MOT Collection 30th Anniversary Exhibit
Multiple Self-portraits
Special Feature NAKANISHI Natsuyuki IKEUCHI Akiko: Arc and Catenary
December 25, 2025 – April 2, 2026
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Collection Gallery
https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/
Opening Hours: 10 AM－6 PM (Tickets available until 30 minutes before closing.)
Closed: Mondays (except Jan 12 and Feb 23), New Year’s Holidays (Dec 28, 2025 to Jan 1, 2026), Jan 13, and Feb 24
Exhibition Information: https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/mot-collection-251225/
2025 marks 30 years of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. The MOT collection now consists of approximately 6000 works ranging from modern to contemporary, with an emphasis on postwar art. This exhibition is made up of two displays that shed light on the endeavors of artists in the collection, primarily focusing on recently added works.
On the 1st floor, “Multiple Self Portraits” offers a multidimensional survey of images related to multiple selves, depicted via art masterpieces, history, and everyday life. Exhibits include a special display, incorporating loan items, featuring three artists: MORIMURA Yasumasa, plus YUASA Ebosi, who produces work under the guise of a fictitious painter; and MATSUI Erina, who views self-portraits, including some weird and wonderful faces, as a tool for communication. The new acquisitions from Yuasa and Matsui will have their first showing here, and the space will also present works from other artists such as MIYAGI Futoshi, YOKOYAMA Yuichi, KAIHATSU Yoshiaki, TOYOSHIMA Yasuko, KWAK Duck Jun, and Andy WARHOL.
On the 3rd floor is “Special Feature NAKANISHI Natsuyuki, IKEUCHI Akiko: Arc and Catenary,” an introduction to the artistic realms of the eponymous artists. Nakanishi, who was the first Japanese artist to stage a solo show at the museum, and Ikeuchi, known for her installations using silk thread, both make works that originate in their own bodies in the here and now, yet possess an expansiveness hinting at a realm beyond those physical limits. Ikeuchi will also create a new work on-site to mix with a display of new acquisitions from both artists, allowing visitors to experience the resonance between different works on display.
Artists
IKEUCHI Akiko, KAIHATSU Yoshiaki, KWAK Duck Jun, TOYOSHIMA Yasuko, MATSUI Erina, MINAMIKAWA Shimon, MIYAGI Futoshi, MORIMURA Yasumasa, YUASA Ebosi, YOKOYAMA Yuichi, Andy WARHOL, and others.
Concurrent Exhibition
SOL LEWITT: OPEN STRUCTURE Exhibition Gallery 1F (December 25, 2025– April 2, 2026)
https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/LeWitt/
Tokyo Contemporary Art Award 2024-2026 Exhibition Exhibition Gallery 3F (December 25, 2025– March 29, 2026)
https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/TCAA_2024_2026/
mission∞infinity | space + quantum + art (January 31 – May 6, 2026)
https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/mission-infinity/