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The Polyphony of Function and Decoration
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
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Marcel Breuer, Édouard Bénédictus, André Groult, Pierre Chareau et al.
The period from the 1910s to the 1930s was a time when various forms of modernism emerged in various parts of the world, including Japan.
While "modernism" based on functionalism is still regarded as the central trend of the time, this period of mass consumerism was also an era of ephemeral "modernity," in which the value of decoration was placed on the need to always be new. These two "modernities," often viewed in opposition to each other, contained several forms of modernity, which were intricately related to each other, creating a dense period.
Artists of the time shared information across time, synchronized across countries and genres, and their work encompassed everything from painting and sculpture to furniture, tableware, and clothing, as well as the architecture and cities that housed them, in other words, our living spaces and physical activities.
The Wiener Werkstätte inspired the French fashion designer Paul Poiret and influenced other modernists in France, such as Robert Mallet-Stevin. His eye for life in general is also shared by Japanese artists Nobuo Moriya and Kazo Saito. Sonia Delaunay, known for her paintings of simultaneity, devoted herself to fashion work, and modernists such as René Herbst paid great attention to show window designs that decorated cities. At the Bauhaus, women artists shed new light on textiles, and artists who left the Bauhaus for the Burg Giebichenstein School of Arts and Crafts pursued applied arts education.
As symbolized by the outbreak of the first world war in human history in 1914, the greatest event of this period was the synchronization of the world at once. This exhibition introduces the many forms of modernity that the artists explored, sometimes mingling and resonating with each other in this rapidly changing society.
*This exhibition will be held at a designated date and time online. Please check the official website for details.
While "modernism" based on functionalism is still regarded as the central trend of the time, this period of mass consumerism was also an era of ephemeral "modernity," in which the value of decoration was placed on the need to always be new. These two "modernities," often viewed in opposition to each other, contained several forms of modernity, which were intricately related to each other, creating a dense period.
Artists of the time shared information across time, synchronized across countries and genres, and their work encompassed everything from painting and sculpture to furniture, tableware, and clothing, as well as the architecture and cities that housed them, in other words, our living spaces and physical activities.
The Wiener Werkstätte inspired the French fashion designer Paul Poiret and influenced other modernists in France, such as Robert Mallet-Stevin. His eye for life in general is also shared by Japanese artists Nobuo Moriya and Kazo Saito. Sonia Delaunay, known for her paintings of simultaneity, devoted herself to fashion work, and modernists such as René Herbst paid great attention to show window designs that decorated cities. At the Bauhaus, women artists shed new light on textiles, and artists who left the Bauhaus for the Burg Giebichenstein School of Arts and Crafts pursued applied arts education.
As symbolized by the outbreak of the first world war in human history in 1914, the greatest event of this period was the synchronization of the world at once. This exhibition introduces the many forms of modernity that the artists explored, sometimes mingling and resonating with each other in this rapidly changing society.
*This exhibition will be held at a designated date and time online. Please check the official website for details.
Schedule | Dec 17 (Sat) 2022-Mar 5 (Sun) 2023 Reservation RequiredOpening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1400; University Students ¥1120; High School and Junior High School Students, Seniors 65 & Over ¥700; Elementary School Students and Under, Junior High School Students residing in Tokyo, Persons with Disability Certificates + 2 Companions free. | ||||
| MuPon | ¥280 off / 20% discount / Up to 2 people / Applicable to general public and students. Not valid with other discounts.  Download the TAB app to get a discount on entry to this event. ※Paid subscriber only | ||||
| Website | https://www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp/exhibition/221217-230305_ModernSynchronized.html | ||||
| Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum https://www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp/en/ | ||||
| Location | 5-21-9 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071 | ||||
| Access | 9 minute walk from exit 1 at Shirokanedai Station on the Toei Mita or Namboku line, 10 minute walk from the East exit of Meguro Station on the JR Yamanote line, 12 minute walk from the Main exit of Meguro Station on the Tokyu Meguro line. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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