Nobuya Hitsuda—Landscapes Passed By @ Toyota City Museum of Art
The Toyota City Museum of Art is hosting the largest retrospective to date for painter Nobuya Hitsuda, known for his abstracted landscapes.Summary
The Toyota City Museum of Art is holding "Nobuya Hitsuda—Landscapes Passed By," the largest retrospective to date for the painter Nobuya Hitsuda, who continuously depicts abstracted forms of "landscapes." Hitsuda (born 1941 in Tokyo) draws inspiration from the changing scenery of post-war Tokyo and the developing suburbs around Aichi University of the Arts, blending Western painting techniques with essences from Japanese and East Asian painting, such as Yamato-e and Sansuiga, to create his unique style, which he terms "landscapes passed by." The exhibition, running from April 4 to June 21, 2026, features approximately 120 works spanning over 60 years, from the 1960s to his latest pieces. The display is structured in two parts: one section interspersing works with reference materials Hitsuda has kept, and another arranging works chronologically from the 1960s onward, aiming to explore the core of his painting. Related events include a lecture by his former student, artist Yuki Okumura, and a collection exhibition featuring artists like Francis Bacon, Yukinori Nakanishi, and Yoshitomo Nara.
(Source：ART iT)