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1. TSUKADA Midori, Beams of light through the forest trees #2, 2013, Photo: OKAMURA Kichiro

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Collection Exhibition: Nature in Glass
2023.6.10 Sat – 2023.12.3 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, 23 August 2023 (except for 16 August)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
In this edition of the collection exhibition, we present newly acquired works by artists with an interestin the relationship between nature and people that are divided into three themes. As Toyama borders
Toyama Bay on the Japan Sea to the north and boasts a commanding view of Chubu-Sangaku National
Park, which extends across the Tateyama Mountain Range and the Northern Alps, local residents aretreated to magnificent landscapes and beautiful scenery on a daily basis. Glass artists from a variety ofcultures and backgrounds also derive inspiration from a host of familiar natural elements, including theshapes of plants and animals in their surroundings, sights produced by light, heat, and wind power, andthe rich blessings of the sea and fields. Although each artist’s interpretation and creative approach
may differ, their gaze is constantly trained on the workings of the Earth, and their thoughts are closely
attuned to nature. As we encounter these different perspectives on nature in the artists’ works, we mayfind ourselves considering the surrounding environment and reexamining our own relationship withnature.

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1. The Energy of Nature
Various forms of energy, including the power of sunlight, heat, water, and wind, are active in nature. In
addition to the dynamic energy generated every day by the sun, we see natural phenomena and energy in
our immediate surroundings in the form of flowing rivers, restless waves, and wind-driven turbines. In thissection, we focus on works in which the artists have rendered visible the powerful energy that lies latent innatural scenery and in the vital forms of flora and fauna.

2. Benjamin EDOLS ＆ Kathy ELLIOTT, Blue Coral, 1997,
Photo: SUEMASA Mareo

1. TSUKADA Midori, Beams of light through the forest trees #2,
2013, Photo: OKAMURA Kichiro

3. Lada SEMECKÁ, Sun Plate, 2009, Photo: MUROSAWA Toshiharu

4. Alena MATĚJKA, Windmills, 2012, Photo: SUEMASA Mareo

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

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2. Living With Nature

Today, issues such as climate change and environmental destruction have forced us to question therelationship between nature and people. How are we connected to nature and is it possible for us tocoexist with it? Since time immemorial, nature has not only granted blessings in the form of food,clothing, and shelter, but has on occasion fallen into a rage and threatened our lives, leading people toequate it with a god. In this section, we introduce works that focus on people’s reverent awe for the
towering force of nature, as well as expressing links between nature and human activities in a varietyof ways. These include works that give visual form to daily life led amid unpredictable weather and thethreat of disaster, and those that explore cultural factors and ritualistic practices such as cleansing
hands in water basins.

5. OHGITA Katsuya, Falling Rain into the Sea, 2011,
Photo: SUEMASA Mareo

6. Howard BEN TRÉ, Large Basin, 1999, Photo: SAIKI Taku

3. Walking Through NatureThis section features works inspiredby dialogues between nature andartist

whoventure

beyondtheeveryday into endless expanses ofstone or desert, suddenly looming
mountain ranges and so forth. Thesepieces represent, through abstract
colorsandforms,

theartists’sensations and experiences while
engaging with their surrounding
environments. As the seasons change

7. Lada SEMECKÁ, Landscape XX,2006, Photo: MUROSAWA Toshiharu

8. Lada SEMECKÁ, Landscape XXI,
2006, Photo: MUROSAWA Toshiharu

and the landscape reveals various aspects, we become conscious of the cycles of nature and recoveremotions and experiences forgotten in the course of daily life, allowing us to perceive scenery withfresh eyes. When they glimpse such perspectives in these works, viewers may gain renewed
awareness of the preciousness of universal and cyclical daily life, and gain opportunities tocontemplate new relationships between humankind and the natural world.
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Related Programs
Curator’s Talk
Dates: 24 June, 15, 29 July, 11, 26 August, 9, 30 September, 21 October, 3, 25 November
each at 14:00Venue: Toyama Glass Art Museum
Language: Japanese* No reservation

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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