The "90th Anniversary of Yamashita Kiyoshi's Birth" exhibition will be held at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi from December 27th. The exhibition will feature approximately 150 works, including some of his most famous collages, including his final masterpiece, "The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido," "Sonicon Rocket," which will be shown to the public for the first time, and the special exhibit, "Chrysanthemums (Oil Painting)." A gallery talk will also be held with Yamashita Hiroshi, Kiyoshi's nephew and head of the Yamashita Kiyoshi Art Collection Management Office, highlighting the true character of Yamashita. Born in Asakusa in 1922, Yamashita Kiyoshi encountered "shredded paper" at Yahata Gakuen, where he enrolled due to a mild speech impediment. He then refined his unique techniques into collages. He suddenly disappeared from the school in 1940, wandering throughout Chiba Prefecture and Japan, working in various jobs. He occasionally returned home to create collages of landscapes from his travels. Life, an American graphic magazine, was astonished by his work and began a search for him. After his wanderings ended, he visited Europe and nine other countries.
His 49-year life has been made into films and television dramas, and he is popular not only with art fans but also with a wide range of people.
[Event Information]
90th Anniversary of Birth: Kiyoshi Yamashita Exhibition
Location: Gallery on 7th floor of the New Building of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
Address: 1-4-1 Muromachi, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Dates: December 27, 2012 to January 14, 2013
Time: 10:00 to 19:00 (18:00 on December 31st, closes at 17:30 on the final day. However, admission is 30 minutes before closing.)
Admission: Adults and university students 800 yen / High school and junior high school students 600 yen / Free for elementary school students and younger
Closed: January 1, 2013
Yamashita Hiroshi Gallery Talk: December 29, 2012 13:00 / 15:00 (Admission required)