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Hisahito Yonekura Exhibition
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Hisahito Yonekura
Throughout the tumultuous 20th century, Hisahito Yonekura continued to ponder the question, "What is art?" Born in Yamanashi in the late Meiji period (1868-1912), Yonekura was a self-taught painter and poet who was involved in Surrealism, which spread from France after World War I to the rest of the world. Surrealism is an artistic movement that attempts to express what lies beneath the human unconscious, free from the constraints and preconceptions of reason. Yonekura produced poetic and fantastic paintings at the "Bijutsu Bunka Kyokai," a prewar group of avant-garde painters, and the "Salon de Juan," which he founded after the war, while also working on literary works such as his poetry collection "Transparent Years" (1937).
This exhibition traces Yonekura's major works, mainly from the museum's collection, as well as works by painters Yonekura was involved with, such as Ichiro Fukuzawa and Noboru Kitawaki, and foreign artists who influenced Japanese painters of the time, such as Salvador Dalí and Max Ernst.
The exhibition also features works by foreign painters such as Salvador Dali and Max Ernst, who were influential to Japanese artists of the time.
[Related Events]
1. Lecture
Surrealist Painting in Japan: Prescription of Images
The Life and Art of Hisahito Yonekura
Date: Saturday, December 10, 13:30-15:30
Lecturer: Yutaka Hayami (Director, Mie Prefectural Art Museum), Monami Morikawa (Curator, Mie Prefectural Art Museum)
Capacity: 50 people on a first-come, first-served basis (tentative), free of charge, no application required
Venue: Auditorium
2. Workshop "Welcome to the Surreal World!
Date: November 27 (Sun.) ①10:00-12:00 ②13:30-15:30
Capacity: Approx. 20 people per session *Free of charge
Eligibility: Anyone
Meeting place: Workshop Room
3. Museum Theater "Sunday Walkers: Forgotten Taiwanese Poets" (2015, Taiwan, audio/subtitles: Japanese, 162 min.)
Date & Time: Saturday, December 17, 13:30
Capacity: 50 people on a first-come, first-served basis (tentative), free of charge, no application required
Venue: Auditorium
Please visit the official website for more information on the event and how to register.
This exhibition traces Yonekura's major works, mainly from the museum's collection, as well as works by painters Yonekura was involved with, such as Ichiro Fukuzawa and Noboru Kitawaki, and foreign artists who influenced Japanese painters of the time, such as Salvador Dalí and Max Ernst.
The exhibition also features works by foreign painters such as Salvador Dali and Max Ernst, who were influential to Japanese artists of the time.
[Related Events]
1. Lecture
Surrealist Painting in Japan: Prescription of Images
The Life and Art of Hisahito Yonekura
Date: Saturday, December 10, 13:30-15:30
Lecturer: Yutaka Hayami (Director, Mie Prefectural Art Museum), Monami Morikawa (Curator, Mie Prefectural Art Museum)
Capacity: 50 people on a first-come, first-served basis (tentative), free of charge, no application required
Venue: Auditorium
2. Workshop "Welcome to the Surreal World!
Date: November 27 (Sun.) ①10:00-12:00 ②13:30-15:30
Capacity: Approx. 20 people per session *Free of charge
Eligibility: Anyone
Meeting place: Workshop Room
3. Museum Theater "Sunday Walkers: Forgotten Taiwanese Poets" (2015, Taiwan, audio/subtitles: Japanese, 162 min.)
Date & Time: Saturday, December 17, 13:30
Capacity: 50 people on a first-come, first-served basis (tentative), free of charge, no application required
Venue: Auditorium
Please visit the official website for more information on the event and how to register.
Schedule | Nov 19 (Sat) 2022-Jan 22 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1000; University Students ¥500; High School Students and Under, Seniors 65 & Over, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free | ||||
| Website | https://www.art-museum.pref.yamanashi.jp/exhibition/2022/651.html | ||||
| Venue | Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art http://www.art-museum.pref.yamanashi.jp/english/ | ||||
| Location | 1-4-27 Kugawa, Kofu-shi, Yamanashi 400-0065 | ||||
| Access | From the South exit of Kofu Station on the JR Chuo line, take the bus for Shikishima Eigyosho or Nirasaki Station or Kugawa Danchi and get off at Yamanashi Kenritsu Bijutsukan-mae. The venue is a short walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 055-228-3322 | ||||
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