Press Release2017/05/26

The New within the Old: Contemporary Art from the Hara Museum Collection
May 19 (Friday) – June 25 (Sunday), 2017
Kankai Pavilion (Traditional East Asian Art)
The New within the Old is a unique exhibition held each year from the
middle of spring at the Kankai Pavilion. During this time, selected works
of contemporary art (the "New") are juxtaposed with the tranquil space of
the Pavilion's traditional Shoin-style architecture (the "Old").
This year, the featured artworks include a four-fold standing screen
created by Kengo Kito, a first-time creation by the artist, as well as works
from the Hara Collection that were carefully selected by Kito on thetheme of "color." Kito is the pathbreaking artist whose innovative work is
being showcased (in Gallery A) for the duration of the year starting fromthis spring. Currently on display is a large-scale installation made up ofcolorful hula hoops that has enjoyed wideacclaim.

1.Kengo Kito, cartwheel galaxy, 2017 (part)© Kengo Kito

The Kankai Pavilion reverses the conditions
under which Kito's newly created standing
screen and other artworks are normallyviewed, substituting bright illumination
with lighting that mimics the quality andintensity of traditional Japanese wax
candles, allowing viewers to experience
anew the relationship between light andcolor.

Featured Artists
Kengo Kito / Tadaaki Kuwayama / Mika Ninagawa / Hitomi Uchikura / Jan Fabre /Lucio Fontana / Mark Rothko / Jean-Pierre Raynaud / Richard Serra and others
2. Mika Ninagawa, PLANT A TREE, 2011

Hara Museum ARC© mika ninagawa
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Hours: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm (last entry at 4:00 pm)
Closed: Thursdays *Subject to temporary closure in the event of severe weather.
Admission: General 1,100 yen, Students 700 yen (high school and university) or 500 yen (elementary and juniorhigh), Free for Hara Museum members, 10% discount for a group of 20 or more, Combination ticket for HaraMuseum ARC and Ikaho Green Bokujo (except during Golden Week): General 1,800 yen; Students 1,500 yen (highschool and university) or 1,400 yen (junior high), 800 yen (elementary), half price for those over 70, discount forgroups of 20 or more.
*Children must be accompanied by an adult.
*For residents of Gunma Prefecture: Free admission for elementary and junior high school children every Saturday
during the school term/200-yen-discount on admission for up to five persons upon presentation of the Guchoki
Passport.
*Visitors to the Kankai Pavilion can view the on-going exhibition in the contemporary art galleries as well.
Directions: By train: Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki, change to the Joestu Line, and disembark atShibukawa. From Shibukawa, ARC is 10 minutes away by taxi or 15 minutes by bus (take the Ikaho Onsen busto ″Green Bokujo Mae″). By car: 8 kilometers (about 15 minutes) from the Kan-etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho
Interchange (in the direction of Ikaho Onsen).

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