The World of Creatures [Part 1] until April 13 (Wed) [ARC]

From Hara Museum ARC Tiger in a bamboo grove (part of paintings used for wallpaper and sliding doors at Nikko-in guest hall in Mi’idera temple), Kano Eitoku, hanging scroll, Momoyama period Since time immemorial, animals have existed in close proximityView More >

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Email Interview with Masaharu Sato: Part 2

(This is the second of a three-part email interview with Masaharu Sato conducted by Masami Tsubouchi, curator of the current exhibition at the Hara Museum. Click here to Email interview Part. 1) Tracing the World in Order to Understand ItView More >

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New Year Tidings [ARC]

A hundred cranes, Mori Tetsuzan, pair of six-fold screens, Edo period As another year wanes and a new year approaches, the Kankai Pavilion once again becomes a place of auspicious symbolism. Since olden days, the Japanese have celebrated the transitionView More >

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Picturing Landscapes [ARC]

Field with the moon, the subject called “Musashino” in Japanese, Edo period In olden times, Japanese landscapes often drew upon Chinese subject matter, but the tradition of depicting Japanese landscapes is also an ancient one. The subject of such landscapesView More >

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Through the Eyes of a Picture [ARC] 

What do the eyes in a painting “see”? Can the “soul” of the picture be reflected in them? This exhibition invites you to look through the eyes of the subject and let your gaze wander. A different perspective may leadView More >

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Homage – Selections from the Hara Museum Collection

Homage – Selections from the Hara Museum Collection July 18 (Saturday) – October 12 (Monday, national holiday), 2015 Galleries A, B and C (Contemporary Art) Yayoi Kusama, Mirror Room (Pumpkin), 1991/2015 Within the context of a dramatically changing world, theView More >

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Hiroshi Fuji – From the Useless Selection

Hiroshi Fuji – From the Useless Selection July 18 (Saturday) – September 2 (Wednesday), 2015 Gallery B (Contemporary Art) Hiroshi Fuji, Tz300Fk, 2015 Hiroshi Fuji and his family came up with the idea of the Kaekko Workshop Program to promoteView More >

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