Following a three-and-a-half-year closure for comprehensive renovations, the Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art is reopening under a new name. We will be introducing four exhibits that will mark the opening of the museum, as well as the Landscape Museum's iconic piece, "Fog Sculpture #47610 -Dynamic Earth Series I-."
◆Permanent Outdoor Exhibition "Fog Sculpture #47610 -Dynamic Earth Series I-"
"Fog Sculpture #47610 -Dynamic Earth Series I-" by Fujiko Nakaya, an artist active on the world stage. This fantastical piece, set against a backdrop of the Shinshu mountains, takes on different appearances depending on the time of day and the weather, can be viewed in the permanent exhibition.
★On April 24th, Tanaka Min will be hosting "Space Dance." See the moment when "space" and "body" intersect in front of the "Mist Sculpture" at the new Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art.
*Reservations will begin on April 1st. For more details, please visit the official website (https://www.npsam.com/article/single/event/2021_event01).
◆ Commemorating the completion of Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art: Connecting to the future - World treasures revived at the new museum: Tokyo University of the Arts Super Clone Cultural Properties Exhibition
![[Top] Restoration of the Shaka Triad at Horyuji Temple (first public showing in Japan) [Bottom left] Restoration of the ceiling mural at the Eastern Great Buddha of Bamiyan [Bottom right] Reproduction of Cave 57 at the Mogao Caves, Dunhuang](https://prtimes.jp/i/62004/6/resize/d62004-6-490895-11.png "[Top] Restoration of the Shaka Triad at Horyuji Temple (first public showing in Japan) [Bottom left] Restoration of the ceiling mural at the Eastern Great Buddha of Bamiyan [Bottom right] Reproduction of Cave 57 at the Mogao Caves, Dunhuang")
With the completion of the New Prefectural Art Museum, this exhibition explores various issues surrounding public access, preservation, restoration, and restoration, which are fundamental to the very nature of museums. Tokyo University of the Arts has developed a technique for precisely restoring cultural properties, even their surrounding environments, by utilizing cutting-edge digital technology to "superclone" them. This exhibition displays "superclone cultural properties" that trace the eastward spread of Buddhism, from the cave temples of Bamiyan, Kizil, and Dunhuang to the Shaka Triad in the Golden Hall of Horyuji Temple. By displaying these properties in their surrounding environments, the exhibition offers an opportunity to consider from a new perspective the issues of preserving and displaying cultural properties that are at risk of extinction due to the rapid climate change caused by global warming and the intensification of regional conflicts.
[Dates] Saturday, April 10, 2021 - Sunday, June 6, 2021
[Admission Fee] Adults 1,400 yen, university students 1,200 yen, free for high school students and younger
◆Explore the New Museum's Everyone's Art Project
The new "Art Lab" will be established on the second floor. As a "lab" (experimental room) that exhibits works that can be appreciated using senses other than sight, it aims to be a place where anyone can drop in and make new discoveries.
For the "New Museum for Everyone's Art Project," we commissioned four artists - Kanabako Junichi, Nakahashi Katsushige, Nishimura Yohei, and Mitsushima Takayuki - to create original works specifically for "Art Lab." This exhibition will feature all of these works. Art that you can touch and feel. Enjoy viewing artworks in a different way than usual.
[Dates] Saturday, April 10, 2021 - Sunday, August 15, 2021
[Admission Fee] Free
[Venue] Collection Gallery, Art Lab
★About the "New Museum for Everyone's Art Project"
Utilizing the hometown tax donation system, this project creates new works to be exhibited in the free zone of the New Museum's main building. We will work together with everyone to create a place where art can be enjoyed using all of the senses, a place where even people without an interest in art can feel close to art.
◆New Museum Everyone's Art Project: Something there is that doesn't love a wall―Sumito Sakakibara x Euphrates
As a launch project for the "New Museum Everyone's Art Project" (video), we will be holding a screening exhibition of Sumito Sakakibara's "Iizunaana Chronicle" (working title) and Euphrates' "Single Line" (same title).
Building on the deep ties between Nagano Prefecture and visual media, the Prefectural Art Museum will also use its reopening as an opportunity to introduce photography, video, animation, and more. This project, which serves as a springboard for new endeavors, has seen the museum spend approximately two years commissioning work for a newly established "exchange space." The two animated works, which could be thought of as moving murals, will become a symbol of the "covered park" open to visitors.
[Dates] Saturday, April 10, 2021 - Sunday, August 15, 2021
[Admission Fee] Free [Venue] Exchange Space
◆The Town, Memories, and Landscapes Where the Museum is Located: 50 Years Seen Through a Map of Everyday Memory
The Open Gallery, located on the west side of the "Exchange Space" on the first floor of Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art, will regularly introduce ongoing creative activities, such as public productions by contemporary artists, introductions to community-based art projects being held in the prefecture, and making-of exhibits of commissioned works to be installed in the museum. For this first event, we welcomed Ayako Sato, who has developed her "Everyday Memory Map" method in various locations. This method involves interviewing people about their daily lives and memories of personal places, exploring the unique characteristics and history of each place. To reexamine the historic neighborhood surrounding Zenkoji Temple, where our museum is located, and the relationship between the people who live in this area and our museum, we interviewed them about their memories. By viewing the city through the eyes of others, you can discover previously unseen facets of the city and create your own unique vision of it. [Dates] Saturday, April 10, 2021 - Sunday, June 27, 2021 [Admission Fee] Free [Venue] Open Gallery Exhibition-related events, such as artist talks and lectures, are also planned. For more information, please visit our official website: https://www.npsam.com/workshop-event [Note: Events may be canceled or admission may be restricted due to various circumstances, including COVID-19. Any changes will be announced on the official website, so please check before you visit.
★The 2021 annual exhibition schedule will also be released one after another.
Please check the official website for further details.
https://www.npsam.com/exhibition
◆Contact Information
Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art Public Relations and Marketing Office
TEL: 026-232-0052
▼Museum information is also distributed on official SNS! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHF1TiZJvesoJqKs_q0sLoQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/naganoartmuseum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/npsam.kaii/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naganoartmuseum/
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◆Permanent Outdoor Exhibition "Fog Sculpture #47610 -Dynamic Earth Series I-"
"Fog Sculpture #47610 -Dynamic Earth Series I-" by Fujiko Nakaya, an artist active on the world stage. This fantastical piece, set against a backdrop of the Shinshu mountains, takes on different appearances depending on the time of day and the weather, can be viewed in the permanent exhibition.
★On April 24th, Tanaka Min will be hosting "Space Dance." See the moment when "space" and "body" intersect in front of the "Mist Sculpture" at the new Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art.
*Reservations will begin on April 1st. For more details, please visit the official website (https://www.npsam.com/article/single/event/2021_event01).
◆ Commemorating the completion of Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art: Connecting to the future - World treasures revived at the new museum: Tokyo University of the Arts Super Clone Cultural Properties Exhibition
With the completion of the New Prefectural Art Museum, this exhibition explores various issues surrounding public access, preservation, restoration, and restoration, which are fundamental to the very nature of museums. Tokyo University of the Arts has developed a technique for precisely restoring cultural properties, even their surrounding environments, by utilizing cutting-edge digital technology to "superclone" them. This exhibition displays "superclone cultural properties" that trace the eastward spread of Buddhism, from the cave temples of Bamiyan, Kizil, and Dunhuang to the Shaka Triad in the Golden Hall of Horyuji Temple. By displaying these properties in their surrounding environments, the exhibition offers an opportunity to consider from a new perspective the issues of preserving and displaying cultural properties that are at risk of extinction due to the rapid climate change caused by global warming and the intensification of regional conflicts.
[Dates] Saturday, April 10, 2021 - Sunday, June 6, 2021
[Admission Fee] Adults 1,400 yen, university students 1,200 yen, free for high school students and younger
◆Explore the New Museum's Everyone's Art Project
The new "Art Lab" will be established on the second floor. As a "lab" (experimental room) that exhibits works that can be appreciated using senses other than sight, it aims to be a place where anyone can drop in and make new discoveries.
For the "New Museum for Everyone's Art Project," we commissioned four artists - Kanabako Junichi, Nakahashi Katsushige, Nishimura Yohei, and Mitsushima Takayuki - to create original works specifically for "Art Lab." This exhibition will feature all of these works. Art that you can touch and feel. Enjoy viewing artworks in a different way than usual.
[Dates] Saturday, April 10, 2021 - Sunday, August 15, 2021
[Admission Fee] Free
[Venue] Collection Gallery, Art Lab
★About the "New Museum for Everyone's Art Project"
Utilizing the hometown tax donation system, this project creates new works to be exhibited in the free zone of the New Museum's main building. We will work together with everyone to create a place where art can be enjoyed using all of the senses, a place where even people without an interest in art can feel close to art.
◆New Museum Everyone's Art Project: Something there is that doesn't love a wall―Sumito Sakakibara x Euphrates
As a launch project for the "New Museum Everyone's Art Project" (video), we will be holding a screening exhibition of Sumito Sakakibara's "Iizunaana Chronicle" (working title) and Euphrates' "Single Line" (same title).
Building on the deep ties between Nagano Prefecture and visual media, the Prefectural Art Museum will also use its reopening as an opportunity to introduce photography, video, animation, and more. This project, which serves as a springboard for new endeavors, has seen the museum spend approximately two years commissioning work for a newly established "exchange space." The two animated works, which could be thought of as moving murals, will become a symbol of the "covered park" open to visitors.
[Dates] Saturday, April 10, 2021 - Sunday, August 15, 2021
[Admission Fee] Free [Venue] Exchange Space
◆The Town, Memories, and Landscapes Where the Museum is Located: 50 Years Seen Through a Map of Everyday Memory
The Open Gallery, located on the west side of the "Exchange Space" on the first floor of Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art, will regularly introduce ongoing creative activities, such as public productions by contemporary artists, introductions to community-based art projects being held in the prefecture, and making-of exhibits of commissioned works to be installed in the museum. For this first event, we welcomed Ayako Sato, who has developed her "Everyday Memory Map" method in various locations. This method involves interviewing people about their daily lives and memories of personal places, exploring the unique characteristics and history of each place. To reexamine the historic neighborhood surrounding Zenkoji Temple, where our museum is located, and the relationship between the people who live in this area and our museum, we interviewed them about their memories. By viewing the city through the eyes of others, you can discover previously unseen facets of the city and create your own unique vision of it. [Dates] Saturday, April 10, 2021 - Sunday, June 27, 2021 [Admission Fee] Free [Venue] Open Gallery Exhibition-related events, such as artist talks and lectures, are also planned. For more information, please visit our official website: https://www.npsam.com/workshop-event [Note: Events may be canceled or admission may be restricted due to various circumstances, including COVID-19. Any changes will be announced on the official website, so please check before you visit.
★The 2021 annual exhibition schedule will also be released one after another.
Please check the official website for further details.
https://www.npsam.com/exhibition
◆Contact Information
Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art Public Relations and Marketing Office
TEL: 026-232-0052
▼Museum information is also distributed on official SNS! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHF1TiZJvesoJqKs_q0sLoQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/naganoartmuseum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/npsam.kaii/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naganoartmuseum/
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