July 18-Sept. 23
During Japan¡¯s 15 turbulent years of war ¡ª from the Manchurian Incident of 1931, through the Second Sino War from 1937 to the end of World War II in 1945 ¡ª artists, despite difficulties, continued to explore means of expression. For some, the conflict provided a source of new themes that led to new styles. This show brings together 14 famous artists¡¯ works, ranging in genres from Western-style oils to Japanese-style paintings and woodblock prints, offering depictions of subjects that vary from seemingly peaceful scenes of a family at a beach to a window view of an atomic bomb¡¯s mushroom cloud.
Spanning prewar and postwar periods, these works not only provide a visual context to a period of Japan¡¯s history, they also offer some insight into the affects of war on the artists themselves.
Nagoya City Art Museum; 2-17-25 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi. Osukannon Stn. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri. till 8 p.m.) ?1,300. Closed Mon. 052-212-0001;
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