The sequel to the "Trompe l'oeil" exhibition, held in 2009 at three venues in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Kobe, which attracted a total of 750,000 visitors, "Bunkamura 25th Anniversary Special Project: The Evolution of Trompe l'oeil," will open August 9th at Bunkamura in Shibuya, Tokyo.

This time, the exhibition will focus on contemporary art, selecting visually interesting and highly artistic works. The exhibition will unravel the mechanisms behind such categories as "Trompe l'oeil," which fundamentally questions reality; "Shadow, Silhouette & Mirror Image," which features shadows and mirrors as motifs that connect fictional space with the real world; "Op Illusion," which focuses on abstract paintings that create optical illusions through the geometric arrangement of colors and shapes; "Anamorphosis," which distorts images by using perspective in reverse, revealing the true image when viewed from a certain vantage point; and "Anamorphosis Metamorphosis," which features metamorphosis, which transforms images into something different depending on distance or perspective.

Works on display include "The Librarian" by court painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo, "The Red Model" by Rene Magritte, "BATTOR" by Victor Vasarely, and "Copyright Original Art" by Miran Fukuda, among many other enjoyable works.


【Event Information】
"Bunkamura 25th Anniversary Special Project: Optical Illusions II: Evolving Optical Illusions" Exhibition
Venue: Bunkamura The Museum
Address: 2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Dates: August 9th to October 5th
Hours: 10:00 to 19:00 (until 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Admission: 1,500 yen; university and high school students: 1,000 yen; elementary and junior high school students: 700 yen
Closed: September 8th