Exhibition “Variation and Autonomy: The Prints of Contemporary Japanese Painters” will be held
2022/5/31
Masanari Murai: Sun and Bird
Hitoshi Nakazato: The Series Homage to Sengai with ColorA
Kosai Hori: Hot Wind I
Embassy of Japan in the UAE, Japan Foundation and Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation will organize an exhibition to introduce contemporary Japanese prints.
1. Exhibition： “Variation and Autonomy: The Prints of Contemporary Japanese Painters”
2. Outline: 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.
Exhibiting artists (in order of work): Masanari Murai, Toshinobu Onosato, Yasukazu Tabuchi, Yayoi Kusama, Natsuyuki Nakanishi, Hitoshi Nakazato, Tomoharu Murakami, Naoyoshi Hikosaka, Kosai Hori, and Toeko Tatsuno
3．Duration：14 June to 7 July, 2022
4．Venue：Galleria Mall, South Atrium
5．Organizers：Embassy of Japan in the UAE, Japan Foundation, Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation
6．Entrance：Free of charge
1. Exhibition： “Variation and Autonomy: The Prints of Contemporary Japanese Painters”
2. Outline: 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.
Exhibiting artists (in order of work): Masanari Murai, Toshinobu Onosato, Yasukazu Tabuchi, Yayoi Kusama, Natsuyuki Nakanishi, Hitoshi Nakazato, Tomoharu Murakami, Naoyoshi Hikosaka, Kosai Hori, and Toeko Tatsuno
3．Duration：14 June to 7 July, 2022
4．Venue：Galleria Mall, South Atrium
5．Organizers：Embassy of Japan in the UAE, Japan Foundation, Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation
6．Entrance：Free of charge
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