As a financial institution with deep roots in the community, the three artists agreed with Tamashin’s stance of actively contributing to cultural activities, and took the initiative to support Tamashin’s cultural activities by exhibiting their own work at the gallery and donating a large number of works.
Tamashin is one of the few credit unions in Japan to have a large art collection, and this collection would not have been possible without the three artists. In addition to having the works of the three artists in its collection, many of the artists who interacted with or studied under the three artists held solo and group exhibitions at the gallery, and as a result, the works of all the major artists active in Tama were gathered together in the Tamashin Collection.
This exhibition reintroduces the work of Kurata, Sato, and Seki, three artists who had a strong influence on the establishment of the Tamashin Collection and continued to strongly support Tamashin’s cultural activities. Kurata traveled both domestically and abroad and depicted the people of the land in peaceful landscapes. Sato discovered the truth of the world in the motif of skunk cabbages and reached a unique state of painting. Seki carved his devotion to Buddha in a sometimes harsh and sometimes gentle manner.
First half: August 28 (Sat) - October 24 (Sun)
Second half: October 30 (Sat) - December 19 (Sun)
In Tama, there are no galleries or museums where artists can proudly exhibit their works. In response to their earnest plea for a place to present their works to the many artists working hard in Tama, the Tamashin Gallery was established, followed by the Tamashin Art Salon (now the Tamashin History and Art Museum) in Kokuritsu in 1987.
As a financial institution with deep roots in the community, the three artists agreed with Tamashin’s stance of actively contributing to cultural activities, and took the initiative to support Tamashin’s cultural activities by exhibiting their own work at the gallery and donating a large number of works.
Tamashin is one of the few credit unions in Japan to have a large art collection, and this collection would not have been possible without the three artists. In addition to having the works of the three artists in its collection, many of the artists who interacted with or studied under the three artists held solo and group exhibitions at the gallery, and as a result, the works of all the major artists active in Tama were gathered together in the Tamashin Collection.
This exhibition reintroduces the work of Kurata, Sato, and Seki, three artists who had a strong influence on the establishment of the Tamashin Collection and continued to strongly support Tamashin’s cultural activities. Kurata traveled both domestically and abroad and depicted the people of the land in peaceful landscapes. Sato discovered the truth of the world in the motif of skunk cabbages and reached a unique state of painting. Seki carved his devotion to Buddha in a sometimes harsh and sometimes gentle manner.
First half: August 28 (Sat) - October 24 (Sun)
Second half: October 30 (Sat) - December 19 (Sun)
Schedule | Aug 28 (Sat) 2021-Dec 19 (Sun) 2021 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥500, University and High School Students ¥300, Junior High School Students and Under free. | ||||||
| Venue | Tamashin Art Museum https://www.tamashinmuseum.org/  | ||||||
| Location | 1F The Tama Shinkin Bank Honten, 3-4 Midori-cho, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo 190-8681 | ||||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from the North exit of Tachikawa-Kita Station on the Tama Monorail line, 7 minute walk from the North exit of Tachikawa Station on the JR Chuo, Ome and Nambu lines. | ||||||
| Phone | 042-526-7788 | ||||||
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