[Opening] "Tate Turner Exhibition: Sublime Painting, Dialogue with Contemporary Art" — Reading Turner's "Sublime" from a Contemporary Perspective, at the National Museum of Western Art until February 21, 2027
The National Museum of Western Art is holding an exhibition of over 80 Turner works from Tate paired with contemporary art until February 21, 2027.Summary
The exhibition "Tate Turner Exhibition: Sublime Painting, Dialogue with Contemporary Art" is being held at the National Museum of Western Art (Ueno Park, Tokyo) from October 24, 2026 to February 21, 2027. More than 80 oil paintings, watercolors, and other works from the Tate's collection—the world's largest Turner collection—are on display. Centered on the concept of the "sublime" pursued by J.M.W. Turner, the exhibition reorganizes his works thematically and juxtaposes them with contemporary art by artists such as Olafur Eliasson, Wolfgang Tillmans, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Katie Paterson, Cornelia Parker, Richard Long, Howard Hodgkin, and the Otolith Group, exploring dialogues that transcend time. The exhibition consists of seven chapters: "Dark Room," "Early Steps: From British Landscape," "Into the Mountains," "The Historical Sublime," "The Sublime City: Venice," "Rough Seas," "Meditation: Watching Sea and Sky," and "Radical Sublime: The Problem of Late Turner." It also introduces works by the Japanese modern painter Chuji Kurihara, who was influenced by Turner, shedding light on the reception of Turner's art in Japan. The exhibition encourages visitors to consider how Turner's paintings connect to contemporary issues such as climate change and decolonization. It will travel to the Osaka Nakanoshima Museum of Art from March 13 to June 27, 2027.
(Source：美術展ナビ)