Setagaya Art Museum
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The is an art gallery in Setagaya
, Tokyo
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The gallery, which opened in 1986, has a permanent collection, some of which is on show at any time, and mounts exhibitions.
The main building of the museum is in a corner of Kinuta Park
(its address is Kinuta-koen 1–2, Setagaya, Tokyo). The closest station is Yōga
, on the Tōkyū Den'en-toshi Line.
The gallery's permanent collection contains a great number of photographs, particularly by Kineo Kuwabara
and (numbering in the hundreds) Kōji Morooka
. An unusually large exhibition was "Love You Tokyo" of 1993, which brought together 265 works by Kuwabara and 1479 by Nobuyoshi Araki
.
Elsewhere in Setagaya, the gallery also has annexes devoted to Taiji Kiyokawa, Saburō Miyamoto, and Junkichi Mukai.
Setagaya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo in Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood within the ward. The ward calls itself the City of Setagaya in English...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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The gallery, which opened in 1986, has a permanent collection, some of which is on show at any time, and mounts exhibitions.
The main building of the museum is in a corner of Kinuta Park
Kinuta Park
Kinuta Park is in Setagaya, Tokyo. The total area is 391,262.26 m², 240,000 of which are grass.-Cherry Blossoms:One thing the park is famous for its cherry blossom viewing...
(its address is Kinuta-koen 1–2, Setagaya, Tokyo). The closest station is Yōga
Yoga Station
is a railway station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line located in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. This station is one of the nearest station to Kinuta Park.-Station layout:There are 2 side platforms.-History:*April 1, 1907: Opened as Yōga stop of ....
, on the Tōkyū Den'en-toshi Line.
The gallery's permanent collection contains a great number of photographs, particularly by Kineo Kuwabara
Kineo Kuwabara
was a Japanese editor and photographer, known for photographing Tokyo for over half a century.Kuwabara was born in Tokyo in 1913. He started taking photographs around 1931 with a Vest Pocket Kodak, but his interest increased as a result of an invitation by his neighbor Hiroshi Hamaya to go to a...
and (numbering in the hundreds) Kōji Morooka
Koji Morooka
was a Japanese photographer.-References:...
. An unusually large exhibition was "Love You Tokyo" of 1993, which brought together 265 works by Kuwabara and 1479 by Nobuyoshi Araki
Nobuyoshi Araki
is a Japanese photographer and contemporary artist. He is also known by the nickname .-Life and career:Araki was born in Tokyo, studied photography during his college years and then went to work at the advertising agency Dentsu, where he met his future wife, the essayist Yōko Araki...
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Elsewhere in Setagaya, the gallery also has annexes devoted to Taiji Kiyokawa, Saburō Miyamoto, and Junkichi Mukai.