Adventures in Color and Shape – Selections from the Hara Museum Collection
July 1 (Saturday) – September 10 (Sunday), 2017
Galleries B and C at Hara Museum ARC
Tadanori Yokoo, Post War, 1985 © Tadanori Yokoo
To portray a subject realistically may not be the aim of the contemporary artist. It might be instead to express a message or an image in his or her mind, or to turn the invisible or intangible into a form that can be touched. To do this inevitably involves repeated experimentation, challenges and adventures in the realm of color and form.
This exhibition places a spotlight on the use of color and form to express a variety of thoughts and feelings: fury towards the absolute violence of war and terrorism, the wish for peace, awe towards nature, the desire to pay homage to artistic legacies, joyous life and heart-palpitating love.
Featured Artists
Karel Appel / Kenneth C. Noland / Tom Wesselmann / Roy Lichtenstein / Yayoi Kusama / Yoshitomo Nara / Tabaimo / Yukinori Yanagi / Tadanori Yokoo and others
The following events will be held during the exhibition. Please contact the museum for details.
■Let’s Make Art Fans!
August 5 (Saturday), 6 (Sunday), 19 (Saturday) and 20 (Sunday)
10:30 am, 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm (approximately 40 minutes per session)
■Nakadai Ikaho Factory: Mono Factory x Hara Museum ARC
August 12 (Saturday), 13 (Sunday) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (reception desk closes at 3:30 pm)
■SHOP@CAFE Jewerly Forest: From Natural to Pop by NOBORU SHIONOYA
Exhibition & Sale: July 7 (Friday) – September 10 (Sunday) Hara Museum ARC Café d’ Art
Hara Museum ARC
Address: 2855-1 Kanai, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma 377-0027
Tel 0279-24-6585 Fax 0279-24-0449 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 during the month of August) *Subject to temporary closure in the event of severe weather.
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
*Children must be accompanied by an adult.
*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.
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).
*Visitors can view the on-going exhibitions Kengo Kito: Multiple Star II (Gallery A) and Echoes of the Line (Kankai Pavilion) as well.