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MOT Collection: Rewinding the Collection 2nd
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
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Setsu Asakura, Saburo Aso, Shigeo Anzai, Ryuzaburo Umehara, Toshikatsu Endo, Yuki Ogura, Osamu Ochi, Emiko Kasahara, Yuki Katsura, On Kawara, Mokuma Kikuhata, Yayoi Kusama, Tetsumi Kudo, Kazuo Kenmochi et al.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo houses approximately 5,500 artworks in its extensive collection, which spans the modern and contemporary periods with a focus on the art of the postwar years. Each installment of the “MOT Collection” exhibition introduces artworks in the collection from various themes and angles in its effort to convey the diverse appeal of contemporary art.
This is the sequel to the exhibition, “MOT Collection: Rewinding the Collection” (held 2020-2021), which presented a variety of works in chronological order while unraveling the history of the collection including works that were transferred from the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum upon the opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 1995.
This exhibition goes back in time to the 1960s when artists of the anti-art movement such as Tetsumi Kudo presented work in the "Yomiuri Independent Exhibition.” From there it introduces various episodes regarding the exhibit of specific works and the history of the museum in an attempt to trace the various events leading up to the time in which the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum developed its collection, organizing special exhibitions in tow with the completion of its new building in 1975. Furthermore, the exhibition presents a selection of acquisitions from 1975 to the 1990s, shedding light on work collected about various artists such as Richard Long and Toshikatsu Endo while focusing on special exhibitions held at two museums.
*This exhibition is a continuation of the previous period (16 July to 16 October 2022), with some of the exhibits replaced.
This is the sequel to the exhibition, “MOT Collection: Rewinding the Collection” (held 2020-2021), which presented a variety of works in chronological order while unraveling the history of the collection including works that were transferred from the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum upon the opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 1995.
This exhibition goes back in time to the 1960s when artists of the anti-art movement such as Tetsumi Kudo presented work in the "Yomiuri Independent Exhibition.” From there it introduces various episodes regarding the exhibit of specific works and the history of the museum in an attempt to trace the various events leading up to the time in which the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum developed its collection, organizing special exhibitions in tow with the completion of its new building in 1975. Furthermore, the exhibition presents a selection of acquisitions from 1975 to the 1990s, shedding light on work collected about various artists such as Richard Long and Toshikatsu Endo while focusing on special exhibitions held at two museums.
*This exhibition is a continuation of the previous period (16 July to 16 October 2022), with some of the exhibits replaced.
Schedule | Nov 3 (Thu) 2022-Feb 19 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥500; University Students ¥400; High School Students and Seniors 65 & Over ¥250; Junior Hight School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 2 Companions free. | ||||||
| Website | https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/mot-collection-221103/ | ||||||
| Venue | Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/ | ||||||
| Location | 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0022 | ||||||
| Access | 9 minute walk from exit B2 at Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station on the Hanzomon line, 15 minute walk from exit 3 at Kiba Station on the Tozai line. | ||||||
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