In the 4th year of Reiwa, 50 years after the death of Kiyokata Kaburagi (1878-1972), a large-scale retrospective exhibition of about 110 Japanese paintings began at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo in Takebashi, so as a big fan. Suddenly, he rushed to the preview. Following Tokyo, it will be toured at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto and two museums, but both official websites are touched by "Uemura Shoen" and pretend to be a painter who is "reputed as a beautiful painter named side by side" with Uemura. There is, but that is not the only thing that is the heart of this exhibition. In other words, it is an exhibition where you can get a glimpse of the life of the people of Ichii, who do not fit into the genre of bijin-ga, and the whole picture of Kaburagi's painting industry, which depicts the subtleties of life. The connection of the site of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo is good.
"When I see this exhibition, I can't say that it's indistinguishable from Uemura Shoen."
This time, of course, "Tsukiji Akashicho", which has been a hot topic for 44 years since 1975, will be exhibited for the entire period, which was newly collected by the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo in 2018. .. Speaking of works that cannot be overlooked, Kaburagi himself gave the highest evaluation, "Tamesaru Hi". It's been 30 years since the left side was released. It will be the first time in 40 years that it will be released alongside the right width.
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
"Trial Day" (Taisho 7).The right width is from the Kamakura Kaburagi Kiyokata Memorial Museum of Art.
"Tsukiji Akashicho" (Showa 2).Collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Kiyokata Kaburagi Let's get into the painter's head with his own starry
What I would like you to pay attention to in this exhibition is the credits posted near the work, which include the title, year of production, and possession. Why? This is because there is a star bird there. Not all. For eight years from the latter half of the Taisho era, Kaburagi recorded more than 500 of his own works recorded in his production copy, double circle (slightly successful), Nakakuromaru (slightly successful), 〇 (normal). Was written. These are added as ★ 3, 2, and 1 respectively. Of course, the period when it is not attached to the production copy book is much longer, so most of the items do not have a star, but this time, we are collecting items with high self-evaluation, so it will be fun to look for them. In this exhibition, a total of 23 items are marked with a star. By the way, ★ 3 is attached to only 16 works out of the total of 500 points.
There are 3 ★ "Monkey Day"!
In addition, Kaburagi became a predominant illustrator at a young age, and illustrations were often exhibited in past exhibitions, but this time he dared to take the opportunity of the establishment of the Ministry of Education Art Exhibition (1907). Only about 110 Japanese paintings by Ayu who turned to Japanese paintings were collected.
The exhibited works and exhibition methods will change between Tokyo and Kyoto, but in Tokyo, the exhibits will be divided into three themes. There are three chapters, "Living," "Story," and "Small."
Kaori Tsurumi, a senior researcher at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, said in the catalog that Kaburagi used the coined words "new ukiyo-e" and "social painting" to express "in a nutshell" rather than superficial sociality. , It's a daily scene of ordinary people's life. " If you take a closer look, you can see here and there that the life at that time is traced extremely precisely. Please take a closer look at this exhibition, which has been widely collected in this area.
Materials for the press conference of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
"Early Spring" (Taisho 7). ★ Two.Kamakura City Kaburagi Kiyokata Memorial Museum Collection
"Sumida Kawafune Yu" (Taisho 3).Collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
"Ghost figure fan" (around 1918).Eisei Bunko Collection
"Izumi" (Taisho 11). ★ Two.Collection of Nikaido Museum, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
"Autumn on Tsukuda Island" (Meiji 37)
Outline of the event Venue: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo 1F Special Exhibition Gallery Date: March 18-May 8 (Kyoto venue is May 27-July 10) Closed: Monday (However, March 21 and 28) Opening on May 2nd), March 22nd Opening hours: 9:30 to 17:00 (9:30 to 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays) * Admission is 30 minutes before closing * Only during this exhibition period Open at 9:30 (However, "MOMAT Collection", a small project by the collection "New collection & special exhibition | Pierre Bonnard" Provence scenery "" opens at 10 o'clock) Admission fee: General 1800 yen (1600 yen) University student 1200 yen ( 1000 yen) High school students 700 yen (500 yen) * () is for groups of 20 or more. All include consumption tax. * Free for junior high school students and younger, those who have a disability certificate and their attendants (1 person). At the time of admission, you will be presented with a student ID card, etc. that shows your age, a disability certificate, etc. * For the admission fee of this exhibition, the exhibition "MOMAT Collection" (4-2F) and the small project "New Collection & Special Exhibition | Pierre Bonnard" Provence Landscape "" (2F Gallery 4) are also available. You can see it. Access to the museum: 3 minutes walk from Exit 1b of Takebashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Official website: https://kiyokata2022.jp/
