Best Exhibitions Starting in July 2024
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Tokyo Art Beat presents a selection of the best exhibitions opening in July 2024. Bookmark the exhibitions on the TAB website or TAB app and never miss the openings and closings.
- 【Tokyo】Clamp Exhibition (The National Art Center, Tokyo)
- 【Tokyo】The Future of Artisanal Beauty: Vessels, Wrappings, Decorations (Terrada Art Complex Ⅱ Bonded Gallery)
- 【Tokyo】Kenzo Takada Exhibition (Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery)
- 【Tokyo】Journey to the World of Edward Gorey (Yokosuka Museum of Art)
- 【Tokyo】Jean-Michel Folon "Agency of Imaginary Journeys" (Tokyo Station Gallery)
- 【Aomori】Tomoko Konoike "Medicine Infrastructure" (Aomori Museum of Art)
- 【Fukuoka】Keith Haring "Art to the Streets" (Fukuoka Art Museum)
- 【Tokyo】TOP Collection: The Resonance of Seeing (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum)
- 【Tokyo】Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64 - Eyes of the Storm (Roppongi Hills Tokyo City View)
- 【Tokyo】The Whispering Land: Artists in Correspondence with Nature (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)
- 【Tokyo】Special 25th Memorial Exhibition: Kaii Higashiyama and Summer in Japan (Yamatane Museum of Art)
- 【Tokyo】Place and Piece: Where Was this Work Displayed, Who Loved It, and Why Is It Here Now? (Artizon Museum)
- 【Ibaraki】Mai Yamashita + Naoto Kobayashi Exhibition (Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito)
【Tokyo】Clamp Exhibition (The National Art Center, Tokyo)
Formed in the mid-1980s, Clamp (stylized in all caps) is a creative collective of four women creating diverse manga in various genres. Their notable works include X (1992), Magic Knight Rayearth (1993), Cardcaptor Sakura (1996), Chobits (2000), xxxHOLiC (2003), and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle(2003). Celebrating the collective's 35th debut anniversary, a large-scale exhibition of original artwork will be held at The National Art Center, Tokyo, tracing their creative activities and worldview.
Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo
Schedule: July 3 - September 23
Fee: Adults ¥2100; University Students ¥1400; High School Students ¥1000; Junior High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.
【Tokyo】The Future of Artisanal Beauty: Vessels, Wrappings, Decorations (Terrada Art Complex Ⅱ Bonded Gallery)
Combining beauty and practical value, Japanese arts and crafts have attracted worldwide attention for the exquisiteness and rarity of their craftsmanship. The Future of Artisanal Beauty: Vessels, Wrappings, Decorations introduces ten artists whose works combine the expressiveness and concept of contemporary art with the traditional craft techniques and materials on which Japan prides itself. Don't miss the opportunity to discover the art side of the Tennoz area, and check out the Tennoz Art Week 2024, which runs from June 27 through July 15.
Venue: Terrada Art Complex Ⅱ Bonded Gallery
Schedule: July 4 - July 16
Fee: Free
【Tokyo】Kenzo Takada Exhibition (Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery)
Founder of the clothing brand Kenzo, Kenzo Takada (1939-2020) was one of the first Japanese designers to venture to Paris, where he created a style that shattered the conventions of the fashion world. This exhibition traces the evolution of Takada, known as the "magician of colors," through costume displays and design sketches.
Venue: Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
Schedule: July 6 - September 16
Fee: Adults ¥1600, University and High School Students ¥1000, Junior High School Students and Under free.
【Tokyo】Journey to the World of Edward Gorey (Yokosuka Museum of Art)
Edward Gorey (1925-2000) is a children's book author with a profound international fan base. He is well-known for his unique worldview and meticulous monochrome line drawings, but he also demonstrated his multifaceted talents in illustration, stage and costume design, and theatre and ballet posters. On view are approximately 250 works and documents.
Venue: Yokosuka Museum of Art
Schedule: July 6 - September 1
Fee: Adults ¥1300; University and High School Students, Seniors 65 & Over ¥1100; Junior High School Students and Under free.
【Tokyo】Jean-Michel Folon "Agency of Imaginary Journeys" (Tokyo Station Gallery)
Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005) is one of the most prominent Belgian artists of the late 20th century. Folon's works, characterized by their vibrant colors and poetic quality, may initially appear beautiful and refreshing, but they also conceal powerful critiques of harsh realities such as environmental destruction and human rights issues. This retrospective exhibition will showcase approximately 230 pieces ranging from early drawings to watercolors, prints, posters, and late three-dimensional works.
Venue: Tokyo Station Gallery
Schedule: July 13 - September 23
Fee: Adults ¥1500, University and High School Students ¥1300, Junior High School Students and Under free.
【Aomori】Tomoko Konoike "Medicine Infrastructure" (Aomori Museum of Art)
Since the Great East Japan Earthquake, Japanese contemporary artist Tomoko Konoike (1960-) has traveled and mastered outdoor techniques, sometimes using public works and sewing as media for her "paintings." "Medicine Infrastructure" is a long-term project in which Konoike travels around the Tohoku region, exhibits her works, and stores them where she feels connected. The exhibition venues are the Aomori Museum of Art, its surrounding outdoor areas, and the National Sanatorium Matsuoka Hoyoen.
Venue: Aomori Museum of Art
Schedule: July 13 - September 29
Fee: [Aomori Museum of Art] Adults ¥1500, University and High School Students ¥1000, Junior High School Students and Under free [National Sanatorium Matsuoka Hoyoen] Free.
【Fukuoka】Keith Haring "Art to the Streets" (Fukuoka Art Museum)
Based on the belief that "art is for everybody," Keith Haring disseminated his work throughout everyday life using the subway and streets based mainly in New York. Moreover, in an era predating the internet and social media, Haring conveyed strong social messages to a chaotic society through his works. This made him a pioneering figure in expanding the potential of an art-based dialogue with the general public. This exhibition presents approximately 150 pieces, including the subway drawings that made Haring's name, a monumental six-meter-long work, and important materials detailing the artist's link to Japan.
Venue: Fukuoka Art Museum
Schedule: July 13 - September 8
Fee: Adults ¥1800, University and High School Students ¥1200, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥800.
【Tokyo】TOP Collection: The Resonance of Seeing (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum)
The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum regularly showcases selected masterpieces from its collection of over 37,000 works organized around specific themes. "The Resonance of Seeing" brings together a diverse collection from different eras and regions, along with the words spoken about the works over time, and aims to reexamine the act of seeing.
Venue: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Schedule: July 18 - October 6
Fee: Adults ¥700; University Students ¥560; High School and Junior High School Students, Seniors 65 & Over ¥350; Elementary School Students and Under free.
【Tokyo】Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64 - Eyes of the Storm (Roppongi Hills Tokyo City View)
In 2023, as part of the National Portrait Gallery's reopening celebration in London, the highly acclaimed "Paul McCartney Photography Exhibition 1963-64 - Eyes of the Storm" attracted numerous celebrities and enjoyed great success. This year, the exhibition is set to be held in Japan. On view are approximately 250 photographs documenting the period from December 1963, when the Beatles became a social phenomenon, to February 1964, when they triumphantly returned to the US for the Ed Sullivan Show. These images include rare photographs, some of which were taken by McCartney himself or were printed from negatives and contact sheets that had not been printed for 60 years.
Venue: Roppongi Hills Tokyo City View
Schedule: July 19 - September 24
Fee: Adults ¥2600, University and High School Students ¥1800, Junior High School Students and Under ¥1000.
【Tokyo】The Whispering Land: Artists in Correspondence with Nature (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)
The Whispering Land exhibition will feature five artists whose art springs from a deep engagement with nature. Their works depict animals, people's livelihoods, landscapes, the radiance of life, and the wonder of nature. Born not from the remote wilderness but places where people live, and nature are inextricably entwined, their art questions the relationship between human beings and nature.
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Schedule: July 20 - October 9
Fee: Adults ¥1100; University Students ¥700; Seniors 65 & Over ¥800; High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.
【Tokyo】Special 25th Memorial Exhibition: Kaii Higashiyama and Summer in Japan (Yamatane Museum of Art)
Throughout the seasons, Nihonga painter Kaii Higashiyama (1908–1999) engaged in a dialogue with nature, painting various landscapes from the sea and mountains to the old towns. His works, rich in poetic sentiment, continue to be loved by people even after a quarter-century since his passing. Yamane Art Museum will showcase Higashiyama's works from the museum's collection, presenting landscape paintings brimming with seasonal sensations.
Venue: Yamatane Museum of Art
Schedule: July 20 - September 23
Fee: Adults ¥1400, University and High School Students ¥500, Junior High School Students and Under free.
【Tokyo】Place and Piece: Where Was this Work Displayed, Who Loved It, and Why Is It Here Now? (Artizon Museum)
Today, the works of art neatly displayed in a museum's gallery are public objects anyone may enjoy seeing. Looking back to when those works were created, however, we realize that they were made as furnishings for a residence or painted to decorate a private room: they came about through a relationship with the person who owned them. Moreover, they passed into other persons' hands or were inherited by later generations. This exhibition presents works from the Ishibashi Foundation Museum from many times and places to explore the situations under which artworks were created and how they were treated and passed on. Visitors will have the opportunity to imagine and experience those many contexts.
Venue: Artizon Museum
Schedule: July 27 - October 14
Fee: [Online Reservation Tickets] Adults ¥1200 [On-Site Tickets] Adults ¥1500; Students (*Reservation Required for High School Students and Over), Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.
【Ibaraki】Mai Yamashita + Naoto Kobayashi Exhibition (Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito)
Mai Yamashita + Naoto Kobayashi is a domestically and internationally active art unit. Their video works and installations capture nature as an uncontrollable and uncertain presence and attempt to establish relationships with it somehow. This exhibition comprehensively introduces the diverse expressions and practices of Mai Yamashita + Naoto Kobayashi, including their earliest works and domestically unreleased pieces, unraveling their activities in entirety. Additionally, they will unfold a giant participatory artwork in the outdoor plaza during the exhibition period.
Venue: Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito
Schedule: July 27 - October 6
Fee: Adults ¥900; High School Students and Under, Seniors 70 & Over, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.
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