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MIYANAGA Aiko Wrapping a VerseToyama glass art museum is pleased to present a solo exhibition by MIYANAGA Aiko(1974-).
This is a large-scale exhibition including her master piece and the latest works created especiallyfor this exhibition.

1《waiting for awakening –chair-》2017, Naphthalene, resin, mixed media,
Installation view: "MIYANAGA Aiko : Rowing Style" Takamatsu Art Museum, Photo by KIOKU Keizo,©︎MIYANAGA Aiko Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery

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Overview
MIYANAGA Aiko Wrapping a Verse
Dates: 2023.11.3 fri – 2024.1.28 sunVenue: Toyama Glass Art Museum, Floors 2-3, Exhibition Rooms 1-3（5-ⅠNishicho, Toyama City, 930-0062 Toyama, Japan）
Organized by Toyama Glass Art Museum
Special cooperation: Mizuma Art Gallery
Supported by THE KITANIPPON SHIMBUN, THE TOYAMA SHIMBUN,Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd., TOYAMA TELEVISION BROADCASTING CO., LTD.,
TULIP-TV INC.
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), January 10, December 29-January 1
Admission: General Public 1,200 yen (1,000 yen), University and College Students 1,000 yen (800 yen)〇( ) for groups of 20 or more〇High school students and younger: Free〇Tickets for MIYANAGA Aiko Wrapping a Verse include admission to Permanent Exhibition
Advance Ticket (General Public: 1,000 yen): ASNET Counter TEL 076-445-5511, TOYAMA KIRARI 1F
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About the exhibition
Artist Miyanaga Aiko is known for her sculptures in naphthalene, resin and glass, and installations
using salt and leaf veins, all with an overarching theme of “ever-changing continuation.” Miyanaga
gathers up nondescript everyday occurrences that come to her notice, and elevates them tobreathtakingly beautiful works of art.
On the occasion of this exhibition MIYANAGA Aiko

Wrapping a Verse, having spent time engaging

face to face with glass, Miyanaga employs this seductive material to present in Toyama new works
that embrace water, air, and history. Coming face to face in turn with Miyanaga’s creations will
doubtless lead us to form connections with and reflect upon our own personal memories.

MIYANAGA Aiko Wrapping a Verse offers a superb opportunity to experience the appreciative
observation of the day-to-day that underlies all of Miyanaga’s expression, and be suffused with itswarm glow.

Biography
1974

Born in Kyoto, Japan

1999

BFA, Sculptuer Course, Depertment of Fine Art, Faculity ofArt, Kyoto University of Art and Design

2008

MFA, master's degree program in Intermedia Art, Graduate
School of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts andMusic

Now

Production based in Kyoto

Award/ Grants
1999

Presidential prize of Graduation works Exhibition, Japan

2007

Grant for studying in Edinburgh, UK, over Japanese
Government Overseas Study Programme for Artists, Japan2008

The 3rd Prize of shiseido art egg 3 , Japan2009

The 27th Kyoto Prefecture Culture Prize, Japan2

The 3rd shiseido art egg 3 Award Prize, Japan2013

The 1st Nissan Art Award Grand Prize, Japan2020

The 33rd Kyoto Art Culture Award, JapanThe 70th Minister of Education Award for New Artist in Fine Arts, Japan

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Solo exhibition
2008"personal site by aiko miyanaga" Tozanyo kiln, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan"Rowing Style" Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto, Japan2011"beginning of the landscapes" Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2012"MIYANAGA Aiko: NAKASORA ―the reason for eternity―" National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan2013"house" Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan2014"Strata: Origins" White Rainbow, London, U.K.
"Strata: slumbering on the shore" Liverpool Central Library, U.K.
"Miyanaga Aiko’s Tearoom: soramimimisora (rain palace)" Hagi Uragami Museum (Tea CeremonyRoom), Yamaguchi, Japan2017"between waxing and waning" Ohara Museum of Art, Yurinso, Okayama, Japan2019"Rowing Style : landscapes of the beginning" NADiff Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2019"MIYANAGA Aiko : Rowing Style" Takamatsu Art Museum, Kagawa, Japan

2022

vallery of sleeping sea, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

Group exhibition
2014"Esprit Dior" Ginza, Tokyo, Japan2015"Cosmos / Intime－Takahashi Collection" Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris, France

2018

Culture City of East Asia 2018 Kanazawa "Altering Home" Hiiro, Ishikawa, Japan

2019"ELLE Loves Art" Kashiyama Daikanyama, Tokyo, Japan
4th Triennale of KOGEI in Kanazawa "KOGEI as Contemporary Craft: Transcending Boundaries"
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan2020

20th DOMANI:The Art of Tomorrow 2020 "Landscapes in Our Age: Scarred and Reborn" TheNational Art Center, Tokyo, Japan

2021"The World Began without the Human Race and It Will End without it" National Taiwan Museumof Fine Arts

"Dialogues with the Collection: 6 Rooms" Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Japan
2022

Journey and Imagination – Connecting to the Stories of Others, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien ArtMuseum,2023“Interference”, Ginza Maison Hermès Le Forum, Tokyo

Public Collection
Hagi Uragami Museum, Yamaguchi, Japan
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
Takamatsu Art Museum, Kagawa, JapanContact
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Works by MIYANAGA Aiko

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Related Programs■Opening Ceremony
Date: Thursday November 2, 2023 at 16:00Reception desk opens at 15:30 (Preview ends at 18:00.)
Venue: Toyama Glass Art Museum 2F Lobby, Floors 2-3, Exhibition Rooms 1-3
Language: Japanese*Invited guests only

■Talk Event
Date: Saturday January 20, 2024 at 14:00Venue: Toyama Glass Art Museum 2F Lobby
Lecturer: MIYANAGA Aiko (Artist) and other*These talk events are all in Japanese.
*No reservation required*Free of charge*The details will be provided at museum website.

■Workshop
Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 14:00-15:30
Venue: Toyama Glass Art Museum 2F Conference Room
Subject: 3rd grade of elementary school or older*Elementary school students are accompanying by their parents*Advance reservation required. For information on how to apply, visit the website.

■Curator’s Talk
Date: November 26, December 3, January 7 and 27, 2023 each at 14:00Venue: Toyama Glass Art Museum, Floors 2-3, Exhibition Rooms 1-3
Language: Japanese*No reservation required*Free of charge*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 the 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 newattraction 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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Access[From Toyama Station]○20-minute walk. ○Take the tram (Shinai-densha) for Minami-Toyama-Eki-Mae. Get off at Nishicho.
1-minute walk. ○Take the City Loop Line tram (Shinai-densha Kanjo-sen). Get off at Grand Plaza
Mae. 2-minute walk. (Tram takes approx. 10 minutes from Toyama St. to Nishicho/Grand Plaza Mae.)[From Toyama Airport]○Take Local Bus Toyama Airport Line (Toyama Kuko-sen) and get off at Sogawa. 4-minute walk.

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Credits for images 1-16 on p. 1, 3, 5-9, and 11

1, 13, 14≪waiting for awakening –chair-≫2017, Naphthalene, resin, mixed media,
Installation view: "MIYANAGA Aiko : Rowing Style" Takamatsu Art Museum, Photo by KIOKU Keizo,©︎MIYANAGA Aiko Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery
2.

MIYANAGA Aiko Photography by MATSUKAGE Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery

3. ≪Strata≫ 2018-19, Glass, bookbinding tools, spring tide almanac, mixed media, Photo by KIOKUKeizo, ©︎MIYANAGA Aiko, Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery
4, 5.
≪Strata≫(detail) 2018-19, Glass, bookbinding tools, spring tide almanac, mixed media,
Photo by KIOKU Keizo, ©︎MIYANAGA Aiko, Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery
6. ≪valley of sleeping sea -puppy-≫2023, Glass, air (cast from Tozan Kiln’s plaster mold),
Photo by MIYAJIMA Kei, ©︎MIYANAGA Aiko, Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery
7. ≪valley of sleeping sky -prone tiger-≫2023, Naphthalene, mixed media(cast from Tozan Kiln'splaster mold), Photo by MIYAJIMA Kei, ©︎MIYANAGA Aiko, Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery
8. ≪valley of sleeping sea -cat-≫2023, Glass, air (cast from Tozan Kiln’s plaster mold), Photo byOGAWA Meirou, ©︎MIYANAGA Aiko, Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery
9. ≪Letter≫2013-2019, Naphthalene, resin, sealing wax, FRP, mixed media,
Installation view: "MIYANAGA Aiko : Rowing Style" Takamatsu Art Museum, Photo by KIOKU
Keizo, ©︎MIYANAGA Aiko, Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery
10. ≪suitcase -key-≫2019, Naphthalene, resin, sealing wax, mixed media
Installation view: "MIYANAGA Aiko : Rowing Style" Takamatsu Art Museum, Photo by KIOKU
Keizo, ©︎MIYANAGA Aiko, Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery
11. ≪suitcase -key-≫(detail), 2019, Naphthalene, resin, sealing wax, mixed media
Installation view: "MIYANAGA Aiko : Rowing Style" Takamatsu Art Museum, Photo by KIOKUKeizo, ©︎MIYANAGA Aiko, Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery
12. ≪valley of sleeping sky -daikoku-≫2023, Naphthalene, mixed media(cast from Tozan Kiln'splaster mold), Photo by KIOKU Keizo, ©︎MIYANAGA Aiko, Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery
15. Toyama Glass Art Museum

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16. Toyama Glass Art Museum

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