WHAT, a contemporary art collector's museum operated by Warehouse TERRADA Co., Ltd., will hold the exhibition "Inside the Collector's Vault, Vol. 1: Unleashed Collections" from December 12, 2020 to May 30, 2021.
With art storage as its core business, we offer services such as art restoration, transportation, and exhibitions. In addition, we operate art and culture facilities such as the art supply lab "PIGMENT TOKYO" and Japan's largest gallery complex, "TERRADA ART COMPLEX," working to develop Tennozu into a major art hub.
In recent years, with the rise of globally active contemporary artists, contemporary art has become a commonplace part of everyday life, appearing in museums, commercial facilities, hospitals, local art events, and streetscapes. However, many people still view contemporary art as difficult or intimidating.
"WHAT," a contemporary art collector's museum opening on December 12th, is an art and culture facility that aims to publicly display the valuable art assets entrusted to and stored by Warehouse TERRADA by collectors, and to widely promote their value and appeal. The opening exhibition, "-Inside the Collector's Vault, vol.1- Unleashed Collection," will explore the appeal of contemporary art by focusing on a collection of approximately 70 pieces, including new and never-before-seen works, amassed by two collectors based on their own perspectives and values.
Various events are also planned to be held during the exhibition period. Details will be announced on the official website as they become available.
About WHAT
"WHAT," which will be opening in Tennoz, is a new art and culture facility aimed at making public the valuable art assets that our company has received from collectors and stored. We sought to define what "an art facility should be" from the perspective of a warehouse company, and arrived at the idea of an art exhibition facility that would make the works that have been sleeping in the warehouse available to the public, creating an opportunity for people to encounter works that Japan's leading collectors have collected based on their own value standards. The name of the facility, "WHAT (WAREHOUSE OF ART)," embodies the unique concept of "opening up the warehouse to take a peek at art that is not normally on public display." The museum will exhibit works by artists active in the contemporary art scene, along with the thoughts of collectors, and, unlike the permanent exhibitions of typical art museums, will rotate the works from time to time, creating a new viewing space that changes its appearance with each visit. Furthermore, the ARCHI-DEPOT Museum, the precursor to "WHAT," which has been storing and exhibiting works since 2016, will change its name to "ARCHI-DEPOT Project" and will continue to hold architecture-related exhibitions within the facility.
【Event Overview】
Exhibition Title: -Inside the Collector's Vault, vol.1- Unleashed Collection Exhibition
Organizer: Warehouse TERRADA Co., Ltd.
Cooperation: Takahashi Ryutaro Collection, Mr. A
Planning: Warehouse TERRADA Co., Ltd.
Period: Saturday, December 12, 2020 — Sunday, May 30, 2021
Venue: WHAT Exhibition Room, 1st and 2nd Floors (2-6-10 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002)
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday (last entry at 6pm), Closed on Mondays (if a public holiday falls on a Monday, the museum is closed the following Tuesday)
Admission Fee: Adults 1,200 yen, university/vocational school students 700 yen, junior high and high school students 500 yen, free for elementary school students and younger
/> *Includes admission to the concurrently held Architectural Warehouse Project "Singing Architecture"
Tour of the Architectural Model Warehouse (optional) 500 yen
*Online ticket system
*Free for those with a disability certificate and one accompanying person. Please show your disability certificate or other ID when entering.
*Students must show their student ID when entering.
URL: https://what.warehouseofart.org
【Highlights of this exhibition】
■Exhibiting the collections of two contemporary art collectors
The Takahashi Ryutaro Collection will have the theme of "Kakizome (first drawings)," while Mr. A's Collection will mainly feature works by Nara Yoshitomo from around 2000
■Approximately 70 pieces will be on display, including new works and works being exhibited for the first time
The exhibits will be rotated once during the exhibition (a total of 70 works are planned to be on display)
■An introduction to the appeal of the works and what prompted them to start collecting, from a collector's perspective
■Works by 19 artists will be on display (planned)
■Exhibiting works by young artists
【About the exhibited collection (part) and the collectors】
■Takahashi Ryutaro Collection
Number of works: Approximately 30
Exhibiting artists: 18 artists (planned) (titles omitted, in alphabetical order)
Aida Makoto, Imazu Kei, Umezawa Kazuki, Oyama Enrico Isamu, Okazaki Kenjiro, Kawauchi Rikako, Kusama Yayoi, Goda Sawako, Kondo Aki, Suzuki Hiraku, Tsukuda Hiroki, Tsuchitori Ikika, DIEGO, Nozawa Kiyoshi, BIEN, Mitobe Nanae, Murayama Goro, Mori Yuko
About Takahashi Ryutaro
Psychiatrist and contemporary art collector. Born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1946, he spent his childhood from elementary school until high school graduation in Nagoya. After graduating from Toho University School of Medicine, he joined the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Keio University. After being dispatched to Peru as a medical specialist for the Japan International Cooperation Agency, he opened the Takahashi Clinic in Kamata, Tokyo in 1990 and became its director. In 1997, he began collecting contemporary art in earnest, and his collection currently numbers more than 2,000 pieces. To date, exhibitions of the Takahashi Collection have been held at 21 art museums both in Japan and abroad. Notable examples include the "Takahashi Collection Exhibition: Mirror Neurons" (Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery) in 2015 and the "Cosmos/Intime - Collection Takahashi ~ Inner Universe - Takahashi Collection Exhibition" (Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris) in 2015-2016. He has written many books, including "Contemporary Art Collector" (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho).
Rikako Kawauchi, “Forest of the night”, 2019 ©Rikako Kawauchi Courtesy of WAITINGROOM
Photo by Shintaro Yamanaka (Qsyum!)
AIDA Makoto, “Chibi (Lunchbox Painting series)”, 2016 ©AIDA Makoto Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery
Photo by Miyajima Path
Enrico Isamu Oyama, “FFIGURATI #162”, 2017 ©️Enrico Isamu Oyama
Photo by Shu Nakagawa
BIEN, “Day For Night”, 2019 (＊1)
(*1 Full credit: BIEN, “Day For Night”, 2019
Courtesy of Department of Arts Studies and Curatorial Practices,
Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.
Photo by Masataka Tanaka.)
Kazuki Umezawa, “The Handwriting of Genocide”, 2009 Courtesy of CASHI
■Mr. A's Collection
Number of works: Approximately 40 (works will be replaced during the exhibition)
Exhibiting artist: Nara Yoshitomo
About Mr. A
Japanese businessman and investor. Born in Chiba Prefecture in 1969. After graduating from university, he joined an investment company where he was responsible for investing in and developing venture companies. He subsequently took several companies public, and currently serves as the representative of a publicly listed company while also working as an angel investor in various venture companies. He began collecting Yoshitomo Nara's works after viewing them at an art museum in 2001. While his collection focuses on Yoshitomo Nara's works, he continues to collect works that are not limited to contemporary art.
“Slash with a Knife”, 1998 ©Yoshitomo Nara
Photo by Keizo KIOKU
“I’m Swaying in the Air”, 1995 ©Yoshitomo Nara
Photo by Keizo KIOKU
“If Your Hits All Miss”, 2000 ©Yoshitomo Nara
Photo by Keizo KIOKU
“Flame of Sorrow, Fountain of Waves I”, 1989 ©Yoshitomo Nara
Photo by Keizo KIOKU
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With art storage as its core business, we offer services such as art restoration, transportation, and exhibitions. In addition, we operate art and culture facilities such as the art supply lab "PIGMENT TOKYO" and Japan's largest gallery complex, "TERRADA ART COMPLEX," working to develop Tennozu into a major art hub.
In recent years, with the rise of globally active contemporary artists, contemporary art has become a commonplace part of everyday life, appearing in museums, commercial facilities, hospitals, local art events, and streetscapes. However, many people still view contemporary art as difficult or intimidating.
"WHAT," a contemporary art collector's museum opening on December 12th, is an art and culture facility that aims to publicly display the valuable art assets entrusted to and stored by Warehouse TERRADA by collectors, and to widely promote their value and appeal. The opening exhibition, "-Inside the Collector's Vault, vol.1- Unleashed Collection," will explore the appeal of contemporary art by focusing on a collection of approximately 70 pieces, including new and never-before-seen works, amassed by two collectors based on their own perspectives and values.
Various events are also planned to be held during the exhibition period. Details will be announced on the official website as they become available.
About WHAT
"WHAT," which will be opening in Tennoz, is a new art and culture facility aimed at making public the valuable art assets that our company has received from collectors and stored. We sought to define what "an art facility should be" from the perspective of a warehouse company, and arrived at the idea of an art exhibition facility that would make the works that have been sleeping in the warehouse available to the public, creating an opportunity for people to encounter works that Japan's leading collectors have collected based on their own value standards. The name of the facility, "WHAT (WAREHOUSE OF ART)," embodies the unique concept of "opening up the warehouse to take a peek at art that is not normally on public display." The museum will exhibit works by artists active in the contemporary art scene, along with the thoughts of collectors, and, unlike the permanent exhibitions of typical art museums, will rotate the works from time to time, creating a new viewing space that changes its appearance with each visit. Furthermore, the ARCHI-DEPOT Museum, the precursor to "WHAT," which has been storing and exhibiting works since 2016, will change its name to "ARCHI-DEPOT Project" and will continue to hold architecture-related exhibitions within the facility.
【Event Overview】
Exhibition Title: -Inside the Collector's Vault, vol.1- Unleashed Collection Exhibition
Organizer: Warehouse TERRADA Co., Ltd.
Cooperation: Takahashi Ryutaro Collection, Mr. A
Planning: Warehouse TERRADA Co., Ltd.
Period: Saturday, December 12, 2020 — Sunday, May 30, 2021
Venue: WHAT Exhibition Room, 1st and 2nd Floors (2-6-10 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002)
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday (last entry at 6pm), Closed on Mondays (if a public holiday falls on a Monday, the museum is closed the following Tuesday)
Admission Fee: Adults 1,200 yen, university/vocational school students 700 yen, junior high and high school students 500 yen, free for elementary school students and younger
/> *Includes admission to the concurrently held Architectural Warehouse Project "Singing Architecture"
Tour of the Architectural Model Warehouse (optional) 500 yen
*Online ticket system
*Free for those with a disability certificate and one accompanying person. Please show your disability certificate or other ID when entering.
*Students must show their student ID when entering.
URL: https://what.warehouseofart.org
【Highlights of this exhibition】
■Exhibiting the collections of two contemporary art collectors
The Takahashi Ryutaro Collection will have the theme of "Kakizome (first drawings)," while Mr. A's Collection will mainly feature works by Nara Yoshitomo from around 2000
■Approximately 70 pieces will be on display, including new works and works being exhibited for the first time
The exhibits will be rotated once during the exhibition (a total of 70 works are planned to be on display)
■An introduction to the appeal of the works and what prompted them to start collecting, from a collector's perspective
■Works by 19 artists will be on display (planned)
■Exhibiting works by young artists
【About the exhibited collection (part) and the collectors】
■Takahashi Ryutaro Collection
Number of works: Approximately 30
Exhibiting artists: 18 artists (planned) (titles omitted, in alphabetical order)
Aida Makoto, Imazu Kei, Umezawa Kazuki, Oyama Enrico Isamu, Okazaki Kenjiro, Kawauchi Rikako, Kusama Yayoi, Goda Sawako, Kondo Aki, Suzuki Hiraku, Tsukuda Hiroki, Tsuchitori Ikika, DIEGO, Nozawa Kiyoshi, BIEN, Mitobe Nanae, Murayama Goro, Mori Yuko
About Takahashi Ryutaro
Psychiatrist and contemporary art collector. Born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1946, he spent his childhood from elementary school until high school graduation in Nagoya. After graduating from Toho University School of Medicine, he joined the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Keio University. After being dispatched to Peru as a medical specialist for the Japan International Cooperation Agency, he opened the Takahashi Clinic in Kamata, Tokyo in 1990 and became its director. In 1997, he began collecting contemporary art in earnest, and his collection currently numbers more than 2,000 pieces. To date, exhibitions of the Takahashi Collection have been held at 21 art museums both in Japan and abroad. Notable examples include the "Takahashi Collection Exhibition: Mirror Neurons" (Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery) in 2015 and the "Cosmos/Intime - Collection Takahashi ~ Inner Universe - Takahashi Collection Exhibition" (Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris) in 2015-2016. He has written many books, including "Contemporary Art Collector" (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho).
Rikako Kawauchi, “Forest of the night”, 2019 ©Rikako Kawauchi Courtesy of WAITINGROOM Photo by Shintaro Yamanaka (Qsyum!)
AIDA Makoto, “Chibi (Lunchbox Painting series)”, 2016 ©AIDA Makoto Courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery Photo by Miyajima Path
Enrico Isamu Oyama, “FFIGURATI #162”, 2017 ©️Enrico Isamu Oyama Photo by Shu Nakagawa
BIEN, “Day For Night”, 2019 (＊1)(*1 Full credit: BIEN, “Day For Night”, 2019
Courtesy of Department of Arts Studies and Curatorial Practices,
Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.
Photo by Masataka Tanaka.)
Kazuki Umezawa, “The Handwriting of Genocide”, 2009 Courtesy of CASHI■Mr. A's Collection
Number of works: Approximately 40 (works will be replaced during the exhibition)
Exhibiting artist: Nara Yoshitomo
About Mr. A
Japanese businessman and investor. Born in Chiba Prefecture in 1969. After graduating from university, he joined an investment company where he was responsible for investing in and developing venture companies. He subsequently took several companies public, and currently serves as the representative of a publicly listed company while also working as an angel investor in various venture companies. He began collecting Yoshitomo Nara's works after viewing them at an art museum in 2001. While his collection focuses on Yoshitomo Nara's works, he continues to collect works that are not limited to contemporary art.
“Slash with a Knife”, 1998 ©Yoshitomo Nara Photo by Keizo KIOKU
“I’m Swaying in the Air”, 1995 ©Yoshitomo Nara Photo by Keizo KIOKU
“If Your Hits All Miss”, 2000 ©Yoshitomo Nara Photo by Keizo KIOKU
“Flame of Sorrow, Fountain of Waves I”, 1989 ©Yoshitomo Nara Photo by Keizo KIOKU
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