The Strangers’ Gaze Japanese Artists in Europe
Artizon Museum
Starts 10/24
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Since 1868, with the Meiji Restoration, many people from Japan have traveled to Europe to study aspects of Western culture. For artists, studying in Europe brought them into contact with famous Occidental paintings and the latest artistic trends, both which they absorbed insatiably.
“Etranger,” an essay by the poet and novelist Shimazaki Toson, records the passion of his compatriots for engaging in lively conversations about art and embarking on sketching trips. Through their experiences as an etranger, a stranger, they created a great variety of works: basic dessin in art classes, copies of works in art museums, portraits of the people with whom they interacted in that alien land, landscape paintings created while out sketching. Those works are also a source of information for speaking eloquently about what they were looking at and what they learned from.
The theme of this exhibition is works from the collection that artists created while in Europe, including Kuroda Seiki, Fujishima Takeji, Yasui Sotaro, and Fujita Tsuguharu, and communicates their fresh appeal.
“Etranger,” an essay by the poet and novelist Shimazaki Toson, records the passion of his compatriots for engaging in lively conversations about art and embarking on sketching trips. Through their experiences as an etranger, a stranger, they created a great variety of works: basic dessin in art classes, copies of works in art museums, portraits of the people with whom they interacted in that alien land, landscape paintings created while out sketching. Those works are also a source of information for speaking eloquently about what they were looking at and what they learned from.
The theme of this exhibition is works from the collection that artists created while in Europe, including Kuroda Seiki, Fujishima Takeji, Yasui Sotaro, and Fujita Tsuguharu, and communicates their fresh appeal.
Schedule | Oct 24 (Sat) 2026-Jan 31 (Sun) 2027 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | [Online Reservation Tickets] Adults ¥1200 [On-Site Tickets] Adults ¥1500; Students (*Reservation Required for High School Students and Over), Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.artizon.museum/en/exhibition/detail/611 | ||||
| Venue | Artizon Museum https://www.artizon.museum/en/ | ||||
| Location | 1-7-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from the Yaesu Central exit of JR Tokyo Station, 5 minute walk from exit 6 at Kyobashi Station on the Ginza line, 5 minute walk from exit B1 at Nihombashi Station on the Ginza and Tozai lines or Toei Asakusa line. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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