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The History of the Collection of Contemporary Japanese Painting
Hiratsuka Museum of Art
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Akira Ito, Chinami Nakajima, Yoshiyuki Nakano, Aguri Uchida, Naoaki Yamamoto, Norihiko Saito, Keizaburo Okamura, Makoto Fujimura, Natsunosuke Mise, Naoko Kanan et al.
Before its opening in 1991, the Hiratsuka Museum of Art established a policy of collecting mainly works by artists associated with Shonan and modern and contemporary Japanese art. In addition, since 2005, the museum has been focusing on exhibitions of contemporary Japanese painting. This exhibition introduces works from the museum's collection by artists who revolutionized the expression of Japanese painting.
Akira Ito (1940- ), Chinami Nakajima (1945- ), and Yoshiyuki Nakano (1946- ) participated in the formation of the "Yoko-no-kai," a group of artists whose activities transcended their affiliations, and who attempted to revolutionize Japanese painting. Later, Aguri Uchida (1949-) created a multilayered picture plane by depicting the distorted and fragmented female body. Norihiko Saito (1957-), whose work is based on the spiritual existence of nature, such as trees and water; Keizaburo Okamura (1958-), whose work is based on Buddhist mythology, and who creates dreamlike images on fired wood; and Makoto Fujimura (1958-), who creates Japanese paintings with Christianity and faith as motifs. In addition, the work of Natsunosuke Mise (1973-), who depicts the urban landscape of modern Japan as a landscape, and Naoko Uranan (1955-2012), who expresses a unique mythological world, will also be featured.
While the theme of animism, which was born out of the need to differentiate Japanese painting from Western painting, is at the bottom of contemporary Japanese painting, some gestures flexibly incorporate and cite motifs from Western art history, and there is no uniformity in the way these motifs are expressed.
[Events]
1. Gallery Talk by the curator in charge
Date: December 17 (Saturday) and January 29 (Sunday), 2023, 14:00-14:30 each
Venue: Gallery 2
2. Lecture by Natsuko Kusanagi (special director of the museum) "Remembering 2004 - 2023
Date: January 9, 2023 (Mon., national holiday) 14:00-15:00
Venue: Museum Hall
Please check the official website for event details and how to register.
Akira Ito (1940- ), Chinami Nakajima (1945- ), and Yoshiyuki Nakano (1946- ) participated in the formation of the "Yoko-no-kai," a group of artists whose activities transcended their affiliations, and who attempted to revolutionize Japanese painting. Later, Aguri Uchida (1949-) created a multilayered picture plane by depicting the distorted and fragmented female body. Norihiko Saito (1957-), whose work is based on the spiritual existence of nature, such as trees and water; Keizaburo Okamura (1958-), whose work is based on Buddhist mythology, and who creates dreamlike images on fired wood; and Makoto Fujimura (1958-), who creates Japanese paintings with Christianity and faith as motifs. In addition, the work of Natsunosuke Mise (1973-), who depicts the urban landscape of modern Japan as a landscape, and Naoko Uranan (1955-2012), who expresses a unique mythological world, will also be featured.
While the theme of animism, which was born out of the need to differentiate Japanese painting from Western painting, is at the bottom of contemporary Japanese painting, some gestures flexibly incorporate and cite motifs from Western art history, and there is no uniformity in the way these motifs are expressed.
[Events]
1. Gallery Talk by the curator in charge
Date: December 17 (Saturday) and January 29 (Sunday), 2023, 14:00-14:30 each
Venue: Gallery 2
2. Lecture by Natsuko Kusanagi (special director of the museum) "Remembering 2004 - 2023
Date: January 9, 2023 (Mon., national holiday) 14:00-15:00
Venue: Museum Hall
Please check the official website for event details and how to register.
Schedule | Oct 29 (Sat) 2022-Feb 19 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥200; University and High School Students ¥100; Junior High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp/art-muse/20162006_00021.html | ||||
| Venue | Hiratsuka Museum of Art | ||||
| Location | 1-3-3 Nishiyawata, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa 254-0073 | ||||
| Access | 20 minute walk from the North exit of Hiratsuka Station on the JR Tokaido line; From the North exit of JR Hiratsuka Station, take the Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu bus and get off at Bijutsukan Iriguchi. | ||||
| Phone | 0463-35-2111 | ||||
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