Miyanomori Art Museum
Encyclopedia
is a museum of contemporary art
located in Sapporo, Japan
, that was established in April 2006.
. It presents works from the contemporary international and Japanese art scene.
in Asia
and Oceania
. The museum also includes about 3000 photographs from the artist Daidō Moriyama
, which were taken since the 1950s, as well as works by such artists as Lucio Fontana
, Frank Stella
, Jasper Johns
, Yoshishige Saito, Lee Ufan
, Guillaume Bottazzi
, Sadamasa Motonaga, Takeo Yamaguchi, and Kumi Sugai.
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
located in Sapporo, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, that was established in April 2006.
Presentation
The Miyanomori Art Museum is the main contemporary art museum in HokkaidoHokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
. It presents works from the contemporary international and Japanese art scene.
Collection
The collection features works of Japanese modern and contemporary art from the 1950s to the 1970s. It also has the largest collection of works by Christo and Jeanne-ClaudeChristo and Jeanne-Claude
Christo and Jeanne-Claude were a married couple who created environmental works of art...
in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
. The museum also includes about 3000 photographs from the artist Daidō Moriyama
Daido Moriyama
is a Japanese photographer noted for his images depicting the breakdown of traditional values in post-war Japan.- Life and career :Born in Ikeda, Osaka, Daidō Moriyama studied photography under Takeji Iwamiya before moving to Tokyo in 1961 to work as an assistant to Eikoh Hosoe...
, which were taken since the 1950s, as well as works by such artists as Lucio Fontana
Lucio Fontana
Lucio Fontana was an Italian painter, sculptor and theorist of Argentine birth. He was mostly known as the founder of Spatialism and his ties to Arte Povera.-Early life:...
, Frank Stella
Frank Stella
Frank Stella is an American painter and printmaker, significant within the art movements of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction.-Biography:...
, Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns, Jr. is an American contemporary artist who works primarily in painting and printmaking.-Life:Born in Augusta, Georgia, Jasper Johns spent his early life in Allendale, South Carolina with his paternal grandparents after his parents' marriage failed...
, Yoshishige Saito, Lee Ufan
Lee Ufan
Lee Ufan is a Korean artist and academic, honored by the government of Japan for having "Contributed to the development ofcontemporary art in Japan."-Career:...
, Guillaume Bottazzi
Guillaume Bottazzi
Guillaume Bottazzi is a French artist.He started his professional artist career in 1990 in Italy. In 1994, he received a government grant from direction régionale des Affaires culturelles with the attribution of a government art studio...
, Sadamasa Motonaga, Takeo Yamaguchi, and Kumi Sugai.
Exhibitions
- Christo and Jeanne-ClaudeChristo and Jeanne-ClaudeChristo and Jeanne-Claude were a married couple who created environmental works of art...
— 2006–2007 — Retrospective. - Kenji YanobeKenji YanobeJapanese artist Kenji Yanobe is famous for his upbeat yet nightmarish artwork. His sculpture simulates consumer products designed for survival after a nuclear holocaust.-Artwork:...
— 2007 — Exhibition - :ja:%E6%A6%8E%E5%BF%A0 Chu Enoki — 2008 — Exhibition.
- Daido MoriyamaDaido Moriyamais a Japanese photographer noted for his images depicting the breakdown of traditional values in post-war Japan.- Life and career :Born in Ikeda, Osaka, Daidō Moriyama studied photography under Takeji Iwamiya before moving to Tokyo in 1961 to work as an assistant to Eikoh Hosoe...
— 2009 — Exhibition - Guillaume BottazziGuillaume BottazziGuillaume Bottazzi is a French artist.He started his professional artist career in 1990 in Italy. In 1994, he received a government grant from direction régionale des Affaires culturelles with the attribution of a government art studio...
— 2011 — Exhibition and permanent site-specific art work, 900 m² on the museum.
Editions
- MORIYAMA Daido NOTHERN. Production: Miyanomori Art Museum. Editor: Akio Nagasawa Publishing. 2009, single print, 24 pages, limited edition (2,000 exemplary). Size: In-folio (54.5 × 40.5 cm).
- CHRISTO / JEANNE-CLAUDE. Works and Projects 1958–2006. Production: Miyanomori Art Museum, 2006. Editor: SAPA. 52 pages. Size : (21 × 30 × 0.5 cm).
- MORIYAMA Daido NOTHERN2. Production: Miyanomori Art Museum. Editor: Akio Nagasawa Publishing. 192 pages, Size: A4. 2010.
- MORIYAMA Daido NOTHERN3. Production: Miyanomori Art Museum. Editor: Akio Nagasawa Publishing. 2011.