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The '''Hara Museum of Contemporary Art''' is one of the oldest [[contemporary art]] museums in [[Japan]].<ref name=harapr>[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 [[Kita-Shinagawa]] district, in the [[Shinagawa, Tokyo|Shinagawa]] area of [[Tokyo]]. |
The '''Hara Museum of Contemporary Art''' is one of the oldest [[contemporary art]] museums in [[Japan]].<ref name=harapr>[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 [[Kita-Shinagawa]] district, in the [[Shinagawa, Tokyo|Shinagawa]] area of [[Tokyo]]. |
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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 /> |
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 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> |
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Its 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]], [[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 /> |
Its 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]], [[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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Revision as of 08:53, 6 December 2018
The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the oldest contemporary art museums in Japan.[1] The museum is 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 as the foundation's only museum.[4]
Its 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, 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 is: 4-7-25 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001.
Footnotes
- ^ a b c Museum press release 2011
- ^ a b c "Hara Museum of Contemporary Art". japan-experience.com. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Spontaneous Encounters & Permanent Installations - An interview with Toshio Hara & Yoko Uchida". artspacetokyo.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
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