Exhibition

Drawing is an extremely simple act of sketching lines. This exhibition showcased artists whose work understands and realizes drawing not only as something dimensional like a draft of a picture, but also as its own independent form of expression. At the Tokyo and Kyoto exhibitions in 2008, the artworks of 16 artists from Asia and the Near and Middle East reflected the current state of development from conventional types of drawings, such as line drawings and watercolors, to animation and installation. At the Seoul stage of the tour, the selection of artworks was adjusted slightly and the exhibition expanded to include 18 artists.

Data

Dates & Venue (Tokyo)	August 26–October 13, 2008
	The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
(Kyoto)	November 18–December 21, 2008
	The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
(Seoul)	February 19–April 19, 2009
	SOMA Museum of Art
Curators	Tokyo Hosaka Kenjiro (Curator, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo) Nakamura Reiko (Curator, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo) Kyoto Hosaka Kenjiro Makiguchi Chinatsu (Curator, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto) Seoul Hosaka Kenjiro Park Younjeong (Chief Curator, SOMA Museum of Art)
Artists	Leiko Ikemura, Amal Kenawy, Avish Khebrehzadeh, Kim Jungwook, Kim Soyeon**, Konishi Toshiyuki**, Lee Youngbin**, Jose Legaspi, Nalini Malani, Nara Yoshitomo*, Julião & Manuel Ocampo, S. Teddy D., Sakagami Chiyuki, Pinaree Sanpitak, Mithu Sen, Aditi Singh*, Shooshie Sulaiman, Tsuji Naoyuki, Ugo Untoro *Tokyo and Kyoto only **Seoul only
Organizers	Tokyo and Kyoto The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; The Japan Foundation Seoul Seoul Olympic Sports Promotion Foundation; The Japan Foundation
Assistance	Tokyo and Kyoto Japan Airlines Seoul The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Related Programs	Tokyo Artist Talk August 26, 2008 / The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo / Manuel Ocampo, Pinaree Sanpitak, Mithu Sen Screening & Artist Talk September 13, 2008 / Lecture Hall, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo / Tsuji Naoyuki Symposium “Reconsideration on Drawing Between Technology and Art” September 27, 2008 / Lecture Hall, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo / Panelists: Kanai Tadashi, Saito Tamaki, Yang Jeong-mu, Nakabayashi Kazuo / Moderator: Hosaka Kenjiro Kyoto Artist Talk November 18, 2008 / Lecture Hall, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto / Aditi Singh, Manuel Ocampo, Leiko Ikemura Workshop “WOT Tsukuru Creation: feat. TSUJI Naoyuki” November 20, 2008 / Hardy Hall, Doshisha University (Imadegawa Campus) Dialogue “Discussing Drawing” December 13, 2008 / Lecture Hall, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto / Participants: Kanai Tadashi, Hosaka Kenjiro
Notes	Series Title: A Perspective on Contemporary Art 6 (The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)

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Catalogue

Emotional Drawing
Edited by Hosaka Kenjiro; Nakamura Reiko; Furuichi Yasuko; Suzuki Keiko

• Publisher:
  Tokyo: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
• Year:
  2008
• Total Number of Pages:
  160
• Size:
  22 cm
• Series Title
  A Perspective on Contemporary Art; 6
• Language:
  Japanese (jpn); English (eng)
• NCID:
  BA86876254

[Contents]

p. 5	Foreword
	The Organizers
p. 12	On Emotional Drawing
	Hosaka Kenjiro
p. 17	Plates
p. 113	Notes on Artists and Biographies
	Text by Hosaka Kenjiro, Nakamura Reiko
p. 148	List of Exhibits

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Document

Emotional Drawing [Separate Volume]
Edited by Hosaka Kenjiro; Nakamura Reiko

• Publisher:
  Tokyo: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
• Year:
  2008
• Total Number of Pages:
  38
• Size:
  22 cm
• Series Title
  A Perspective on Contemporary Art; 6
• Language:
  Japanese (jpn); English (eng)
• NCID:
  BA86876254

[Contents]

p. 2

Plates