From Hara Museum, Tokyo
The ongoing exhibition, “Jae-Eun Choi—Forests of Asoka” will be over soon.
For her theme, Choi has chosen the image of the tree, inspired by the story of the great Emperor Asoka of India. The famed propagator of Buddhism ordered each subject in his kingdom to plant and care for five trees, each with a different purpose. Asoka called them the “five small forests.” For Choi, the road back to coexistence with nature begins with the cultivation of such essential “forests” within each of us.
Jae-Eun Choi, Forever and a Day, video installation, 2010
Also, a Christmas version “My Drawing Room” (August 2004, in cooperation with graf) by Yoshitomo Nara is on view until the end of the current exhibition.
Yoshitomo Nara, My Drawing Room, August 2004 (in cooperation with graf)
Both the exhibition and the Nara installation are on view until Sunday, December 26.Don’t miss them!
On Wednesdays (December 15 and 22), the museum is open until 20:00 (last entry 19:30). You can enjoy our modest Christmas illumination in the garden from the café.
A special “Champagne Evening” menu (for two persons) is available on Wednesdays (except when it falls on a national holiday).
This menu consists of a half bottle of Champagne, two cocktails and an assortment of hors d’oeuvres (7,980 yen).
Reservation is accepted (please call Café d’Art at 03-5423-1609).
We hope you will have a wonderful holiday season!
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Exhibition “Jae-Eun Choi – Forests of Asoka”
September 11 (Sat.) – December 26 (Sun.)
※ Join a guided tour (in Japanese only) of the exhibition, given by a curator on Sundays and national holidays (30 minutes long from 2:30 pm).
The BloomBUS! free shuttle service operates between Shinagawa Station and the Hara Museum every Sunday.
[Sponsored by: Bloomberg L.P./Artist: Yasuhiro Suzuki]
For Map and Access, please click here.
Cafe d’Art Christmas Buffet on Dec. 23 (Thu.) from 18:30 (door opens at 18:00)
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