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The Universtiy Art Museum presents the Geidai Collection Exhibition to
introduce the art collection of Tokyo University of the Arts.
The collection, whose formation began with the establishment of Tokyo
Fine Art School 120 years ago, contains such diverse works as antique
arts, modern Japanese-style paintings, Western-style paintings, prints,
sculptures and crafts, as well as works by the University’s previous
teachers and students, consisting of over 29,000 items in total,
including 22 designated important cultural properties.
The spring-season Geidai Collection Exhibition held from April is a
regular showcase of some of the major works from this collection. Last
academic year, the Museum organized such special exhibitions as
Western-style Japanese painters and Paris and Okakura Tenshin: The
Course of Art Education to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the
founding of the University, and showcased numbers of the major works
from the collection, consequently reconfirming its historical
importance. There are many works in the collection, however, which are
recognized as major pieces but have rarely had opportunities to be
exhibited.
Therefore, in order to facilitate the use of art works and documents in
the collection, this Geidai Collection Exhibition has selected those
that had not been exhibited in recent years, and shows them along with
some major works of antique arts, modern Japanese-style paintings,
Western-style painting, sculpture, crafts and design. Especially,
antique arts, modern Japanese-style paintings and drawings are exhibited
in three session periods so visitors to the exhibition can see as many
works as possible.
In addition, this Geidai Collection Exhibition has two special sections:
1. “Tokyo Fine Art School and Bauhaus”
As a related project to BAUHAUS experience, dessau, an exhibition which
is held at the Museum nearly simultaneously (April 26 - July 21), this
section showcases a selection of graduation works of Tokyo Fine Art
School’s Department of Zuan [“Design”] (today’s Department of Design and
Department of Architecture) from Taisho and early Showa periods, so that
the influence of Bauhaus in the School can be examined.
2. “KIKUCHI Kazuo and His Legacy”
The year 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of KIKUCHI Kazuo
(1908 - 1985), the former professor of sculpture at the University. This
section focuses on works by KIKUCHI Kazuo and some of the other
sculptors related to him in the Museum collection.
Through the over 100 works exhibited, including those exhibited in the
above mentioned two special sections, we hope you will enjoy a variety
of works from the “Geidai collection” which has come to be formed since
the founding times of the University.
*There are changes of the exhibited works during session.
The 1st period: April 10 (Thu.) - May 11 (Sun.)
The 2nd period: May 13 (Tue.) - June 15 (Sun.)
The 3rd period: June 10 (Thu.) - July 21 (Mon./national holiday)
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