Exhibitions

(葉山作成)Tasogare, Kawatare: “In-Between” in Contemporary Art From the Museum Collection

Tasogare, Kawatare: “In-Between” in Contemporary Art
From the Museum Collection

About the Exhibition

Tasogare (twilight) and Kawatare (dawn) —both also meaning “who is that?”—are archaic Japanese terms describing a time of day when the boundary between light and darkness gradually dissolves, and the outlines of things begin to blur. Focusing on the presence of kage, a term encompassing shadow, shade, and ambiguity, this exhibition traces uncertain forms and sensations found in twentieth-century art. On view are Yunoki Samiro’s (1922–2024) collage work Images in the Night, created from vintage fabrics; Okazaki Kazuo’s (1930–2022) Hisashi, positioned in the intervals of light; and photographs by Sugimoto Hiroshi (1948–) and Moriyama Daido (1938–) that capture shifting relations of light and shadow. Featuring many works acquired in recent years, the exhibition introduces a range of expressions that emerge in moments of transition and ambiguity.

Information

Venue

The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama / Galleries 3b and 4

Period

September 12–November 15, 2026

Closed

Mondays (except September 21 and October 12)

Opening hours

9:30–17:00 (last admission at 16:30)

Admissions

Adults: 250 yen (150 yen)
Under 20 or Students: 150 yen (100 yen)
65 and over: 100 yen
High School Students: 100 yen
Junior High School Students and under: Free
* Prices in ( ) indicate group (over 20 or more persons) discount tickets.
* Tickets of the exhibition “Copperplate Print Artist Komaï Tetsuro: Constellations on the Palm of His Hand” also entitle to enter the exhibition “Tasogare, Kawatare: “In-Between” in Contemporary Art
From the Museum Collection” on the day of purchase.
* A person with disabilities and one accompanying caretaker are admitted free of charge upon presenting Disabled Person’s Handbook or an equivalent government-issued identification.
* Free admission day: October 11 and November 3.
* “Family Communication Day” offers a discount for all group (except those aged 65 and over) accompanying children under 18 on the first Sunday of every month.
* For more information, see Hours & Admission.

Organized by

The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama

Works

  • Yunoki Samiro
    “Images in the Night”, 8
    , 2005
    The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama
    Photo: Ueno Norihiro

  • Yunoki Samiro
    “Images in the Night”, 12
    , 2005
    The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama
    Photo: Ueno Norihiro

  • Yunoki Samiro
    “Images in the Night”, 16
    , 2005
    The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama
    Photo: Ueno Norihiro

  • Sugimoto Hiroshi
    Stanley, New Jersey, 1978
    The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama (Nozaki Michio Collection)
    © Hiroshi Sugimoto / Courtesy of Gallery Koyanagi

  • Thomas Ruff
    Night 10 Ⅱ, 1992
    The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama (Nozaki Michio Collection)
    © Thomas Ruff / Courtesy of Gallery Koyanagi

  • Moriyama Daido
    Light and Shadow (Zushi, Kanagawa),
    1982/2023, On loan to The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama
    © Daido Moriyama Photo Foundation

Also on view

Copperplate Print Artist Komaï Tetsuro: Constellations on the Palm of His Hand

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