March 21, 20182017

Yokohama Museum of Art Collection
March 24- June 24, 2018
Making a Collection: For the Future – Recent Acquisitions
Depicting People: Focus on Japanese Painting
This edition of the collection exhibition is made up of two sections.
In the first, Making a Collection: For the Future – Recent Acquisitions, we
present a group of modern and contemporary Japanese art works, which in recent years
have displayed an increasing depth, arranged according to four themes with an emphasison acquisitions from the ’10s that are being shown for the first time. In the photography
gallery, we feature three series by Tsuchida Hiromi dealing with Hiroshima along withIshikawa Naoki’s ARCHIPELAGO series.
In accordance with the City of Yokohama’s collection policy, the YokohamaMuseum of Art submits a list of potential acquisitions, which are considered in an annual
meeting of the Acquisition Review Committee. In addition to obtaining works fromcollectors and citizens, some acquisitions were made by artists for exhibitions at theOGURA Yuki
A Beautiful Evening
1957
color on paper
140.0x97.0cm

museum. And in some cases, a curator’s sustained research activities lead to theacquisition of a sizable group of works. Collecting outstanding works, introducing
them from a variety of perspectives, and protecting them in an appropriate
environment with a view to the future are all part of the museum’s mission.
In the second section, Depicting People: Focus on Japanese Painting,we present a diverse range of modern and contemporary works focusing on thehuman form. People have been an irresistible motif for artists throughout time and allover the world. As is clear from the NUDE: ART FROM THE TATE COLLECTION
exhibition, Western artists were captivated by nudes and this eternal theme has
persisted throughout the ages. In Japan, Kuroda Seiki’s Morning Toilette,
which sparked a controversy surrounding nudes in 1895, marked the start ofa struggle to depict the naked form according to Japanese natural andspiritual qualities. Even today, many artists try to meet the challenge of thissubject. In addition to nudes, this section includes portraits depicting thefeatures and characteristics of particular people, anonymous portraits thatact as a mirror for the viewer’s mental state, and pictures of historical figuresin which modern Nihon-ga (Japanese-style) painters set out to attain acertain ideal of beauty. We hope that you will consider the views of humanbeings and history that are contained in these works.

Left:
ARAI Kanpo, Saint Ippen, ca.1915
color on silk, urahaku(lining with gold foilon the reverse side)
239.0x92.6cm

Right:
NAKAJIMA Kiyoshi, Ikuyo, 1934
color on silk
125.0x41.5cm
donated by NAKAJIMA Hiromitsu

ISHIKAWA Naoki
ARCHIPELAGO: Okinawa-jima
2009
chromogenic print, 48.0×59.0cm
donated by the artist

Left:SHIMOMURA Kanzan
Copy of J.E. Millais's Knight Errant
1904
color on paper
101.0x75.0cm
donated by HARA Noriyuki and HARA Etsuko
Right:SASAKI Yutaka
Nude and Garment
1993
oil on canvas
130.3x162.1cm
donated by the artist

YOSHIDA Ayomi
LINEAR COMPOSITION L25-B.B.M.
1984
color woodblock print on paper
59.9x 59.9cm
donated by the artist

NARA Yoshitomo
Miss Spring2012
acrylic on canvas
227.0x182.0cm©Yoshitomo Nara

OutlineYokohama Museum of Art Collection March 24- June 24, 2018
Making a Collection: For the Future – Recent Acquisitions
Depicting People: Focus on Japanese Painting
Dates:March 24(Sat.) - June 24(Sun.), 2018

Open hours:

10:00-18:00*Open until 20:30 on May 11(Fri.) and June 8(Fri.), 2018
*Admission until 30 minutes before closing.

Closed:Thursdays (except May 3, 2018), May 7, 2018

Organized by:

Yokohama Museum of Art［Yokohama Arts Foundation］

TicketAdults¥500 ( ¥400)

University and High school students¥300 ( ¥240)

Junior high school students¥100 ( 1¥80)Children under 12

Free

YOSHIDA Chizuko
Snow in the Midnight
1991
zinc etching and woodblock
print on paper
102.0x42.0cm
donated by the artist*( )＝Group of 20 or more (pre-booking required)* Free Admission for high school and younger student with valid ID on every Saturday.
* Visitors with disabilities and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge. (Please present a certificate at the entrance.)* Collection gallery is available with a ticket of Special Exhibition.

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