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Talking About Art: The Viewpoint of Yusuke Nakahara
Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art
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According to what standards are art museum collections assembled and exhibited? Forming the policies and identities of each museum, these standards share common foundations within eras and fields of art and are shaped by several closely related factors including journalism, markets, research, and domestic and international activities in the art world, all of which comprise art history. Through the work of one art critic, this exhibition focused on artists in the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art collection looks back on how art has been introduced and appraised in Japan, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s.
The spotlighted figure is the major postwar critic Yusuke Nakahara (1931–2011). Nakahara got his start in art criticism when he was selected as a writer for the publication Bijutsu Hihyo (Art Criticism) while studying theoretical physics at Kyoto University. A long-time supporter of avant-garde artists who worked at the forefront of theoretical criticism, Nakahara also had great success planning exhibitions including “Fuzai no Heya-ten” (Room in Alibi, 1963) and “Ningen to Busshitsu-ten” (Man and Matter, 1970).
Nakahara interacted with and reviewed the work of many avant-garde artists both in Japan and abroad. The art critic writes in formats including gallery and exhibition leaflets, magazine articles, art books, art museum catalogues, and their own publications, strengthening their social presence and formulating their views of critiques of artists over time. Just like artists, critics also build up a body of work and a reputation over time.
The Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art collection includes works by several of the artists Nakahara critiqued and with whom he had friendly relations. Reappraising these works from Nakahara’s perspective, this exhibition introduces some of his publications as well as a selection of 40 works from his own collection.
[Related Event]
Symposium
Panelists: Hiroshi Nakamura (artist), Ren Fukuzumi (art critic), Yoko Watanabe (Keio University Art Center professor)
Date: Mar. 3 (Sun) 13:30–16:00
In Japanese. Please see the official website for details and information on more related events.
The spotlighted figure is the major postwar critic Yusuke Nakahara (1931–2011). Nakahara got his start in art criticism when he was selected as a writer for the publication Bijutsu Hihyo (Art Criticism) while studying theoretical physics at Kyoto University. A long-time supporter of avant-garde artists who worked at the forefront of theoretical criticism, Nakahara also had great success planning exhibitions including “Fuzai no Heya-ten” (Room in Alibi, 1963) and “Ningen to Busshitsu-ten” (Man and Matter, 1970).
Nakahara interacted with and reviewed the work of many avant-garde artists both in Japan and abroad. The art critic writes in formats including gallery and exhibition leaflets, magazine articles, art books, art museum catalogues, and their own publications, strengthening their social presence and formulating their views of critiques of artists over time. Just like artists, critics also build up a body of work and a reputation over time.
The Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art collection includes works by several of the artists Nakahara critiqued and with whom he had friendly relations. Reappraising these works from Nakahara’s perspective, this exhibition introduces some of his publications as well as a selection of 40 works from his own collection.
[Related Event]
Symposium
Panelists: Hiroshi Nakamura (artist), Ren Fukuzumi (art critic), Yoko Watanabe (Keio University Art Center professor)
Date: Mar. 3 (Sun) 13:30–16:00
In Japanese. Please see the official website for details and information on more related events.
Schedule | Feb 11 (Thu) 2016-Apr 10 (Sun) 2016 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adult ¥1000, University Student and Senior over 65 ¥800, High School, Junior High, and Elementary School Student ¥600 | ||||||
| Website | http://kawamura-museum.dic.co.jp/en/exhibition/index.html | ||||||
| Venue | Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art https://kawamura-museum.dic.co.jp/en/ | ||||||
| Location | 631 Sakado, Sakura-shi, Chiba 285-8505 | ||||||
| Access | From the South exit of JR Sakura Station or Keisei Sakura Station, take the free shuttle bus. | ||||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||||
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