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HAYAMA April 20, 2024 – June 30, 2024
Yoshida KatsuroTouching Things, Landscapes, and the World
Yoshida Katsuro (1943–1999) began creating works through his combination of objects in 1969 and was one of the pioneers of the movement that came to be known as "Mono-ha" (School of Things). While exploring pictorial expression through experimental methods such as photo-etchings and transfer techniques, he gained attention for his "Shoku" (Touch) series, in which he created organic forms by rubbing powdered graphite with his fingers onto the canvas. This is the first retrospective exhibition to provide a comprehensive look at Yoshida Katsuro's work, featuring many reference materials such as his production notes.
Image: Yoshida Katsuro, 1989, Photo: Baba Naoki, ©The Estate of Katsuro Yoshida / Courtesy of Yumiko Chiba Associates
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HAYAMA April 20, 2024 – June 30, 2024
In conjunction with the "Yoshida Katsuro” exhibition, we will focus on the artist Saitoh Ghiju (Yoshishige) (1904–2001), under whom Yoshida Katsuro (1943–1999) studied at Tama Art University. Along with Saitoh's own works, we will exhibit representative pieces by artists who interacted with Saitoh in the 1960s and went on to become active globally, such as Imai Toshimitsu (1928–2002), Sato Kei (1906–1978), and Domoto Hisao (1928–2013). Through materials from the museum’s Saitoh Ghiju (Yoshishige) Archives, we will also explore Saitoh's activities as an artist and an excellent art teacher, tracing his influence that enabled young artists to leap onto the world stage.
Image: Saitoh Yoshishige, Fishing Village, 1956, 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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HAYAMA July 13, 2024 – September 28, 2024
Ishida Takashi: Between Tableau and Window
Painter and film artist Ishida Takashi (1972-) has been expressing the proliferating lines and changes of color within the screen through the drawing animation technique of filming his drawings one frame at a time. Having presented his works domestically and internationally, he has recently expanded into installations incorporating three-dimensional elements and canvas paintings. This large-scale solo exhibition of Ishida’s works, his first since 2015, will center on his recent and new pieces in addition to early works and on-site productions.
Image: Ishida Takashi, Between Tableau and Window, 2018 © Ishida Takashi
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HAYAMA September 29, 2024 – March 31, 2025
Temporary Closure for Renovation Work
The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama will be closed for exhibition from late September 2024 to March of the following year (tentatively) due to renovation work. The garden, art library, restaurant, and parking lot may be partially available for visitors during periods excluding days when they will be closed to ensure visitor safety. For the latest information on events during the closure and reopening details, please check our website. (Photo: Yamamoto Tadasu)
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HAYAMA December 14, 2024 – March 2, 2025
Kuribayashi Takashi (1968–), based in Indonesia and Japan, whose diverse media works, including drawings, installations, and video pieces, have been exhibited both in Japan and abroad under the theme of "boundaries". During our museum's renovation period when regular exhibition spaces are unavailable, this project will feature a new installation by the artist that connects the "inside and outside" of the museum.
Image: Kuribayashi Takashi, Trees 2015, 2015 Photo: Kuribayashi Takashi
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KAMAKURA ANNEX May 18, 2024 – July 28, 2024
One of the key roles of an art museum is to preserve its collection of works and pass it on to future generations. Over the years, we have been striving to maintain an environment that protects the artworks, providing maintenance when necessary, and constantly updating our preservation methods to find the best ways to conserve them for the future. In this exhibition, the three words "repairing," "preserving," and "keeping" serve as a guide as we introduce the museum's behind-the-scenes efforts. Usually unseen, we reveal restoration processes, the tools used, and the ingenuity employed to exhibit works while protecting them.
Image: Illustrative image for Restoration of The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama. Photo: Sato Kasuaki
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KAMAKURA ANNEX August 10, 2024 – October 20, 2024
Goya: Prints from the Museum Collection
Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) is considered a pioneer of modern painting, recognized for his piercing depictations of humanity. In his late forties, unsatisfied with his success as a court painter in Spain and after losing his hearing, he turned to printmaking to pursue his creative vision. This exhibition will present a complete collection of the prints from Goya's two major print series, "The Caprices" and "The Disasters of War," presented separately for the first and second half of the exhibition. We also trace themuseum's extensive history of exhibitiong Spanish prints through related works and documents shedding light on how Goya was received by Japanese audiences.
Image, Francisco de Goya, from the series "The Disaster of War," 44. I saw it, Museum collection
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KAMAKURA ANNEX November 2, 2024 – January 19, 2025
New Treasures of the Museum Collection IAcquisitions from 2015 to 2019
We will introduce our newly acquired artworks in a series titled "New Treasures of the Museum Collection." This time, we will exhibit about 70 pieces, including oil paintings, sculptures, and prints that have previously not been exhibited, acquired from the fiscal years 2015 to 2019. Discover the diversity of our collection’s new additions.
Image: Okamoto Hanzo, Tronoën (Chapel in Bretagne), 1955, Museum collection
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KAMAKURA ANNEX February 1, 2025 – April 13, 2025
Through exhibiting selected works from the museum’s collection of Japanese art, such as Tawaraya Sotatsu’s (n.d.–ca. 1640) Puppy, and Mandala of Both Realms, alongside works by the collaborative unit Iwatake Rike + Kataoka Junya (both 1982–), this project will cast a new light on the museum’s extensive catalog. Kinetic works inspired by daily life and natural phenomena, as well as paintings and prints incorporating the scenes captured by telescopes and microscopes, will be installed to provide a unique method to explore the sculptural characteristics found in Japanese art, such as visual association and multiple viewpoints.
Images: (left) Iwatake Rie, Bodyscape , 2024, Collection of the artist; (right) Tawaraya Sotatsu, Puppy, Edo period, Museum collection
