PRESS RELEASE

2023.6.6

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

MOT Collection:
Membrane of the Time
Special feature | YOKOO Tadanori―Ever-Changing,
Like Water
100th Anniversary of Birth | Sam FRANCIS
Sat. 15 Jul – Sun. 5 Nov, 2023

The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo houses approximately 5,700 artworks in its extensive collection, whichspans the modern and contemporary periods with a focus on art of the postwar years. Each installment of the“MOT Collection” exhibition introduces artworks in the collection from various themes and angles in its effortto convey the diverse appeal of contemporary art.
On the 1st floor, works from the end of the 1980s onward will be presented under the title, “Membrane of theTime”. Starting with recently acquired works by MIKAMI Seiko, we introduce a diverse selection of works
including those by ISHIHARA Tomoaki, HIRAKAWA Noritoshi, HOMMA Takashi, KAIHATSU Yoshiaki, KATO Mika,
NAWA Kohei, MOMOSE Aya, HAN Ishu, Thomas DEMAND, FANG Lijun in an attempt to look at the changing
concepts of the body and outlook on life that is observed there.
The 3rd floor section titled, “Special feature: YOKOO Tadanori―Ever-Changing, Like Water” introduces works
centering on those added to the museum’s collection on the occasion of the artist’s solo exhibition held in 2021.
Featuring Yokoo’s oeuvre spanning from the 1960s to recent, the exhibit explores new appeals of his artistic
practice through focusing on expressions related to “water” that appears in many of his rich variety of works. Inaddition, works by artists with a deep connection to Yokoo will be presented.
Visitors are also invited to enjoy a series of large-scale paintings by Sam FRANCIS, of which this year marks hiscentennial.
*Please be informed that the contents of the exhibit may be subject to change.
Contact

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations / Uchibori, Kudo, Inaba
E-MAIL: mot-pr@mot-art.jp TEL: +81-3-5245-1134* All Programs are subject to change.

https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en1Artists
ISHIHARA Tomoaki, IBA Yasuko, UMEZAWA Kazuki, OZAWA Tsuyoshi, KAIHATSU Yoshiaki, KATO Mika, KANEUJI
Teppei, CHIBA Masaya, NAWA Kohei, HAN Ishu,HIRAKAWA Noritoshi, FANG Lijun, FUKUDA Miran, HOMMATakashi, MIKAMI Seiko, MURASE Kyoko, MOMOSE Aya, YOKOO Tadanori, Thomas DEMAND, Sam FRANCIS, DavidHOCKNEY, Jasper JOHNS, Andy WARHOL Tom WESSELMANN and more

Information
Exhibition Period:

Saturday, 15 Jul – Sunday, 5 Nov, 2023

Closed:Mondays (except 17 Jul., 18 Sep., 9 Oct.) and 18 Jul., 19 Sep., 10 Oct.

Opening Hours:

10:00-18:00 (Tickets available until 30 minutes before closing.)

Admission:

Adults – 500 yen / University & College Students – 400 yen / High School Students,
Over 65 – 250 yen / Free for under Junior High School Students & Temporary
Exhibition tickets holders

Venue:Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Collection Gallery

Organized by:Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo operated by
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture

Curated by

OKAMURA Keiko, MIZUTA Yuko, CHINZEI Yoshimi, FUJII Aki (MOT)

Audience will also enjoy
・DAVID HOCKNEY・How I feel is not your problem, period.

Contact

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations / Uchibori, Kudo, Inaba
E-MAIL: mot-pr@mot-art.jp TEL: +81-3-5245-1134* All Programs are subject to change.

https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en2

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Membrane of the Time

1 MIKAMI Seiko, [Suitcase (Yellow)] / World Membrane: Disposal

2 ISHIHARA Tomoaki, Engagement, 1988

Containers – Suitcases, 1992-93

Photo: Norihiro Ueno

MOT Collection, installation view Photo: Masaru Yanagiba

3 HOMMA Takashi, TOKYO SUBURBIA:

4 KATO Mika, Canary, 1999

Urayasu Marina East 21, Chiba, 1995-1998

7 NAWA Kohei, PixCell-Deer #17, 2009
Photo: Nobutada OMOTE | Sandwich

5 CHIBA Masaya, Turtle’s Life #3, 2013

6 KANEUJI Teppei, White Discharge (Built-up objects) #4, 2009
Photo: Eiji Ina

Contact

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations / Uchibori, Kudo, Inaba
E-MAIL: mot-pr@mot-art.jp TEL: +81-3-5245-1134* All Programs are subject to change.

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8 MOMOSE Aya, I.C.A.N.S.E.E.Y.O.U, 2019

9 HAN Ishu, Place to Return, 2010

Special feature | YOKOO Tadanori―Ever-Changing, Like Water

10 YOKOO Tadanori,

The Mysterious Benefit, 2021

11 YOKOO Tadanori,

12 YOKOO Tadanori,

A Dark Night's Flashing: From the Red Darkness, 2001

Shin Hong Kong Night, 2021/2022

100th Anniversary of Birth | Sam FRANCIS

13Sam FRANCIS, (from left) Untitled(SFP85-110), Untitled(SFP85-95), Untitled(SFP85-109), 1985,
Deposited (Collection of Asahi Group Japan, Ltd.) MOT Collection, installation view Photo: Masaru Yanagiba

Contact

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations / Uchibori, Kudo, Inaba
E-MAIL: mot-pr@mot-art.jp TEL: +81-3-5245-1134* All Programs are subject to change.

https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en4