About the Exhibition

In tandem with the KAZUKI Yasuo retrospective showing simultaneously, we introduce related works from the museum collection, starting with those by FUJISHIMA Takeji who Kazuki tutored, and NOMIYAMA Gyoji and TAKAYAMA Tatsuo with whom he was friendly. Then there is SAWADA Tetsuro and MIYAZAKI Shin, also interred in Siberian POW camps like Kazuki, who left behind poignant works drawing on their memories. Considering also the works of artists such as MATSUMOTO Shunsuke and Aimitsu, whose works confront the issue of war with powerful intensity, and those like HAMADA Chimei who pioneered complex modes of expression that transcended their own painful experiences of military service, the exhibition ties together the unforgettable memories of many artists.