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A Personal View of Japanese Contemporary Art: Takahashi Ryutaro Collection
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
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Makoto AIda, Izumi Kato, Yayoi Kusama, Hiraku Suzuki, Yoshitomo Nara, Takashi Murakami et al.
Presently comprising over 3,000 items, the Takahashi Ryutaro Collection is reputed as one of the most important collections of Japanese contemporary art in terms of both quality and quantity. A showcase of outstanding works by artists with a highly critical mindset, this exhibition explores the state of contemporary Japan from the specific viewpoint of a 1946-born art collector.
The exhibition is modeled around the personal viewpoint of Ryutaro Takahashi as one face representing postwar Japan. Born in 1946, and growing up as a spearhead of the baby boomer generation, he joined the Zenkyoto student movement, and was directly exposed to the dense mixture of culture and politics that was filling the air in Tokyo in the 1960s. From there, he went on to put effort into encouraging local medical care such as daycare as a psychiatrist. From the mid-90s, when his business was stably on track, he started collecting Japanese contemporary art and has to this day acquired a total of more than 3,000 artworks. Takahashi can thus be seen as someone who has been observing the trends and currents in Japanese contemporary art from the inside, while at the same time embodying essential aspects from the position of the audience as opposed to that of the artists. In addition to works that seem to reflect the state of Japan in the 1990s and 2000s, which in a way represent the Ryutaro Collection at large, this exhibition also focuses on a new direction that the collection took after the Great East Japan Earthquake, reflecting the changing times and values.
The time of the Takahashi Ryutaro Collection’s formation coincides with the opening of the MOT in 1995. Both collections were largely built in the city of Tokyo during the so-called “lost 30 years” after the burst of the economic bubble in Japan, and the relationship between them can be understood as mutually complementary. The artworks that were created to combat the state of stagnation in Japanese society, Takahashi refers to as the “cries and living evidence of young artists.”
This exhibition is an occasion that introduces one personal perspective on the art historical currents that the MOT has been presenting, and at the same time, it is a precious opportunity that offers a comprehensive overview of essential and incisively critical works of Japanese contemporary art.
The exhibition is modeled around the personal viewpoint of Ryutaro Takahashi as one face representing postwar Japan. Born in 1946, and growing up as a spearhead of the baby boomer generation, he joined the Zenkyoto student movement, and was directly exposed to the dense mixture of culture and politics that was filling the air in Tokyo in the 1960s. From there, he went on to put effort into encouraging local medical care such as daycare as a psychiatrist. From the mid-90s, when his business was stably on track, he started collecting Japanese contemporary art and has to this day acquired a total of more than 3,000 artworks. Takahashi can thus be seen as someone who has been observing the trends and currents in Japanese contemporary art from the inside, while at the same time embodying essential aspects from the position of the audience as opposed to that of the artists. In addition to works that seem to reflect the state of Japan in the 1990s and 2000s, which in a way represent the Ryutaro Collection at large, this exhibition also focuses on a new direction that the collection took after the Great East Japan Earthquake, reflecting the changing times and values.
The time of the Takahashi Ryutaro Collection’s formation coincides with the opening of the MOT in 1995. Both collections were largely built in the city of Tokyo during the so-called “lost 30 years” after the burst of the economic bubble in Japan, and the relationship between them can be understood as mutually complementary. The artworks that were created to combat the state of stagnation in Japanese society, Takahashi refers to as the “cries and living evidence of young artists.”
This exhibition is an occasion that introduces one personal perspective on the art historical currents that the MOT has been presenting, and at the same time, it is a precious opportunity that offers a comprehensive overview of essential and incisively critical works of Japanese contemporary art.
Schedule | Aug 3 (Sat) 2024-Nov 10 (Sun) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥2100; University Students, Seniors 65 & Over ¥1350; High School and Junior High School Students ¥840; Elementary School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 2 Companion free. | ||||
| MuPon | 10% discount / Up to 2 people / Not applicable for set tickets. Not valid with other discounts.  Download the TAB app to get a discount on entry to this event. ※Paid subscriber only | ||||
| Website | https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/TRC/ | ||||
| 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 | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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