The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama boasts its collection of some 10,000 works of oil paintings, Japanese paintings, prints and sculptures from Japan and abroad, dating from the 1800s up to today, focusing on the artists associated with Wakayama prefecture. The Art Encyclopedia series introduce the breadth and attractiveness of the collection from various points of view. Following the well-received exhibition ‘Who is This Person?’ last year, the 8th in the series ‘Where am I?’ explores the lands, places and spaces depicted in about 300 works. We would like you to enjoy art more deeply, exploring the houses, streets, cities, and nature, as well as the real world and the dream world, heaven and hell, and the earth and as far away as the cosmos depicted in the works. * Part of the exhibits will be altered during the exhibition. Composition and Works to be exhibited
1. Introduction
TAKAI, Teiji ‘Map’ 1934 oil on canvas
ROTHKO, Mark ‘Tan and Black on Red’ 1957 oil on canvas 2. Starting from Wakayama
ACKLING, Roger ‘Shionomisaki’ 1996 sunlight on wood 3. Urban and Rural Areas
SAEKI, Yuzo ‘Cafe Restaurant’ 1927 oil on canvas
HADA, Teruo ‘Women in Yasugi-bushi, a Folk Song in Shimane’ ca. 1916 pigment on silk 4. Sightseeing Spots
MAEDA, Toshiro and other artists, 44 works from the series of ‘Shin Nihon Hyakkei (The New 100 Scenic Sites in Japan)’, including related works 1938-41 woodprint on paper 5. Neighborhood, Inside a Room
UEDA, Kaoru ‘Jam on a Spoon B’ 1975 oil on canvas 6. In the Stories
SHAHN, Ben ‘From the Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge’ 1968 lithograph on paper 7. Heaven and Hell
MAEDA, Josaku ‘Saigoku　Junrei (Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage)’ 1988 lithograph on paper 8. Above the Sky
NOMURA, Hitoshi ‘Welcome to the Earth See You Again after 2379 Years’ 1997 Photograph 9. The Earth
IITSUKA, Jiro ‘Print from the Earth - Gaze from under the Ground – 91-2’ 1991 FRP, sand, earth, wood Museum Talk:
23 Dec. (Wed/Holiday), 10 Jan. (Sun), 24 Jan. (Sun), 14 Feb. (Sun), 28 Feb. (Sun), 21 Mar. (Sun/Holiday), 4 Apr. (Sun) * The text provided by The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama.