Michiko Nakatani Exhibition

Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture in Honor of Teijiro Nakahara Station Gallery

Finished

Artists

Michiko Nakatani

The motif of Michiko Nakaya's "Bumpy Boat," winner of the 43rd Teijiro Nakahara Award, is "people running away from something while repeating cooperation and rejecting.” The people represented in the work are looking at the "something" or daring to turn away from it and look at something else, looking back, looking up, or staring at the other person, and the direction of their gaze varies.

In the sculptures in the Asahikawa Sculpture Museum's collection as well as in two-dimensional works depicting people and animals, the expression of the gaze has the power to appeal to something, or to make us feel the personality and circumstances of the model whom the artist may have been gazing at. Even if the expression of the eyes is slight, the hidden intention and feelings toward what lies beyond the gaze of the viewer become an attraction that draws the viewer into the world of the work.

This exhibition introduces works from the museum's collection that have an appealing gaze, such as models who may have been gazing at the artist, a cat hiding from its prey, and a mother embracing her child.
In addition, during the exhibition, a work by Michiko Nakatani, a recipient of the 43rd Nakahara Teijiro Prize, will be exhibited from October 15 (Sunday) as a substitute for the work in the museum's collection.

Schedule

Oct 7 (Sat) 2023-Jan 8 (Mon) 2024