Permanent Collection 3rd term 2020

What is anxiety? While fear is in response to a specific cause or subject, we can say that anxiety is felt without clearly understanding the reason for it, and is characterized by that uncertainty. That makes it a difficult and troublesome feeling to deal with. Even now, we share with the rest of the world a plethora of anxieties stem
ming from the spread of novel coronavirus, with anxiety and fear surfacing in every setting. In a flash, negative emotions spread and amplify, troubling people.

In this exhibition, we focus on anxiety as expressed in works of art. From a condominium advertisement, Sachiko Kazama makes an association with the Tower of Babel, foreseeing the collapse of expanding human society. In Hiroyuki Oki’s Mu, he records pieces of everyday life in which hope and anxiety intermingle. Drifting from the work of Kosuke Kimura and Satoshi Sato is anxiety in response to human existence itself. Also, Yayoi Kusama and Francis Bacon are artists who have channeled the growing anxiety within themselves into their work. In this exhibition, 21 pieces by 12 artists will be introduced. Please view the many works that artists have created in the face of anxiety.
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Sanuki Lacquerware was established in Kagawa at the end of the Edo period, and continued to be developed and passed down. However, in response to changing times, it was caught between tradition and mannerism at the beginning of the Showa period. Bokkei Akashi (1911-1992), who had sensed mannerism in lacquer art up to then, was involved in Urumi-kai, a crafting group formed in 1949 which was centered around young lacquer artists in pursuit of “the craft of tomorrow”.

With their slogan, “Let’s dig up a new spring,” the group would work hard together to challenge new forms of expression. In the early days, they were looked down with contempt by their seniors and worked quietly and inconspicuously, but they would come to spread their name, with many of their members awarded prizes at the 8th Nitten exhibition in 1952. Aiming for new lacquer art, they produced innovative expressions incorporating geometric patterns and Western art styles, even discovering inroads into new genres like lacquer paneling. In this exhibition, we introduce 17 pieces by 11 artists, with a focus on the work of Urumi-kai members at the time they were part of the group. Please take a look at their journey as they put their faith in the potential of lacquer art and pushed forward.
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Period：
September 26(Sat.)-December 27(Sun.),2020
　　
Venue：
Permanent Collection Gallery
　　
Closed：
Monday(the following weekday if Monday is a holiday)
　　
Hours：
Monday - Saturday & Holidays: 9:30 - 17:00 (Entry until 16:30)
*Until 19:00 during special exhibitions on Friday and Saturday .
*Last entry is 30 minutes prior to closing.
　　
Organized by:
TAKAMATSU ART MUSEUM
　　
Admission：
【General 】200yen（160yen)
【University students】150yen (120yen)
【High school age or younger／ Seniors 65+】Admission free
※Advance Purchase and Groups of 20 or More Get Discounts (pricing in parenthesis)
※Free admission for those with a physical disability certificate, rehabilitation certificate, or mental disability certificate.
　　
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