Preview: TAB Events - in the greater Tokyo area
TAB Events - in the greater Tokyo area
"7th Contemporary Artists from Ibaraki" Exhibition (image) On display are some 100 recent works by 100 artists from Ibaraki Prefecture that offers viewers a glimpse of the current state of art in Ibaraki. Gallery talk: Saturdays and Sundays at 14:00 Exhibition hall, level 2 [Image: Fumihiko Yamamoto, "Mountain top" (2010)]
"Heisei Year 23 Art and Design University of Tsukuba Graduation Exhibition" (image) Period 1: January 31 to February 5 (Arts faculties) Period 2: February 7 to February 12 (Design faculties)
"White Bamboo Crafts" Exhibition (image) On display are woven bamboo crafts made by master craftsmen from Takasaki.
"Distant Road" Exhibition (image) Features a range of traditional Japanese painting from the ages, including the post-Meiji period Nihonga style, and the works developed post-war by organizations and events like the Nitten and Inten public exhibitions. 41 contemporary Nihonga artists will present 51 large-scale works that have won awards at public exhibitions since the Nineties. [Image: Itsuki Miya (2003)]
"Donated/Entrusted Works" Exhibition (image) This exhibition showcases a variety of works donated to the museum in recent years, including paintings from the Edo period and works by Isson Tanaka depicting subtropical plants.
Teruko Tsuji Exhibition (image) Features the ceramics of Teruko Tsuji, who was born in Tokyo in 1920. Her work is known for depicting the beauty of nature and its absence of superficial techniques.
"The Splendor of the Khitan Dynasty" Exhibition (image) Looks at the wonders of the Khitan dynasty that existed one thousand years ago in the highlands in the chaos following the decline of the Tang dynasty. There will be many important cultural artefacts exhibited, including beautifully decorated ornaments, glassworks and ceramics, including 50 items on public display for the first time.
Maurice Denis "Le matin de la vie" Maurice Denis "Le matin de la vie"
Nineteenth century French painter Maurice Denis (1870-1943) was influenced by Gauguin and created a new style of painting through beautiful coloring and simple forms. He is well known for his religious works but, on the other hand, the other works he painted based on everyday life, especially those depicting his own children and family, also hold an important position within his art. This exhibition looks at these paintings themed around children and the family, drawing on domestic and international museums, as well as the collections of individuals, to present around 100 paintings, sketches and photographs.
Rika Noguchi "The light reaching the future" (image) The shadow of a small person stands still on the horizon line. A person walks on a roof. A leaf floats on water and light glistens from it. The place in Japan closest to space, Mt. Fuji — what’s visible from its peak. Small spaces and big, going back and forth between the microscopic and macroscopic with an original point of view, Rika Noguchi photographs a world overflowing with wonder. Choosing a subject that touches upon the riddle of the planet and its human dwellers, with the transparent quality of her color palette and elegance, she demonstrates a power of expression that is rich in poetic sentiment, garnering high praise both in Japan and abroad. When Noguchi started exhibiting her work in the first half of the 1990s in Japan, use of compact cameras was broadly adopted, affecting big changes in photography. This time was considered to be when a new generation for photographers emerged. Among these new artists Noguchi got a lot of attention early on for her independent style and photographs that pursued the domain of sight. In the almost twenty years of artistic activity since, her work has been exhibited in many international contemporary art exhibitions. The stance of Noguchi's creative process is to approach the freeness of photography as a medium, which relates to the eager quest of the new work included in this current exhibition. [Image: Rika Noguchi, 'Fujiyama #17' (1997)]
Seiji Shibuya "Letters" (image) Held to commemorate the publication of Shibuya's photo calendar, this exhibition showcases a range of pieces including works dating from 1997 up until the present. Artist talk: March 3rd (Sat) 13:30-14:30 [Image: Seiji Shibuya, "Coquelicot" (2008)]
Motoi Yamamoto Exhibition (image) This is the second in a series of exhibitions featuring new modes of expression in contemporary art. Motoi Yamamoto creates intricate installations in which he traces labyrinthine patterns out of salt scattered onto the floor. Using some 7 tons of salt, Yamamoto will present works that express the relationship of man to nature, as well as a contemporary viewpoint on life and death inspired by the passing of his younger sister at the tender age of 24.
"Feast of Female Beauty" Exhibition (image) Features portraits of woman by various artists and in various styles. There will be some sixty paintings and prints on display by Japanese and western masters.
"Asakawa Noritaka & Takumi Brothers: Their Souls and Their Visions" Exhibition (image) Noritaka Asakawa (1884-1964) and Takumi Asakawa (1891-1931) crossed over to the Korean peninsular in the early Taisho period and researched Chosen ceramics, introducing its beauty and aesthetics to Japan. This exhibition features around 200 works of the two brothers as well as many other potters.
"Choice 4: Museum's Choice" Exhibition (image) Features works from Toyoshige Watanabe's new "Oni" (demon) series that uses pastels and charcoal. [Image: Toyoshige Watanabe "Oni" (2011)]
"Enchanting Montmartre, Paris 1880-1910: Le Chat Noir and Cabaret Culture" Exhibition (image) This exhibition focuses on the artistic world of Belle Epoque Paris, with particular attention given to the Chat Noir cabaret club in Montmartre. On display are paintings and posters that depict the art exhibitions, shadow puppet plays, concerts and circuses of the time. [Image: Jules Chéret, cover of "Entrée de Clowns" (1886), lithograph 18x11cm]
Shigeo Toya "Memory of Caves" (image) One of Japan’s leading contemporary sculptors, Shigeo Toya uses a chainsaw to carve and chisel away at this material before coating it with ash. The resultant sculptures, riddled with pleats, protrusions and cavities, evoke a palpable tension in the viewer. This exhibition showcases some of his recent works set against the striking underground and overground spaces of the museum. [Image: Shigeo Toya (2006) photo: Shigeo Muto, courtesy of Shugoarts]
"20 Years Since Opening" Exhibition (image) To celebrate twenty years since the museum opened, this exhibition features Yukari Takasaki's work alongside contemporary domestic and overseas artists from the museum collection. [Image: Robert Indiana "A Garden of Love (Rose)" (1982) ©2011 Morgan Art Foundation, Ltd./ ARS, New York / SPDA, Tokyo]
"SCREEN Magazine's Hollywood Star History" Exhibition (image) Features film star photographs and signed prints, and other film memorabilia in celebration of the sixty-fifth anniversary of SCREEN magazine.
"Visual Circus" Exhibition (image) Introduces the work of artists and groups that merge video footage with performance, two media forms that at first glance may not seem to work together harmoniously. Featured artists include off-Nibroll, AR Sankyodai (Augmented Reality Three Brothers) and Maywa Denki. During the three-month exhibition period there will also be performances and the exhibition area will be transformed into a vivid, varied space.
Keiko Minami "Commemorating the Centennial of the Artist's Birth" (image) Commemorating the 100th birth anniversary of printmaker Keiko Minami (1911-2004), this exhibition looks back on her extensive and influential career, including a period spent in France with her husband and printmaker Yozo Hamaguchi and other lengths of time in San Francisco. Focus will be given to the changes and shifts in her printing styles. See website for details on related events.
"MOMAS Collection" Exhibition "MOMAS Collection" Exhibition
Features selections from the museum's collection on the themes of water, greenery and light. There will be nihonga and ceramics with motifs of New Year (Oshougatsu), plum and cherry blossom flowers, as well as woodblock portraits.
"The Unseen Relationship: Form and Abstraction" Exhibition (image) This exhibition spotlights the work of seven contemporary artists who burn with a passion for drawing and for representing all kinds of physical phenomena as well as the spiritual world that surrounds us by using their own eyes and hands and, moreover, with reference to the works mainly from our own collection, it makes an attempt to approach hidden relationships between abstraction and form in the visual arts. Tomoo Gokita makes a strong impression on those who view his works through his human figures drawn in monochrome. Anders Edstrom, a photographer from Sweden, is trying to capture things that are invisible to eye. In the paintings of Jun Tsunoda, soft colours and delicate forms melt on the picture surface. Shingo Francis seeks the essence of light on a calm and profound colour plane. Niro Nozawa dynamically draws various scenes reflected on the surface of water. Yuji Akatsuka recalls within the picture space the imagined scenery of his distant memories. And Tamihito Yoshikawa seeks out colour forms in the texture of his solid oil painting. In concert with the artists mentioned above, the exhibition also features works by older artists who influenced them to a certain extent, including Monet, Picasso, Braque, Morandi, Sam Francis and Cy Twombly. Although each of these artists belongs to a different culture and era, we would be gratified if the viewer is able to grasp an essential theme of modern art that has been inherited by each of these individual works, namely, "how the essence of the object can be represented," through the interaction with the exhibited works. [Image: Tomoo Gokita, "Acapulco" (2011) collection of the artist]
Bernard Buffet Exhibition (image) Bernard Buffet created prints and pictures totaling some 8,000 works in his fifty-year career, and this exhibition introduces the full breadth of this creative expanse.
Hakone Open-Air Museum Permanent Exhibits (image) The Hakone Open-Air Museum was opened in 1969 to create a harmonic balance of the great nature of Hakone and Art. The unique experiences of open-air museum await you, as different seasons and weather create an ever-changing sensation of true art. The Museum realizes the philosophy of Henry Moore “Sculpture is an art of the open-air” with a grand backdrop of Hakone's great nature.
Ibaraki Museum of Modern Art Permanent Exhibition (image) With works from the Ibaraki area as the nucleus, objects in the museum's permanent collection are shown systematically so that the history of modern and contemporary art can be easily understood.
Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art Permanent Exhibition (image) The museum collection consists of 1210 pieces centering upon 20th century works depicting the
Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani Permanent Exhibition (image) Our permanent exhibition, held on the first floor, features the work of metal-cast artists Hotsuma Katori and Shinobu Tsuda. Both being born in the same period, in the Hokuso area of Chiba Prefecture, the two were opposites in artistic viewpoints; Katori emphasized tradition while Tsuda called for revolution. Works on display will be rotated every three months.
Motohiro Tomii "Special Exhibition = Permanent Collection Exhibition" (image) Artist Motohiro Tomii will create sculptural works using ready-made objects. The sculptures will then become permanent collections of ARCUS Project and exhibited inside Building B. Moriya Manabi-no-sato, where ARCUS Studio is located, has a music room, cooking room, and craft shop, and the facilities are used by neighborhood residents regularly. The exhibition does not have a closing date, and all works will be exhibited until they decay naturally. Opening Reception: March 22nd (Sat), 18:30- at ARCUS Studio Please contact venue to attend by phone or fax. (0297-46-2600)
Picasso Pavilion (image) The Hakone Open-Air Museum’s Picasso Collection consists of a substantial number of Picasso’s ceramic creations, purchased from his eldest daughter Maya Picasso, as well as his paintings, prints, sculptures, gold objets d’art. They are permanently exhibited to the public. The photographs of David Douglas Duncan, who documented the artist’s last 17years, also play a vital role in this collection.
Rodin Wing (image) Walking through the Rodin Wing is like a stroll through a garden of sculptures. Natural light through a rugby-ball shaped roof provides the illumination. The whole wing is visible from the entrance floor. 32 works by Rodin are displayed on the skip floor, including the famous “Gates of Hell”. Sculptures pre- and post- Rodin are also on exhibition for a sum total of 47 works on display. An aural guide commentary is also available at no extra fee.
Tenshin Okakura Memorial Room Exhibition (image) Works by artists from Izura who were tutored by Tenshin Okakura will be on display. Exhibits will rotate six times a year.
Utsunomiya Museum of Art Collection Utsunomiya Museum of Art Collection
Utsunomiya Museum of Art collects post-20th century works of art and design. The permanent exhibition is rotated 3 to 4 times a year, and a thematic mini-exhibition is also held 1 to 2 times a year.
Akira Shimizu + Tatsumi Yoshino Exhibition (image) The two artists participated in the anti-art movement of the Sixties and since then have been pursuing their own idiosyncratic styles. Akira Shimizu began to look into internality after his encounter with Butoh dancer Hijikata Tatsumi, while Tatsumi Yoshino was a member of Neo Dada and since the Eighties has focused on motifs of dogs.
Chiharu Sakazaki Exhibition (image) Illustrator and artist Chiharu Sakazaki has created numerous characters and mascots for Chiba prefecture, including the well-known Suica penguin. This exhibition is divided across 4 rooms, and showcases a myriad of works in various forms.
Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger "Power Sources" (image) This exhibition is the largest exhibition in the history of the Swiss contemporary artists Gerda Steiner and Jorg Lenzlinger, known for their series of dynamic site specific installations. Since 1997, Gerda and Jorg have been working together and presented wide range of works including installation, collage, photograph, painting and sculpture. Among them, their site specific installations, created in accordance to the specific space, are well known. They often reveal the invisible and unknown cultural significance of the exhibiting site by the artists actually living there and communicating with local people during the creating process. The installation usually holds a poetic ambiguity which is always full of ideas about how our world can be. Gerda and Jorg have strong interests in human activities, mysteries and wonders of life, in the relationships between body and mind and the surrounding environment. Those interests are reflected to their creations in the forms of various dimensions that the work retains; cultural, psychological, scientific, biological and social. It enables viewers to relate and to interpret in any way they like. Also beds and chairs in the installations help visitors to enjoy seeing, staying, and being a part of it comfortably, and suggest experience for the senses. At Art Tower Mito Contemporary Art gallery, Gerda and Jorg will present both their latest and past works created from 1998, which have previously only been introduced fragmentarily in Japan. It includes new and never-before-seen works. They will stay in Mito for more than one month and explore the current environmental and social situations after the massive earthquake on 3.11, and create their latest installations under the theme of power sources. It is not only about bringing the world into shape, but making the latest Japan cultural map by revealing the social and cultural phenomena not visible to people inside. During this exhibition period, one year will be marked since the earthquake. Showcasing a panoramic view on the artists’ over ten years of history and their latest activities, this exhibition will be a power source to each and everyone of the viewers. [Image: Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger, "High Water" (2011) Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck Photo: Mick Vincenz]
Yasuto Masumoto "Criterium 83" Yasuto Masumoto "Criterium 83"
The artist conducts game-style workshops to create projects that examine social issues in a physical way. This exhibition introduces work made under the theme of war.
"Enjoy Art for Family (February)" Workshop (image) Once a month this workshop provides a chance to enjoy art with lots of different materials, such as clay or paper, for preschool children and their parents. |
|||||||||||||||||||
http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/list/feed/event_area_other.en.rdf
Privacy policy - Sitemap - Press - Terms of Service - Copyright information
Contact Us - About Us - Feedage - Search Engine Consulting
Language Detection Powered by
