Press Release 2019/05/23

Meet the Artist: Tadanori Yokoo
Date: June 28 (Friday), 2019
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (door opens at 1:30 pm)
Venue: Cafe d'Art at Hara Museum ARC (Capacity: 50)
Fee: free (reservation and museum admission required)*Please note that the talk will be held in Japanese.
We are proud to present a talk event by Tadanori Yokoo. The renowned artist will speak about a variety of topics,
including his relationship with the architect Arata Isozaki who was the designer of the buildings at Hara Museum
ARC, his memories of the solo show he held at the Hara Museum and his recent projects and points of concern.
As an artist involved in a wide range of creative activities with a long history as one of the principle movers of hisera, this talk offers a rare chance to catch a glimpse into the world of Tadnori Yokoo through the words of the artist
himself. Prior to or after the talk, participants are invited to partake of the five works by Yokoo currently on display inthe current exhibition Y's from the Hara Museum Collection.
Tadanori Yokoo

Photo by Masahiro Sambe

He was born in Hyogo, Japan in 1936. After holding a solo exhibition at MoMA, NewYork in 1972, he would later exhibit work at the Venice Biennale and other art festivals inSão Paulo, Bangladesh and other countries. Other solo exhibitions have been held atmuseums throughout the world, including the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, theFondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain (Paris), the State Museum of Oriental Art(Moscow), and the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (Tokyo). The Yokoo Tadanori
Museum of Contemporary Art was opened in Kobe in 2012 and the Teshima Yokoo
House in Teshima, Kagawa Prefecture in 2013. He was the recipient of the Asahi Prizein 2011 and the 27th Praemium Imperiale Award in 2015. His works are in thecollections of major museums in Japan and abroad.

How to Reserve
Please apply by email to: arc@haramuseum.or.jp*Requests will be processed on a first come, first served basis until the seating capacity is reached.
*Questions directed at Mr. Yokoo will be accepted in advance. Please notify us of any questions you may have at
the time of reservation. As many questions will then be presented to the artist during the talk as possible within theallotted time.
Hara Museum ARC
Address: 2855-1 Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027 Tel 0279-24-6585
https//www.haramuseum.or.jp
Hours: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm (last entry at 4:00 pm)
Closed: Thursdays
Admission: General 1,100 yen, Students 700 yen (high school and university) or 500 yen (elementary and juniorhigh)Directions: By train: Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki, change to the Joestu Line, and disembark at
Shibukawa. From Shibukawa, ARC is 10 minutes away by taxi or 15 minutes by bus (take the Ikaho Onsen bus

to ″Green Bokujo Mae″). By car: 8 kilometers (about 15 minutes) from the Kan-etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho
Interchange (in the direction of Ikaho Onsen).

Concurrent Exhibitions
Y’S from the Hara Museum Collection in Gallery A, B and C
Masterworks of the Kano School from the Hara Rokuro
Collection in the Kankai Pavilion

Left: Tadanori Yokoo, Who Shall Forget about Homeland?, 2001
Right: Installation view at Hara Museum ARC, 2017 ⓒTadanori Yokoo Photo by Shinya Kigure

Related Event
SHOP@CAFE Tadanori Yokoo Art Posters
April 12 (Friday) - June 30 (Sunday), 2019
Venue: Café d’Art at Hara Museum ARC
SHOP@CAFE is a series of small exhibits of high-quality artworks and goods for sale under
the catchphrase “Art in Life.” This time, we will be introducing selected posters designed byTadanori Yokoo. (signed copies will be available).

Tadanori Yokoo, Drool, 1970, offset-printed poster, Collection of The National Museum of Art, Osaka ©Tadanori Yokoo

Press Enquiries: Tel: 81.279.24.6585 Email: press@haramuseum.or.jp