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HAYAMA February 10, 2024 – April 7, 2024

AKUTAGAWA Ryunosuke and His Aesthetics, Two Forerunners—NATSUME Soseki and SUGA Torao

Novelist Akutagawa Ryunosuke (1892–1927) is still admired by generations today. In his works and letters, Akutagawa often refers to art, and Natsume Soseki (1867–1916), whom he admired as a mentor, shared his interest in literature and art. Suga Torao (1864–1943), Akutagawa's German teacher at Ichiko High School, introduced the concepts of Zen to Soseki. By focusing on the relationship between Akutagawa, Soseki, and Suga, this exhibition presents the literary world of Akutagawa and his eye toward the world of aesthetics.
 
Image: The Complete Works of Akutagawa Ryunosuke, 1927, Shinchosha

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HAYAMA February 10, 2024 – April 7, 2024

Mokumo Sensei and Cupid: AOKI Shigeru LibraryFrom the Museum Collection

Calling himself a bibliophile and a lover of smoking, art historian Aoki Shigeru (1932–2021), a.k.a. "Mokumo Sensei," was a leading researcher of the Late-Edo Western-style painter Takahashi Yuichi (1828–1894). His collection of books, "AOKI Shigeru Library," which was acquired by the museum over many years, now numbers 10,000 volumes. In addition to introducing valuable materials from the Meiji period from the "AOKI Shigeru Library," a major asset for future art history research, the exhibition will also feature the restored Cupid (artist unknown), a work formerly owned by Takahashi Yuichi and acquired in 2019, which was identified through Aoki's research, for the first time since its restoration.
 
Image: Cupid, Artist unknown, Museum collection

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KAMAKURA ANNEX February 23, 2024 – May 6, 2024

KOGANEZAWA Takehito×SANO Shigejiro: Drawing / Cinema

Featuring two artists, contemporary and from the museum's collection, this exhibition will provide a reading from a single perspective. The exhibition introduces the work of Koganezawa Takehito, who has developed a diverse range of media from painting to video and three-dimensional works, and Sano Shigejiro, whose work in book design and illustration with unique hand-drawn text and line drawings is as beloved as his oil paintings. How does "drawing," rendering an image with lines, differ from illustration? What is the sense of movement brought about by the sequence of images? This exhibition will explore the boundaries of two-dimensional expression, focusing on the colors and lines created by the artist's hands and eyes.
 
Images: Koganezawa Takehito, Drawing / Cinema (variation after Sano Shigejiro’s drawings), 2024, Collection of the artist

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