Exhibitions
HAYAMA 2025
Rediscovered Japanese-style Paintings in the Collection
and "Ukiyo-e Artists Related to Tsutaya Juzaburo" by Kataoka Tamako
From the museum’s collection of Japanese paintings, this exhibition highlights works that have not been displayed in over 20 years, as well as pieces being presented to the public for the first time. Visitors will have the rare opportunity to view works such as Flowers, an early Edo-period folding screen by Kano Tansetsu (1655–1714), and A Sketch for "Dragon in Clouds", the ceiling painting at Kenchoji Temple in Kamakura by Koizumi Junsaku (1924–2012). Also featured are folding screens from Kataoka Tamako's (1905–2008) Tsurugamae series and works depicting ukiyo-e artists associated with Tsutaya Juzaburo (1750–1797).
Image: Koizumi Junsaku, A Sketch for Dragon in Clouds, 1997, Museum collection
Nakanishi NatsuyukiーThe Condition of Radiance
From the Museum Collection
Nakanishi Natsuyuki (1935–2016), one of the most prominent painters of postwar Japan, explored the dynamic relationship between painting, space, and the body. In 2025, we mark thirty years since his first installation from the Touching Down on Land and Touching Down on Water series, a defining work from his later years, originally exhibited in the former Kamakura Museum. This exhibition features the newly acquired Perforated Screen, the second large-scale piece from the same series, alongside Two Apples, presented together for the first time. These works collectively examine the evolution of Nakanishi’s painting process, his places of creation, and his perspective on artistic practice.
Image: Nakanishi Natsuyuki, Perforated Screen, installation view of 1997. Photo by Goto Mitsuru © Natsuyuki Nakanishi