Synchronic Constellation: Cross-Boundary Perspectives in Art

This exhibition reconsiders the reception and development of modernity within Japan and Taiwan through the angles of art, film, literature, music, and other artistic forms. In his film Le Moulin, director Huang Ya-Li innovatively depicted the cultural exchanges and conflicts surrounding “Le Moulin Poetry Society,” a modernist poetry society established in 1930s Taiwan under Japanese rule. Within a space that reflects the film’s experimental language, this exhibition seeks to re-observe modernity from a contemporary perspective by creating resonances across eras, regions, and genres.

  • CHEN Cheng-po, A Scene at Chiayi Park, 1934, Private Collection

  • FUJISHIMA Takeji, Landscape of Tainan, 1933, The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama

  • YANG San-lang, The Lady in Paris, 1932, Yang San Lang Museum

  • TOGO Seiji, Surrealistic Stroll, 1929, Sompo Museum of Art
    ©Sompo Museum of Art, 26012

  • CHEN Cheng-po, Nude Female with a Green Mask, c. 1929–1933, Private Collection

  • HSU Chen-Chou, 青嵐, 1953, Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts

  • SHIOTSUKI Toho, Lubuw, after 1946, Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts

Information

Exhibition Period

September 5 – December 13, 2026

Opening Hours

10 AM – 6 PM (Tickets available until 30 minutes before closing)

Closed

Mondays (except Sep 21, Oct 12, Nov 23), Sep 24, Oct 13, Nov 24

Venue

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Exhibition Gallery 1F/3F

Adults: 2,000yen
University & College Students, 65 and over: 1,400yen
High School & Junior High School Students: 800yen
Elementary School Students and younger: Free

*20% discount for a groups of 20 or more.
*Ticket includes admission to the MOT Collection exhibition.  Please note that it will be closed for installation from September 5 to 18.
*Visitors under elementary school age must be accompanied by a guardian.
[Silver Day]
Those over 65 receive free admission on the third Wednesday of every month by presenting proof of age at the ticket counter.
[Family Day]
Guardians of children under 18 receive half-off admission on the third weekend (Sat/Sun) of every month. (Up to two visitors/Please present proof of Tokyo residence)

Organized by

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture and Roots Films Ltd.

Special cooperation by

Tainan Art Museum, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, National Museum of History, Soka Art Museum, Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts

Grants from

Ministry of Culture (Taiwan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)

With the special sponsorship of

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., SGC CO., LTD.

With the sponsorship of

CTBC Bank, Taishin Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd., Tokyo Star Bank

Supported by

Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association

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