PRESS RELEASE

2022.10.13

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

MOT Collection:Rewinding the Collection 2ndThursday, 3 November 2022 – Sunday, 19 February 2023
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
the diverse appeal of contemporary art.
This is the sequel to the exhibition, “MOT Collection: Rewinding the Collection” (held 2020-2021), which presented
a variety of works in chronological order while unraveling the history of the collection including works that weretransferred from the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum upon the opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyoin 1995.
On this occasion, we rewind to the 1960s when artists of the anti-art movement such as KUDO Tetsumi had cometogether to present work in the "Yomiuri Independent Exhibition,” and from there introduce various episodes
regarding the exhibit of specific works and the history of the museum in an attempt to trace the various events
leading up to the time in which the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum actively began developing its collection andorganizing special exhibitions in tow with the completion of its new building in 1975. Furthermore, we present a
selection of acquisitions from 1975 to 1990s, and particularly in the third floor section, shed light on works collected
in relation to various artists such as Richard LONG and ENDO Toshikatsu while focusing on special exhibitions heldat two museums.
Through rewinding the collection, we invite viewers to enjoy a diverse array of works from both Japan and overseas
spanning a wide range of eras, and would also like to make this an opportunity to think about the future of the “MOTCollection.”*This exhibition is a continuation of the previous term (16 July to 16 October 2022), with some of theexhibits replaced.

Artists
ASAKURA Setsu, ASO Saburo, ANZAI Shigeo, UMEHARA Ryuzaburo, ENDO Toshikatsu, OGURA Yuki, OCHIOsamu, KASAHARA Emiko, KATSURA Yuki, KAWARA On, KIKUHATA Mokuma, KUSAMA Yayoi, KUDO Tetsumi,KENMOCHI Kazuo, KOJIMA Nobuaki, SAITO Yoshishige, SHINOHARA Ushio, SUGA Kishio, SUGAI Kumi,
SUGIMOTO Hiroshi, SUZUKI Kenji, TAKAMATSU Jiro, TADA Minami, TABE Mitsuko, NAKANISHI Natsuyuki,
NAKAMURA Hiroshi, HIKOSAKA Naoyoshi, HIRATA Minoru, FUKUOKA Michio, FUKUSHIMA Hideko, MIKITomio, MIYAJIMA Tatsuo, YAMAGUCHI Katsuhiro, YAMANAKA Nobuo, YOKOO Tadanori, LEE Ufan, CTG(Computer Technique Group), CAI Guo-Qiang, Roy LICHTENSTEIN, Richard LONG, David NASH, Dennis
OPPENHEIM, Gerhard RICHTER, Andy WARHOL and more
Contact

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

URL: https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en1

＊Please be informed that the contents of the exhibit may be subject to change.

Information
Exhibition Period:

Thursday, 3 November 2022– Sunday, 19 February 2023

Closed:Mondays (except 2 Jan., 9 Jan.), 28 Dec. – 1 Jan., 10 Jan.

Opening Hours:

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

Admission:

Adults – 500 yen University & College Students – 400 yen High SchoolStudents, 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

MIZUTA Yuko (MOT)

Audience will also enjoy
wendelien van oldenborgh, unset on-set
Sat. 12 November 2022 – Sun. 19 February 2023
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams
Wed. 21 December 2022 – Sun. 28 May 2023

Contact

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

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

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1TABE Mitsuko, Placard, 1961

KIKUHATA Mokuma, Slave Genealogy (coin),2

1961/1983 Photo: Keizo Kioku

3 NAKANISHI Natsuyuki, Clothespins Assert Churning Action,

4 KOJIMA Nobuaki, Untitled (Body),
1964/1982

1963/1981 Photo: Keizo Kioku© NATSUYUKI NAKANISHI

4Contact

NAKAMURA Hiroshi, Circular Train A(Telescope Train), 1968

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

6TAKAMATSU Jiro, Shadows on the Door, 1968
© The Estate of Jiro Takamatsu / Courtesy ofYumiko Chiba Associates

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6 SUGA Kishio, Partition of Realm, 1982
Photo: Keizo Kioku

9 KASAHARA Emiko, Untitled, A Flower ofStone, 1991

Contact

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

8 SUGIMOTO Hiroshi, Goshen, Indiana, 1980
© Hiroshi Sugimoto / Courtesy of Gallery
Koyanagi

7 ENDO Toshikatsu, Fountain, 1991
Photo: Shizune Shiigi

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