EGUCHI Shu, Work G-No.1, 1960, wood, Mie Prefectural Art Museum

EGUCHI Shu, Drawing, 1961, ink, The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama

Drift and Origin
EGUCHI Shu
Sculptures / Drawings

September 22 – December 24, 2012

Two exhibitions will be held simultaneously;"French Prints and Publication in the 20th Century—Chagall, Matisse, and Tériade" at Gallery1; "EGUCHI Shu : Sculptures & Drawings" at Gallery 2 and Sculpture Gallery.

EGUCHI Shu (b.1932) is known for his wooden sculptures made of camphor tree and overflowing with mass. He began to attract attention from the early 1960s and extracts the alternative sculpture hidden in the form unique to the material by means of the power of an unyielding determination towards the constructive space. He unfolds a sculptural world in which the forms are simple yet filled with complex and richly tense spirituality. EGUCHI’s drawings instantaneously capture the feelings and ideas that the sculptor entertains at the initial stage of production. They illustrate his thoughts, the process of his creations, and the sculptor’s intentions, which cannot be deciphered from the completed sculpture alone. This is exhibition consists of works created in the 1960s and recent works. Through his drawings and sculptures, the development of the work by this leading authority in abstract sculpture is reexamined.

[Free admission on November 17: The 61st anniversary of the opening of our museum]
To celebrate 61st anniversary of the opening of our museum, the admission to all exhibitions of The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama, namely “Tadaaki Kuwayama HAYAMA” at HAYAMA, “French Prints and Publication in the 20th Century Chagall, Matisse, and Tériade” “EGUCHI Shu －Drift and Origin－ Sculptures／Drawings”at KAMAKURA, and “ONO Motoe　1919-1947” at KAMAKURA ANNEX, is free on November 17.

[Artist Talk]
EGUCHI Shu talks on his work in the gallery (Japanese only)
Saturday, October 13.
15.00-16.00
No bookings needed, free with exhibition ticket
Meet in the gallery

[Curator's Talk]
Exhibition curator will talk about this exhibition in the gallery (Only available in Japanese).

Saturday, October 27
Saturday, November 10
14.00-
No bookings needed, free with exhibition ticket

Closed

Monday(except October 8 and December 24)

Museum hours

9:30-17:00(the last admission at 16:30)

Admissions

Adults: 700 yen (600 yen)
Under 20 and Students: 550yen (450 yen)
65 and over: 350 yen
Senior high school students:100 yen
Each ticket includes admissions for both of the exhibitions, “French Prints and Publication in the 20th Century Chagall, Matisse, and Tériade” and “－Drift and Origin－ EGUCHI Shu Sculptures／Drawings”.

• 20 or more persons' group are reduction charge in brackets.
• Students under junior high school age are no charge. Disabled visitors are also no charge.
• "Family Communication Day" - reduced entry for all family members (except for 65 and over) accompanied by children under 18.