Outline

"Le Midi" (the south of France) was once regarded as the transit point for artists traveling from Paris to Italy in search of scenic spots and works by the old masters. However, from the end of the nineteenth century onwards, many artists chose to work in Vence, Nice, Marseilles, and other parts of the south of France.

The rich nature surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea and mountains and the dazzling light captivated the artists, and, at times, they were even enticed to create works employing local techniques such as pottery. Some are known to have settled in the south of France as their final abode and undertaken grand projects such as a mural or a chapel as a compilation of their artistic career. On the other hand, we must not forget that, during the war, the south of France was also where artists who were detained as enemy aliens or those who headed to the ports in order to emigrate to the US produced works.

This exhibition focuses on the south of France as a location where art unfolded in the twentieth century. Through approximately one hundred works by twenty-five or so artists from museums and other collections in Japan, the extensive rapports developed there and the expressions and techniques revealed by the artists are introduced.

*Some of the exhibits will be on show for only part of the duration of the exhibition.

 

Artists Represented

Jean Arp, Hans Bellber, Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, Sonia Delaunay, André Derain, Raoul Dufy, Max Ernst, Fernand Léger, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Wols, etc.

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Events

*Details of events will be updated on this website (in Japanese).

Lecture

Risaku Suzuki (Photographer; Professor, Department of Intermedia Art, Tokyo University of the Arts)
“On ‘la plaque sensible’”
Saturday, May 13, 13:30－15:00
- Prebooking required
- Reservations accepted for the first 35 applicants
- Admission fee required
 

Gallery Talks by the Curator

Saturday, March 18
Saturday, April 15
Each start from 11:30
Meet in the Entrance Hall at 11:15
- Up to 35 visitors on a first-come-first-served basis
- Admission fee required
 

Curators’ Talks

Our curator Moe Nakamura will guide you around the exhibition together with curators from the museums to which this exhibition will be traveling.

Saturday, May 20  Issei Suzuki (Fukuyama Museum of Art)
Saturday, June 10  Kei Fujiwara (Utsunomiya Museum of Art)
Each start from 11:30
Meet in the Entrance Hall at 11:15 
- Up to 35 visitors on a first-come-first-served basis
- Admission fee required

Guided Tours

Daily, 14:00－14:45
- Booking accepted from 9:30 on the day of your visit at the Museum’s reception desk
- Up to 20 visitors on a first-come-first-served basis
- Admission fee required