About

In recent years there have been several exhibitions overseas focusing on abstraction by artists that identify as female, whom we refer to as “artist women,” such as the The Herstory of Abstraction in East Asia at Taipei Fine Arts Museum (2019) and Women in Abstraction at the Centre Pompidou (2021). These exhibitions questioned the framework of abstraction within existing art history while also seeking to reevaluate abstract art by women artists, each of whom has her own unique background and context.

This exhibition, divided into three sections, draws on the museum’s collection to present diverse forms of abstraction from the immediate postwar period to the present day. Section 1, “Women Artists Association,” focuses on abstract works by members of an art association formed by women shortly after the war in a show of solidarity. Section 2, “Proliferating Circles,” highlights artworks that create spaces by multiplying the motif of the circle. Section 3, “Suppression and Liberation,” brings together works by artists who arrived at an abstract mode of expression through bold simplification and purification of elements.

Our hope is that this exhibition will offer new and compelling perspectives on abstract art.

Section 1, Women Artists Association

“Women Artists Association,” focuses on abstract works by members of an art association formed by women shortly after the war in a show of solidarity.

Section 2, Proliferating Circles

“Proliferating Circles,” highlights artworks that create spaces by multiplying the motif of the circle.

Section 3, Suppression and Liberation

“Suppression and Liberation,” brings together works by artists who arrived at an abstract mode of expression through bold simplification and purification of elements.

Hours & Admissions

Location

Art Museum Gallery 4

Date

September 20–December 3, 2023

Closed

Mondays (except October 9 and November 27) , October 5 and 10

Time

10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Fridays and Saturdays open until 8:00 p.m.)

• Temporarily open on November 27 (10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.)
• Last admission : 30 minutes before closing.

Admission

Adults ¥500 (¥400)
College and university students ¥250 (¥200)

• The price in brackets is for the group of 20 persons or more. All prices include tax.
  Free for high school students, under 18, seniors (65 and over), Campus Members, MOMAT passport holders.
• Show your Membership Card of the MOMAT Supporters or the MOMAT Members to get free admission (a MOMAT Members Card admits two persons free).
• Persons with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge.
• Members of the MOMAT Corporate Partners are admitted free with their staff ID.

Discounts

Evening Discount (From 5:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays)
Adults ¥300
College and university students ¥150

Free Admission Day

Free on November 3

Organaized by

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo