Bologna Children's Book Fair — Bologna
Fiera Del Libro Per Ragazzi
Until Sep.26
The world's leading annual children's publishing
event was held again in April in Bologna, Italy. 2004 was the exhibition's
41st anniversary. The fair includes an exhibition that offers a
juried selection of outstanding talent, both emerging and established,
from all over the world. In 2003, nearly 150 artists were selected
from over 2800 entries. Combined with the many illustrators who
visit the fair to show their latest portfolios to publishers, Bologna
has become the single most important source of information about
contemporary illustrators. This year, 2,721 illustrators sent in
their works from over 62 countries. 543 illustrators were from Japan
and 16 of them received awards for their work. This year, the Otani
Memorial Museum will exhibit 500 of these works from the fair. In
addition, 30 works from Dekune Iku, the 2003 BIB (Biennial of Illustrations
Bratislava 2003 (Slovakia) Grand Prix Award winner, will be on display.
Nishinomiya Otani Memorial Museum
Hanshin Koroen Stn. Walk south across route 43, 10 mins.
Open: 10am-4:30pm, closed Wednesdays
Admission: ¥800/¥600/¥400
Tel: 0798-33-0164
Flemish and Dutch Paintings from the Collection
of the Kunsth Isches Museum Wien
Until Oct.11
From the collections of Kunst Isches Museum Wien
(Art History Museum in Vienna), this exhibition focuses on 16th
and 17th-century paintings from the Netherlands and Flanders. 58
masterpieces by the great artists of the time (Rubens, Van Dyck,
Rembrandt, Vermeer and others) will be on display. Especially the
works by Vermeer are extremely valuable as only around 30 items
remain today. Among them, The Artist's Studio is regarded as the
crown jewel. The delicate touch and the translucent colors are remarkable
despite the passage of time. It is the first time this world renowned
painting has been exhibited in Japan.
Kobe City Museum
JR/Hankyu/Hanshi/Subway Sannomiya Stn. Walk 15 minutes south, behind
City Hall
Open: 10am-4:30pm, closed Mondays
Admission: ¥1500/¥1100/¥600
Tel: 078-332-7810
China Dream Exhibition — Undiscovered
Trends in Modern Chinese Paintings
Until Aug.29
 This
is the first exhibition in Japan that introduces another aspect
of modern Chinese Art, emphasizing a popular visual culture that
has never been revealed before. Some of the artwork, including originals
displayed in this exhibition,
are landscapes and genre paintings called “China Trading Painting,”
largely created in Guangzhou as souvenir gifts for westerners in
the latter years of the Ching Dynasty. The exhibition also includes
advertising posters created in the international cities of Shanghai
and Hong Kong during the 1920s and 1930s, and paintings drawn as
political propaganda during the People's Republic of China period.
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
Hanshin Iwaya Stn. (by the ocean)
Open: 10am-5pm, closed Mondays
Admission: ¥1200/¥800/¥400
Tel: 078-262-0901
Brazil: Body Nostalgia
Aug.17-Sep.20
Recently new expressions emerging from Brazil
are attracting the attention of the world. This exhibi-tion introduces
contemporary Brazilian art and demonstrates its unique history and
social conditions. The exhibition introduces three seminal artists,
Tarcila do Amaral from the 1920s, Lygia Clark and Mira Schendel
from the 1960s, together with contemporary artists, Miguel Rio Branco,
Adriana Valejao, Rivane Neuenschwander and Brigida Baltar. The show
is themed on 'the body', and takes the form of dialogues between
the old and new generations. The exhibition embodies the unique
characteristics of Brazilian art: energy, poetry and sensuality.
Kyoto Kokuritsu Kindai Museum
Keihan Shichijo Stn. Okazaki Park
Open: 9:30am-4pm, closed Mondays
Admission: ¥1000/¥600/¥400
Tel: 075-761-4111
Kansai Art Listings
|
Osaka
August 4-16
Daimaru Shinsaibashi Gallery
National Geographic Wildlife Photograph Exhibition
Subway Shinsaibashi stn.
Open: 10am-7:30pm
Admission: ¥800/¥600
Tel: 06-6271-1231
August 18-29
Daimaru Umeda Gallery
Private Collections from 10 Famous Artists
(Picasso, Clay, etc.)
JR Osaka, Hankyu/Hanshin/Subway Umeda stn. Open: 10am-7:30pm
Admission: ¥800/¥600
Tel: 06-6343-1231
August 4 - September 7
DDD Gallery
2004 ADC Exhibition
Nishi-Umeda stn. or Higobashi stn.
Open: 10am-6pm. Closed Sat, Sun.
Admission: Free
Tel: 06-6347-8780
August 7 - October 11
Kirin Plaza Osaka
Hi-Energy Field
By Dotobori River, Subway Namba Stn.
Open: 11am-8:30pm
Admission: ¥700/¥500
Tel: 06-6212-6578
August 10 - September 20
Osaka Municipal Museum of Art
The Road to Prayer
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
JR/subway Tennoji stn., Kintesu Abenobashi stn. Inside Tennoji
park
Open: 9:30am-4:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥1200/¥900
Tel: 06-4860-8600
Until August 31
Suntory Museum, Tempozan
Brillance de la Belle Epoque
Subway chuo, Osaka-ko stn, Exit #1.
Open: 10:30am-7pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥1000/¥700/¥500
06-6577-0001
Kyoto
Until August 29
Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Sanso Museum
The works of sculptor Kitao Hiroshi. Wood sculptors.
JR Yamazaki or Hankyu Oyamazaki stn.
Open: 10am-6pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥600/¥400/free
Tel: 075-957-3123
Until September 12
Hosomi Museum
Art works of Japanese literatu-re from Heian to Edo period.
Tozai Subway line, Higashiyama stn. On the corner of Nijo-dori
and the river
Open: 10am-5:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥700/¥500
Tel: 075-752-5555
Until August 29
Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum
Over 555 pieces of inro from the Champoud collection
Bus #207, Kiyomizu-michi stop.
Open: 10am-4pm, closed Mon. & Tue.
Admission: ¥500/¥300/¥200
Tel: 075-532-4270
Until August 29
Kyoto City Museum
Masterpieces from the Permanent Collection II
The Consciousness of the Avant-garde and the Development of
Expression.
Hankyu Kawaramachi/Keihan Sanjo stn.
Open: 9am-4pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥1300/¥900/¥500
Tel: 075-771-4107
Hyogo
Until September 5
Akashi Shiritsu Bunka Hakubutsukan
Watanabe Ume — Doll
JR Akashi stn. 5 min walk, north
Open: 1pm-6pm, closed Wed.
Admission: ¥800/¥500/¥300
Tel: 079-918-5400
Until August 29
Ashiya City Museum of Art & History
Reflections : Tsuruko Yamazaki
Hanshin Ashiya st. Walk south, 10 min.
Open: 10am-4:30pm, closed Mondays
Admission: ¥300/¥200
Tel: 0797-38-5432
Thru August 22
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History
Setonaikai and its Art
JR/Sanyo Himeji stn.
Open: 10am-4pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥200/¥150/¥100
Tel: 0792-88-9011
Nara
Thru September 20
Nara Kenritsu Bijutsukan
A Museum for Kids to Encounter
Kintetsu Nara stn. Open: 9am-4pm
Admission: ¥1000/¥700/¥400
Tel: 0742-23-3968
Thru August 29
Nara National Museum
The Golden Kingdom of Silla
Treasures from Korean Royal Tombs.
JR/Kintetsu Nara stn.
Open: 9:30am-4:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥1000/¥700/¥400
Thru August 29
Nara Shashin Museum
Little Lives
JR/Kintetsu Nara stn., take loop bus.
Open: 9:30pm-4:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥500/¥200/¥100
Tel: 0742-22-7771
|
ART section compiled by Maki Nibayashi
|
