PRESS RELEASE

2019.10.20

MOT Collection Part 3

Present Day and in Times Past
― Multiple Perspectives
Sat. 16 November, 2019 – Sun. 16 February, 2020

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government andthe Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation forHistory and Culture are carrying out thisexhibition as part of the Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo houses approximately 5,400 artworks in its extensive collection, which spansthe modern and contemporary periods with a focus on art of the postwar years. In an aim to communicate the diverse
appeal of contemporary art, each installment of the “MOT Collection” exhibition serves to introduce artworks in thecollection from various themes and angles in order to oﬀer visitors with an opportunity to engage with even the sameworks from various perspectives. The third installment introduces approximately 160 works spanning the 1930s until
recent years, centering on donated pieces from amongst the 400 or so artworks collected during the museum’sclosure for renovations. The exhibition contemplates the meaning behind the collection through multiple perspectives
such as past and present, museum and collector.

Artists
ARAKI Takako, OKAMOTO Shinjiro, ONO Yoko, ONOSATO Toshinobu, KUSAMA Yayoi, SHINKAIKakuo, SUEMATSU Masaki, SUZUKI Kenji, TOYOSHIMA Yasuko, HIDESHIMA Yukio, FUJITA
Tsuguharu, HOMMA Takashi, mamoru, MIYAJIMA Tatsuo, MUKAI Junkichi, YASUDA Haruhiko,
YAMANAKA Nobuo, Brenda V. FAJARDO, Arnaldo POMODORO and more

Information
PeriodSat. 16 November, 2019 – Sun. 16 February, 2020

ClosedMondays (except 13 January, 2020), 28 December, 2019 – 1 & 14 January, 2020

Opening Hours

10:00-18:00 *Tickets available until 30 minutes before closing

Admission

Adults – 500yen (400yen)
University & College Students – 400yen (320yen)High School Students, Over 65 – 250yen (200yen)
Free for under Junior High School Students & Temporary Exhibition tickets holders* ( ) Price for a group over 20 people

VenuesMuseum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Collection Gallery 1F / 3F & Open Air Gallery

Organized by

Tokyo Metropolitan Government /Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture,
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

MOT Collection Curators

NIWA Harumi, FUJII Aki, CHINZEI Yoshimi, MIZUTA Yuko

Contact
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Mihoko Nakajima / Chiako Kudo
TEL +81-3-5245-1134
E-MAIL mot-pr@mot-art.jp

https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/
11. HOMMA Takashi, Camera obscura studies <Aoyama→Roppongi, building by building>, 2013

2. KUSAMA Yayoi, Star Dust of One Hundred Million light-years, 1989
4. SHINKAI Kakuo,
We Gained Independence, but?,
1952

3. OKAMOTO Shinjiro, Crumbling Blocks, New Guernica, 2002

5. SUEMATSU Masaki,[1944.11.13], November 13, 1944

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ContactMuseum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Mihoko Nakajima / Chiako Kudo
TEL +81-3-5245-1134
E-MAIL mot-pr@mot-art.jp

https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/2

Concurrent Exhibitions
minä perhonen / minagawa akira Tsuzuku

Sat. 16 November, 2019 – Sun. 16 February, 2020

Admission: Adults – 1,500yen / University & College Students, Over 65 – 1,000yen /High School & Junior High School Students – 600yen / Free for under Elementary School Students*We have a special discount for combination tickets.

Dumb Type | Actions + Reflections

Sat. 16 November, 2019 – Sun. 16 February, 2020

Admission: Adults – 1,400yen / University & College Students, Over 65 – 1,000yen /High School & Junior High School Students – 500yen / Free for under Elementary School Students*We have a special discount for combination tickets.

MOT Annual 2019 Echo after Echo Summoned Voices, New Shadows
Sat. 16 November, 2019 – Sun. 16 February, 2020
Admission: Adults – 1,300yen / University & College Students, Over 65 – 900yen /High School & Junior High School Students – 500yen / Free for under Elementary School Students*We have a special discount for combination tickets.

Contact
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Mihoko Nakajima / Chiako Kudo
TEL +81-3-5245-1134
E-MAIL mot-pr@mot-art.jp

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