[Image: "Four Thousand Weeks" (2022) Photo by Keizo Kioku Courtesy of Misa Shin Gallery]

[Image: "Liminal Shifts" (2023) Courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès © Nacása & Partners Inc.]

[Image: "Bound for Eternity (red)" (2008) Photo by Photo Studio Nishiyama Courtesy of Galerie Paris]

[Image: "Bound for Eternity (magentablue)" (detail) (2009) Photo by Photo Studio Nishiyama Courtesy of Galerie Paris]

[Image: "Infinite Space (scarlet-yellow)" (2017-2018) Photo by Keizo Kioku Courtesy of Misa Shin Gallery]

[Image: "Silent Light II" (2006) Photo by Photo Studio Nishiyama Courtesy of Galerie Paris]

Francis Shingo captivates people with exceptional colors and receives high praise worldwide. His renowned "Interference" series, characterized by countless particles in the pigments interfering with light, invites people into a constantly changing color space, altering its expression based on the viewing angle and light reflection.

This exhibition introduces works from the early pieces to the latest creations, including the "Blue's Silence" series, painted entirely in blue, the "Infinite Space" series that evokes endless space, and the "Daily Drawing" series depicting vibrant colors and brush movements amid the restrictive circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Francis Flyer front

The museum opened in April 1998 in Chigasaki, a city blessed with a mild climate. The museum is surrounded by a lush green park with pine trees and was once the home (Manshoen) of Otojiro Kawakami and Sadayakko Kawakami, a Meiji-era shingeki actor known for his "Oppekepee-bushi" (a Japanese folk song), and later a villa owned by industrialist Yasusaburo Hara.

The museum currently houses approximately 2,000 works of art, mainly by artists and works associated with Chigasaki. In recent years, the museum has actively collected works by emerging artists based in Kanagawa and is striving to create a collection that is full of Shonan's unique character. The museum also holds ambitious exhibitions of foreign and young artists.

Shingo Francis "Exploring Color and Space"

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