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HYOGO PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2019
The complicated perception of heroism
As the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art¡¯s final Heisei Era (1989-2019) exhibition, this ambitious and somewhat provocative show looks back on the socio-political roles art played in the midst of the past 90 or so years.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 22, 2017
Take a journey into the art of darkness
Terror and tragedy are widely considered entirely disagreeable in principle. But audiences have for millennia taken pleasure in the pain of narrative spectacles in the arts. Fear is popular because it arouses curiosity in addition to revulsion. So, too, does the assemblage of Western works from the 16th...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 7, 2016
Japan¡¯s conflicted art of World War II
The Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art¡¯s current exhibition, ¡°1945¡À5: The Works that Survived through the Turbulent and Reconstruction Era,¡± showcases modern Japanese art five years either side of the pivotal end of World War II. It addresses oil painting and mostly follows a conventional tale of Japan...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 8, 2016
¡®Tomioka Tessai Retrospective¡¯
March 12-May 8
CULTURE / Art
Dec 1, 2015
¡®Giorgio Morandi: Infinite Variations¡¯
Dec. 8-Feb. 14
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 30, 2015
¡®Funakoshi Katsura: A Sphinx in Myself¡¯
June 27-Aug. 30
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 4, 2014
A revue of Japan¡¯s femininity
Ichizo Kobayashi (1873-1957) was the founder of the West Japan Hankyu train line and department store in Osaka¡¯s central Umeda district. Arguably his most significant artistic contribution was the establishment of the Takarazuka Music School in 1913, which combined a modern education with the training...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 5, 2014
Centre Pompidou picks the fruits of its curatorial success
Fruits of Passion¡¯ displays contemporary works that were acquired during the last decade by the Musu00e9e National d¡¯Art Moderne (MNAM), Centre Pompidou. The exhibition begins, though, with the final threads of modernism.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 15, 2014
¡®Fruits of Passion: Collection from the Mus¨¦e National d¡¯Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris¡¯
Fruits of Passion¡¯ showcases some of the acquisitions of contemporary art by the Centre Pomipidou in Paris.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 25, 2013
Kansetsu Hashimoto¡¯s Chinese rebellion
From the end of the Edo Period (1603-1867), Japanese art began to shift its fundamental cultural orientation from China to Europe. Kansetsu Hashimoto, however, (1883-1945) initially abjured, and this had much to do with his upbringing
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 11, 2013
¡®Hashimoto Kansetsu Retrospective¡¯
In honor of the 130th anniversary of nihonga (Japanese-style painting) artist Kansetsu Hashimoto¡¯s birth, the Hyogo Museum presents around 70 of his most famous works.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 25, 2013
On the mechanics of anime illustration
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

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