2020年10月24日（土） - 2021年01月11日（月）
Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts and Culture holds a joint exhibition with Fukuda Art Museum focusing on the various types of painters who suffered from the "ill-starred" fate; some died an untimely death, others did not receive proper evaluation by the public, and etc.
In this museum, we mainly select those painters whose names are forgotten now although their talent was highly evaluated at that time.
We introduce you to a variety of unknown masterpieces.
Just as Van Goch and Modigliani, many artists can be found in Japan who change their tragic fate into the source for the creation to generate the outstanding work. Those artists were devoted to their work despite the fact that they had to overcome the grief over the loss of their family or had survived through their own illness or injury.
Although the exhibition focuses on the works of such painters and on the tragic themes, they are by no means somber and depressing, but rather, the beautiful light
shines through alluring colors and divinely skilled touches of the brushwork.
This is the joint project with the Saga Arashiyama Museum of Art and Culture, which is located in the neighborhood.
The First Venue："Against All Odds"
At Fukuda Art Museum, we display 86 works not only by the ill-starred painters, but also with the themes depicting the pathetic scenes. Of those, 30 are on the display for
the first time, namely, "Morning Light" by Higashiyama Kaii, "Osan" by Kaburaki Kiyokata, "Cranes" by Kimura Buzan, "Hermit Sages' Accomplishments" by Hashimoto
Gaho, and "Saint Pauline Church of le Vesinet" by Maurice Utrillo.
The 2nd Venue: "Coming back from Oblivion"
The second venue, Saga Arashiyama Museum of Art and Culture, exhibits the works of the painters such as Kishida Ryusei, and in addition, the exhibition focuses on those illstarred artists who are now less known despite the high evaluation at that time. We introduce the artworks of painters with full of unique characters such as Ganku, Goseda Horyu, Yamamoto Shunkyo, and so on.
Why don't you visit us and find your own favorite artist?
| Title | Ill-Starred Painters |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 24 (Sat.) 2020 to January 11 (Mon), 2021 1st Period: October 24(Sat.) to November 30(Mon.) 2nd Period: December 2 (Wed.) to January 11 (Mon.) 2021 |
| Opening Hours | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (last entry 4:30 pm) |
| Closed | Tuesdays (opens on November 3 as it is a public holiday) and November 4 (Wed.) Year-end Holidays (December 29, 2020 to January 1, 2021) *Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts & Culture is temporarily closed on November 15 (Sun) & 21(Sat). If you wish to visit both museums, please mind the latest schedule. |
| Entry Fee | General / University student: ¥2,000 High school student: ¥1,000 Elementary / Junior high school student: ¥550 Disabled person and up to one helper: ¥1,000 General / University student: ¥900 (¥800) High school student: ¥500 (¥400) Elementary / Junior high school student: ¥300 (¥250) Disabled person and up to one helper: ¥500 (¥400) * Prices in parentheses are for groups of 20 or more. * Free for preschool children |
| Organizer | Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts & Culture, Fukuda Art Museum, Kyoto Shimbun |
| Supported by | Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City Board of Education |
| Related documents | List of Works |
"Cerestial Maiden with Flowers" by Kimura Buzan
"Eagles on the Highland" by Nishimura Goun
"Fukurokuju (God of Longevity)" by Ganku
