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

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

	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

Advance tickets: Ticket Pia, FamilyMart (P code: 688-038), Lawson (L code:

58486), other major ticket vendors and convenience stores

Publicity Materials

Advance flyer

Flyer  PDF file (678KB)

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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