Shimada Shozo—Works from the Yokosuka Museum of Art Collection
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Shozo Shimada
Shimada Shozo (1933–2016) was born in Yokosuka. As a Western-style painter closely connected to the locality, he served as a member of the Japan Art Academy (1999), Person of Cultural Merit (2004), and the first director of Yokosuka Museum of Art. In an effort to “translate French-born Cubism into the Japanese language (art),” employing unique representations of human figures he referred to as “katachibito (lit. form people)” in everyday scenes within geometric spatial compositions, he opened up new potentials in figurative painting.
There are currently approximately 130 works by Shimada Shozo in our collection. With the 75 works donated by the artist to our museum in 2001 at the core, our collection has been further enriched through purchases and donations from the surviving family and others after the artist’s death. As 2026 marks ten years since the artist passed away, we are exhibiting, for the first time, our entire collection of works by Shimada. In addition to an oil painting of a view of Yokosuka, drawings he did in Paris, and prints, there will also be a display of the easel and palette he used.
There are currently approximately 130 works by Shimada Shozo in our collection. With the 75 works donated by the artist to our museum in 2001 at the core, our collection has been further enriched through purchases and donations from the surviving family and others after the artist’s death. As 2026 marks ten years since the artist passed away, we are exhibiting, for the first time, our entire collection of works by Shimada. In addition to an oil painting of a view of Yokosuka, drawings he did in Paris, and prints, there will also be a display of the easel and palette he used.
ScheduleNow in session | Sep 5 (Sat) 2026-Nov 3 (Tue) 2026 55 days left Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1200; University and High School Students, Seniors 65 & Over ¥1000; Junior High School Students and Under free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.yokosuka-moa.jp/en/archive/exhibition/2026/20260905-974.html | ||||
| Venue | Yokosuka Museum of Art | ||||
| Address | 4-1 Kamoi, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa 239-0813 | ||||
| Access | From Maborikaigan Station on the Keikyu line, take the Keikyu bus and get off at La Vista Kannonzaki Terrace / Yokosuka Bijutsukanmae. The venue is 2 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 046-822-4000 |
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