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[Image: Joan Miro (1945) Oil, canvas Fukuoka Art Museum © Successió Miró / ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2021 E4304]

Joan Miró and Japan

Bunkamura Museum of Art

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Artists

Joan Miró

Joan Miró (1893-1983) was a great artist born in Barcelona, Spain. Although his name is widely known in Japan as one of the great masters of modern Spain along with Picasso, it is surprisingly little known that behind his creative activities was a deep knowledge of Japanese culture. In Japan, on the other hand, Miró's work has been introduced since the 1930s, and his monographs were published in 1940, ahead of the rest of the world, so Japan has been paying attention to his activities from early on. Even today, museums around Japan hold many of Miró's masterpieces in their collections, and his popularity continues to grow.

This exhibition explores the relationship between Miró and Japan through his early work, which symbolizes his youthful admiration for Japan, as well as his representative work, and the first exhibition of Miró's works in Japan. In addition, through Japanese folk artifacts from Miró's studio and a variety of materials showing Miró's interaction with critic Shuzo Takiguchi, this exhibition unravels the deep connection between Miró and Japan and introduces the well-known painter Miró from a new angle through approximately 130 pieces and materials.

Schedule

Feb 11 (Fri) 2022-Apr 17 (Sun) 2022

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:00-18:00 Closes at 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. *Admission is until 30 minutes before closing time.
Notice	Closed on February 15 and March 22.

Fee

Adults ¥1800, University and High School Students ¥1000, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥700

Website

https://www.bunkamura.co.jp/museum/exhibition/22_miro/