"Minami Tada - Light, Dignity, and Swaying" Opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo at the End of August. First Major Retrospective Since His Death
A major retrospective of Minami Tada, the first since his death, will open at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo from August 29 to December 6.Summary
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo will host a large-scale retrospective exhibition titled "Minami Tada - Light, Dignity, and Swaying" for the post-war Japanese abstract sculptor and visual artist, Minami Tada, running from August 29 to December 6. This is the first major retrospective since the artist's passing. With full cooperation from the Minami Tada Research Institute, the exhibition will bring together his diverse body of work spanning art, architecture, and design, including early paintings, sculptures from various periods, and lighting works such as chandeliers, which the artist called "light modeling" (Hikari Zokei). Throughout his career, Tada created about 200 sculptures and 500 architectural works, leaving pieces in various urban settings like parks, stations, and city halls, not just museums. His practice, which treated light as a crucial compositional element to influence space itself, established a unique position among his contemporaries.
(Source：Tokyo Art Beat)