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Collection Exhibition Glass: Layered Depth2023.12.9 Sat – 2024.6.2 Sun
Toyama Glass Art Museum,Floors 4, Exhibition Room 4 & Transparent Storage
Hours: Sun-Thu 9:30-18:00 (admission until 17:30), Fri-Sat 9:30-20:00 (admission until 19:30)
Closed: First and third Wednesdays (except January 3), December 29-January 1, January 10,March 27, May 8
Organizer: Toyama Glass Art Museum
Admission: <General Public & College Student> 200 yen (170 yen)
*Price in brackets for groups of 20 or more.
*Admission fee is free for high school students and younger.
*Tickets also allow admission to the Glass Art Garden at the 6 floor.

About the exhibition“Layering” is the key word in this edition of our collection exhibition, which introduces works from ourcollection. Stacking multiple thin layers of sheet glass, covering multiple colors of glass, creating forms
by cutting into layered glass . . . A cornucopia of expressive effects can be seen that can be achieved
only by layering, and only in glass. These works have a distinct three-dimensional quality resulting
from the transmission of the colors and motifs in the lower layers and the unique visual effects fromlight’s complex reflections and refractions. The act of layering is one of the techniques that can makethe most of the characteristics of glass. Through this exhibition, we hope that visitors will appreciate
the various expressions that layering can generate in glass.

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1 Achieving Depth
Stacking multiple layers of transparent sheet glass can show the layering of pictures and motifs drawn
on them. A single piece of sheet glass is flat, but layering those sheets makes motifs appear in athree-dimensional manner and at times makes us sense a depth in the glass that is deeper thanreality. Here we focus on the three-dimensional effects produced within a work by layering flat
surfaces. Please enjoy their intriguing effects, which seem to intermingle two and three dimensions.

1. WATANABE Chiemi, A light of the clear stream, 2018,

2. Bohumil ELIÁŠ, Microworld Ⅱ, 2003, Photo by SUEMASA Mareo

Photo by SUEMASA Mareo

3. Pavel MRKUS, IN BETWEEN Ⅱ ,2003, Photo by SUEMASAMareo

All of the works listed above are collection of Toyama Glass Art Museum.

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2 Weaving Colors
Here we introduce works that, through layering, present a variety of color effects, with glass of othercolors placed on the glass foundation or other materials layered on it. Transparent glass transmits tothe outside the layers of colors shut within it, showing it to us. Moreover, combining glass and metallic
leaf or other non-glass materials makes it possible to create distinctive colors and textures. Please
note, as you enjoy these works, the profound colors, the color variations, and the three-dimensional
color compositions that layering makes possible.

4. Harvey K. LITTLETON, Yellow Crown Ⅱ, 1984,

5. Harvey K. LITTLETON, Implied Movements, 1988,

Photo by SAIKI Taku

Photo by SAIKI Taku

6. Tomáš HLAVIČKA, SPECIALIST, 2004, Photo by SUEMASA Mareo

All of the works listed above are collection of Toyama Glass Art Museum.

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3 Generating a Sense of Presence
The expressive results of layering sheet glass are not limited to peering at a work’s interior. Here we
introduce works that, through forms created by stacking sheet glass, make us perceive mass. Sheetglass is familiar as an industrial material, and it may seem hard to imagine it as a medium for artistic
expression. Yet works formed three-dimensionally by layering sheets of glass have a distinctive
presence. They can be dynamic. They can also have a massive air. Enjoy exploring thesetransformations of sheet glass, which originated as an industrial product, into a material for creatingart.

7. IEZUMI Toshio, P.041199, 1999,
Photo by SUEMASA Mareo

8. KOJIMA Yukako, Layers of Light -Night-, 2011,
Photo by SUEMASA Mareo

All of the works listed above are collection of Toyama Glass Art Museum.

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WATANABE Chiemi, Jaroslav ŠÁRA, Bohumil ELIÁŠ, Pavel MRKUS, Harvey K. LITTLETON, KIGOSHI Ai,NAKAMURA Toshiyasu, KOBAYASHI Mitsugi, Tomáš HLAVIČKA, TSUKADA Midori, Václav CIGLER,
KOJIMA Yukako, IEZUMI Toshio（In no particular order）

Related Programs
Curator’s Talk
Dates: 24 December, 21 January, 10, 25 February, 2, 17 March, 7, 21 April, 5, 19 May, 1 Juneeach at 14:00Venue: Toyama Glass Art Museum
Language: Japanese* No reservation*Ticket for this exhibition is required for admission to the exhibition rooms.
*Details events will be announced on the museum’s website and official SNS sites, etc.
*These events are subject to cancellation or change by certain reasons.
Please check the museum website for the latest information.

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About Toyama Glass Art Museum

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With the grand vision of creating a ‘Glass Art City, Toyama’ Toyama Glass Art Museum opened inAugust 2015.
Toyama Glass Art Museum was built in TOYAMA KIRARI, a composite facility, which is also occupiedby the Toyama City Public Library Main Building. As the Art Museum is located in the city centre ofToyama City, it not only serves as a hub of art and culture, but it also plays a role of generating new
attraction for the city centre.
Kengo Kuma, a world- renowned architect, designed this building. The Exterior of the building
resembles the ever-changing Mt.Tateyama, and was built with a combinationof different materials,

such as granite, glass, and aluminum. The interior, on the other hand, makes full use of louvers thatuse materials from Toyama Prefecture to create an atmosphere of warmth and openness.
The museum holds Permanent Exhibitions, such as the Collection Exhibition showcasing thecontemporary glass artwork collected by Toyama City. In the murals of the display rooms and thelibrary, there is the ‘Glass Art Passage’ that displays artwork from artists associated with Toyama.
On the 6th floor, there is the ‘Glass Art Garden’ that displays installations by the studio of the great
master of con- temporary glass artwork, Dale Chihuly. In this museum, a variety of art styles are
introduced with a focus on contemporary glass artwork after the 1950s.

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PRESS RELEASEAccess[From Toyama Station] 〇20-minute walk. 〇Take the tram (Shinaidensha) for Minamitoyamaeki-mae.
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Grand Plaza-mae. 2-minute walk. (Tram takes approx. 10 minutes from Toyama Sta. toNishicho/Grand Plaza-mae.)[From Toyama Airport] 〇Take the Airport Bus to Toyama Station (Airport Express Bus/Local Bus(Route no.36)) and get off at Sogawa. 4-minute walk.

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