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Tatsuo Ikeda
Tatsuo Ikeda (1928-2020) was born in Niri-cho, Imari City, and remained active at the forefront of the art scene with his energetic creative activities until his death at 92. The following retrospective exhibition will be held for the first time in his hometown of Saga, looking back on Ikeda's painting career spanning some 70 years.
Ikeda joined the naval aviation corps at the age of 15, and the war ended while he was training for suicide attacks. After that, Ikeda moved to Tokyo to pursue art and was attracted to avant-garde art, which demanded more experimental and daring expression. He pursued his expression through acquaintance with various artists, including the painter Taro Okamoto, as well as literature, music, and film. His works are diverse, including a series of pen drawings that sharply and humorously expose the contradictions and absurdities of society, “Brahman," which mysteriously depicts images of life and the universe, and mysterious objects (three-dimensional works) made from scrap wood.
Ikeda says that living as an artist is a "fight" or "struggle," while art is “play." Ikeda created art, a form of "play" that gives form to the freedom of the human mind and spirit while struggling with the harsh conditions of life and methods of expression.
This exhibition introduces the life of Tatsuo Ikeda, one of the most prominent postwar and contemporary Japanese art artists, and the trajectory of his "play" and “struggle."
[Events]
1. Cross Talk on Tatsuo Ikeda's exhibition
Date: October 1 (Sun) 13:30-15:30
Venue: Saga Prefectural Art Museum Hall
Admission: Free
Capacity: 400 (advance registration not required)
- Keynote Speech "Tatsuo Ikeda: The Mission of a Painter"
Lecturer: Yuri Mitsuda (Director, Art Archives Center, Tama Art University / Professor, Graduate School of Art and Design)
- Crosstalk: "Tatsuo Ikeda, From the Site of His ‘Play' and ‘Fight'" by Yuri Mitsuda, Director of Art Archives Center, Tama Art University and Professor, Graduate School of Art and Design
Lecturers: Yuri Mitsuda, Tadatoshi Ikeda (artist, Tatsuo Ikeda's younger brother), Fumio Koga (Saga Newspaper reporter)
Coordinator: Kosuke Nonaka (Curator, Saga Prefectural Museum of Art)
2. Museum Seminar
(1) "Artists, Another Fight - Drawing to Live! Artist Tatsuo Ikeda and the World of Picture Books"
Date: Saturday, September 23, 13:30-15:00
Lecturer: Kosuke Nonaka (Curator, Saga Prefectural Art Museum)
(2) "Where There is Art - Tatsuo Ikeda's Turning Point"
Date: Saturday, October 7, 13:30-15:00
Lecturer: Aki Iwanaga (Curator, Saga Prefectural Art Museum)
Venue: Gallery, 2nd floor, Saga Prefectural Art Museum
Admission: Free
Capacity: 30 people per session (advance registration not required)
For more details, please visit the official website.
Ikeda joined the naval aviation corps at the age of 15, and the war ended while he was training for suicide attacks. After that, Ikeda moved to Tokyo to pursue art and was attracted to avant-garde art, which demanded more experimental and daring expression. He pursued his expression through acquaintance with various artists, including the painter Taro Okamoto, as well as literature, music, and film. His works are diverse, including a series of pen drawings that sharply and humorously expose the contradictions and absurdities of society, “Brahman," which mysteriously depicts images of life and the universe, and mysterious objects (three-dimensional works) made from scrap wood.
Ikeda says that living as an artist is a "fight" or "struggle," while art is “play." Ikeda created art, a form of "play" that gives form to the freedom of the human mind and spirit while struggling with the harsh conditions of life and methods of expression.
This exhibition introduces the life of Tatsuo Ikeda, one of the most prominent postwar and contemporary Japanese art artists, and the trajectory of his "play" and “struggle."
[Events]
1. Cross Talk on Tatsuo Ikeda's exhibition
Date: October 1 (Sun) 13:30-15:30
Venue: Saga Prefectural Art Museum Hall
Admission: Free
Capacity: 400 (advance registration not required)
- Keynote Speech "Tatsuo Ikeda: The Mission of a Painter"
Lecturer: Yuri Mitsuda (Director, Art Archives Center, Tama Art University / Professor, Graduate School of Art and Design)
- Crosstalk: "Tatsuo Ikeda, From the Site of His ‘Play' and ‘Fight'" by Yuri Mitsuda, Director of Art Archives Center, Tama Art University and Professor, Graduate School of Art and Design
Lecturers: Yuri Mitsuda, Tadatoshi Ikeda (artist, Tatsuo Ikeda's younger brother), Fumio Koga (Saga Newspaper reporter)
Coordinator: Kosuke Nonaka (Curator, Saga Prefectural Museum of Art)
2. Museum Seminar
(1) "Artists, Another Fight - Drawing to Live! Artist Tatsuo Ikeda and the World of Picture Books"
Date: Saturday, September 23, 13:30-15:00
Lecturer: Kosuke Nonaka (Curator, Saga Prefectural Art Museum)
(2) "Where There is Art - Tatsuo Ikeda's Turning Point"
Date: Saturday, October 7, 13:30-15:00
Lecturer: Aki Iwanaga (Curator, Saga Prefectural Art Museum)
Venue: Gallery, 2nd floor, Saga Prefectural Art Museum
Admission: Free
Capacity: 30 people per session (advance registration not required)
For more details, please visit the official website.
Schedule | Sep 6 (Wed) 2023-Oct 29 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1000; High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.ikeda-tatsuo-exhibition.com/ | ||||
| Venue | Saga Prefectural Museum / Art Museum https://saga-museum.jp/museum/language/english/ | ||||
| Location | 1-15-23 Jonai, Saga-shi, Saga 840-0041 | ||||
| Access | From Saga Station on the JR Nagasaki Main line, take the bus and get off at Hakubutsukan-mae. From JR Saga Station, take the bus and get off at Sagaterebi-mae. The venue is 5 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 0952-24-3947 | ||||
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