Schedule 2011

Kyoji Takubo

Kyoji Takubo (1949 - ), who is famous for ‘The Chapel of the Apple Trees’ restoration project in France, is currently working on a long-term regeneration project at the Kotohira-gu Shrine and its surroundings in Shikoku. This exhibition is the first in Tokyo to trace the development of his career from his early and transition periods and will also present both of the restoration projects with which he has been involved in recent years, not through the work he produced at these locations, but in the form of ‘another regeneration’ within the museum.

Feb. 26(Sat) - May. 8(Sun)
Closed on Mondays
Exhibition gallery 1F, B2F

MOT Annual 2011 Nearest Faraway

Each year since 1999, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo has held a MOT Annual exhibition to showcase new trends in art, with a focus on the Tokyo metropolis. This time, the 11th MOT Annual will look at six artists who are searching after the basis and the nature of our life by simple methods and materials. The exhibition will inquire into the potential of art that make the invisible to the visible and the meaning of creating art in our times.
Artists: Akiko Ikeuchi, Chihiro Kabata, Junko Kido, Naoko Sekine, Motohiro Tomii, Lyota Yagi

Feb. 26(Sat) - May. 8(Sun)
Closed on Mondays
Exhibition gallery 3F

TOKYO WONDER WALL 2011

In 2000, a wall of Tokyo City Hall became a display venue for new artists who will play a role in tomorrow’s art-Tokyo Wonder Wall. Since 2001, Tokyo Wonder Wall exhibitions have also been held at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.

May. 28(Sat) - Jun. 19(Sun)
Closed on Mondays
Exhibition gallery 3F

Kohei Nawa ‒ SYNTHESIS

A solo exhibition presenting the work of Kohei Nawa (1975 -), who develops sculpture and spatial expressions utilizing the concept of the ‘Cell’. Nawa uses fluid materials and media, such as beads, prisms, expanded polyurethane, silicone oil, etc., as metaphors for the senses and thoughts of the information society, creating equivocal expressions of the reality of the body, perception, and a sensitivity that wavers between digital and analog. In addition to his work in various categories, such as BEADS / PRISM / LIQUID / GLUE / SCUM / DRAWING etc., also he is active and recognized internationally, collaborating with people in the fields of music, fashion and product design, as well as producing public art in team project. This exhibition will explore the origins and boundaries of Nawa 's synthetic interface; the interface which connects the senses and the material, our “skin”, while simultaneously pondering approaches to future work.

Jun. 11(Sat) - Aug. 28(Sun)
Closed on Mondays *except Jul. 18, Aug. 15, 22 / closed on Jul. 19
Exhibition gallery B2F

L'Homme qui Plantait des Arbres

Frédéric Back (born 1924, Saarbrücken, currently living in Montreal) has won two Academy Awards. With cooperation from Studio Ghibli, this exhibition will present his most famous animation, ‘The Man Who Planted Trees’, as well as approximately 1,000 valuable works, including original artwork from his representative works and drawings produced while he was living in France until 1948. It will be the first comprehensive introduction to the imaginative world he creates through his art, a world which presents a rich insight into the environment, Native American culture and the problems facing the world today.

Jul. 2(Sat) – Oct. 3(Mon)
Closed on Mondays *except Jul. 18, Aug. 15, 22, 29, Sep. 19, 26 / closed on Jul. 19
Exhibition gallery 3F, 1F

Berlin 2000-2011: Playing among the Ruins

Berlin has undergone a dramatic transformation since the destruction of the wall in 1989. The city has attracted artists from around the world with its boundless possibilities, allowing them to communicate, and collaborate, surpassing the confines of such genres as art, music, architecture, video, etc., to give birth to unique forms of expression. This exhibition will be held to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Japan/German friendship in 2011 and will introduce the real art scene that has become established through this diverse cultural mix since 2000.
This exhibition is a project that takes place on occasion of the festivities of “150 Years Friendship Germany – Japan” with the support of the Goethe-Institut Japan.

Sep. 23(Fri) – Jan. 9 (Mon) 2012
Closed on Mondays *except Oct. 10, Jan. 2, 9 / closed on Oct 11, Dec. 29 – Jan. 1, Jan. 4
Exhibition gallery B2F, 1F (Oct.29-)

Tokyo Art Meeting (II)
Architectural Environments for Tomorrow
—New Spatial Practices in Architecture and Art

As we enter the 21st century, we have witnessed the appearance of new lifestyles and public spaces brought about through computerization, and urbanization. What plans do architects propose, in collaboration with art and the people, to cope with changes in the environment, cities and population structure? People who live within this architectural space have worked in close cooperation with SANAA, one of the leading architectural units of the new age, to develop a new architectural program. This will be a completely new type of architectural exhibition introducing the aspects of the international trends displayed at last year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, joint projects between artists and architects and images of architecture. Focusing on the work of young Tokyo architects, it will present a wide range of activities including product and environmental design, displayed both within and outside the museum, as well as implementing joint projects with the Tokyo University of the Arts and other universities.

Oct. 29(Sat) – Jan. 15(Sun) 2012
Closed on Mondays *except Jan. 2, 9 / closed on Dec. 29 – Jan. 1, Jan. 4, 10
Exhibition gallery 3F, 1F

Ay-o: Over the Rainbow Once More

Ay-O (1931 - ) is known as ‘the Rainbow Artist’ for the way in which he depicts all his motifs through a spectrum of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. He was a member of the international avant-garde artist group, Fluxus, using everyday actions or objects as his material to produce a form of art that could be experienced physically through smell, touch and the other senses. This exhibition will present a large-scale, participation installation and a new painting, 30 meters in length, as well as oil paintings, prints, and performance records or re-creations, tracing the course of his career.

Feb. 4(Sat) – May. 6(Sun) 2012
Closed on Mondays *except Apr. 30 / closed on May. 1
Exhibition gallery 1F, B2F

Atsuko Tanaka

This will be the first major Tokyo retrospective exhibition of the work of Atsuko Tanaka (1932-2005), who has recently attracted increased attention for the role she played as one of the foremost woman members of the postwar, avant-garde, artist group, the Gutai Art Association. Exhibits will include ‘Work (Bell)’ (1955) in which sound races around the exhibition space, the ‘Electric Dress’ (1956) that she wore for several performances, and numerous paintings, collages and video records, presenting an overview of the pioneering activities of this artist who combined performance with the formative arts over a period of fifty years.

Feb. 4(Sat) – May. 6(Sun) 2012
Closed on Mondays *except Apr. 30 / closed on May. 1
Exhibition gallery 3F