Group show
Artists: Akiko Horio, Leiko Ikemura, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Yoshio Kitayama, Eri Koike, Ayako Miyawaki, Motohisa Motonaga, Erico Mukae, Saburo Muraoka, Hitoshi Nomura, Kazuo Okazaki, Yoshishige Saito, Yoshio Shinohara, Yoko Terauchi
VISION: Stars and Star Charts I
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art. To commemorate this milestone, the museum presents the "30th Anniversary Collection Exhibition: VISION Stars and Star Charts". Over ten months, from June to March, we aim to re-examine our collection and breathe new life into it.
Star Charts II: Solitude and the Collective
Phase II utilises Exhibition Rooms 1 and 3, presenting two axes: the collective movements within post-war Japanese art, and alongside this, artists who pursued solitary creation while occasionally sharing similar interests. Exhibited in Room 2 is Yoko Terauchi's Pangaea: Red Square Line, created specifically for this space in 2021. In Gallery 4, we present a new work conceived by Eri Koike with the industrial city of Toyota in mind. The subsequent Gallery 5 focuses on works that breathe life into the extension of daily existence, including pieces by Ayako Miyawaki and female artists from the Vienna Workshop.
Japanese art from the late 1950s to the 1970s has often been depicted as a dynamic movement, with groups such as the Gutai Art Association, Neo-Dada, Mono-ha, and the Art Solidarity Front emerging and dissolving, giving rise to new trends. However, it goes without saying that alongside these movements, artists like Yoshishige Saito, Kazuo Okazaki, and Saburo Muraoka pursued enduring creative practices according to their own distinct timelines. The Toyota Municipal Museum of Art also holds many works by artists based in Kansai during the same period, such as Hitoshi Nomura and Tatsuo Kawaguchi. These works offer another perspective for understanding this era. One can recognise the richness of art that needs no naming in the work of Miyawaki Ayako, who pursued appliqué as a daily practice akin to writing a diary, and in Horio Akiko, who, despite her background as a member of Gutai, continued to create very small works within the extension of daily life, repurposing confectionery boxes or using coloured paper.
Terauchi Yoko's works, stripped down to the extreme, reveal to us the infinite expanse of the world in reverse. They offer a light-hearted admonition to humanity, which has selfishly fragmented the world. Similarly, in new works by Mukae Erico, an inescapable sense of disquiet towards systematised society is presented. We live individual lives before being swallowed up by grand history.
Each work stands alone, possessing its own distinct character like a single star, yet by relating to other works and forming constellations, they collectively trace a complex and rich celestial map.
Star Chart I ★ 21 June 2025 (Sat) - 15 September 2025 (Mon)
Star Chart II ★★ 4 October 2025 (Sat) - 21 December 2025 (Mon)
Star Chart III ★★★ 6 January 2026 (Tue) - 15 March 2026 (Mon)
Source: Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
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