Exhibitions
KAMAKURA ANNEX 2023
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
Images and Symbols: Rereading the Art in the 1960s
The 1960s was a time when the institution of art was questioned. Works of art appeared that questioned the very nature of art as a form based on symbols and topology, using dry humor to deconstruct the images that overwhelmed society. The 9th Tokyo Biennale in 1967, which introduced the international jury system, reflected how art and society intersected. The exhibition features works from the museum collection, as well as works by Inoue Chozaburo (1906–1995), Horiuchi (Horiuti) Masakazu (1911–2001), Sugimata Tadashi (1914–1994), Aso Saburo (1913–2000), Iida Yoshikuni (1923–2006), Takamatsu Jiro (1936–1998), and Wakabayashi Isamu (1936–2003).
Image: Wakabayashi Isamu, S/P Following C [Restoration to the original], 1967, Museum collection. photo: ©Ueno Norihiro
SHOJI Fuku: Trips, Sketches, and Drawings
From the Museum Collection
Shoji Fuku (1910–2002), known as a painter of travel and contemplation, depicted the weight and temporality of existence in an exquisite manner using stones, soil, and natural scenery as her subjects. Along with completed Japanese-style paintings, this exhibition presents sketches and drawings left behind from her travels throughout Japan and to China, India, and Cambodia. The exhibition will explore the essence of the artist's work and her unique perspective on the motifs she created through her exploration of diverse worldviews.
Image: Shoji Fuku, Four Stones (Study for Time), 1985, Museum collection
YOSHIMURA Hiroshi
Ambience of Sound, Sound of Ambience
Yoshimura Hiroshi (1940–2003), a pioneer of ambient music since the early 1970s, composed the original sound trademark (sound logo) for the Hayama and former Kamakura Museum, which is still played in the Hayama Museum in the opening and closing time. This exhibition invites you into the unknown world of Yoshimura Hiroshi to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his passing, introducing his various endeavors in music, photography, video works, performances, and sound installations with Kosugi Takehisa (1938–2018) and Suzuki Akio (1941– ). Be sure to experience the sound logo of the former Kamakura Museum, which will be revived at the Kamakura Annex after a seven-year absence.
Image: Color slide film by Yoshimura Hiroshi, year unknown, Museum collection
Beautiful Books
Publications by Yukawa Shobō and Prints from the Museum Collection
The schedule could be changed to prevent the further spreading of COVID-19.We apologize for any inconvenience caused, and seek your kind understanding and cooperation.
Yukawa Shobō was established by YUKAWA Seiichi (1937–2008) in 1969. Based in Osaka and then Kyoto, it published limited-edition books. The elaborate printing, design, and binding of the books this publisher produced enchanted many a bibliophile until the business closed in 2008. The charms of unique books produced in collaboration with enthusiastic artists such as the print artists OKADA Roshiw (b. 1949) and KARASAWA Hitoshi (b. 1950) or the textile artist MOCHIZUKI Michiaki (b. 1953) are presented through recent acquisitions. In addition, focusing on the relation between letters and pictures in print, there is also a display of wood engravings by KARASAWA Hitoshi.
Image: MOCHIZUKI Michiaki, oedipus, 1981, Yukawa Shobō, Museum collection