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NARA PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 11, 2014
¡®Beauty on the Edge: Contemporary Art Nara ¡ª Magic of Materials and Wisdom¡¯
Sculptors Takashi Kikuchi and Kei Takemata, stone artist Kota Kinutani, print artist Chihiro Shimotani, wood artist Chuichi Fuji, video artist Yutaka Moriguchi and painter Natsunosuke Mise are all connected by their strong afflilliation to Nara Prefecture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 22, 2014
¡®The World of Beauty: 100 Years of Modern and Contemporary Japanese Art¡¯
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Nara Prefectural Museum of Art is hosting a show of masterpieces by artists Shoen Uemura, Kenkichi Tomimoto, Ikko Tanaka and more. The exhibition reflects its theme of ¡°The World of Beauty¡± through around 120 works that trace 100 years of art history, covering...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 24, 2013
¡®Works by Soga Shoh-haku and the Flowers of Middle and Pre-Modern Age Art¡¯
The 18th-century Japanese painter Soga Shohaku is particularly known for eerie images of demons and ghouls rendered in brushwork reminiscent of Muromachi Period (1338-1573) works.
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