Press Release 2021/06/07

Photo: Seiichi Osawa

A Nexus of Rainbows: Works from the Hara Museum and the Hara Rokuro Collections
Part I: April 24 (Saturday) – September 5 (Sunday), 2021
Part II: September 11 (Saturday), 2021 – January 10 (Monday/national holiday), 2022
A Nexus of Rainbows is the first collection exhibition to be held at the newly consolidated Hara Museum
ARC. The word "rainbow" is the English translation of "arc-en-ciel," the name of the foundation which
operates the museum. The rainbow is a visual symbol of the foundation's ideal role, which is to be abridge that brings people together as equals through art. It is a symbolic link that connects the uniqueaspects of the two previous venues. As a phenomenon in which multiple colors become visible throughthe refraction of sunlight, the rainbow is a metaphor for the aspiration of art: to make visible theinvisible through a shift in perspective.
Then there is the rainbow as a symbol of diversity, coexistence and peace. In line with this theme, thisexhibition presents a diverse range of expression by artists of different genders, nationalities andcultures from the Hara Museum Collection and the Hara Rokuro Collection. The core of the exhibition
consists of works from the My Favorites exhibition curated in 2018*1 by Toshio Hara, the director of theHara Museum at the time, along with works originally planned to appear in the final collection show atthe Hara Museum that was canceled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Also on view will be
popular permanent installations by Yoshitomo Nara, Tatsuo Miyajima and Yasumasa Morimura from theHara Museum in Tokyo that have been reconfigured to become a part of the new face of Hara MuseumARC*2.
In the hot season, when sudden showers are prevalent, beautiful rainbows can be seen gracefully arcing
eastward in the sky above, while the works that grace the museum spaces speak of another kind ofrainbow, one born of the imaginations and passions of the artists. In the years ahead, Hara Museum
ARC will strive to make the most of its unique location and resources, to be a museum where suchrainbows shine with a special light. We invite you to come enjoy the view!

* One change of exhibits will take place at the Kankai Pavilion during Part I and Part II of the exhibition.
* The exhibition period is subject to change due to the situation with the novel coronavirus and other factors. Pleasecheck the museum website for the latest information.
Notes
1. My Favorites: Toshio Hara Selects from the Permanent Collection was held at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in2018 in two consecutive parts. It was the first exhibition to be personally curated by Toshio Hara, the founder andchairman of the Foundation Arc-en-Ciel who was director of the Hara Museum at the time of the exhibition.
Part I featured mainly works acquired during the early years of the collection from the late 1970s to the early
1980s, while Part II showed mainly works acquired from the 1990s onward which were originally featured in
special exhibitions organized by the museum.
2. Other on-site installations and outdoor artworks will be successively relocated from Tokyo.
■Featured Artists (slated)

Parts I and II
Anish Kapoor, Void , Yayoi Kusama, Mirror Room (Pumpkin), Tatsuo Miyajima, Time Link, Yasumasa
Morimura, Rondo Twins, Yoshitomo Nara, My Drawing Room, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Bench of the JapaneseArchipelago , Tabaimo, Midnight Sea
Part I Spring-Summer
Contemporary Art: Ai Weiwei, Karel Appel, Jonathan Borofsky, Arman, Christo, Jean Dubuffet, Erró,
Lucio Fontana, Toshimitsu Imaï, Jasper Johns, On Kawara, Anselm Kiefer, Tetsumi Kudo, Jim Lambie,
Lee Ufan, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Mapplethorpe, Tomio Miki, Louise Nevelson, Nam Jun Paik,Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Mark Rothko, Toko Shinoda, Ushio
Shinohara, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann and others
Traditional Art: Dragon and tiger, Kano Tan’yu, Landscape of Yodo River, Maruyama Okyo and others
Part II Autumn-WinterContemporary Art: Masako Ando, Nobuyoshi Araki, Christian Boltanski, Jonathan Borofsky, Jae-EunChoi, Izumi Kato, Mika Kato, William Kentridge, Anselm Kiefer, Jim Lambie, Kae Masuda, Mika
Ninagawa, Jean-Pierre Raynaud, Pipilotti Rist, Tokihiro Sato, Malick Sidibe, Jason Teraoka, Mickalene
Thomas, Adriana Varejao, Francesca Woodman, Miwa Yanagi, Yukinori Yanagi, Tadanori Yokoo,
Tomoko Yoneda, Zhou Tiehai and others
Traditional Art: Dragon among clouds, Kano school, Mountain landscape with waterfall, Kano school andothers■The Hara Museum Collection

The Hara Museum Collection includes a wide selection of contemporary art from around the world
dating from the 1950s to the present. The collection was amassed by Toshio Hara, chairman of theFoundation Arc-en-Ciel, who began collecting at the time the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art wasestablished. It encompasses a diverse range of expression, from the masters of Abstract Expressionism
and Pop Art who figured largely in the history of art during the latter half of the 20th century to artists
currently active in the art scene of the 21st century. Numbering approximately 1,000 items, thecollection includes paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos and installations.
■The Hara Rokuro Collection

The Hara Rokuro Collection includes works of traditional East Asian art acquired by Rokuro Hara
(1842-1933), the great-grandfather of Toshio Hara, who contributed to the industrialization of Japan
during the Meiji Era. The Kankai Pavilion was specially built to serve as a showcase for the collection.
Notable holdings include a National Treasure-designated celadon vase representing the epitome ofChinese porcelain; an Important Cultural Property-designated masterpiece of the bijin-ga (beautifulwomen) genre showing a woman passing through a reed portiere; the scroll painting Landscape of Yodo
River by Maruyama Okyo; and partition paintings that originally adorned the Nikko-in Guest Hall atMi′idera temple by Kano Eitoku and other artists of the Kano school.
■Images for Publication

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［1］Jean Dubuffet, Deux Mecanos, 1994, oil on canvas, 74 x 61 cm ©ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2021 G2468［2］Jonathan Borofsky, Art is for the Spirit No. 3094239, 1989, silkscreen, 170.2 x 138.4 cm［3］Jim Lambie, Train in Vain, 2008, wood chairs, handbags, mirrors, gloss paint, size variable Photo: Keizo Kioku［4］Dragon and tiger, Kano Tan'yu, pair of hanging scrolls, Edo period［5］Masako Ando, Like a Fiend Hid in a Cloud, 2006, oil on canvas, 140 x 220 cm each (dyptich)［6］Izumi Kato, Untitled, 2008, wood, acrylic, charcoal, silicon, chair, 185 x 167 x 110 cm Photo: Ikuhiro Watanabe［7］Tokihiro Sato, Breath-graph HaraArc#1, 2020, pigment print, 111.5 x 146 cm［8］Dragon among clouds, Kano school, pair of hanging scrolls, Momoyama-Edo period (detail)［9］Yoshitomo Nara, My Drawing Room, 2004/2021 © Yoshitomo Nara Photo: Shinya Kigure［10］Yasuhiro Suzuki, Bench of the Japanese Archipelago, 2014/2021 Photo: Shinya Kigure［11］Yayoi Kusama, Mirror Room (Pumpkin), 1991/1992, mixed media, 200 x 200 x 200 cm Photo: Sadamu Saito*Regarding Plate 3, Deux Mecanos by Jean Dubuffet and Plate 11, Mirror Room (Pumpkin) by Yayoi Kusama, permission
to print is required not only from Hara Museum ARC, but also from the respective copyright-holder. For details, pleasecontact us at press@haramuseum.or.jp.

■About Hara Museum ARC

In 1979, the Foundation Arc-en-Ciel, under theleadership of its chairman Toshio Hara, opened theHara Museum of Contemporary Art in Shinagawa,Tokyo as a pioneering institution in Japan dedicated tocontemporary art. In 1988, it opened Hara Museum
ARC as an annex in Shibukawa, Gunma. With thesetwo venues as a base, a wide variety of activities werecarried out with the aim of making contemporary art
a dynamic part of society and a medium ofinternational exchange. In January 2021, the Hara
Museum of Contemporary Art, uniquely housed in a
Western-style building that was originally built as a residence in 1938, closed its doors, having enjoyedgreat public support and popularity. This would be followed in April 2021 with the relaunching in
Shibukawa, Gunma of a single consolidated venue named Hara Museum ARC, after the French word
for “rainbow” and the name of the foundation that operates it. This name also signifies it as a center forthe arts, a role that the new Hara Museum ARC is committed to continue fulfilling through activities
that bring people together and by which new values are forged.

■About the Architecture

Located in the highlands at the foot of Mt. Haruna, one of
the three famous peaks of Gunma, the buildings thatcomprise Hara Museum ARC were designed by Arata
Isozaki, winner of the 2019 Pritzer Prize, considered theNobel Prize in the field of architecture. A symmetricalarrangement was usedin the positioning of
the threecontemporary art
galleries, with the square-shaped Gallery A flanked on both sidesby the oblong Galleries B and C, their distinctive pyramid-shapedroofs topped by skylights that bathe the interior with a gentle,
natural light. The Kankai Pavilion, on the other hand, is a quiet
space that adopts the traditional shoin-zukuri (drawing room) styleof Japanese architecture. A high level of craftsmanship is evident in the details, from the wood work to
the use of black mortar, granite and washi paper in the finishing. Its design was inspired by the Nikko-in
Guest Hall at Mi’idera (Onjoji) temple in Shiga prefecture which was once adorned with wallpaper andsliding door paintings that were converted into hanging scrolls now in the Rokuro Hara Collection.
■Open-view Storage

In the Open-view Storage, a part of the Hara Museum
Collection is on display for viewing mainly by curators, critics,educators and researchers. The facility may also be viewed by
the general public through guided tours. In either case, areservation is necessary. To prevent the spread of the novel
coronavirus, guided tours have been temporarily suspended.
Please check the website for status updates.
■Café d’Art

With its high ceiling and large windows, the Cafe d'Art
provides a restful setting where visitors can enjoy a wide
selection of sandwiches, pasta and other dishes made withfresh, local produce and ingredients, as well as special treatssuch as homemade ice cream from the neighboring Ikaho
Green Bokujo. On weekends, visitors can partake of the cafe's
signature Image Cake which features a varying motif inspiredby the current exhibition.

■The Museum Shop

The Museum Shop offers a full selection of products thatbring the enjoyment of contemporary art into daily life,
from exhibition catalogues and related publications tooriginal museum and designer goods and accessories.
Modern goods made with traditional Japanese
craftsmanship and items created by Gunma-based artists arealso periodically introduced. Whether it’s a souvenir, gift ortravel-related item, the shop may have exactly what you arelooking for.

■Nearby Attractions

Hara Museum ARC visitors can easily access a number of nearby tourist sites. These include Ikaho
Green Bokujo, a recreational ranch adjacent to the museum where visitors can mingle with animals; thefamous Ikaho Country Club gold course; Ikaho Onsen, one of the oldest hot spring resorts in Japan;
and Mizusawa Temple, home of the famous Mizusawa Kannon. Why not come to the ARC and enjoy aday filled with lush greenery, fresh air and art?
Photos of facilities (except the image for the Kankai Pavilion): Sadamu Saito■Information

Title: A Nexus of Rainbows: Works from the Hara Museum and the Hara Rokuro Collections
Venue/Organized by: Hara Museum ARC
2855-1 Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027
Tel: 0279-24-6585 E-mail: arc@haramuseum.or.jp official website: https://www.haramuseum.or.jp
Hours: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm (last entry at 4:00 pm)
Closed: Thursdays (except on holidays and during the month of August), between exhibitions andJanuary 1
Admission: General 1,100 yen, Students 700 yen (high school and university) or 500 yen (elementaryand junior high)-Free for Hara Museum members / For residents of Gunma Prefecture: Free admission for elementaryand junior high school children every Saturday during the school term
-Special discount for visitors with the Guchoki Passport-Combination ticket for Hara Museum ARC and Ikaho Green Bokujo: General 1,800 yen; Students
1,500 yen (high school and university) or 1,400 yen (junior high), 800 yen (elementary), half price forthose over 70* Please inquire about group visits.
* Museum admission is also required for persons wishing to access the cafe or museum shop only.
■Directions from Tokyo: By train: Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki, change to the Joetsu Line,and disembark at Shibukawa. From Shibukawa, ARC is 10 minutes away by taxi or 15 minutes by bus(take the Ikaho Onsen bus to ″Green Bokujo Mae″). By car: 8 kilometers (about 15 minutes) from theKan-etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange (in the direction of Ikaho Onsen).
●Selected Japan Rail (JR) Train Schedules*Current as of February 2021. Please check the relevant time tables for the most recent information.
Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen (Weekdays, Weekends and Holidays)
Depart Tokyo Station on Hakutaka No. 553 at 7:52 → Arrive at Takasaki Station at 8:42 → Departon the Agatsuma Line bound for Omae at 8:53→ Arrive at Shibukawa Station at 9:19 → Take theKanetsu Kotsu bus bound for Ikaho Onsen at 9:25 → Arrive at Green Bokujo at 9:40.
Depart Tokyo Station at 10:40 → Arrive at Takasaki Station at 11:33/Depart 11:44) → Depart at
Shibukawa Station at 12:08 → Depart on the Agatsuma Line bound for Naganohara Kusatsuguchi at
11:44→ Arrive at Shibukawa Station at 9:19 → Take the Kanetsu Kotsu bus for Ikaho Onsen at
12:14 → Arrive at Ikaho Green Bokujo at 12:29.
Limited Express "Kusatsu" (Kusatsu No. 31 runs only on weekends and holidays)
Depart from Ueno Station at 9:00 on Kusatsu No. 31→ Arrive at Shibukawa Station at 10:38 →Take the Kanetsu Kotsu bus bound for Ikaho Onsen at 10:55 → Arrive at Green Bokujo at 11:10.
Depart from Ueno Station at 10:00 on Kusatsu No.1 → Arrive at Shibukawa Station at 11:36 →Takethe Kanetsu Kotsu bus bound for Ikaho Onsen at 11:42 → Arrive at Green Bokujo at 11:53.
Depart from Ueno Station at 12:12 → Arrive at Shibukawa Station at 13:50 → Take the Kanetsu
Kotsu bus bound for Ikaho Onsen at 13:55→ Arrive at Green Bokujo at 14:06.

●Highway Bus/JR Bus “Joshu Yumeguri-go”

Shinjuku Station ⇔ Shibukawa Station, Ikaho, Kusatsu Onsen
For up-to-date departure times, please go to JR Bus Kanto's website at
http://www.jrbuskanto.co.jp/e6_1/pdf/e6_1.pdf (in Japanese onl■Press Enquiries

E-mail: press@haramuseum.or.jp