Variation and Autonomy: The Prints of Contemporary Japanese Painters

This exhibition introduces the work of ten artists who explored a wide range of possibilities through prints and expanded the range of expression in contemporary art using the print medium in the 1970s. Rather than focusing on specialists who are considered to have shaped the history of contemporary Japanese prints, the exhibition deals with prints by painters who drew on trends in contemporary art and attempts to reassess the existing history of contemporary Japanese prints.

Curated by
Kyoji Takizawa (Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts)

Exhibiting artists (exhibit order)
Masanari Murai, Toshinobu Onosato, Yasukazu Tabuchi, Yayoi Kusama, Natsuyuki Nakanishi, Hitoshi Nakazato, Tomoharu Murakami, Naoyoshi Hikosaka, Kosai Hori, and Toeko Tatsuno

Dates

2024 second semester Brunei *TBC

2024 first semester Indonesia *TBC

2024 first semester Tonga *TBC

February 29 - March 28, 2024
Studio One Toi Tū (Auckland, New Zealand)

December 8, 2023 - January 24, 2024
Caloundra Regional Gallery (Brisbane, Australia)

October 13 - November 16, 2023
Gallery Central (Perth, Australia)

June 29 - July 30, 2023
Sungkok Art Museum (Seoul, South Korea)

April 5 - May 20, 2023
Kyungpook National University Art Museum (Daeg, South Korea)

February 3 - March 12, 2023
National Art Museum of Moldova (Chisinau, Moldova)

December 14, 2022 - January 7, 2023
Art and Skills Institute (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

September 1 - 26, 2022
Bahrain National Museum (Manama, Bahrain)

June 14 - July 7, 2022
The Galleria – South Atrium, Level G (Abu Dhabi, UAE)

Photo: Masanari Murai, Sun and Bird
Masanari Murai, Sun and Bird, 1973

Photo: Yasukazu Tabuchi, Hill in Spring
Yasukazu Tabuchi, Hill in Spring,1983

Photo: Hitoshi Nakazato, The Series, Homage to Sengai with Color "A", 1989
Hitoshi Nakazato, The Series, Homage to Sengai with Color "A", 1989

Photo: Naoyoshi Hikosaka, The record of the Flood Ⅲ
Naoyoshi Hikosaka, The record of the Flood Ⅲ, 1989

Photo: Toshinobu Onosato, SILK 6
Toshinobu Onosato, SILK 6, 1967

Photo: Natsuyuki Nakanishi, Breathing - The Sound of the Front I
Natsuyuki Nakanishi, Breathing - The Sound of the Front I, 1979

Photo: Tomoharu Murakami, Untitled
Tomoharu Murakami, Untitled, 1988

Photo: Kosai Hori, Hot Wind I
Kosai Hori, Hot Wind I, 1984

Photo: Toeko Tatsuno, July-3-89
Toeko Tatsuno, July-3-89, 1989

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