PRESS RELEASE

2022.2.15

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

MOT Collection:
Garden of Light / Continuing Whispers
Saturday, 19 March – Sunday, 19 June 2022

The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo houses approximately 5,500 artworks in its extensive collection, which spansthe modern and contemporary periods with a focus on art of the postwar years. Each installment of the “MOTCollection” exhibition introduces artworks in the collection from various themes and angles in its effort to convey thediverse appeal of contemporary art.
Under the title, “Garden of Light / Continuing Whispers,” this exhibition consists of two sections that invite visitors totake their time strolling through the space to enjoy the diverse array of works. Featured on this occasion, amongothers, are paintings by various artists as well as print works that can be regarded as a core part of the museum’s
collection, and a comprehensive selection of sculptures by FUNAKOSHI Katsura.
The first section (first floor) titled “Garden of Light” likens artworks to gardens, inviting viewers to gaze upon andstroll through the worlds that unfold within. Gardens are created by planting vegetation, or building mountains andponds within empty and unoccupied plots of land. If a canvas or piece of paper is perceived as an empty plot of land,
by what means do artists create and develop their work? Just as a garden shows various expressions depending on
the seasons and changes in nature, artworks may be regarded as manifestations of an attempt to capture thesefleeting moments through the artist’s own hand. Upon venturing into and exploring the works, viewers may findthemselves coming across unexpected sights and scenes like never seen before. This exhibit centers on paintings byartists such as NAKANISHI Natsuyuki, ISHIKAWA Yukie, and SUZUKI Hiraku.
The second section (third floor) titled “Continuing Whispers” encourages us to open our ears and listen carefully tothe various voices that are emitted from the works. Even works that seemingly have no element of sound or voice
quietly stir the emotions of those who view them, as people’s presence, voices, and personal thoughts are evokedthough the figures and faces depicted, as well as their appearance and demeanor. In addition to the work ofFUNAKOSHI Katsura from which the title of this section is derived, the works of Christian BOLTANSKI, Apichatpong
WEERASETHAKUL, and FUKUDA Naoyo, and print works by KOMAI Tetsuro and HIWASAKI Takao among others,
welcome viewers to embrace this space where a diverse multitude of voice overlap and coalesce.
＊Some of the exhibited works are on continued display from the previous installment of the “MOT Collection”
exhibition (November 13, 2021 – February 23, 2022).
＊Please be informed that the contents of the exhibit may be subject to change.
Contact

Museum: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Chiako Kudo, Aya Takahashi
E-MAIL: mot-pr@mot-art.jp
TEL: +81-3-5245-1134
URL: https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en* All Programs are subject to change.

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ARAKAWA Shusaku, ISHIKAWA Yukie, USAMI Keiji, KOU Kana [YOSHIDA Kana], KOMAI Tetsuro, SUZUKI Hiraku,DOMOTO Yuumi, NAKANISHI Natsuyuki, HIWASAKI Takao, FUKUDA Naoyo, FUNAKOSHI Katsura, MISE Natsunosuke,MIYAWAKI Aiko, LEE Ufan, Christian BOLTANSKI, Enrico CASTELLANI, Lucio FONTANA, Hamish FULTON, Rebecca
HORN, Agnes MARTIN, Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL, and moreHighlights〇The exhibition features a variety of paintings, including newly collected and entrusted works by artists of different
generations such as NAKANISHI Natsuyuki, ISHIKAWA Yukie, and SUZUKI Hiraku.
〇Artists such as KOMAI Tetsuro and HIWASAKI Takao who are leading figures within the history of printmaking inJapan, will be introduced from amongst the museum’s richly comprehensive collection of prints.
〇Several works including an installation by KOU Kana [YOSHIDA Kana] and Christian BOLTANSKI’s representativework are on continued display from the previous installment of the “MOT Collection.”

Information
Exhibition Period

Saturday, 19 March – Sunday, 19 June 2022

ClosedMondays (except 21 March), 22 March

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 & Adult over 65 250 yen,Free for under Junior High School Student & Temporary Exhibition tickets holders

Venue

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Collection Gallery

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

Curated by

FUJII Aki, OKAMURA Keiko, CHINZEI Yoshimi (MOT)

Concurrent Exhibitions
The art of Special Effects Production Designer Yasuyuki “TAIKO” Inoue
YOSIZAKA Takamasa Panorama World: from life-size to the earth
Tokyo Contemporary Art Award 2020-2022 Exhibition

Contact

Museum: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Chiako Kudo, Aya Takahashi
E-MAIL: mot-pr@mot-art.jp
TEL: +81-3-5245-1134
URL: https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en* All Programs are subject to change.

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ISHIKAWA Yukie, The Sky Through a Window Opening
Gently 2001-1, 2001, Deposited (private collection)

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SUZUKI Hiraku, Interexcavation #2, 2019

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FUNAKOSHI Katsura, Continuing Whisper, 1990,
Deposited (private collection) Photo: Hiromu Narita©︎ Katsura Funakoshi, Courtesy of Nishimura Gallery

4 FUKUDA Naoyo, The Winged / “The Abbreviated Laptop
History of Literature”, 2013 Photo: Ichiro Otani

KOU Kana [YOSHIDA Kana], A Secret of Hanasuwa Island, 2013,
Private Collection, Installation view, Setouchi Triennale, Shodoshima,2013-2019 Photo: Yasushi Ichikawa

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NAKANISHI Natsuyuki, Drawing, 1981
©︎NATSUYUKI NAKANISHI

Museum: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Chiako Kudo, Aya Takahashi
E-MAIL: mot-pr@mot-art.jp
TEL: +81-3-5245-1134
URL: https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en* All Programs are subject to change.

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