Katsuhito Nishikawa
Serenity in Stillness
September 14, 2024 － January 26, 2025
- Hours：
- 9:30－17:00 (last admission 16:30)
- Closed：
- Mondays (except Sep. 16 and 23, Oct. 14, Nov. 4, Jan. 13), Sep.17 and 24, Oct. 15, Nov. 5, Dec. 24 - Jan. 1, Jan. 14
- Organizer：
- DIC Corporation
- In Association with：
- Chiba Prefecture, The Board of Education of Chiba Prefecture, Sakura City, The Board of Education of Sakura City
Museum Admission
Adults ¥1,800
College / 65 and over ¥1,600
HS students and under Free
| Museum Admission | Adults | College 65 and over |
HS students and under |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¥1,800 | ¥1,600 | Free |
*Free admission for disability pass holders and one care-giver for each
*College students includes vocational and preparatory school students
*High school students include technical/vocational upper secondary school students
*For Student discounts please show a student ID, for Senior discount please show proof of age
*The permanent collection exhibition can also be viewed with a special exhibition ticket
Sintra, 2009
painted wood and plaster, 41×37×37 cm
Collection of the Artist
Lotus, 1998–2000
painted wood and plaster, 20×45×45 cm
Collection of the Artist
Untitled, 1986
pigment ink, pencil and oil on paper, 29.7×42 cm
Collection of the Artist
Root, 1994
painted wood and plaster, 77×38×38 cm
Collection of the Artist
Profile
Katsuhito Nishikawa
Born in Tokyo in 1949. With the intention of studying art, at the age of 23, Nishikawa went to Germany as the home of the Bauhaus movement he was interested in. There, after studying initially at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, he studied under Erwin Heerich at the Arts Academy of the City of Düsseldorf. Since 1994, Nishikawa has participated in activities at the Museum Insel Hombroich in the city of Neuss, working from a studio within the premises of the Museum. With a focus on projects involving a unity with nature, he also works in a variety of creative fields, ranging from sculpture and 2-dimensional art, and even furniture. Employing simple structures and common materials, Nishikawa continues to create suggestive works dealing with light and darkness and the shadows that they involve. Currently, he is also involved in teaching the younger generation as an emeritus professor at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg. He is also a recipient of the Cultural Encouragement Award of the City of Düsseldorf.
Highlights
１． The First Retrospective at a Museum in Japan
Nishikawa’s artistic activities have been based in Europe for 50 years, and the opportunities to see those works in Japan have been limited. This exhibition will be the first retrospective of works from his career to be held in a museum in Japan. On display will be works spanning that career from the 1980s to some of his latest works in a variety of mediums, including sculpture, photography, painting, illustration and more.
２． Exhibition Composition by the Artist Himself
This will be an opportunity to see works selected by the artist himself and arranged in the museum’s spaces with a sensitivity unique to an artist like Nishikawa with a personal involvement in architecture. Afloat in the pond that spreads across the grounds in front of the Museum will be an outdoor sculpture titled Moon of Sakura newly created by the artist specifically for this exhibition.
３． Under a Variety of Different Light
The depth of the works that have come to fruition in the course of Nishikawa’s ongoing pursuit of light and shadow, will be shown in different lights, including natural light, exterior light, interior lighting and indirect light, which will provide opportunities to reconsider the relationships between the works and light and the spaces they are seen in.
４． An Exhibition for the Individual Viewers
The quietness that underlies Nishikawa’s works will be presented in museum spaces bathed in an air of dignified purity. We are sure that you will find it an exhibition where each and every visitor can find the space and time to indulge in appreciation of the art.
Terrace, 2013
painted wood and plaster, 36×30×20 cm
Collection of the Artist
At the Pond, 2010
oil on canvas, 100×140 cm
Collection of the Artist
In Autumn, 1995
petals, 680×680 cm
Collection of the Artist
All works © Katsuhito Nishikawa 2024
Events
Cross Talk
Tours will be made of the galleries with the curator of the exhibition and a different guest each time to discuss the various aspects found in Nishikawa’s works with a focus on the artist’s “Unique perspectives,” such as light and nature, white and gray among others.
To be held on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 11:30 (excluding Sep. 28 and Jan. 25 a total of 7 tours are planned)
Guests
September 14 Katsuhito Nishikawa (Artist)
October 12 Tomoyo Sanbonmatsu (Curator, The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama)
October 26 Yoshihisa Tanaka (Graphic designer, Nerhol)
November 9 Toshiharu Suzuki (Curator, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art)
November 23 Hiroshi Eguchi (Distiller/President, mitosaya)
December 14 Fumio Nanjo (President/CEO, N&A inc.)
January 11 Kenjiro Hosaka (Art Director, Shiga Museum of Art)
Gallery Talks by the Curator
Saturday, September 28
Saturday, January 25
Each day from 11:30－12:30
- Booking required on the day of your visit at the Museum’s reception desk.
Guided Tours
Daily, 14:00－15:00
- Booking required on the day of your visit at the Museum’s reception desk.
Museum Concert
Ayatake Ezaki (Pianist)
“Serenity in Stillness” (Working title)
Friday, December 13, 18:00 Start
- Reservations required. See Japanese page for details.
Original Goods
In the Museum Shop, in addition to original goods such as T-shirts and postcards, drinks and sweets inspired by this exhibition’s image will be prepared. Based on meaningful key words for understanding this exhibition’s themes, such as “plants” and “time,” that people find affinity with, as well as special goods that have been prepared, we hope visitors will enjoy its lingering impressions even more.
Sodas / candies × mitosaya｜Distillery with an herb garden
Petal chocolate × shodai bio nature｜Western sweets shop using choice natural ingredients
Black tea (leaves) × teteria｜Offering time to enjoy black tea
Coffee beans × yaco coffee｜Savory coffee blends
Concurrent exhibits
Viewpoint／Collection Viewpoint
Tadaaki Kuwayama 1932–2023
Frank Stella 1936–2024
Date: July 6, 2024 – January 26, 2025
Gallery 201
In one of the Permanent Collection Galleries, there will be an exhibit in August commemorating the first anniversary of the passing of Tadaaki Kuwayama, and a commemorative exhibit of the works of Frank Stella, who passed away in May of this year.
In addition to the works with metallic colors on canvas that can be said to be Kuwayama’s signature genre, there will also be print works to be shown for the first time. Of works by Stella, six works on canvas from the Museum’s collection will be displayed, tracing the development of the artist’s oeuvre from the time of his debut until his work exclusively on 2-dimensional supports came to a conclusion in the late 1960s.