KS Cover no. 122 2010 JULY

JULY 2010 :: 122

Kris Dewitte Exhibition: Carposers and Kissing

Nov 12-Dec 3

Flanders Gallery

Since being officially selected for the 50th anniversary exhibition at the Cannes Film Festival for a photograph of Steve Buscemi holding a camera on the rooftop of the Carlton Hotel, Kris Dewitte has held over twenty solo exhibitions and published seven books, most of them dealing with cinema. Dewitte has always been fascinated by the correlation of cinema and photography and has worked on over 100 film productions as a still photographer shooting portraits of cast members. His latest exhibition will take place at two venues in Osaka. The Suntory Museum will feature Carposers, a series of photos with David Lynch composer Angelo Badalamenti taken in the boot of a 1982 Mercedes Benz. The tight space allows for some unique angles. The Kissing Project, which focuses on the kiss as the ultimate gesture of affection, adoration and love, will be held at the Flanders Gallery.

Open: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 12-6pm, closed Sun/holidays. Admission: free Getting there: Subway Tanimachi line,
Tanimachi 9-chome stn. Tel: 06-6773-8850
Suntory Museum. Open: 10:30am-7pm.
Getting there: Subway Chuo line, Osaka-ko stn. Admission: free. Tel: 06-6775-0001

Nagasawa – Dove Tende Aurora

Thru Dec 13

The National Museum of Art, Osaka

Hidetoshi Nagasawa, born in 1940, is an internationally known sculptor based in Italy. By exploring the origins of sculpture in Italy, Nagasawa applied the principles of gravity and dynamics to create sculptures with a unique structure by reexamining the fundamental relationships of form and image, time and space, and things visible to the naked eye and things that are not. He expresses his principles poetically at times, but sometimes adopts a more straightforward approach. This exhibition is a retrospective of his work since 1993.

Open: 10am-4:30pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥850/¥450. Getting there: Keihan Nakanoshima line, Watanabebashi stn/Yotsubashi subway line, Higobashi stn (exit 3).
Tel: 06-6447-4680

Gourmet and Images of Naniwa Culture

thru dec 13

Ashiya City Museum of Art & History

In Japanaese, kuidaore basically translates as “to ruin oneself by overindulgence of food”–or in other words, eat till you drop. Food culture and Osaka go hand-in-hand, and the paintings featured in this exhibition portray stalls and restaurants from the Meiji period, giving a sense of the multilateral scenes that were present in gastronomic culture in Kansai. Viewers have the chance to relive Osaka culture through the art of food.

Open: 10am-4:30pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥500/¥300/¥200. Getting there: Hanshin Ashiya stn, walk south for 10min. Tel: 0797-38-5432

Klimt, Schiele and Viennese Art at the turn of the century: Masterpieces from Wien Museum

Thru Dec 23

Suntory Museum

At the end of the 19th century, Vienna was stirred by the powerful aspirations arising in a group of artists who objected to conservatism and began searching for a new dimension in art. Leaving the academic world, the Vienna Secessionists led the active exchange among the fields of painting, architecture, design and craft, to help discover a fresh spirit and revitalize the city. Gustav Klimt, one of the best-known secessionists, expressed his fascination with feminine beauty on glittering golden screens that often provoked public slander and insults. Egon Schiele exposed human inner agony with an intense focus on life and death. They were Vienna’s leading artists of the era and continue to captivate people today. In addition to Klimt and Schiele, this exhibition will feature Hans Makart, Carl Moll, Koloman Moser, Max Oppenheimer, Oskar Kokoschka and others, with approximately 120 masterpieces selected from the Vienna Museum Collection.

Open: 10:30am 7pm. Admission: ¥1,300/¥1,000/¥600. Getting there: Subway Chuo line, Osaka-ko stn. Tel: 06-6775-0001

Kansai Art Listings

OSAKA

Ise Jingu and Treasures of Shinto

Osaka Rekishi Hakubutsukan.
Thru Nov 9.
Subway Tanimachi 4-chome stn. Open: 9:30am-4:30pm, closed Tue. Admission: ¥800/¥540. Tel: 06-6946-5728.

Chinese Ceramics of the Irie Masanobu Collection

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics Osaka.
Thru Nov 23.
Keihan Nakanoshima line, Naniwabashi stn/Midosuji line, Yodoyabashi stn. Open: 9:30am-5pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥500/¥400. Tel: 06-6223-0055.

Visions of the Unknown-Surrealism and its Resonance in Western and Japanese Art

Osaka Shiritsu Bijutsukan Shinsaibashi Tenjishitsu.
Thru Nov 23.
Subway Midosuji line, Shinsaibashi stn. Open: 11am-6:30pm, closed Wed. Admission: ¥500/¥300. Tel: 06-6615-0654.

Voices from the Land, Visions of Life, Beauty Created by Indigenous Peoples of Canada

Kokuritsu Minzokugaku Hakubutsukan.
Thru Dec 8.
Osaka Monorail/subway Banpaku Kinen Koen, Expo ’70 park. Open: 10am-4:30pm, closed Wed. Admission: ¥830/¥450/¥250. Tel: 06-6876-2151.

Nagasawa Dove tende aurora

The National Museum of Art Osaka (Kokuritsu Kokusai Bijutsukan).
Thru Dec 13.
Subway Higobashi stn, exit 2/Keihan Naknoshima line, Watanabebashi stn, exit 1. Open: 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-7pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥850/¥450. Tel: 06-6447-4680.

KYOTO

Nichiren and the Treasures of the Lotus Sect: The Efflorescent Culture of Kyoto’s Townspeople

Kyoto National Museum.
Thru Nov 23.
Keihan Shijo stn. Open: 9:30am-5:30pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥1,300/¥900/¥400. Tel: 075-525-2473.

Enku and Mokujiki Exhibition

Bijitsukan Eki Kyoto.
Nov 7- 29.
JR Kyoto stn, Isetan 7F. Open: 10am-7:30pm. Admission: ¥700/¥500/¥300. Tel: 075-352-1111.

Suzuki Kitsu Exhibition

Hosomi Museum.
Thru Dec 13.
Tozai Line, Higashiyama stn, exit 2. Open: 10am-5:30pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥1,000/¥800. Tel: 075-752-5555.

The Blue Cetaka Exhibition

Shoren-in Temple,
Thru Dec 20.
Subway Tozai line/Keihin-Keishin line, Higashiyama stn, 5min. Open: 9am-4pm (Blue Cetaka exhibition), 6-10pm (night visits), closed Dec 15; Dec 16-20 open till 5pm. Admission: ¥1,000/¥400 (exhibition), ¥1,000/¥400 (night visits). Tel: 050-5542-8600.

Galleria Borghese: The Splendid Collection of a Noble Family

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.
Thru Dec 27.
JR/Kintetsu Kyoto stn or Hankyu/Keihan Karasuma stn, take Kyoto city bus 35 to Kyoto Kaikan Bijutsukan-mae. Open: 9:30am-5pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥1,400/¥1,000/¥500. Tel: 075-761-4111.

The Fleeting and Transient: Masterpieces from the Permanent Collection III

Kyoto-shi Bijutsukan.
Thru Jan 17.
JR Kyoto/Hankyu Shijo Kawaramachi/Keihan Sanjo stn, take bus. Open: 9am-4:30pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥500/¥300. Tel: 075-771-4107.

By the Water Lilies: Monet, Suda Yoshihiro and Itou Zon

Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Sanso Bijutsukan.
Thru Jan 31.
JR Yamazaki/Hankyu Oyamazaki stn. Open: 10am-4:30pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥700/¥500. Tel: 075-957-3123.

HYOGO

Visual Deception: work by Salvador Dali, M.C. Escher, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Rene Margritte, Utagawa Yoshifuji, and more.

Hyogo Kenritsu Bijutsukan.
Thru Nov 3.
Hanshin Iwaya stn. Open: 10am-5:30pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥1,300/¥900/¥500.
Fujimoto Yukio Shadow Exhibition Obscura, installations for the senses.
Thru Nov 29. Admission: ¥500/¥400/¥250. Tel: 078-262-0901.

The Unanswered Question

Itami Shiritsu Bijutsukan.
Thru Nov 23.
JR/Hankyu Itami stn. Open: 10am-4:30pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥200/¥100. Tel: 0727-72-7447.

Luminous Jewels, Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Seattle Art Museum

Kobe Shiritsu Hakubutsukan.
Thru Dec 6.
JR/Hankyu/Hanshin Sannomiya stn. Open: 10am-4:30pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥1,300/¥900. Tel: 078-391-0035.

Collection from the Belgium Museum of Art

Himeji Shiritsu Bijutsukan.
Thru Dec 13.
JR/Sanyo Himeji stn. Open: 10am-4:30pm, closed Mon. Admission: ¥800/¥500. Tel: 0792-22-2288.

Hori Hiroshi Exhibition: Stage and Film Costumes of Japan

Kobe Fashion Museum.
Thru Jan 11.
Rokko Liner, Island Centre stn. Open: 10am-5:30pm, closed Wed. Admission: ¥500/¥250. Tel: 078-858-0050.

Nara

The 61st Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures

Nara National Museum.
Thru Nov 12.
Kintetsu Nara stn, Nara Park. Open: 9:30am–5pm, closed Mon. Admission: TBA. Tel: 0742-22-7771.

Legends and Myths Exhibition

Nara Kenritsu Bijutsukan.
Thru Dec 24.
Kintetsu Nara stn. Open: 9am-4:30pm, closed Mon. Admission: TBA. Tel: 0742-23-3968.

If you also want to include your art exhibition, email us before the first day of the month at editor@kansaiscene.com,

ART section compiled by Maki Nibayashi

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