ExhibitionsMy Favorites—Index of a Certain Collection
Selections from the MoMAK Collection

My Favorites—Index of a Certain Collection
Selections from the MoMAK Collection

Marcel Duchamp (1917/1964) Fountain
Marcel Duchamp (1917/1964) Fountain
assisted readymade (1964 Schwarz edition, ed. 6/8)
coll. The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto The Annex Museum of the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo became the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto in 1967, with a collection of just three artworks in tow. This collection has grown to reach approximately 10,000 artworks and other objects as of March 2010. Amongst masterpieces of such fields as painting and crafts, there is an interesting group of works categorized as “Non-Category” (founded in the fiscal year of 1978/79) that cannot be characterized by the traditional categorization by technique or medium. There, art and architecture/design, sculpture and photography/film/video overlap and intersect in a variety of ways. The present exhibition will be centered on selections from these “Non-Category” works, accompanied by artworks and other materials from other categories that directly relate to these works, totaling in approximately 300 exhibits. We hope to introduce the story of this certain collection within the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.

An Index of a Certain Classification, or: An Invitation to the Non-Category

Related Events
Lecture Series
Krzysztof Wodiczko (exhibiting artist) March 22 (Mon./holiday), 2010
Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus (all others in MoMAK lecture hall)
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster (exhibiting artist) March 24 (Wed.), 2010
Miwa Yanagi (exhibiting artist) April 2 (Fri.), 2010
Nobuo Toshioka (donor of the “Toshioka Bill Art Collection”) April 3 (Sat.), 2010
Emiko Kasahara (exhibiting artist) May 5 (Wed./holiday), 2010
Additional lectures TBA. Details and lecturer introductions are available here.

Exhibition dates: Wednesday, March 24 – Wednesday (holiday), May 5, 2010; Closed on Mondays Exception: Open on May 3 (Mon./holiday)
Hours: Regular hours; 9:30AM–5:00PM (admission until 4:30PM); Evening hours (every Friday); 9:30AM–8:00PM (admission until 7:30PM)
Organizer: The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Admission: There are no advance tickets for this exhibition.; April 4 (Sun.): Free admission.
Publicity materials: Poster (B2) design proposal