ExhibitionsA Perspective on Contemporary Art: Emotional Drawing

A Perspective on Contemporary Art: Emotional Drawing

A Perspective on Contemporary Art: Emotional Drawing
Avish Khebrehzadeh (2005) Backyard (still)
© the artist Drawings that can be described as being ‘simple,’ ‘fragile,’ or ‘unfinished’ may represent the artist’s attempt to extract the raw emotions hidden within his/herself by embracing the weakness of the work, rather than aiming for perfection. The present exhibition focuses on the ‘drawing’ as the impulse for creation through the widely varied works of sixteen contemporary artists active in Asia and Europe. The works to be exhibited include the sketches and watercolors by Leiko Ikemura, NARA Yoshitomo, and SAKAGAMI Chiyuki; the animations and shadow pictures by TSUJI Naoyuki, Avish Khebrezadeh, and Nalini Malani; and installations by Manuel Ocampo, Amal El Kenawy, and Mithu Sen.

Related Events
Artist talk: Aditi Singh, Manuel Ocampo, & Leiko Ikemura
Date: November 18 (Tue.) 2:00–3:30PM (numbered tickets distributed 11:00AM–)
Lecturers: Aditi Singh, Manuel Ocampo, Leiko Ikemura
Place: Lecture hall (maximum capacity 100); free (admission ticket for exhibition required)
in English with Japanese translation

Dialogue: “Discussing Drawing”
Date: December 13 (Sat.) 2:00–3:30PM (numbered tickets distributed 11:00AM–)
Lecturers: KANAI Tadashi (associate professor, Shinshu University Faculty of Arts), HOSAKA Kenjiro (curator responsible for exhibition proposal; The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)
Place: Lecture hall (maximum capacity 100); free
in Japanese only

WOT tsukuru creation: feat. TSUJI Naoyuki
Date: November 20 (Thu.) 3:30–8:50PM
Place: Doshisha University (Imadegawa Campus): Hardy Hall, Kanbai-kan B1F
Organizer: Doshisha University (TEL: 075-251-3270)

Exhibition dates: Tuesday, November 18 – Sunday, December 21, 2008; Closed on Mondays; Exceptions: Open on 11/24 (Mon./holiday); closed on 11/25 (Tue.).
Exhibiting artists: Leiko Ikemura (introduction/checklist); Amal Kenawy (introduction/checklist); Avish Khebrehzadeh (introduction/checklist); KIM Jungwook (introduction/checklist); Jose Legaspi (introduction/checklist); Nalini Malani (introduction/checklist); NARA Yoshitomo (introduction/checklist); Julião & Manuel Ocampo (introduction/checklist); S. Teddy D. (introduction/checklist); SAKAGAMI Chiyuki (introduction/checklist); Pinaree Sanpitak (introduction/checklist); Mithu Sen (introduction/checklist); Aditi Singh (introduction/checklist); Shooshie Sulaiman (introduction/checklist); TSUJI Naoyuki (introduction/checklist); Ugo Untoro (introduction/checklist); View all artist introductions; View the full exhibition checklist
Organizers: The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; The Japan Foundation
Assistance: Japan Airlines
Admission: Advance tickets: Ticket Pia, FamilyMart (P code: 688-389), Lawson (L code:; 53693), other major ticket vendors and convenience stores
Publicity Materials: Flyer (PDF 787KB)

	Day of admission	Advance	Group (20 or more)
Adult	850	700	600
University students	450	350	250
High school students and younger	Free	Free	Free

(2008/11/04)

Other Museums: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo 　2008/08/26 (Tue.) – 10/13 (Mon.)

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