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Setsu Asakura: A Centennial Retrospective
Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art
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Setsu Asakura
Setsu Asakura (1922-2014) was a stage designer who was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit. He was also a Japanese-style painter and illustrator.
Asakura, whose father was the sculptor Fumio Asakura, first studied under Shinsui Ito and exhibited his fresh and clean images of women at the Bunten Exhibition. In the 1950s, Asakura studied at the Joban Coal Field in Iwaki, Iwaki Prefecture, and has a strong connection with the prefecture. His empathy for the vulnerable and working women in society was carried over to his stage art and illustrations for picture books.
This is the first large-scale exhibition of his work, featuring approximately 200 paintings, stage art drawings, and original picture book illustrations. The exhibition will provide a fuller picture of Setsu Asakura, an expressionist artist who moved through Japan during and after World War II.
[Events]
1. Talk event "About Setsu Asakura, the Avant-Garde Mother" / Reading "Switcho Neko"
Date: September 11 (Sun) 14:00-15:00
Speaker: Ako Tomizawa (actor)
Venue: Museum Auditorium *No advance reservation required, free of charge
2. Gallery Talk
Date: September 10 (Sat), October 8 (Sat) 14:00-15:00
Lecturer: Curator of the museum
Venue: Exhibition Room *Please purchase a ticket and gather at the entrance of the exhibition room.
3. Art Talk Session
Date: September 23 (Fri., holiday) 14:00-15:30
Venue: Fukushima Prefectural Library, Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art
Target: 5 years old to elementary school students + guardians
Capacity: 20 people (free of charge)
Asakura, whose father was the sculptor Fumio Asakura, first studied under Shinsui Ito and exhibited his fresh and clean images of women at the Bunten Exhibition. In the 1950s, Asakura studied at the Joban Coal Field in Iwaki, Iwaki Prefecture, and has a strong connection with the prefecture. His empathy for the vulnerable and working women in society was carried over to his stage art and illustrations for picture books.
This is the first large-scale exhibition of his work, featuring approximately 200 paintings, stage art drawings, and original picture book illustrations. The exhibition will provide a fuller picture of Setsu Asakura, an expressionist artist who moved through Japan during and after World War II.
[Events]
1. Talk event "About Setsu Asakura, the Avant-Garde Mother" / Reading "Switcho Neko"
Date: September 11 (Sun) 14:00-15:00
Speaker: Ako Tomizawa (actor)
Venue: Museum Auditorium *No advance reservation required, free of charge
2. Gallery Talk
Date: September 10 (Sat), October 8 (Sat) 14:00-15:00
Lecturer: Curator of the museum
Venue: Exhibition Room *Please purchase a ticket and gather at the entrance of the exhibition room.
3. Art Talk Session
Date: September 23 (Fri., holiday) 14:00-15:30
Venue: Fukushima Prefectural Library, Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art
Target: 5 years old to elementary school students + guardians
Capacity: 20 people (free of charge)
Schedule | Sep 3 (Sat) 2022-Oct 16 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults and University Students ¥1000; High School Students ¥600; Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥400; Infants, Persons with Disability Certificates free. | ||||||
| Venue | Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art https://art-museum.fcs.ed.jp/English  | ||||||
| Location | 1 Nishiyozan, Moriai, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-800 | ||||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from Bijutsukan-Toshokanmae Station on the Iizaka line; From the East exit of Fukushima Station on the JR Tohoku Main line, take the bus and get off at Kenritsu Bijutsukan-mae. The venue is 5 minute walk from there. | ||||||
| Phone | 024-531-5511 | ||||||
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