Moholy-Nagy In Motion

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"MA: Musik unde Theater Nummer"

(MA: Music and Theater Issue),

Vol.IX, no.8–9, September 1924

Hattula Moholy-Nagy

　　This is the first one-man exhibition in Japan introducing the entirety of the Hungarian-born artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946), who is known as a constructivist and a teacher at the Bauhaus.
　　His wide-ranging activities including photography, design, film, kinetic art and art education were consistently in pursuit of "the new vision" brought about by "artistic use of light and movement" and therefore he is esteemed as a pioneer in media art. The collection belonging to the artist's family, which is being shown in Japan for the first time, forms the core of the approximately 300 works and reference materials gathered from museums in and outside of Japan.
"A 19" (1927) oil on canvas, Hattula Moholy-Nagy

Major works

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to see the Moholy-Nagy's film works, click on a picture above.
(from the Moholy-Nagy Foundation)

1: "The Shooting Gallery" (1925/1973) Photoplastic on Gelatin silver print, Fukuoka Art Museum

2: Title unknown (after 1926) Gelatin silver print (photographic reproduction of a Photogram, enlarged)

　　Hattula Moholy-Nagy

　　coll.　Hattula Moholy-Nagy

3: "How do I keep young and beautiful?" (1920s) Photoplastic on Gelatin silver print, Hattula Moholy-Nagy

4:"Light Space Modulator" (Light Prop for an Electric Stage) [replica] (1922–30/2006)

　　Metal, plastics, glass, paint, and wood with electric motor, Harvard Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum

5: "Hattula, Sibyl, Claudia Moholy-Nagy in Lincoln Park, Chicago #2" (1945)

　　35mm Kodachrome film/Slide projection, Hattula Moholy-Nagy

6: "Lobsters" Film 1935

※ ©Hattula Moholy-Nagy

Exhibition dates

Wednesday, July 20– Sunday, September 4, 2011

Closed on Mondays

Hours

Regular hours

9:30AM-5:00PM (admission until 4:30PM)

Evening hours (every Friday)

9:30AM-8:00PM (admission until 7:30PM)

Organized by

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

The Mainichi Shimbun Co., Ltd.

Supported by

Embassy of the Republic of Hungary

Architectural Institute of Japan

Japanese Society for the Science of Design

Sponsored by

Japan Post Service Co., Ltd.

Misawa Homes Co., Ltd.

Cooperated with

The Moholy-Nagy Foundation

Nippon Cargo Airlines

Grants from

Pola Art Foundation

Cooperation in Planning

Art Inter Co., Ltd.

Admission

	Day of admission	Advance	Group (20 or more)
Adult	1,300	1,100	1,100
University students	900	700	700
High school students	500	300	300
Junior high school students and younger	Free	Free	Free

*Collection gallery is available with this ticket.

* Visitors with disability and one person accompanying them are

　admitted free of charge.(Please present certificate at the admission.)

*Advance tickets:

　Ticket Pia　(P-code: 764-637)

　Lawson　　(L-code: 54240)

　Other major ticket vendors and convenience stores

*Advance tickets are available for a limited period only. (5/20-7/19)

Moholy-Nagy Exhibition

Related events

International Symposium: "Moholy-Nagy Reconsidered"

Lecturer & Panelist:

　Passuth Krisztina (Professor Emeritus, Eötvös Loránd University [Budapest])

　Oliver A. I. Boter (Associate Professor, University of Manitoba [Canada])

　Toshino IGUCHI (Professor, Saitama University)

　Akihiko MORISHITA (Media Artist)

　Moderator: Yuko IKEDA (Senior curator)

Date & Time: July 23 (Sat.), 2011 1:00-5:00 PM

(numbered tickets will be distributed at a door 1 hour before starting)

Place: 1F Lecture hall

Fee: Free Admission, maximum capacity 100

Grants from: Pola Art Foundation

in Japanese and English

Lecture: "Walter Benjamin and German Modern Films"

Date & Time: August 19 (Fri.), 2011 5:00-6:30PM

(numbered tickets will be distributed at a door 1 hour before starting)

Place: 1F Lecture hall

Fee: Free Admission, maximum capacity 100

Lecturer: Masaki NAKAMASA (Professor, Kanazawa University)

in Japanese only

Workshop: Photograph Experimentation "Collage→Photogram→??"

Date & Time: August 28 (Sun.), 2011 10:00AM-3:00PM (Including break time)

Place: 1F Lecture hall

Maximum capacity 20, reservation required

*We have reached the quota of applications.

Fee: 1000 JPY

What to bring: a magaine for collage, scissors and a towel

Cooperation: Tokunaga Institute of Photo & Art

　　How to apply

　　By phone only

　　TEL: 075-762-1711 (Education Dept.)

　　(Monday through Friday, 10AM-5PM)

Kyoto University of Art and Design, General Open Lecture

Course on Photogram

Date & Time: August 6 (Sat.) and 7 (Sun.), 2011 2 courses

Organizers:

Kyoto University of Art and Design, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

-Contact & Application-

Kyoto University of Art and Design, Uryuyama Extension Center

Phone: (075)791-9124

URL：http://www.kyoto-art.ac.jp/general/

MoMAK Films @ home [Experimental Films]

Date & Time: August 19 (Fri.), 2011 7:00PM-, 20 (Sat.),2011 2:00PM-

Place: 1F lecture hall

Admission: 500 JPY per screening

Organizers: The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

　　　　　　　　　The National Films Center

Cooperation: KAWAMURA Kenichiro, TOMITA Mika

(Associate Professors, Ritsumeikan University, College of Image Arts & Sciences)

For further details, click here.

Other Project

Curatorial Studies 05: Photographers in the New Bauhaus

4F Collection Gallery during the Moholy Nagy Exhibition

Publicity materials

Flyer PDF（3.6MB）

 

Other Museum

The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama 2011/4/16(Sat.)- 7/10(Sun.)

Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art　　　　　　　2011/9/17(Sat.)-12/11(Sun.)

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