Guess What?
　 Hardcore Contemporary Art's Truly a World Treasure:
　 Selected Works from the YAGEO Foundation Collection

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Marc Quinn Miniature Venus, 2008,
　　　the Yageo Foundation, Taiwan
　　　 ©Marc Quinn

　　This exhibition will feature a contemporary art collection collected over the past 25 years by Pierre Tie Min Chen, CEO of the YAGEO Corporation, which is an internationally-acclaimed electronic component manufacturer in Taiwan. About 70 masterpieces by representative contemporary artists such as Francis Bacon, Zao Wou-Ki, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, Sugimoto Hiroshi, Cai Guo-Qiang, Ron Mueck, Peter Doig and Marc Quinn (listed here in order of birth) will be displayed. It is also interesting to note that works by Chinese and Taiwanese artists such as Sanyu, who are relatively unknown in Japan, will be included in the exhibition, which will add a Taiwanese perspective.
　These fabulous works of art will not merely be lined up for display, but will be categorized into 10 sections, including "Muse," "The Sublime," "Dignity," "Reality," "Memory," "The Existential Condition," and "New Beauty." The exhibition will thus introduce the diverse expressions of contemporary art and the highlights of each masterpiece, and in addition will address the relationship between the collector and his collection, a theme that has not been so openly discussed at art museums. Furthermore, by raising our visitor's awareness of the dual nature of art, specifically the artistic value and the economic value of artwork, the exhibition will bring out the greatest charm of this collection of art works, considered to be one of the most outstanding private art collections in the world, both in terms of quality and scale.
　The exhibition will be organized in accordance with the National Indemnity for Works of Art system of the Japanese government.

List of Works

Guess What? Hardcore Contemporary Art's Truly a World Treasure:

Selected Works from the YAGEO Foundation Collection

*Marc Quinn's work, Myth (Sphinx) (cat.no.70) is not exhibited only at the Tokyo venue.

And due to a variety of circumstances, we are unable to exhibit Anselm Kiefer's work,

Dein Goldenes Harr Margarethe (Your Gold Hair, Margarethe) (cat.no.51).

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Exhibition dates

March 31 (Tue.) - May 31 (Sun.), 2015

Closed on Mondays

Exception: Open on May 4 (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

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

The Yageo Foundation, Taiwan

Cooperation

ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD.

YAMATO LOGISTICS CO., LTD.

Admission

	Day of admission	Advance	Group (20 or more)
Adult	1,200	1,000	900
University students	500	350	250
High school students and younger	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:

　Lawson　　　　　(L-code:56875)

　Seven-Eleven　(7-code:034-658)

　Ticket Pia　　　　(P-code: 766-500)

　Other major ticket vendors and convenience stores

　*Advance tickets are available for a limited period only. (2/1-3/30)

　Related events
　　　Lecture: "Theme and highlight of the exhibition"

HOSAKA Kenjiro (curator, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo)
　　　Date & Time: April 11 (Sat.) 2:00-3:30PM
　　　(numbered tickets distributed 12:00PM at the information desk.)
　　　Place: 1F Lecture hall
　　　Fee: Free Admission (maximum capacity 100 seats)
　　　in Japanese only

　　　Gallery talk 　　　

Talker: Curator, the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
　　　Date & Time: April 18 (Sat.) 1:00-1:30PM
　　　　　　　　　　　　 May 23 (Sat.) 1:00-1:30PM
　　　(numbered tickets distributed 12:00PM at the information desk.)
　　　Fee: Free Admission (maximum capacity 20 seats)
　　　*exhibition tickets are required
　　　in Japanese only

Publicity materials

Flyer PDF（3.5MB）

Other Venues

The National Museum Modern Art, Tokyo 2014/6/20 (Fri.) - 8/24(Sun.) *closed

Nagoya City Art Museum 2014/9/6 (Sat.) - 10/26(Sun.) *closed

Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art 12/20 (Sat.) - 2015/3/8 (Sun.)*closed

　This exhibition is covered by the Japanese Act on the Indemnification of Damage to Works of Art in Exhibitions.

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