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Picasso and His Time: Masterpieces from Museum Berggruen / Nationalgalerie Berlin
National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo
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German-born art dealer Heinz Berggruen (1914-2007) began collecting artwork for himself while running an art gallery in Paris in 1950, building one of the world's leading private collections. Much of this work has been on public display since 1996 in the building facing Charlottenburg Palace in Berggruen's birthplace of Berlin and has become widely known. A major part of the collection was purchased by the German government in 2000, one of the most expensive purchases in the country's museum history. After Berggruen's death in 2007, his family continued to support the museum, entrusting much of his collection.
While Berggruen continued to purchase and sell work into his later years, he sought to give the collection a distinctive character, ultimately focusing on the work of four of his most admired contemporaries: Picasso, Klee, Matisse, and Giacometti. Carefully selected by Berggruen's exceptional aesthetic sense and passion, the collection is a concentrated collection of the art of the 20th century's masters, full of creativity and vitality.
This is the first time since the Berggruen Kunstmuseum opened that all of its major works have been loaned outside of Japan, and of the 97 works on display, 76 are being shown for the first time in Japan. Including 11 works from the collections of Japanese national museums, a total of 108 works will be on view in this exhibition to capture the essence of 20th-century art.
While Berggruen continued to purchase and sell work into his later years, he sought to give the collection a distinctive character, ultimately focusing on the work of four of his most admired contemporaries: Picasso, Klee, Matisse, and Giacometti. Carefully selected by Berggruen's exceptional aesthetic sense and passion, the collection is a concentrated collection of the art of the 20th century's masters, full of creativity and vitality.
This is the first time since the Berggruen Kunstmuseum opened that all of its major works have been loaned outside of Japan, and of the 97 works on display, 76 are being shown for the first time in Japan. Including 11 works from the collections of Japanese national museums, a total of 108 works will be on view in this exhibition to capture the essence of 20th-century art.
Schedule | Oct 8 (Sat) 2022-Jan 22 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥2100; University Students ¥1500; High School Students ¥1100; Junior High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||||
| Venue | National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo https://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/  | ||||||
| Location | 7-7 Ueno-Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007 | ||||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from the Koen exit of JR Ueno Station, 7 minute walk from the Main exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei line. | ||||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) |
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