Between Memories and Objects: Monuments, Museums, and Archives - Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

This exhibition deals with the relationship between memories of the war and the atomic bomb, and objects such as artworks. We consider the formation, loss, and reconstruction of memories as they relate to, among other things, the bronze statue that once stood on Hijiyama, where the museum is now located, the artist who made it, and the statues that were rebuilt after the war. Moreover, it is possible to detect a sense of continuity between the past and the present, and catch a glimpse of dialogue-oriented attitudes toward acts of the past by examining the work of artists whose interests and subject matter deals with monuments, museums, and archives as objects and activities that are related to memory formation. In addition, the exhibition, made up of works from the collection (a postscript to the museum’s activities), strives to create a place for constructive, interactive discussion and thought regarding the potential for inheriting memories of the war, the participants, and the past, which were shaped by various expressions and systems.

〇From the empty Pedestal on Hijiyama
Ueda Naoji, Yoshida Masanami, Aoyama Saburo

〇Dialogue with the Past
Kuroda Daisuke, Dokuyama Bontaro, Tsutaja Gaku, Fiona Amundsen, Komori Haruka + Seo Natsumi

〇Works from the Hiroshima MoCA Collection
Tange Kenzo, Isamu Noguchi, Shima Kuniichi, Cho Duck-Hyun, Henry Moore, Maruki Iri + Toshi, Tonoshiki Tadashi

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Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb
Between Memories and Objects
Monuments, Museums, and Archives

Exhibition Period｜June 21,Sat — September 15, Mon, 2025
Opening Hours｜10:00–17:00 ※Admission until 30 minutes before closing
Closed｜Mondays (except July 21, August 11, September 15), July 22, August 12
Venue｜Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art　Gallery B
Admission｜Adults 1,600 (1,250) yen, University students 1,200 (900) yen, High school students and seniors (65 and over) 800 (600) yen
*Price in parentheses is that of advance ticket and a group of 30 or more
*Free for children under Junior High School age
[ Advanced Ticket ] *Available until June 20

https://www.hiroshima-moca.jp/exhibition/memoriesandobjects?moca-lang=en

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