PRESS RELEASE

2020.10.2

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History andCulture are carrying out this exhibition as part of the Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL.

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

MOT Collection: Rewinding the Collection
14 November 2020 – 14 February 2021
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. 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. On this occasion we bring our focus to the origin and history of the collection,
presenting two sections that introduce a variety of works that span a wide range of periods and regions, from modern
paintings collected during the "Tokyo Prefectural Art Museum" era* to large-scale overseas works collected when theMuseum of Contemporary Art opened.
* When the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo opened in 1995, more than 3,000 works previously owned by the Tokyo
Metropolitan Art Museum (opened as the Tokyo Prefectural Art Museum in 1926 and renamed in 1943) were transferred.

Artists
ASAI Chu, ASO Saburo, ONCHI Koshiro, KATSURA Yuki, KANOKOGI Takeshiro, KISHIDA Ryusei, KITADAI Shozo,GOSEDA Yoshimatsu, KOMAI Tetsuro, KUNIYOSHI Yasuo, TANAKA Atsuko, TSURUOKA Masao, NAKAHARA Minoru,
FUKUSHIMA Hideko, MAKINO Torao, MATSUMOTO Shunsuke, MADOKORO (AKUTAGAWA) Saori,YAMAGUCHI Takeo, YOSHIHARA Jiro, Anselm KIEFER, Roy LICHTENSTEIN, Andy WARHOL and more

Information
Exhibition PeriodClosedOpening Hours
Admission
Venue
Organized byCurated bySat. 14 November 2020 – Sun. 14 February 2021
Mondays (except 23 Nov., 11 Jan. 2021), 24 Nov., 28 Dec. 2020 – 1 Jan. 2021, 12 Jan.
10:00 – 18:00 (Tickets available until 30 minutes before closing.)
Adults－500yen / University & College Students－400yen / High School Students, Over 65－250yen /Free for under Junior High School Students & Temporary Exhibition tickets holders
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo Collection Gallery 1F / 3F
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo operated by Tokyo Metropolitan
Foundation for History and CultureMIZUTA Yuko, MORI Chika (MOT)

Concurrent Exhibitions“Eiko Ishioka: Blood, Sweat, and Tears—A Life of Design”, “MOT Annual 2020 Invisible Powers”

Contact

Museum: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Mihoko Nakajima / Chiako Kudo
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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PRESS IMAGES

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GOSEDA Yoshimatsu, View of Mt.Fuji from Shimizu, c.1880

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KANOKOGI Takeshiro, September 1, 1923, n.d.
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NAKAHARA Minoru, Birth of Venus, 1924To request press images, please contact ourPublic Relations team with the caption numberof the desired image.

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MATSUMOTO Shunsuke, Bridge over the Railroad, Osaki - B, 1941

Contact

Museum: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Public Relations Mihoko Nakajima / Chiako Kudo
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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