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Collection Exhibition 2016-Ⅱ
Collection Highlights + Special Feature: Contemporary Art of "Hiroshima"

2016.6.18(Sat) — 9.25(Sun)

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This exhibition is made up of two parts: “Collection Highlights” and a special display called “Contemporary Art of ‘Hiroshima’”.

In the first half, we present a selection of works from the collection to illustrate various trends in contemporary art and a diverse range of artistic expressions. In the second half, we examine the theme of the destruction wrought by the atomic bomb, and how it affected history and contemporary society, as seen through contemporary art. These are particularly important concerns for a museum based in Hiroshima, a city that was attacked with an atomic bomb. In discussing Hiroshima, the city’s name is sometimes given in quotes to emphasize the fact that it was the site of the bombing. This approach is also widely used in connection to the anti-war and anti-nuclear arms movement and the desire to achieve permanent world peace – an issue that concerns the entire human race. This special exhibit centers on works by artists who were commissioned by the museum to create pieces based on the theme of “Hiroshima.”

artists
●Collection Highlights
Henry Moore, Horst Antes, Alberto Giacometti, Willem de Kooning, Yves Klein, Sam Francis, Jim Dine, Chuck Close, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Genpei Akasegawa, Hiroshi Sugimoto, On Kawara, Bukichi Inoue, Tadashi Kawamata, Yasumasa Morimura, Yoshitomo Nara and more…
●Special Display: Contemporary Art of “Hiroshima”
Henry Moore, Katsumi Honda, Günther Uecker, Shin Miyazaki, Keiji Usami, Seishi Ozaku, Kojin Toneyama, Hisashi Akutagawa, Oscar Oiwa, Kakuzo Inoue, Tadashi Tonoshiki, Jiro Takamatsu, Yayoi Kusama, Takako Araki, Tomoharu Murakami, Masao Okabe, Miyako Ishiuchi

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Exhibition Period

2016.6.18(Sat) — 9.25(Sun)

Opening Hours

10:00–17:00

No admittance 30 minutes before closing

Closed

Mondays *unless Monday is a national holiday, in which case the museum will be closed on the next non-holiday.

Admission

Adults 370 (280) yen, University Students 270 (170) yen, High School Students and Seniors [65 and over] 170 (130) yen
*Price in parentheses is a group of 30 or more
*Free for children under Junior High School age

Organized by

Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art