The exhibition consists of two parts, the first entitled “Collection Highlights,” and the second a Special Feature titled “An Inner LandscapeⅡ: Symbols and Abstractions.” “Collection Highlights” introduces important works that are representative of the collection, or exemplify its characteristics, fromView More >
This year marks 400 years since Asano Nagaakira (the first head of the Asano clan and lord of the Hiroshima Domain) assumed control of Hiroshima Castle. As part of a variety of events that are being held to commemorate thisView More >
The exhibition consists of two sections: “Collection Highlights,” and a special feature titled “An Inner Landscape I: Landscapes and Memories.” Selected from the over 1,600 items housed in the museum, “Collection Highlights” introduces important works that are representative ofView More >
Taiji Matsue (b. 1963) made his debut as a photographer after graduating from the geography department at the University of Tokyo. Strongly fixated on compositions without horizon lines and two-dimensionality, Matsue has captured images throughout the world with a consistentView More >
The exhibition is made up of two sections: “Collection Highlights,”and the special feature, “Like a Face.” In the first, we focus on artists who, as leaders in a number of important trends, are indispensable to any discussion of 20thView More >
Alfredo Jaar Winner of the 11th Hiroshima Art Prize Decided Mr. Alfredo Jaar The City of Hiroshima has selected the winner of the 11th Hiroshima Art Prize, Mr. Alfredo Jaar (Born 1956 in Chile.) About the Hiroshima Art PrizeView More >
Hiroshima-native Iri Maruki (1901-1995) and his Hokkaido-born wife Toshi (née Toshiko Akamatsu, 1912-2000) collaborated on art works that depicted human catastrophes such as war and pollution. Iri, who developed a unique style with ink painting, and Toshi, who studied oilView More >
The exhibition is made up of three sections: “Collection Highlights,” and two special features, “The Century with Mushroom Clouds,” and “Prayer.” In the first, we focus on artists who, as leaders in a number of important trends, are indispensable toView More >