About

Three years have passed since March 11, 2011. In the past, we have presented exhibits titled Special Feature: Thinking about Tohoku (in May 2011), and Special Feature: Thinking about Tohoku II: Memory, Rebirth, Art (in January 2012). In this third edition, we consider how artists reacted and how they made contact with the stricken area following the earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident. Moreover, we consider how they dealt with the various problems that arose as a result of these events. The works in this section, both acquired by the museum in 2013, are by Chim↑Pom and Fujii Hikaru. Aspects of Tohoku that could not be presented in the media or that would be difficult to actually experience emerge out of the artists’ particular approaches. We have also borrowed Miyamoto Ryuji’s video work 3.11 TSUNAMI 2011 and are showing it in Room 12, across from the elevator hall. Finally, we also present Chim↑Pom’s work REAL TIMES (on longterm loan) in Room 7 on the third floor.

List of Exhibits

Fujii Hikaru （1976- ）

Record of Coastal Landscape: Iitate-mura, Fukushima, August 2012
2012
video color sound, 12’47”
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

PROJECT FUKUSHIMA!
2012
video color sound 17’ (original version: 1°30’)
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Miyamoto Ryuji （1947- ）

3.11 TSUNAMI 2011
2011
video color, sound
　Ryoishi, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture 34’10’’
　Arakawa, Toni-cho, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture 30’56’’
　Kariyado, Hakozaki-cho, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture 27’2’’
Collection of the artist

Chim↑Pom

REAL TIMES
2011
video color sound 11’11”
Longterm loan (Collection of Miyatsu Daisuke)

KI-AI 100
2011
video color sound 10’30”
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

BLACK OF DEATH 2013
2013
video color sound 8’53”
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Hours & Admissions

Location

Art Museum Gallery 4

Date

2014.4.15(Tue)-6.1(Sun)

Time

10:00-17:00 (Friday is 10:00-20:00)
*Last admission: 30 minutes before closing

Closed

*Closed on Mondays (except May 5) and May 7, 2014

Admission

Admission to MOMAT Collection:
Adults: ¥430 (220)
College / University students: ¥130 (70)

Free Admission Days

Free on May 5, 18 and June 1, 2014

Organized by

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo