December 8, 2018

Yokohama Museum of Art Collection
January 4- March 24, 2019
Rhythm, Resonance, NoiseIn this edition of the collection exhibition, titled Rhythm,Resonance, Noise, focuses on exchanges between artists from a wide
range of genres and the development of abstract expressions from the20th century to the contemporary era. It is being held in conjunction withChanging and Unchanging Things: Noguchi and Hasegawa in Postwar
Japan, a special exhibition running concurrently at the museum.
In discussing art of the 20th century, the most significant
development, which distinguishes the work from that era from previouseras, was probably the birth of abstract expression. Approximately 100years ago, a succession of artistic experiments in abstract and geometric

NAKAHIRA Takuma (1938-2015)
Circulation: Date, Place, Events
1971 (printed in 2003)
32.5 x 42.6cm Gelatin silver print
Donated by the artist

painting and sculpture emerged simultaneously in Europe, including
Dada in Switzerland and Germany, Constructivism in Russia, Cubism in France, and Futurism in Italy. In theyears that followed, Japanese artists also adopted these various avant-garde trends from around the world.
But these movements were not spearheaded
by visual artists alone; they also involved a host ofcollaborations between artists and poets and musicians.
Innovative and experimental music and literature, which set
out to de- and reconstruct traditional forms, emerged
alongside similar trends in art. Among these was atonal
music, which dispensed with ordered harmony, and soundand concrete poetry, which detached words from their

Gabriele MÜNTER (1877-1962)
Abstract Komposition 1917
Oil on panel 23.4 x 59.4cm

meanings. Moreover, the technological advances of the late
19th century turned photography into an important artistic technique, and the newly invented medium of motion
pictures took shape at once, preparing the way for a wide range of expressions in the early 20th century that
continued on into the contemporary age.

Makoto FUJIMURA (b. 1960)
The Resurrection 2 1992
Mineral pigments, glue, kumohada(Japanese-paper),metal foil, metal powder
90.0 x 30.0cm each (22 pieces), 200.0 x 15.0cm, 10.0 x 160.0cm
Junan Panel Series #32 1991
25.0 x 25.0cm Mineral pigments, glue,kumohada(Japanese-paper), metal foil, metal powderboth Donated by Mr. Kuniaki and Mrs. Katsuko UEDA (Sambi Shosha)In this exhibition, we present
revolutionary works by trailblazing European artists
from the early 20th century along with those by
postwar Japanese avant-garde artists such as theGutai Art Association, and photographers associatedwith the so-called are-bure (grainy, blurry) approach,SATO Ado (1936-1995) Rainbow Forest 1989
Silk screen (set of 7) 87.6 x 45.2cm each Donated by the artist

who might be seen as heirs to this avant-garde spirit. In addition, we introduce some innovative examples ofcontemporary Nihon-ga (Japanese-style painting) since the 1990s, and some works by currently active artists.
We hope that you will enjoy this diverse assortment of artistic expressions, which began in the 20th century andare distinguished by experiments with abstraction and reconstruction, and their attempts to deconstruct colorand form as if they were elements of music such as rhythm, resonance, and noise.

YAGI Lyota (b.1980)
Portamento (Symthesizer / Khoomei / Violin) No.2
2006/2011
Ceramics, Long play records, Video (7’11,” 7’16,” 7’14,” Sound, Looped) Dimensions Variable

OutlineYokohama Museum of Art Collection January 4- March 24, 2019
Rhythm, Resonance, NoiseVenue

Yokohama Museum of Art(3-4-1, Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, 220-0012)

https://yokohama.art.museum/eng/
Dates:

January 4- March 24, 2019

Open hours:

10:00-18:00*Open until 20:30 on March 2, 2019
*Admission until 30 minutes before closing.

Closed:Thursdays (except March 21), January 11 and March 22, 2019

Organized by:

Yokohama Museum of Art［Yokohama Arts Foundation］

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