"Genius of the Taisho Era: Michisei Kono" Exhibition
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At Shibuya Shoto Museum
Media: Painting, Art Talk
Michisei Kono (1895-1950), the genius of modern painting, is known for his strikingly realistic paintings with his fantastical imagination. Kono was part of Sodosha, a painters group based in Yoyogi. He created a number of landscape paintings of Yoyogi and Harajuku areas. This retrospective exhibition presents his oil paintings, drawings, illustrations, and copperplate prints, most of which were recently discovered.
Talk Events
-"Imaginative Drawings, Illustration and Cover Design"
June 21st (Sat), 14:00
Lecturer: Shinichiro Iwagiri (professor of Tokyo Bunka Junior College)
-"Michisei Kono, The Art of Line from Nagano and Sodosha Era"
July 5th (Sat), 14:00
Lecturer: Hitoshi Yamamura (assistant director of Fuchu Art Museum)
[Image: "Portrait of Koshi" (1916) Collection of Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art]
Schedule
From 2008-06-03 To 2008-07-21
Artist(s)
Website
http://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/est/museum/200806... (Japanese)
Fee
Adults ¥300, Junior High and Elementary ¥100, Senior free.
Venue Hours
From 9:00 To 17:00
Closed on Mondays
Note:On a National Holiday Monday, the museum is open, but closed on the following Tuesday.
Access
5 minutes walk from Shinsen station on the Keio Inokashira line, 15 minutes walk from Shibuya station.
Address
2-14-14 Shoto, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0046
Phone: 03-3465-9421
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"Genius of the Taisho Era: Michisei Kono" Exhibition</a>
Venue: Shibuya Shoto Museum
Schedule: From 2008-06-03 To 2008-07-21
Address: 2-14-14 Shoto, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0046
Phone: 03-3465-9421
