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Goda Sawako: A Retrospective

The Museum of Art, Kochi
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Goda Sawako
The Museum of Art, Kochi, is pleased to present a retrospective exhibition of Goda Sawako.
Since her solo exhibition debut in 1965, Goda's creative activities have traversed a variety of media, including sculpture, painting, and photography, and since 1969 she has worked on stage design and original poster art for plays by Juro Kara and Shuji Terayama. However, in the 1990s, she began to break away from the previous style and shifted to unique creative practice based on self-reflection.
At a time when most artists were male, Goda's expression demonstrated high compatibility with the fields of fashion, film, and music and was supported by artists in various fields. On the other hand, Goda's work, which was not limited to a single style, and which kept a distance from contemporary art trends and critical discourse, has been difficult to place in the "history" of art and thus has been regarded as a personal hobby and is highly underrated.
This exhibition is the first retrospective of the artist's work since her death, and the largest ever held, featuring over 300 works and materials on display.

[Related Events]
1. Special Workshop "Playing with Images"
Date: ①December 3 (Sat) 13:00; ②December 4 (Sun) 10:00
Instructor: Hiroko Otsuki (Museum Education Planner)
Venue: 1F, Creative Space
Capacity: 30 people per session on a first-come, first-served basis
Fee: ¥500
2. Crosstalk with the exhibition organizer "How Sawako Goda's exhibition was created"
Date: November 3 (Thu) 13:00-14:30
Speakers: Mari Tsukamoto (museum curator), Tomoko Tomita (curator of Mitaka City Gallery of Art)
Venue: Museum Hall (no reservation required, first-come-first-served basis)
Fee: Free
3. Gallery talk by curators
Date: November 3 (Thu, holiday) 15:00, December 18, January 8, January 15, 2023 (all Sundays) 13:30
Fee: Free (exhibition ticket required)
4. Guest Lecture "Postwar Avant-garde: Sawako Goda and Women Artists of Her Generation"
Speaker: Reiko Kokatsu (Modern and contemporary art history, art critic)
Date: November 6 (Sun) 14:00
Place: 1F Lecture Room
Capacity: 50 people on a first-come, first-served basis
Fee: Free
Please visit the official website for more information.

Schedule

Nov 3 (Thu) 2022-Jan 15 (Sun) 2023 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
9:00-17:00
Closed
Closed from December 27 to January 1.
FeeAdults ¥1200, University Students ¥850, High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.
Websitehttps://moak.jp/event/exhibitions/goda_sawako.html
VenueThe Museum of Art, Kochi
https://moak.jp/en/
Location353-2 Takasu, Kochi-shi, Kochi 781-8123
Access9 minute walk from Kenritsu Bijutsukan-dori Station on the Tosaden Gomen line, 10 minutes by taxi from the South exit of Kochi Station on the JR Dosan line.
Phone088-866-8000
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