May 27, 2016

The Exhibition of the Yokohama Museum of ArtCollection 2016 Part 1
Graceful and Tough: The Feminine Gaze –Works from the Yokohama Museum of Art Collection
The Evolution of American Photography, 1860s-1940sIn conjunction with the Mary Cassat Retrospective(June 25 - September 11, 2016) organized by the museum, thisedition of the collection focuses on the work of female artists.
Today, a woman aiming to be a painter might enroll
in an art school. But at the time the state-run Tokyo School ofFine Arts (precursor to the Faculty of Fine Arts at TokyoWATANABE Yūkō, Baby, 1893, Oil on canvas,
57.8×84.0cm

University of the Arts) opened in 1889, there were no female
applicants. It was a difficult era for women with artisticaspirations. WATANABE Yūkō, the daughter of GOSEDA Hōryū I
and the younger sister of pioneering Western-style painter
GOSEDA Yoshimatsu, was a trailblazing female figure inWestern-style painting in Japan. In addition to being born into afavorable environment, Yūkō, a highly ambitious painter, waschosen to represent her country at the World’s ColumbianExposition (held in Chicago in 1893). She showed her work Babyin the Women’s Building, which also featured a mural by MaryCASSATT. Along with works by artists from the Goseda school,

MATSUI Fuyuko,Becoming Friends with All the Children in the World,
2002, Color on silk mounted on paper with metal foilbacking, 181.8×227.8cm, Long-term loanin this exhibit we present a number of other paintings fromYūkō’s era.
We also present works by foreign female artists inthe hope that viewers might consider the significance ofCASSATT’s theme of “mother and child”.
The post-World War II era saw the emergence ofnumerous female artists in Japan. Many of these womenconveyed their strong survival instinct and human grace through

SHOJI Fuku, The Rhythm of Spring, 1986, Color on paper,
170.0×345.0cm, Donated by the artist

their works. Here, we present a diverse range of works from thecollection by women who explored their own forms of expression based on a unique aesthetic.
In the photography gallery, we present a special exhibit on the development of American
photography from the 1860s to the 1940s in connection to the U.S.-born CASSATT.

Graceful and Tough: The Feminine Gaze – Works from the Yokohama Museum of Art Collection
1. The Dawn of Modern Japanese Western-style Painting: WATANABE Yūkō and Other Artists of the Era
2. Works from the Collection by Foreign Female Artists
3. Graceful and Tough: Women Artists after World War II
4. Beyond Schools: Contemporary Expressions
5. Myriad Gazes in Nihon-ga (Japanese-style Painting)

The Evolution of American Photography, 1860s-1940s

Imogen CUNNINGHAM,
Magnolia Blossom, 1925 (New print), Gelatin silver print,
25.2×32.6cm

Outline

The Exhibition of the Yokohama Museum of Art: Collection 2016 Part1
Dates:April 23 (Sat.) – September 11 (Sun.), 2016
*Exception: Gallery closed on June 6 (Mon.) – June 24 (Fri.), 2016

Open hours:

10:00－18:00 (Last admission at 17:30)*Open until 20:30 on May 27 (Fri.) and September 2 (Fri.), 2016 (Last admission at 20:00)

Closed:Thursdays (except May 5, June 2 and August 11), May 6 (Fri.), 2016

Organizer:

Yokohama Museum of Art

TicketAdults¥500 ( ¥400)

University and high school students¥300 ( ¥240)

Junior high school students¥100 ( 1¥80)Children under 12Free*( )＝Group of 20 or more (pre-booking required)*Free admission on May 5, 2016.
*Free Admission for high school and younger student with valid ID on every Saturday.
*Visitors with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge.
(Please present certificate at the entrance.)*Collection gallery is available with ticket of Special Exhibition.
《Special Exhibition》*On June 2, 2016, ¥500 for adults and university students, free admission for under high school students and younger with valid IDs.

ContactMs. Miyano, Ms. Fujii, Ms.Nagahama
Public Relations, Yokohama Museum of Art
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