Developments in Post-War Japanese Printmaking - Focusing on the Terunuma Collection

Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki

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Koshiro Onchi, Tetsuro Komai, Chimei Hamada, Shiko Munakata, Yozo Hamaguchi, Ay-O, Mitsuo Kano, Tetsuya Noda et al.

The end of World War II freed people from the oppression of wartime, and artists resumed their activities. The introduction of new trends in art from overseas to Japan energized the domestic art world, and in the 1950s, many artists began to exhibit their work at exhibitions held overseas. Among these, prints received particularly high acclaim and won many awards. Printmaking, which had not been a legitimate genre of art in prewar Japan, was now in the limelight on the world stage. This led to an increase in interest in printmaking in Japan as well, creating what might be called a printmaking boom in the 1960s. Since then, many artists have been involved in printmaking, and with innovations in plate-making techniques and the emergence of artists who have mastered a variety of printmaking techniques, works that transcend the conventional concept of printmaking have been produced.

This exhibition introduces the appeal of Japanese prints, tracing the development of Japanese prints in the postwar period, with a focus on works donated to the museum by Takeyo Terunuma (1926-2021), a collector in Ibaraki.

Schedule	Dec 24 (Sat) 2022-Feb 5 (Sun) 2023  Opening Hours Information Hours 9:30-17:00 Closed Monday Open on January 2 and 9. Closed on December 29 to January 1, January 3 and 10.
Fee	Adults 610 yen, college and high school students 370 yen, over 70 years old 300 yen, junior high and elementary school students 240 yen, free with disability certificate
Venue	Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki http://www.modernart.museum.ibk.ed.jp/english/
Location	666-1 Higashi-Kubo, Senba-cho, Mito, Ibaraki 310‐0851 Open with a Map App
Access	15 minute walk from the South exit of JR Mito Station; From JR Mito Station, take the bus towards to Hossawa or Hongo and get off at Bunka Center Iriguchi. The venue is 5 minute walk from there.
Phone	029-243-5111
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