50th Anniversary Exhibition “Shinjuku, a Town of Modern Art” @ SOMPO Museum of Art
SOMPO Museum of Art will hold the 50th anniversary exhibition “Shinjuku, a Town of Modern Art,” focusing on the area’s artistic history.Summary
SOMPO Museum of Art is holding the 50th anniversary exhibition “Shinjuku, a Town of Modern Art,” which focuses on Shinjuku as a hub for modern art. The exhibition traces the footsteps of artists who gathered in Shinjuku from the late Meiji era to the early postwar period, including Nakamura Hironobu, Saeki Yuzo, Matsumoto Shunsuke, and Miyawaki Aiko. It highlights Shinjuku’s role as a major base for modern art. The exhibition is divided into four chapters: the roots of Nakamura Hironobu and Nakamuraya, the travels between Paris and Shinjuku by Saeki Yuzo, the handmade network centered around Matsumoto Shunsuke and the Sohgo Workshop, and the cross-genre activities of Abe Chinya and Takiguchi Shuzo. The exhibition concludes with works by Kiyomiya Shitsumon, offering a deep exploration of the relationship between Shinjuku and art.
(Source：ART iT)