This exhibition will be held in conjunction with the Taguchi Art Collection, one of Japan's leading contemporary art collections that collect from a global perspective and transcend national borders—the countries and regions that the collection represents include Japan, Europe, America, and Asia. Works from the Taguchi Art Collection are complemented by the museum's collection of "outstanding postwar art from Japan and abroad," which has been a pillar of the collection since the opening of the museum in 1984. This is a collaborative exhibition that introduces a wide range of fascinating contemporary art.
The 95 unique works of art in the galleries, including paintings, sculptures, and video works, will invite us to enter the next world of art, where each work and each artist's thoughts will walk into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts.
The Taguchi Art Collection, the Iwaki City Art Museum's collection, and visitors will enjoy meeting and communicating with one another at the museum. Together, they shall experience the appeal and power of art that is appropriate for the new era.
Artists: Makoto Aida, Pierre Alechinsky, Horst Antes, Karel Appel, Takako Araki, Miriam Cahn, Maurizio Cattelan, Lu Chao, Nigel Cooke, Sebastian Diaz Morales, Elmgreen & Dragset, Maureen Gallace, Laurent Grasso, Ishu Han, Keith Haring, Geoffrey Hendricks, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Leiko Ikemura, João Maria Gusmão & Pedro Paiva, Izumi Kato, Tadashi Kawamata, Hideki Kawashima, Yves Klein, Meiro Koizumi, Abdoulaye Konaté, Tomoko Konoike, Yayoi Kusama, Roy Lichtenstein, Naofumi Maruyama, Roberto Matta, Adam McEwen, Jonathan Meese, Jonathan Monk, Richard Mosse, Vik Muniz, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Kohei Nawa, Yu Nishimura, Hans Op de Beeck, Julian Opie, Laura Prouvost, Rob Pruitt, Ged Quinn, James Rosenquist, Kazuya Sakamoto, Wilhelm Sasnal, Tokihiro Sato, Hiraki Sawa, Sawada Tomoko, Chiharu Shiota, Angie Smith, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Hiroshi Sugito, Hiraku Suzuki, Keiichi Tanaami, Rodel Tapaya, Yuken Teruya, Su-Mei Tse, Xavier Veilhan, Andy Warhol, Go Watanabe, Erwin Wurm, Shuhei Yamada, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.
Opening hours: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (admission until 4:30 p.m.)
Closed on Mondays
Closed temporary from April 29 to May 31
Exhibitions reopen on June 1.
Sources: Iwaki City Art Museum, Taguchi Art Collection
Iwaki City Art Museum
4-4, Donemachi, Taira,
Iwaki-shi, Fukushima
970-8026, Japan
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