THE MUSEUM
Current Exhibition
Antonio López : Contemporary Spanish Artist, Master of Realism
Sat. April 27 - Sun. June 16, 2013
Antonio López (1936–), one of the key artists in the contemporary Spanish art scene, expresses his own originality by pursuing realism through his exceptional technique and powers of observation. The film “The Quince Tree Sun” (directed by Victor Erice), which depicts López himself painting a quince tree, was shown also in Japan and attracted quite a bit of attention. López is known for his slow production pace, which makes him very unprolific. In fact, he sometimes even touches up his works ten years after painting them.
This first retrospective in Japan shows a selection of representative works that López has produced over a long time, from his early days as an art school student to recent years, in each of the genres of oil-painting, drawing and sculpture.
Admission Fee
Adults: ¥1,400 (¥1,200)
College & high school students: ¥1,000 (¥800)
Junior high & elementary school students: ¥700 (¥500)
Discounts available for groups of 20 or more, as shown in parentheses.
* Students must present their ID when purchasing student tickets (excluding elementary school students).
Antonio Lopez “Gran Via” 1974-81 oil on board Private Collection
©VEGAP, Madrid & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2013
B0057
Upcoming Exhibitions
Leo Lionni
Book! Art! Book!
Sat. June 22 - Sun. August 4, 2013
Perhaps one of the best known works by Leo Lionni (1910–1999) may be his picture book “Swimmy,” which appears among elementary school textbooks. He was born in Holland, moved to Italy, where he worked as a graphic designer, and then fled to the United States in 1939 at the outbreak of World War II, where he started his career as a picture book creator. After making his debut with “Little Blue and Little Yellow,” depicting a story of a friendship between two pieces of paper, one blue and one yellow, he continued to produce a large number of heart-warming illustrated children’s books, always casting a warm eye on small characters working to be themselves, including “Frederick” (a mouse) and “Inch by Inch” (an inchworm). Lionni is sometimes referred to as the “Magician of Color” for his ability to create beautiful worlds of imagination using a wide variety of techniques, such as watercolor, oil-painting and collage, in his works and to effortlessly draw readers into his journeys of imagination.
This exhibition features about 100 pieces concerning his illustrated children’s books, made up of original pictures and other materials, in addition to about 30 pieces by Lionni, including oil paintings and sculptures.
Admission Fee
Adults: ¥1,300 (¥1,100)
College & high school students: ¥900 (¥700)
Junior high & elementary school students: ¥600 (¥400)
Discounts available for groups of 20 or more, as shown in parentheses.
* Students must present their ID when purchasing student tickets (excluding elementary school students).
Frederick ©1967, renewed 1995 by Leo Lionni / Pantheon
Works by Leo Lionni, On Loan By The Lionni Family
Léonard Foujita from the Collection of the Pola Museum of Art
Sat. August 10 - Mon.(holiday) October 14, 2013
Léonard Foujita (Tsuguharu Fujita, 1886–1968), the painter celebrated for his “milky white-skinned” portraits, particularly those of women in the nude, was one of the best known painters in Paris during the era of the Paris school for his female nudes, self-portraits, and cat-themed works. After World War II, children became his central theme, and he experimented with many innovative ideas, as seen in the “Little Artisans” series, for which he used small square fiberboard. This exhibition features about 180 pieces ranging from his early to late works, mainly those from the Foujita collection of the Pola Museum of Art, the largest Foujita collection in Japan.
Léonard Foujita
Birthday
1958
Oil on canvas
Pola Museum of Art
©ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2013 E0465
