Recent decades have seen a stream of catastrophes around the world - from 9.11 in 2001 to the global financial crisis of 2008, Japan's devastating quake and tsunami in 2011, and the list goes on. Catastrophe and crisis can drive us to despair, yet it is also true that the energy released as we try to recover can simultaneously spark imagination, and boost creative output. This exhibition will look at how art deals with the major catastrophes that strike communities, as well as personal tragedies, and the role art can play in our recovery. Hours:10:00-22:00(close 17:00 on Tuesdays) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / Closed:Open everyday during the exhibition / Admission:General 1,800yen, University and High school student 1,200yen, 4 years old to Junior high school student 600yen, Senior(65+) 1,500yen / Contact:03-5777-8600
MINGEI - Another Kind of Art
2018/11/2(Fri) - 2019/2/24(Sun)
Place: 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT(9-7-6 Akasaka)
In 1925, Soetsu Yanagi first named handicrafts made by anonymous craftspeople "MINGEI," as he recognized the beauty in these everyday items used by common people. The exhibition will feature over 150 traditional and contemporary MINGEI items primarily from the Japan Folk Crafts Museum's collection selected by Naoto Fukasawa, the Director of both 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT and the Museum. Hours:10:00-19:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / Closed:Tuesdays(except 12/25), 12/26-1/3 / Admission:General 1,100yen, University student 800yen, High school student 500yen / Contact:03-3475-2121 photo:火鉢 出雲大津(島根県)昭和時代 1940年代〈日本民藝館蔵〉 >>MINGEI - Another Kind of Art
NOGIZAKA46 ART WORKS ~ Almost Everything ~
2019/1/11(Fri) - 5/31(Fri)
Place: Sony Music Roppongi Museum(5-6-20 Roppongi)
Special Exhibition "A Thousand Wonders of Japanese Technology -A brief 150 year history of Japanese modernization"
2018/10/30(Tue) - 2019/3/3(Sun)
Place: National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo(7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku)
This exhibition traces the magnificent history of science and technology, which have changed Japan from the Meiji era to the Heisei era, with more than 600 valuable materials including important cultural properties and items of industrial and science heritages. Hours:9:00-17:00(close 20:00 on Fri., Sat., 10/31 and 11/1) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / Closed:Mondays(except 12/24, 1/14, 2/11, 2/25), 12/28-1/1, 1/15, 2/12 / Admission:General and University student 1,600yen, Elementary, Junior high and high school student 600yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 photo:「ミルバーン電気自動車」 所蔵:国立科学博物館 >>Special Exhibition "A Thousand Wonders of Japanese Technology -A brief 150 year history of Japanese modernization"
Hokusai and the gourmets of Great Edo
2018/11/20(Tue) - 2019/1/20(Sun)
Place: The Sumida Hokusai Museum(2-7-2 Kamezawa, Sumida-ku)
Washoku, the traditional dietary culture of the Japanese, was recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The roots of that Washoku culture line in the Edo period. During two and a half centuries of peace, agriculture and fishing made great strides, the economy grew and became more complex, and, thanks to socio-economic advancement, people achieved a level of affluence that enabled them to enjoy dining as a source of pleasure. This exhibition focuses on Hokusai's lively depictions of foods created in Edo. Date:[1st term]11/20-12/16, [2nd term]12/18-1/20 *some exhibits from the first rotation will be replaced / Hours:9:30-17:30(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / closed:Mondays(open when Monday falls on a holiday, and will be closed the following day), 12/29-1/1 / Admission:General 1,000yen, University and High school student, Senior(65+) 700yen, Junior high school student 300yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 photo:葛飾北斎「鮟鱇図」すみだ北斎美術館蔵(前期) >>Hokusai and the gourmets of Great Edo
Living Moment by Moment Tarō Okamoto and Jazz
2018/10/17(Wed) - 2019/2/24(Sun)
Place: Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum(6-1-19 Minamiaoyama)
In my life I ignore the past and I ignore the future. I live in the present, exploding, moment by moment― Neither clinging to the past nor presuming upon the future. The way that Tarō Okamoto lived, perfectly embodies JAZZ. You will witness an unexpected encounter between Okamoto's paintings and jazz through the medium of sound in this exhibiiton. Hours:10:00-18:00(Admission until 30 minutes before closing) / Closed:Tuesdays(except Holidays), 10/15, 12/28-1/4 / Admission:General 620yen, Elementary school student 310yen / Contact:03-3406-0801 >>Living Moment by Moment Tarō Okamoto and Jazz
Romantic Russia from the collection of The State Tretyakov Gallery
2018/11/23(Fri) - 2019/1/27(Sun)
Place: The Bunkamura Museum of Art(2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku)
Place: Tokyo Station Gallery(1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku)
Hyper-realism? A word too simple to describe his works. The drawing of wire netting that stretches over 17 meters. The 365 self-portraits he drew every day for a year. The newspapers he copied, letter by letter. All of the works created by Yoshimura Yoshio are super-real, but also exude an unsettling strangeness that strikes the observer. This exhibition is the first retrospective to be held in Tokyo. It provides a comprehensive view of Yoshimura with more than 600 items on display, including monotone prints and drawings from his early period, colorful flowers from his late period, and self-portraits which he drew throughout the course of his life. Hours:10:00-18:00(Close 20:00 on Fridays) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / closed:Mondays(except 12/24, 1/14), 12/25, 12/29-1/1 / Admission:General 900yen, University and High school student 700yen / Contact:03-3212-2485 photo:Newspaper and Self-portrait 2008.10.8, Mainichi Shimbun; 2008; Private collection >>Yoshimura Yoshio: Beyond Hyper-realism
Rubens and the Birth of the Baroque
2018/10/16(Tue) - 2019/1/20(Sun)
Place: The National Museum of Western Art(7-7 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku)
Duncan Phillips, a private collector with discerning perception and also the founder of America's oldest modern art museum. Showcasing 75 artworks carefully selected from this American art institution, the exhibition features works from some of the world's most important modern painters including Manet, Cézanne, Picasso, Gauguin and Klee. Hours:10:00-18:00(close 21:00 on Fridays except holiday, The second Wednesdays and the last week of the exhibition) *Admission until 30 minutes before closing / Closed:Mondays(except holidays, substitute holiday, the last week of the exhibition, 10/29, 11/26, 1/28), 12/31-1/1 / Admission:General 1,700yen, University and High school student 1,000yen, Junior high and Elementary school student 500yen / Contact:03-5777-8600 photo:Vincent van Gogh - The Road Menders Acquired 1949 The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC >>The Phillips Collection : A Modern Vision
MIDTOWN ICE RINK in Roppongi
2019/1/7(Mon) - 3/3(Sun)
Place: Tokyo Midtown Grass Square
One of the biggest Ice skate rink in Tokyo, a capacity of 200 people, appears in Tokyo Midtown from 7th of January. Not only the day time skating, but also the night time romantic skating surrounded by the gorgeous illumination is available. Also visitors can join the skating school for family. Hours:11:00-22:00(Last admission 21:00. Open 13:00 on 1/7 and 2/17) / Closed:Open everyday during the event / Admission:High school student and older 2,000yen(2,300yen), Junior high school student and younger 1,500yen(1,800yen), Attendant 300yen *Price in ( ) is Saturday and Holiday's special price / Contact:03-3475-3100 >>MIDTOWN ICE RINK in Roppongi