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"Ryoji Kumata and Friends - Shiko Munakata & Yasunori Taninaka" Exhibition
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts
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Ryoji Kumata, Shiko Munakata, Yasunori Taninaka
Featuring the work of Ryoji Kumata, as well as that of Shinko Munakata and Yasunori Taninaka, whose prints featured in a magazine published by Kumata, this exhibition showcases three of pre-war Japan's leading printmakers.
Ryoji Kumata (1899-1982, from Okayama), was the editor behing "White and Black", published in Tokyo in 1930, as well as a variety of other magazines about printing. He also produced his own, finely textured woodblock prints. A cultural salon, composed of Shiko Munakata and Yasunori Taninaka, formed around him.
Through this exhibition, visitors will have an opportunity to understand these three artists' work, their backgrounds and the cultural trends of the time.
• Related events:
1) Special Gallery Talk
Tetsuro Murata, the director of the museum will talk about the three artists.
July 14th (Sat) 14:00
Exhibition Halls (exhibition ticket required)
2) Curator talk
July 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th (all Sundays)
All starting 14:00, lasting approx. 40 mins (exhibition ticket required)
10:00-13:00
3) Free Talk Time
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10:00-13:00
Except for the first day of the exhibition, which is free of charge.
Ryoji Kumata (1899-1982, from Okayama), was the editor behing "White and Black", published in Tokyo in 1930, as well as a variety of other magazines about printing. He also produced his own, finely textured woodblock prints. A cultural salon, composed of Shiko Munakata and Yasunori Taninaka, formed around him.
Through this exhibition, visitors will have an opportunity to understand these three artists' work, their backgrounds and the cultural trends of the time.
• Related events:
1) Special Gallery Talk
Tetsuro Murata, the director of the museum will talk about the three artists.
July 14th (Sat) 14:00
Exhibition Halls (exhibition ticket required)
2) Curator talk
July 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th (all Sundays)
All starting 14:00, lasting approx. 40 mins (exhibition ticket required)
10:00-13:00
3) Free Talk Time
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10:00-13:00
Except for the first day of the exhibition, which is free of charge.
Schedule | Jun 30 (Sat) 2007-Aug 5 (Sun) 2007 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥400, University and High School Students and 65 and Above ¥200, Junior High School Students and Below Free. Free entry for everyone on first day of exhibition. | ||||
| Venue | Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts http://hanga-museum.jp/english  | ||||
| Location | 4-28-1 Haramachida, Machida-shi, Tokyo 194-0013 | ||||
| Access | 12 minute walk from the Terminal exit of Machida Station on the JR Yokohama line, 15 minute walk from the East exit of Machida Station on the Odakyu line. | ||||
| Phone | 042-726-2771 | ||||
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