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The '''Hara Museum of Contemporary Art''' is one of the oldest museums of [[contemporary art]] in [[Japan]].<ref>[http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/en/common/pressrelease/pdf/hara/en_hara_pr_info_110601.pdf Museum press release 2011]</ref> The museum is in the [[Roppongi]] district, in the [[Akasaka, Tokyo|Akasaka]] area of [[Tokyo]].
[[File:Hara Museum of Contemporary Art 2010.jpg|thumb|The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by [[Jin Watanabe (architect)|Jin Watanabe]] in 1938]]
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The {{Nihongo|'''Hara Museum of Contemporary Art'''|原美術館|Hara Bijutsukan}} was one of the oldest [[contemporary art]] museums in Japan.<ref name=harapr>{{Cite web |url=http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/en/common/pressrelease/pdf/hara/en_hara_pr_info_110601.pdf |title=Museum press release 2011 |access-date=2011-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425062458/http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/en/common/pressrelease/pdf/hara/en_hara_pr_info_110601.pdf |archive-date=2012-04-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The museum was in the [[Kita-Shinagawa]] district, in the [[Shinagawa, Tokyo|Shinagawa]] area of [[Tokyo]].


The building was originally built as a private mansion designed by Jin Watanabe in 1938 for the grandfather of current museum president and international collector Toshio Hara.<ref name=japanexperience/><ref name=artspacetokyo>{{cite web |url=http://read.artspacetokyo.com/interviews/hara-uchida/ |title=Spontaneous Encounters & Permanent Installations - An interview with Toshio Hara & Yoko Uchida |website=artspacetokyo.com |access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref> Designed in a [[Bauhaus]] style, it is a rare example of early [[Shōwa period]] architecture .<ref name=japanexperience/> Following the war, it was used by the US and then served as the Embassy of the Philippines and the Embassy of Sri Lanka.<ref name=japanexperience>{{cite web |url=https://www.japan-experience.com/city-tokyo/hara-museum-of-contemporary-art |title=Hara Museum of Contemporary Art |last= |first= |date=29 January 2015 |website=japan-experience.com |access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref> In 1979, it was converted to a museum. It underwent a major renovation in 2008, including a new lighting system designed by [[Shozo Toyohisa]].<ref name=harapr /> In November 2018, the Foundation Arc-en-Ciel announced that it would be closing the Shinagawa museum in 2020, leaving the Hara Museum ARC in [[Gunma Prefecture]] as the foundation's only museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.art-it.asia/en/partners_e/museum_e/haramuseum_e/195336|title=Notification regarding the Closing of the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (Shinagawa, Tokyo) at the end of December 2020|website=ART.iT|date=November 22, 2018|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
The building was originally built as a private home. It was designed by [[Jin Watanabe]] and completed in 1938, making it a rare example of early [[Shōwa period]] architecture. In 1979, it was converted to a museum. It underwent a major renovation in 2008, including a new lighting system designed by [[Shozo Toyohisa]].<ref>[http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/en/common/pressrelease/pdf/hara/en_hara_pr_info_110601.pdf Museum press release 2011]</ref>


The Shinagawa museum was actually closed on January 11, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=原美術館が東京での活動を終了。「原美術館ARC」へ引き継がれる理念とは |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/0c90b767396c0f4b5235d3512e37ab4f6250dccd |lang=ja |publisher=[[Yahoo! Japan]] |date=2021-01-11 |accessdate=2021-03-21}}</ref>
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The museums permanent collection includes works by [[Karel Appel]], [[Alexander Calder]], [[Buckminster Fuller]], [[Yves Klein]], [[Yayoi Kusama]], [[Surasi Kusolwong]], [[Aiko Miyawaki]], [[Yasumasa Morimura]], [[Daisuke Nakayama]], [[Maruyama Ōkyo]], [[Jackson Pollock]], [[George Rickey]], [[Mark Rothko]], [[Cindy Sherman]], [[Hiroshi Sugimoto]], [[Jason Teraoka]], [[Zhou Tiehai]], [[Lee U-Fan]], [[Andy Warhol]], and [[Miwa Yanagi]].<ref>[http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/en/common/pressrelease/pdf/hara/en_hara_pr_info_110601.pdf Museum press release 2011]</ref>


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Its permanent collection had included works by [[Karel Appel]], [[Alexander Calder]], [[Buckminster Fuller]], [[Yves Klein]], [[Yayoi Kusama]], [[Surasi Kusolwong]], [[Aiko Miyawaki]], [[Yasumasa Morimura]], [[Daisuke Nakayama]], [[Maruyama Ōkyo]], [[Jackson Pollock]], [[Jean-Pierre Raynaud]], [[George Rickey]], [[Mark Rothko]], [[Cindy Sherman]], [[Hiroshi Sugimoto]], [[Jason Teraoka]], [[Zhou Tiehai]], [[Lee U-Fan]], [[Andy Warhol]], and [[Miwa Yanagi]].<ref name=harapr />
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Its street address is: 4-7-25 Kitashinagawa, Tokyo 140-0001.


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Its street address was: 4-7-25 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001, Japan.
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==External links==
* [http://www.haramuseum.or.jp Museum website]


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Latest revision as of 13:27, 12 March 2024

The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by Jin Watanabe in 1938

The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (原美術館, Hara Bijutsukan) was one of the oldest contemporary art museums in Japan.[1] The museum was in the Kita-Shinagawa district, in the Shinagawa area of Tokyo.

The building was originally built as a private mansion designed by Jin Watanabe in 1938 for the grandfather of current museum president and international collector Toshio Hara.[2][3] Designed in a Bauhaus style, it is a rare example of early Shōwa period architecture .[2] Following the war, it was used by the US and then served as the Embassy of the Philippines and the Embassy of Sri Lanka.[2] In 1979, it was converted to a museum. It underwent a major renovation in 2008, including a new lighting system designed by Shozo Toyohisa.[1] In November 2018, the Foundation Arc-en-Ciel announced that it would be closing the Shinagawa museum in 2020, leaving the Hara Museum ARC in Gunma Prefecture as the foundation's only museum.[4]

The Shinagawa museum was actually closed on January 11, 2021.[5]

Its permanent collection had included works by Karel Appel, Alexander Calder, Buckminster Fuller, Yves Klein, Yayoi Kusama, Surasi Kusolwong, Aiko Miyawaki, Yasumasa Morimura, Daisuke Nakayama, Maruyama Ōkyo, Jackson Pollock, Jean-Pierre Raynaud, George Rickey, Mark Rothko, Cindy Sherman, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Jason Teraoka, Zhou Tiehai, Lee U-Fan, Andy Warhol, and Miwa Yanagi.[1]

Its street address was: 4-7-25 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001, Japan.

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  1. ^ a b c "Museum press release 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  2. ^ a b c "Hara Museum of Contemporary Art". japan-experience.com. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Spontaneous Encounters & Permanent Installations - An interview with Toshio Hara & Yoko Uchida". artspacetokyo.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Notification regarding the Closing of the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (Shinagawa, Tokyo) at the end of December 2020". ART.iT. November 22, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "原美術館が東京での活動を終了。「原美術館ARC」へ引き継がれる理念とは" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
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