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MOT Collection: Rewinding the Collection 2nd
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
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Setsu Asakura, Saburo Aso, Shigeo Anzai, Miyako Ishiuchi, Ryuzaburo Umehara, Toshikatsu Endo, Yuki Ogura, Emiko Kasahara, Yuki Katsura, On Kawara, Mokuma Kikuhata, Yayoi Kusama, Tetsumi Kudo et al.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo houses approximately 5,500 artworks in its extensive collection, which spans the modern and contemporary periods with a focus on the art of the postwar years. Each installment of the “MOT Collection” exhibition introduces artworks in the collection from various themes and angles in its effort to convey the diverse appeal of contemporary art. This is the sequel to the exhibition, “MOT Collection: Rewinding the Collection” (held 2020-2021), which presented a variety of works in chronological order while unraveling the history of the collection including works that were transferred from the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum upon the opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 1995.
On this occasion, we rewind to the 1960s when artists of the anti-art movement such as Tetsumi Kudo had come together to present work in the "Yomiuri Independent Exhibition,” and from there introduce various episodes regarding the exhibit of specific works and the history of the museum in an attempt to trace the various events leading up to the time in which the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum actively began developing its collection and organizing special exhibitions in tow with the completion of its new building in 1975. Furthermore, we present a selection of acquisitions from the 1980s to 1990s, and particularly in the third-floor section, shed light on works collected in relation to various artists such as Richard Long, Miyako Ishiuchi, and Toshikatsu Endo while focusing on a number of special exhibitions held at the two museums.
*Please be informed that the contents of the exhibit may be subject to change.
On this occasion, we rewind to the 1960s when artists of the anti-art movement such as Tetsumi Kudo had come together to present work in the "Yomiuri Independent Exhibition,” and from there introduce various episodes regarding the exhibit of specific works and the history of the museum in an attempt to trace the various events leading up to the time in which the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum actively began developing its collection and organizing special exhibitions in tow with the completion of its new building in 1975. Furthermore, we present a selection of acquisitions from the 1980s to 1990s, and particularly in the third-floor section, shed light on works collected in relation to various artists such as Richard Long, Miyako Ishiuchi, and Toshikatsu Endo while focusing on a number of special exhibitions held at the two museums.
*Please be informed that the contents of the exhibit may be subject to change.
Schedule | Jul 16 (Sat) 2022-Oct 16 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥500; University Students ¥400; High School Students and Seniors 65 & Over ¥250; Junior Hight School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 2 Companions free. | ||||||
| Website | https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/mot-collection-220716/ | ||||||
| Venue | Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/ | ||||||
| Location | 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0022 | ||||||
| Access | 9 minute walk from exit B2 at Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station on the Hanzomon line, 14 minute walk from exit 3 at Kiba Station on the Tozai line. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-5245-4111 | ||||||
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