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Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art

1924—2024 FR AGILE

Handle with Care

Opening the Fragile Box of a Century
NAKAMURA Seiji (Vice-director, Curator, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art)

The exhibition title FRAGILE is a term meaning easily broken or physically delicate, and shipping boxes ofartworks are marked as “fragile.” Not only are artworks often physically fragile, but they are also subject todifferent values in a historical context. The curator of this exhibition, NAKAMURA Seiji, Vice-director andCurator at Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, explains about FRAGILE.

As part of the SIAF2024, the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art is exhibiting a collection of

The year 1924 cannot, of course, be represented by the collection alone. In France, several

works featuring the past 100 years, from 1924 to 2024.

events marked a turning point in the Surrealist movement. The Surrealist automatism, which

The theme of SIAF2024, “LAST SNOW,” asks us: how should people and society face thesuppresses conscious control and allows the unconscious to take over creativity, left adrastic changes in the natural environment today in the Anthropocene, and how should we

tremendous influence on the art thereafter. In the Netherlands, the Rietveld Schröder House

shape the future? It has been pointed out that environmental issues are linked to disparities

was completed as an architectural highlight of the De Stijl modernist movement. Its simple

between the politically and economically strong and weak, and to structural discrimination inand clear constructivism also persisted in the abstract expression, design, and architecturesociety. In curating an exhibition inspired by “LAST SNOW,” a theme reminiscent of two-facedof the 20th century. Meanwhile, Japan was struck by the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923.

Janus (crisis and hope), my starting point was our museum’s collection.

Immediately after this unprecedented disaster in the modern metropolis, students at Tokyo
Imperial University initiated the settlement movement for social relief. In 1924, the Settlement

The collection contains a number of works from 1924 or ones that are strongly related toHouse, designed by KON Wajiro, was built in Tokyo’s Honjo Ward (now Sumida Ward). This

the social events of that year. For example, the two paintings by Hokkaido artists, MATANO

served as the base of the movement, as well as a symbol of the interconnectedness of theDaishiro and UENOYAMA Kiyotsugu, were influenced respectively by the national expansion

people affected by the disaster.

to northeastern China (then Manchuria) and to the south (in 1922, the Nanyo-Cho or the

These facts led to the keywords, “Entrust,” “Be Simple,” and “Connect,” and I explored artworks

Territorial Government of the South Seas was established to govern the Japanese mandate

in different fields based on the implication of the keywords, just like the way I mentioned

territory of Micronesia after World War I). KOSHIBA Sotoichi’s glass work, which is consideredearlier. The keywords also represent the values that society has granted to art, or that art has

to be a commemorative piece related to the former Japanese Navy, used a motif of the

granted to society.

Myōkō-class cruiser—a 10,000-ton heavy cruiser that began construction in 1924. Cruisers
are warships capable of long-distance operation, and the Myōkō class was characteristically

Inspired by several art activities that took place in 1924, this exhibition overviews how various

equipped with enhanced armaments compared to earlier Japanese cruisers. Meanwhile, invalues in those activities—apparent or hidden discoveries, ideas, relationships with society

the same year, the U.S. government passed the so-called Japanese Exclusion Act, which

and others, awakened senses, and design logic—have been diversely developed throughcompletely prohibited immigration from Asia, including Japanese. KUNIYOSHI Yasuo, who

succession, excavation, and transformation over the past 100 years. The title of the exhibition,

had already been an American resident for 18 years, survived in the American art world“FRAGILE,” was determined to summarize these values.

without American citizenship, and later gained a reputation as a modernist painter.

The word FRAGILE is printed on crates containing artworks shipped from overseas to request

By focusing on the social “expansion” and “exclusion” behind the works in this way, thecareful handling by carriers and recipients. Artworks are delicate and easily damaged, but

keyword “Expand” emerged for the exhibition. Next, the exhibition was composed based onthey can still be handled if we are careful. The fragile nature of artworks is not only about

the implication of the term “Expand.” Its focuses included the Hokuyo (Northern Sea) fishery

the physical aspect, but also about the values they hold, as I mentioned earlier. Some of the(documentary photography by HIRANO Yoshikuni), which placed Hokkaido at the forefront

values had even been dangerously distorted in history. I believe that is why proper handlingof territorial gain and loss in international relations, and environmental art (a light and soundis crucial. Art itself is a crate of fragile values. We invite you to open it carefully. This is theinstallation made of glass by YUKUTAKE Harumi), which expands people’s spatial experience.

message from this exhibition and the aim of this exhibition as a response to LAST SNOW.
Representing the last 100 years requires considerable amount of information corresponding
to the fluctuation of transition. To achieve this, the structure of this exhibition is modeled
after the music of Gustav MAHLER, which is characterized by outstanding dynamics anddramatic changes in musical motifs and timbres, as well as large overall scale. His unfinished
Symphony No. 10 premiered in 1924.

1924

Keel laying of Myōkō-class cruisers

3) KUNIYOSHI Yasuo, Reclining Nude, 1929

4) KOSHIBA Sotoichi, A Warship, 1939

ExpandEnactment of the Immigration
Act of 1924 in the U.S.

1) MATANO Daishiro, View of Harupin, 19242) UENOYAMA Kiyotsugu, Dreaming Girls in the Island Playing with a Lizards, 1924

MATANO Daishiro goes to Manchuria

UENOYAMA Kiyotsugu goes south
The Surrealist Revolution

American astronomer Edwin HUBBLE proves that the Andromeda lies beyond the Milky Way through observation.
Immigration Act of 1924 enacted in the U.S.

Publication of Manifeste du surréalismeand La révolution surréaliste.
Opening of the Bureau of
Surrealist Research.

EntrustJapanese government extends the lease of South Manchuria.
Myōkō-class cruisers laid down in response to the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922.

5) Louis ARAGON and André BRETON et al.
(ed.), La révolution surréaliste, (front cover),1924 (reference picture)© Bibliothèque nationale de France

The Chronology of the FRAGILE exhibition
Art spanning for a century from 1924 to 2024 is exhibited in four sections: “Expand / Entrust / Be Simple/ Connect,” guiding visitors to explore these sections in sequence. The chronology ties an illustration*of artworks along vertical and horizontal axes, visitors experience the passage of time over the past
century and observe how various art emerges and unfolds as a contemporary phenomenon.

Completion of Rietveld Schröder House
designed by Gerrit RIETVELD*One artist was selected from the Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples Collection “Inuit Wall Hangings” due to paper size restrictions.

Be Simpleof artwork from each artist with a meaningful event connected to the work. Through cross-comparison

6) Gerrit RIETVELD, Rietveld Schröder House, 1924 (reference picture)© Rietveld Schröderhuis (collectie Centraal Museum, Utrecht). Fotografie Stijn Poelstra.

Commentary From Director OGAWA“What technologies were born in the 1920s? ” : A Question for ChatGPT
Television: The concept of television was introduced in the
1920s. In 1926, the world’s first image was displayed on acathode-ray tube display system. BBC in London commenced
regular broadcasts in 1929.

Insulin Therapy for Diabetes: Insulin was used for the firsttime for diabetes treatment in 1922. The breakthroughtreatment, pioneered by Frederick BANTING and Charles BEST,revolutionized diabetes management, significantly improving thequality of life of diabetics.
Illustration of Director: SAKAMOTO Nao

Adoption of Commercial Radio Broadcasting: In the 1920s, there
was a rapid growth in commercial radio broadcasting. Radiostations initiated regular broadcasts, solidifying it as a medium
for news and entertainment.
Frozen Food Technology: Clarence BIRDSEYE developed aprocess of rapid freezing of food for preservation in the 1920s.
This technological innovation paved the way for the modern
frozen food industry.

Completion of theTokyo Imperial University Settlement House
designed by KON Wajiro
7) KON Wajiro, Tokyo Imperial University Settlement House, 1924
(photo taken around 1926)
Image from Tokyo Imperial University Settlement(ed.), Tokyo Teikoku Daigaku
Setsurumento Jūninenshi (A Twelve-year History of Tokyo Imperial University’s
Settlement House), 1937.

Connect

Sound in Film (Talkies): The transition from silent films to “talkies”
occurred in the late 1920s.

The Concept of Jet Engines: Although practical implementations
came later, the concept of jet engines was first proposed in
the 1920s.

1930

1940

1950

1960
1966

Expand1925

1925

Establishment of
diplomatic Japan-Soviet
Union relations.
Northern Sea Fisheries
flourish thereafter.

Northern Sea
Fisheries resumepost-Pacific War.

Allan KAPROW publishes
Assemblages, Environments,and Happenings.
The From Space to Environment
exhibition opens at Ginza Matsuya
Department Store.

8) KURIYAGAWA Kenichi,
Hokuyo Fair, 1953

10) HONDA Meiji, Fisherman at Northern Sea, 1969

9) SUNADA Tomoji, Men at North Sea, 1965

1926
Stanley William HAYTER forms
Atelier 17 in Paris. Surrealist artists
gather. thereafter.

Entrust

1940

1956

Atelier 17 relocates to New York due tothe War. Jackson POLLOCK and otherartists visit, influencing American
abstract expressionism thereafter.

Nihonbashi Takashimaya
Department Store hosts
Exposition Internationale del’Art Actuel. A sensation of
Art Informel ensues.
12) Joan MIRÓ Derrière le miroir Nos. 125-126, 1961
© Successió Miró / ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2023 G3400

13) NAMBATA Tatsuoki, Autumn Poem, 1961

11) Stanley William HAYTER, Circus, 1933
© ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2023 G3400

Be Simple

1933

1957

1962

1964

1965

Bauhaus closes down under Nazi pressure.
Josef ALBERS emigrates to the U.S.,
taking up a teaching position at the Black
Mountain College.

Czechoslovakian contemporary
glass sculpture is exhibited forthe first time at Milan Triennial XI.

Stanislav LIBENSKÝ assumes
position as professor in theglass department at the
Academy of Arts, Architecture
and Design in Prague.

Exhibition Post-Painterly Abstraction isorganized by Clement GREENBERG at
the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Leading figures in color field painting andhard-edge painting participate.

Exhibition The Responsive Eye isheld at The Museum of Modern
Art in New York City. Op Art
subsequently becomes popular.

14) Victor VASARELY, C-LAPIDAIRE-C, 1962
© ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2023 G3400

Connect

1925

1945

1962

1967

TAKEI Takeo holds a solo exhibition
Douga (pictures for children) in Tokyo.

End of the Pacific War. Painter MIYATA Shigeo
contributes an article titled “Bijutsuka no Sessou (TheIntegrity of Artists)” to The Asahi Shimbun, sparking
controversy over war paintings.

The first Lausanne International Tapestry Biennial, held at
the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne, Switzerland,marks the beginnings of “Fiberwork” (or Fiber Art).

Asahiyama Zoo opens
in Asahikawa City.

1949
Canadian government encourages
promotion of Inuit Art.

1964
International Union for Conservation of Nature establishes the “IUCN
Red List of Threatened Species.” First international symposium onzoos and nature conservation is held in London.
15) Léonard FOUJITA (FOUJITA Tsuguharu),
Stained Glass Window in the Chapel Notre-Dame de la Paix: St. Cecilia, 1966 (reproduced in 2008)© Fondation Foujita / ADAGP,Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2023 G3400

1970

1980

1990

2000

1989
The dissolution of the Soviet Union, ending theCold War. The world shifts to integrate the global
economy, centered around the U.S.

1976

ExpandThe Soviet Union declaresa 200-nautical mile fishingzone. Northern Sea Fisheries
subsequently declines.

2001
The Taliban destroy the giant
Buddhas of Bamiyan.

1993
The European Union (EU) established.

199517) ABE Ten-ei,
Dear Sir (Refuse, Oppose, Grieve),2002 – 2003

Windows 95 is released. Internet usage athome becomes popular.

16) HIRANO Yoshikuni,
Cod Fishing Long-liner, Northern Kuril Islands, 1973

1971

EntrustLEE U-fan publishes a collection of writings The Search
for Encounter, discussing theories on Mono-ha (Schoolof Things).

1997
Chess computer “Deep Blue” defeats chessworld champion.

1972
TAKAMATSU Jiro wins the International Grand Prize at
the 8th International Biennial Exhibition of Prints in Tokyo
with his work of Xerox copies, THE STORY. Expanding theconcept of printmaking becomes a topic of discussion.

2006
The rise of deep learning.
18) LEE U-fan, From Line # 80057, 1980
© Lee Ufan, 2024

19) ICHIHARA Arinori, S. M. Circle (A), 1986

23) Stanislav LIBENSKÝ and Jaroslava BRYCHTOVÁ, Column, 1989

20) Bridget RILEY, Firebird, 1971

Be Simple22) Richard ANUSKIEWICZ,Light Cadmium Red Square, 1979
© Richard Anuszkiewicz / VAGA at ARS, NY /JASPAR, Tokyo 2023 G3400

24) HANADA Kazuharu, Ocean I, 1990

25) SUGIYAMA Rumiko, WORK 9704-1; WORK 9704-2;
and WORK 9704-3, 199721) Josef ALBERS, Formulation: Articulation II-27, 1972
© The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / JASPAR, Tokyo, 2023 G3400

Connect

1970

1977

Textile production is promoted at Baker
Lake (Kamanituaq), Canada. Inuit Wall
Hangings were created.

Hokkaido Museum ofModern Art opens.

1972

Asahiyama zoo
succeeds in artificial
breeding of Japanesescops owl, receiving abreeding award.

The 1972 United Nations Conference on the
Human Environment is held at Stockholm,
Sweden. The first world conference toaddress environmental issues.

1992“Earth Summit” is held at Rio deJaneiro, Brazil. Agenda 21 adopted.

2000

1980

26) H. MANONQ, Faces & Spirits on Black Duffel, 1979

Paul CRUTZEN and Eugene
STOERMER propose a new geologicalepoch, “The Anthropocene.”27) KUNIMATSU Noboru,
A Starry Night, 1991

1991
Outbreak of the Gulf War.

28) Dana ZÁMEČNÍKOVÁ,My Family, 1997

2007
Number of visitors this year exceeds
3,000,000 at Asahiyama Zoo.

29) NAKAMURA Kimi,
The Moon in Egypt , 2009

2024
About Artists
and Works

What was the historical context of the works listed in the timeline?
Here is a brief historical background along with when and where theartists were born.
*All works without ownership information are owned by the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art(excluding reference pictures).
*30 and 33 are data of new works.

30) YUKUTAKE Harumi, UNTITLED, 2018(reference picture)※ New work will be on display.

1)

MATANO Daishiro (1902 - 1927), View of Harupin,

Expand1924, oil on paper, 33.8 x 48.0 cm
Harbin (Harupin) was a city in Manchuria that prospered as a major international city in East Asia, whichbecame a leased territory of Japan after the Russo-Japanese War and attracted many Japanese visitors. In
1924, Hakodate-born MATANO visited there after a heartbreak and created this work.

2)

UENOYAMA Kiyotsugu (1889 - 1960), Dreaming Girls in the Island Playing with Lizards,

Expand1924, oil on canvas, 79.5 x 115.3 cm
UENOYAMA, born in Ebetsu Village (now Ebetsu City), Sapporo County in Hokkaido, traveled to Kyushu
and Iwo Jima (Kagoshima Prefecture) in 1924 and created this work. The following year, he traveled to
the Marianas, which was under Japanese mandate. Influenced by Paul GAUGUIN, his work portrayed the“unexplored South Seas” that the Japanese had imagined at that time.
31) MIYATA Sayaka,
MRI SM20110908, 2016 Photo by TAKASHIMA Kiyotoshi

3)

KUNIYOSHI Yasuo (1889 - 1953), Reclining Nude,

Expand1929, oil on canvas, 101.6 x 203.2 cm
The intensification of the anti-Japanese immigration movement in the U.S. after the Russo-Japanese War
resulted in the enactment of the Japanese Exclusion Act in 1924. KUNIYOSHI, who moved to the U.S. in 1906
at age 17, was never granted American citizenship, but he worked throughout his life as an “American artist”
and was highly acclaimed there.

4)

KOSHIBA Sotoichi (1901-1973), A Warship,

Expand1939, cast glass, W30.3 x D3.5 x H5.3 cm
KOSHIBA worked for the Iwaki Glass Factory, which was expanding its sales channels as a designatedmunitions factory. This work was likely produced as a commemorative piece (paperweight) for the former
Navy Ministry. The motif of this work was the Myōkō-class cruiser, which was began construction in 1924 in
response to the Five-Power Naval Limitation Treaty after World War I that restricted capital ship building.
32) ISHII Toru,TOKYOKEI_07442892_Center Town, 2022
Courtesy of Sokyo Gallery

5)Louis ARAGON and André BRETON et al. (ed.), La révolution surréaliste, (front cover),Entrust1924, Paris (reference picture)

6)

Gerrit RIETVELD (1888 - 1963), Rietveld Schröder House (southeast façade),

Be Simple

1924, Paris (reference picture)

7)

KON Wajiro (1888 - 1973), Tokyo Imperial University Settlement House (south façade),

Connect

1924 (photo taken around 1926)
In 1924, the year after the Great Kanto Earthquake, KON Wajiro designed this house for the Tokyo Imperial
University Settlement, which was engaged in disaster relief activities. He took part in the restoration of thecity and livelihoods through psychological effects of art in everyday life.
33) ABE Hiroshi, Aleutian Magic, 2022 (reference picture)※ New work will be on display.

8)

KURIYAGAWA Kenichi (1911 - 1999),
Hokuyo Fair (Exposition Commemorating the Resumption of the Northern Sea Fisheries),

15) Léonard FOUJITA (FOUJITA Tsuguharu) (1886 - 1968),
ExpandStained Glass Window in the Chapel Notre-Dame de la Paix: St. Cecilia,

Connect

1953, offset print on paper, 108.6 x 73.0 cm

1966 (reproduced in 2008), glass and lead, 140.2 x 65.0 cm

KURIYAGAWA was born in Iwamizawa Town (now Iwamizawa City) in Hokkaido. The international fishery in the

FOUJITA was born in Ushigome Ward (now Shinjuku Ward) in Tokyo. Postwar criticism of his war paintings led

seas to the north of Japan was called the Hokuyo (Northern Sea) fishery since the Taisho Period. This poster

him to renounce his Japanese citizenship and return to France in 1955. He was baptized a Catholic at Reims

was for an exposition held in Hakodate to commemorate the resumption of the Northern Sea fishery in 1952

Cathedral and renamed to Léonard FOUJITA. In his later years, he built the Chapel Notre-Dame de la Paix based

after a hiatus due to the Pacific War.

on his wartime experiences in both Europe and Japan. This work is a reproduction by Atelier Simon MARQ,
FOUJITA’s collaborator in stained glass production.

9)

SUNADA Tomoji (1916 - 1999), Men at North Sea,

Expand1965, oil on canvas, 181.8 x 230.2 cm16) HIRANO Yoshikuni (1944 - 1992), Cod Fishing Long-liner, Northern Kuril Islands,

ExpandSUNADA was born in Tomakomai in Hokkaido, and portrayed fishermen of the Hokuyo since the 1960s. Rustic

1973, gelatin silver print, 23.2 x 16.3 cm, private collection

fishermen in the harsh northern seas are dynamically and boldly depicted with thick red paint.

HIRANO was born in North Hamgyong Province, Korea, and moved to Nemuro in Hokkaido in late October
1968. While working on a Hokuyo fishing boat, he photographed fishing scenes in choppy seas under the harsh10) HONDA Meiji (1919 - 1989), Fisherman at Northern Sea,

Expandclimate and the threat of capture by the Soviet Union.

1969, wood, W36.0 x D29.0 x H53.5 cm
HONDA was born in Tsukigata Village (now Tsukigata Town) in Hokkaido, and had long been a leading figure in17) ABE Ten-ei (1939 - ), Dear Sir (Refuse, Oppose, Grieve),

Expandthe world of sculpture in Hokkaido. His works embrace a rustic warmth as well as an earthy vibe nurtured in the2002 - 2003, acrylic on wood and stainless steel, W95.2 x D49.0 x H212.6 cm

northern climate. The motif of this work is a fisherman in Hokkaido wearing a headband and a face cover.

ABE was born in Sapporo. This work was inspired by the destruction of Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Buddhas by
Taliban in 2001. Abstract human images on the extensive mirrored surface represent both repeated tragedies

11) Stanley William HAYTER (1901 - 1988), Circus,

and their victims.

Entrust1939, cast glass, W30.3 x D3.5 x H5.3 cm
London-born printmaker William HAYTER pioneered a new expression in printmaking with his automatic18) LEE U-fan (1936 - ), From Line # 80057,

Entrustdrawing techniques. His printmaking studio, Atelier 17, established in Paris in 1926, attracted many local

1980, mineral pigments on canvas, 193.1 x 259.1 cm

Surrealists. After moving to New York in 1940, he also had a significant influence on the major American

LEE was born in South Gyeongsang Province, Korea. As the leader of the Mono-ha (School of Things), he has

Abstract Expressionist artists.

been at the forefront of the Japanese contemporary art scene and continues his international activities. The
From Line series was inspired by his childhood calligraphy lessons. The lines stretch until they fade away,

12) Joan MIRÓ (1893 - 1983), Derrière le miroir Nos. 125-126,

Entrustrepresenting evidence of action and the passage of time.

1961, lithograph on paper, 36.5 x 81.0 cm
In 1924, poet André BRETON published La révolution surréaliste (The Surrealist Revolution), which spurred the19) ICHIHARA Arinori (1910 - 2010), S. M. Circle (A),

Entrustworldwide spread of Surrealism. Barcelona-born painter Joan MIRÓ joined this movement, and was acclaimed

1986, fluorescent paint, acetylene torch grazing on stainless steel plate, 50.0 x 50.0 cm, etc.

as an automatist painter who explored the world of the unconscious.

ICHIHARA was born in Tokushima prefecture and moved to Otaru at an early age, where he had pursued
contingent expressions through monotype and metal intaglio printmaking. This is part of the heat printing13) NAMBATA Tatsuoki (1905 - 1997), Autumn Poem,

EntrustAsahikawa-born NAMBATA adopted the drip painting technique in the 1960s under the influence of Art informel

series created since the 1960s. The flame itself was used as a printing plate to directly transform the stainlesssteel plate.

(Informalism) and Abstract Expressionism. Crossings of the automatic black enamel lines represent what theartist calls “the rhythm of internal life.”20) Bridget RILEY (1931 - ), Firebird,

Be Simple

1971, silkscreen on paper, 66.4 x 94.6 cm14) Victor VASARELY (1908 - 1997), C-LAPIDAIRE-C,

Be Simple

London-born RILEY explored visual effects under the influence of the neo-impressionist painter Georges

1962, collage on paper, 16.5 x 16.5 cm

SEURAT, and became a leading Op Art artist. Her early works were in monochrome that brought the illusion of

Hungary-born VASARELY learned Bauhaus-style designing in Budapest before moving to Paris, where helight and movement, and later works from 1967 onward become colorful and more stimulating to the eye.

created geometric abstract paintings. This work combines different colored circles and squares made ofcardboard to achieve 3D optical illusion.

21) Josef ALBERS (1888 - 1976), Formulation: Articulation II-27,

Be Simple

1972, silkscreen on paper, 17.5 x 17.5 cm (each piece)
ALBERS is a German-born American painter, who studied at the Bauhaus and was influenced by De Stijl. Aftermoving to the U.S. in 1933, he taught at Black Mountain College. He explored planes and depths, and thediversity of perception, producing the Homage to the Square series beginning in the 1950s.

22) Richard ANUSKIEWICZ (1930 - 2020), Light Cadmium Red Square,29) NAKAMURA Kimi (1934 - ), The Moon in Egypt,

Be Simple

Connect

1979, acrylic on canvas, 122.5 x 122.5 cm

2009, macrame knitting with twisted cotton thread, metal frame, W43.5 x D49.0 x H183.5 cm

ANUSKIEWICZ was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. After studying under Josef ALBERS at Yale University, he

Derived from traditional Western tapestry weaving, fiber work evolved into three-dimensional fiber art in the

became involved in Op Art. His works combined an intensely contrasting vivid color scheme and movements

1970s. This work by Sapporo-born artist NAKAMURA applies macrame knitting, which involves twisting,with ALBERS’s hard-edged geometric abstraction.

intertwining, and knotting thin strands of thread, to create huge, bold, and imposing art.

23) Stanislav LIBENSKÝ (1921 - 2002) and Jaroslava BRYCHTOVÁ (1924-2020), Column,

Be Simple30) YUKUTAKE Harumi (1966 - ), Frozen Scape,Expand1989, cast and polished glass, W33.3 x D20.0 x H165.4 cm

2024, glass and wire, W480.0 x D840.0 x H400.0 cm, produced in collaboration with MORIZAKI Kaoru,

The two Czechoslovakian artists collaborated since 1954, creating works that incorporated light and spaceartist’s collectionin their expression. Their dynamic designs took full advantage of the glass casting technique and inspired

Tokyo-born YUKUTAKE is an internationally active glass artist. In this installation reminiscent of a frozen forest

contemporary glass artists worldwide.

of light, light travels through and reflects off the numerous glass pieces that are connected and arranged, while
making a pure sound when they touch. This installation was designed specifically to fit in this exhibition space.

24) HANADA Kazuharu (1946 - 2017), Ocean I,

Be Simple

1990, oil on canvas, 77.0 x 385.0 cm31) MIYATA Sayaka (1985 - ), MRI SM20110908,

EntrustSapporo-born HANADA’s early works were hard edge paintings consisting of horizontally and vertically

2016 - present, sewing yarn, approx. 110.0 x 90.0 cm, artist’s collection

arranged, clean-edged rectangular color shapes. In his 40s, he began to lean toward more flexible forms andKyoto-born MIYATA’s embroidery works range from hand-sewn ones, to programmed ones using computerizedcompositions, expressing the expanse and vastness of nature and the natural landscape.

household sewing machines in recent years, which intentionally include bugs to depart from expression with apre-established harmony. The motifs of her work include MRI images of herself. The morphology and evolution

25) SUGIYAMA Rumiko (1942 - 2013), WORK 9704-1; WORK 9704-2; WORK 9704-3,

Be Simpleof living creatures harmonize with her unique machine embroidery technique.

1997, acrylic on cotton canvas, 193.9 x 112.1 cm (each piece)
Sapporo-born SUGIYAMA was engaged in Hokkaido’s avant-garde art movements, such as TODAY. Her

32) ISHII Toru (1981 - ), TOKYOKEI_07442892_Center Town,

Connect

Mandala-inspired abstract paintings had an oriental vibe and attracted attention. After the 1990s, she

2022, itome-yuzen dyeing, acid dye, pigments, foil and silk, H82.3 x W82.3 x D4.0 cm, artist’s collection

developed a painting technique in which thinned paint is applied and blurred, creating an effect similar to light

Saitama-born ISHII has developed a pictorial expression that integrates a staining technique derived fromemanating from the canvas.

American post-war art and the traditional Japanese itome-yuzen dyeing technique. Based on the idea ofmodern Ukiyo-e, the TOKYOKEI series captures contemporary Tokyo scenes through combining film camera

26) H. MANONQ (years of birth and death unknown), Faces & Spirits on Black Duffel,

Connect

photography, digital photo processing, and the incorporation of bugs.

1979, embroidery and applique on duffel, 49.2 x 76.0 cm, Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples collection
Around the 1970s, Inuit women of Baker Lake (Qamani'tuaq) in Canada’s far north began to make tapestries out33) ABE Hiroshi (1948 - ), Aleutian Magic,

Connectof scraps of duffel cloth used for winter clothing. They depicted the traditional and indigenous life and spiritual

2024, stylus, gouache, pencil, and pastel on paper, 74.5 x 550.0 cm, artist’s collection

world that were disappearing at the time.

ABE Hiroshi made his debut as a picture book author while working as a zookeeper at Asahiyama Zoo in
Asahikawa City. After leaving the job, he has travelled around the world since 1998, observing the natural27) KUNIMATSU Noboru (1907 - 1994), A Starry Night,

Connect

1991, oil on canvas, 162.0 x 162.0 cm

environment and its inhabitants. This exhibition presents the enlarged world of his picture book, Aleutian Magic(Nora shoten Publishers, inc. , 2022), inspired by his visit to the Aleutian region in 2019.

Hakodate-born KUNIMATSU gained recognition around 1940 for his painting style, characterized by an artistic
composition and poetic sentiment. After the war, he developed the Men on the Iceberg series, depicting people
and animals on sea ice in the moonlight. In this late work, he likened the mother and baby elephants wandering(Text by KAWAMOTO Mayu, Assistant Curator at Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art)in an ice field to refugees in the Middle East.

28) Dana ZÁMEČNÍKOVÁ (1945 - ), My Family,

Connect

1991, oil on canvas, 162.0 x 162.0 cm
1997, colored mixed media and glass panel, W120.0 x D56.1 x H210.0 cm
The subject of this work by the Czechoslovakian artist is the artist’s own family. The work consists of a real
wooden chair and four large glass panels with pictures, and achieves life-size realism with plentiful fantasy.

LAST SNOW Sapporo International Art Festival SIAF2024 Venue Guidebook
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art 1924 -2023 FRAGILE [Handle with Care] / Publication Date: January 20, 2024
Editorial: Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo International Art Festival Executive Committee, STORK / Publisher: Sapporo
International Art Festival Executive Committee

Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art | Venue Map
Exhibition layout maybe subject to change.

SUGIYAMA
RumikoS. LIBENSKÝ

J. MIRÓS. W.
HAYTER

J. ALBERSUENOYAMA
Kiyotsugu

J. BRYCHTOVÁ

B. RILEY

HONDA
Meiji

MIYATA Sayaka

V. VASARELYHIRANO
Yoshikuni

Léonard FOUJITAKOSHIBA
Sotoichi

MATANO
Daishiro

R. ANUSKIEWICZHANADA Kazuharu

ABE
Ten-eiSUNADA
TomojiKUNIMATSU Noboru

YUKUTAKE
HarumiD. ZÁMEČNÍKOVÁ

NAMBATA
Tatsuoki

KUNIYOSHI
Yasuo

NAKAMURA Kimi

LEE U-fan

KON Wajiro

Hokkaido Museum of
Northern Peoples Collection
Inuit Wall Hangings

ICHIHARA
Arinori

ISHII Toru

ISHII Toru

ABE Hiroshi
KURIYAGAWA
Kenichi

Entrance

Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples Collection “Inuit Wall Hangings”
Annie AKULUKJUK KILABUK, Eva JAAKA, H. MANONQ, Irene AVAALAAQIAQ TIKTAALAAQ, M. KILLULARK, Martha APSAQ, Martha HIQINIQ,
Martha KOGVIK, Martha TICKIQ, Martha TIKTAQ ANAUTALIK, Mary K. OKHEENA, May KENALIK, Nancy PUKINGRNAK AUPALUKTUQ, Olive
MAMAK INNAKATSIK, Paulina ULURKSIK KOLIT, QARIKSAQ, R. VOSUAQ+B. LODE, Vera AVAALA, Victoria KAYURYUK,
and works by anonymous artists

1924 - 2024 FRAGILE [Handle with Care]
Venue

Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art [Gallery B](Kita 1- jo Nishi 17chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo)

Opening Hours 9:30 – 17:00 (Admission by 16:30)

Dates

Sat, Jan 20 – Sun, Feb 25, 2024

Dates Closed Mondays (Closed on the following weekday

if Monday falls on a National Holiday or substitute holiday)

Organizers: Sapporo International Art Festival Executive Committee, City of Sapporo, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art

Hokkaido Museum ofModern Art
websiteSapporo International Art Festival Executive Committee Office
Sapporo Tokeidai Bldg, 10F, Kita 1-jo, Nishi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060 -0001, JAPANSIAF2024
official website