Designed by Satoko Miyakoshi
Encounter - Infinite Variety of Faces
Sat. 20 March 2021 – Sun. 6 June 2021
Closed: Mondays (except 3 May), Thu. 6 May
The “face” is a composite of sense organs: eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. If we include the skin, the face enables not only sight and hearing but all five senses. By means of faces we identify other people and communicate with them, trying to know what is in their heart. By means of faces we live and function in society.
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, we each wear a mask and pass our days unable to see the other person’s face well. Even in normal circumstances, however, how closely do we actually look at the other person’s face? And how does our own face appear to the other person?
This exhibition looks at this important but elusive communicator, the face. Artworks by ten artists are featured taking three approaches—“Me and You,” “Faces and Relationships,” and “Play with Faces.” We invite you to meet faces of all kinds through artworks of many genres and periods.
| Dates |
Sat. 20 March 2021 – Sun. 6 June 2021 |
|---|---|
| Closed |
Mondays (except 3 May), Thu. 6 May |
| Hours |
10:00 – 18:00 (Admission until 30 minutes before closing time) |
| Organized by |
Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, The MIMOCA Foundation |
| Admission |
Adults ¥950, Students (college, university) ¥650, Children (0 year to highschool) free |
1. Ryusei Kishida, Self-Portrait, 1913, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
2. Tetsugoro Yorozu, Self-Portrait with Clouds, 1912, Ohara Museum of Art
3. Yoshitomo Nara, Untitled (Broken Treasure), 1995, The Tokushima Modern Art Museum © Yoshitomo Nara
4. ERIC, from “Blood Relatives”, 2016
5. Yosuke Takayama, Untitled (Head #72), 2020 © Yosuke Takayama, courtesy of ANOMALY
6. super-KIKI, Selfies, 2021
7. Genichiro Inokuma, Face in Blue, 1992, Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art ©The MIMOCA Foundation
8. Yuichi Yokoyama, “PLAZA” p.140, 2019 ©Yuichi Yokoyama, courtesy of 888books, ANOMALY
9. Yuriko Sasaoka, Planaria, 2021
Contents
This exhibition introduce artworks by ten artists from three approaches as followings.
■Me and You
Artists: Ryusei Kishida, Tetsugoro Yorozu, Genichiro Inokuma, Ihei Kimura
■Faces and Relationships
Artists: Yoshitomo Nara, ERIC, Yosuke Takayama, super-KIKI
■Play with Faces
Artists: Genichiro Inokuma, Yuichi Yokoyama, Yuriko Sasaoka