March 11 (Saturday) – June 25 (Sunday), 2017
Venue: Galleries B and C at Hara Museum ARC
Yayoi Kusama, Mirror Room (Pumpkin), 1991
Humans have gazed upon the heavens since ancient times. Not only were they an object of scientific observation that began with their use to predict the weather and determine direction, but when connected with invisible lines, they became constellations and the source of myths, including the tennyo, or celestial maidens of Japan. In contrast to the “macrocosm” or “large cosmos, there is the “microcosm” or “small cosmos,” of which we humans are a part. This exhibition showcases artists who, drawing on deep reservoirs of imagination and creativity, produce works that encompass the infinitely expanding macrocosm and the myriad phenomena and deep inner world of the microcosm.
Participating Artists
Robert Mapplethorpe / Robert Rauschenberg / Yayoi Kusama / Kazz Sasaguchi / Tokihiro Sato / Hiroshi Sugimoto / Tabaimo / Tadanori Yokoo / Tomoko Yoneda and others
Hara Museum ARC
2855-1 Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027
Tel: 0279-24-6585 E-mail: arc@haramuseum.or.jp
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Hours: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm (last entry at 4:00 pm)
Closed: Thursdays (except March 30, May 4) and during change in exhibition items (June 26 – 30).
Admission: General 1,100 yen, Students 700 yen (high school and university) or 500 yen (elementary and junior high), Free for Hara Museum members, 10% discount for a group of 20 or more, Combination ticket for Hara Museum ARC and Ikaho Green Bokujo (except during Golden Week): General 1,800 yen; Students 1,500 yen (high school and university) or 1,400 yen (junior high), 800 yen (elementary), half price for those over 70, discount for groups of 20 or more
*For residents of Gunma Prefecture: Free admission for elementary and junior high school children every Saturday during the school term/200-yen-discount on admission for up to five persons upon presentation of the Guchoki Passport.
Concurrent exhibitions: Ticket holders may view the concurrent exhibitions Kengo Kito: Multiple Star I (Gallery A) and Selections from the Hara Rokuro Collection – Early Modern Japanese Painting by the Kano School and Others (Kankai Pavilion).
Special Programs: A museum tour by a curator will be offered every Sunday (in Japanese only, starting at 2:30 pm and lasting about 1 hour). The tour will include the open-view storage facility. Participation is on a reservation basis. Interested parties should call to reserve a place in advance (participants must be junior high school age or older). Tel: 0279-24-6585
Directions: By train: Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki, change to the Joestu Line, and disembark at Shibukawa. From Shibukawa, ARC is 10 minutes away by taxi or 15 minutes by bus (take the Ikaho Onsen bus to ″Green Bokujo Mae″). By car: 8 kilometers (about 15 minutes) from the Kan-etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange (in the direction of Ikaho Onsen).