Izumi Kato features in 'A Personal View of Japanese Contemporary Art'
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) presents the exhibition A Personal View of Japanese Contemporary Art: Takahashi Ryutaro Collection, exploring the state of contemporary Japan from the personal viewpoint of Art Collector Takahashi Ryutaro. Comprising over 3,500 items, the Takahashi Ryutaro Collection is reputed as one of the most important collections of Japanese contemporary art.
In addition to works that reflect the state of Japan in the 1990s and 2000s, which represents the majority of the Takahashi Ryutaro Collection, this exhibition also focuses on a new direction that the collection took after the Great East Japan Earthquake, reflecting the changing times and values.
The time of the Takahashi Ryutaro Collection’s formation coincides with the opening of the MOT in 1995. Both collections were largely built in the city of Tokyo during “the lost 30 years” movement after the burst of the economic bubble in Japan, and hence, they have a complementary relationship. The artworks that were created to combat the state of stagnation in Japanese society, Takahashi refers to as the “cries and living evidence of young artists.”
Participating artists include Kato Izumi, Kusama Yayoi, Shiota Chiharu, Nara Yoshitomo, Murakami Takashi, Aida Makoto, Ikeda Manabu, Mori Osamu, Odani Motohiko, Aoki Mika, Suzuki Hiraku, Fujikura Asako and Kaneuji Teppei.
