Exhibition News
From the Hara Museum, Tokyo
Be Alive! ―Selections from the Hara Museum Collection
Dates: January 14 (Fri.) – June 12 (Sun.), 2011
Yoshitomo Nara, “Eve of Destruction,” acrylic on canvas, 2006
Since opening in December 1979, the Hara Museum has provided the viewing public with opportunities to experience and dialog with the work of artists at the forefront of the contemporary art world and young up-and-coming artists representing the wave of the future.
The current Hara Museum Collection show “Be Alive!” presents a selection of works by artists whose dynamic expression has made them the vanguard of contemporary expression during the first decade of the 21st century. What connects these works here is the sense of immediacy, of life and of spirit evoked by the show’s keywords “Be Alive.”
The distinguishing feature of the Hara Museum Collection (as noted by Director Toshio Hara) may be its consistent emphasis on the sensitivity and character of the individual. The overriding priority in its exhibition planning and acquisition policy has been the immediate emotional impact at “that moment” when one comes face-to-face with each and every artwork. This priority reflects the freedom that comes with its status as a private museum, unfettered by such issues as the nationality, race and gender of the artist, or by artistic trends based on preexisting values. The basic policy of the Hara Museum has been to “create new values with the artist and viewers” as members of the same era and from the perspective of that era. As the “face” of the museum, the collection communicates this stance very clearly and is the mirror that reflects the museum’s past history of more than 30 years.
【Featured artists】
Noe Aoki, Nobuyoshi Araki, Zhang Huan, Izumi Kato, On Kawara, William Kentridge, Hiroharu Mori, Yasumasa Morimura, Yoshitomo Nara, Kohei Nawa, Pipilotti Rist, Tabaimo, Kouichi Tabata, Mickalene Thomas, Miwa Yanagi *The contents of Gallery I (now showing works by On Kawara, Hiroharu Mori, Yasumasa Morimura) will be changed during the exhibition for the installation of Mickalene Thomas project. Details will be announced at a later date.
*Approximately 30 works are displayed.
【Exhibition Data】
Exhibition title: Be Alive!—Selections from the Hara Museum Collection
Dates: January 14 (Fri.) – June 12 (Sun.), 2011
Organized by: Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Place: Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, 4-7-25, Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001
Tel: 03-3445-0651
Hours: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Wednesdays (except May 4) until 8:00 pm *last entry 30 min. before closing
The museum will operate with shortened opening hours on weekdays in order to cooperate with power saving for the time being. For further details, please check the following article.（2011/03/26）
Closed: Mondays (open on March 21), March 22
Admission: General 1,000 yen; Students 700 yen (high school and university) or 500 yen (elementary and junior high); Free for Hara Museum members, students through high school every Saturday during the school terms. 100 yen discount per person for groups of 20 or more.
Directions: 5 min. by taxi or 15 min. on foot from JR Shinagawa Station (Takanawa exit); or from the same station take the No.96 bus, get off at the first stop (Gotenyama), and walk 3 min./ BloomBUS! free shuttle bus service is being provided between Shinagawa Station (Takanawa exit) and the Hara Museum every Sunday (Sponsored by: Bloomberg L.P./ Artist: Yasuhiro Suzuki). Please check the Hara Museum website for further details.
Miwa Yanagi, “Series of Fairy Tale/ Gretel,” gelatin silver print, 2004
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