ExhibitionsAkino Fuku—Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth
Akino Fuku—Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth
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AKINO Fuku (1983) Prayer of the Earth
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
AKINO Fuku (1908–2001) was born in Shizuoka Prefecture. At twenty-one, she moved to Kyoto, where she studied under NISHIYAMA Suishō, a nihonga (Japanese-style painting) artist, and submitted works to Kan-ten (government-sponsored exhibitions). In 1948, she left the Kan-ten and founded Sōzō-bijutsu (the present Sōga-kai) with fellow nihonga artists such as UEMURA Shōkō and FUKUDA Toyoshirō. She also taught at the Kyoto City College of Arts (the present Kyoto City University of Arts) from 1949 to 1974, and in 1999, her many contributions were officially recognized in the form of the Order of Culture.
The present exhibition, commemorating the centennial of Akino’s birth, is the first large-scale retrospective to be held in Kyoto since her death. Approximately 90 works representing the entire scope of her seven-decade artistic career—including the India series that began with her year-long residency at Visva-Bharati University as a visiting professor at age fifty-four—will be exhibited along with other materials such as drawings and original illustrations for picture books.
Related Events
Commemorative lecture: “AKINO Fuku: The Artist and Her Works”
Date: April 12 (Sat.) 1:30–3:00PM (numbered tickets distributed 11:00AM–)
Place: Lecture hall (maximum capacity 100); free
Lecturer: KOJIMA Yūji (Sōga-kai member; professor, Kyoto City University of Arts)
in Japanese only
Indian dance performance: “To the Sky”
Date: April 13 (Sun.) 1:00PM/3:00PM
Place: Entrance hall; free
Performers: MIYATA Sachiko
Dance company “Dunamis”
Organizer: The Mainichi Shimbun Co., Ltd.
- Exhibition Dates
- Tuesday, April 8 – Sunday, May 11, 2008
- Closed on Mondays
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Exception: Open May 5 (Mon./holiday), closed May 6 (Tue.)
- Organizers
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
- The Mainichi Shimbun Co., Ltd.
- The Kyoto Shimbun Co., Ltd.
- Admission
- Advance tickets: Ticket Pia, FamilyMart (P code: 688-038), Lawson (L code:
- 58486), other major ticket vendors and convenience stores
At door | Advance | Group (20 or more) | |
---|---|---|---|
Adult | 1,200 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
University students | 900 | 700 | 700 |
High school students | 500 | 300 | 300 |
Junior high and younger | Free | Free | Free |
- Contact
- The Mainichi Shimbun Co., Ltd.
- general office of events
- TEL 06-6346-8391
- (weekdays, 10:00AM–6:00PM)
- Other Museums
- Akino Fuku Museum (Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) 2008/06/07 (Sat.) – 07/27 (Sun.)
- The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama 2008/08/09 (Sat.) – 10/05 (Sun.)
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