{"id":166792,"date":"2026-04-28T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/?post_type=exhibition&#038;p=166792"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:01:01","slug":"563","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/en\/exhibitions\/563","title":{"rendered":"Opening Documents, Weaving Memories: A Special Exhibition Featuring Works from the Museum Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"momat-anchors\" aria-label=\"Anchor link\">\n        <button id=\"button-block_f97ea095f5d5b221c42bbd33f0b80054\"\n                aria-controls=\"nav-block_f97ea095f5d5b221c42bbd33f0b80054\"\n                class=\"momat-anchors__sp-header\">\n            <span class=\"heading\">Table of Contents<\/span>\n            <span class=\"text open\" aria-hidden=\"false\">Open<\/span>\n            <span class=\"text close\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Close<\/span>\n            <span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <div id=\"nav-block_f97ea095f5d5b221c42bbd33f0b80054\"\n             class=\"momat-anchors__navigation\">\n            <div class=\"momat-anchors__inner\">\n                                    <a href=\"#section-01\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to Exhibition Overview\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        Exhibition Overview                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#section-03\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to Documentation\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        Documentation                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#section-02\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to Hours &amp; Admissions\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        Hours &amp; Admissions                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In 2025, which marks 100 years since the beginning of the Showa era and 80 years since the end of World War II, we present an exhibition that reflects on the history and culture of the period from the 1930s to the 1970s through the lens of art. Centered on works from our museum\u2019s collection and enriched with works and materials from other institutions, the exhibition focuses on the documentary role of visual media such as painting, photography, and film, while also examining the role of memory in reconstructing the past through a selection of works in these media. In doing so, we explore how museums, as repositories of memory, can offer ways of connecting the past with the present and future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Art is often said to be a \u201cmirror of the times.\u201d Its visual images are imprinted with the social condition and culture at the time of creation through artists\u2019 sensitivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is more to it than that. Art lives on through the ages and is therefore given new meanings by later generations. What art reflects are the changes in people\u2019s sense of beauty and the way they look at society and history over the course of time, from the past when the works of art were created to the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eighty years after the end of World War II, we face the question of how generations with no direct experience of the war can engage with the past. Ultimately, the answer depends on how we, living in the present, choose to act. This exhibition will feature 280 works including War Record Paintings and materials, mainly from the museum&#8217;s collection, as well as loans from other institutions.&nbsp; Documents of the past remain available for us to open and explore, weaving new memories of war. We believe that the museum can serve as a collaborative space where memories are created and shared.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n    <div class=\"momat-button-download\">\n        <a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LIST_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n            List of Works (PDF)        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_05-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_05-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_05-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_05-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Kioku Keizo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div id=\"section-01\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exhibition Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Section Outline and Main Exhibits&nbsp;<br>This exhibition consists of eight sections, displaying art from the 1930s to the 1970s along with related materials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section 1: What Did Paintings Communicate?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the 1930s onwards, which saw the Manchurian Incident, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific War, new media such as radio and film rapidly developed and spread in addition to traditional media of newspapers and magazines. This opening section of the exhibition examines painting\u2019s role in this media environment during wartime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section 2: Views of Asia \/ Views from Asia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Japan&#8217;s sphere of influence expanded, numerous paintings, photographs, and films were produced that conveyed the nature, customs, and culture of not only Northeast Asia, but also Southeast Asia.&nbsp; By highlighting both what was included and what was omitted from these depictions, this section invites reflection on the back-and-forth gaze between Japan and Asia and the political dynamics at work in this interplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section 3: The Battlefield as Spectacle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Second Sino-Japanese War and the war in the Asia-Pacific, the Army and Navy commissioned mid-career artists to create Operation Record Paintings, which were presented at various war art exhibitions.&nbsp; This section examines why painting were used rather than photography or film to convey the realities of war through the lens of spectacle in battlefield imagery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section 4: Production of Myths<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Art during wartime provided images that reflected the times in conjunction with other artistic genres such as literature, music, and film. This chapter examines the process of creating &#8220;narratives&#8221; that deeply penetrated the masses and moved society by focusing on the media space of the time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section 5: War on the Home Front<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This section examines how everyday life changed during total war, when the boundaries between the front lines and home front, public and private, male and female, and adult and child became blurred, using visual media as a reference.&nbsp; In particular, by focusing on the lives and labor of women who supported the home front, we reexperience the reality of war and daily life going hand in hand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section 6: Memories Imprinted on the Body<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1950s, following the harsh experience of defeat, numerous images of wounded, deformed, and fragmented bodies, which had not been depicted during the war, were created as a medium for superimposing the postwar reality onto the experience of war. These images of the body evoked memories of the past war.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section 7: Dialogues with the Resurrected Past<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the late 1960s to the 1970s, while there were calls for the fading of wartime experiences, images of the Vietnam War shown on television prompted Japanese people to recall past wars. Activities to uncover war memories during this period brought about a shift in public awareness of how to engage with the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section 8: Opening Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>War Record Paintings were confiscated by the American military after the war and stored in the US for many years. After negotiations, the works were returned to Japan in 1970 on indefinite loan. This chapter examines the process by which the War Record Paintings were reinterpreted after returning to Japan following the experience of defeat and the postwar blank period, and asks how they can be utilized in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-03\">Documentation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Collection of Documentation on&nbsp;<em>Opening Documents, Weaving Memories:&nbsp;A Special Exhibition Featuring Works from the Museum Collection<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-9\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n    <div class=\"momat-button-gray-external\">\n        <a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ODWM_book_260424-B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n            Documentation Information        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Date of Issue:&nbsp;April&nbsp;28,&nbsp;2026\u202f<br>Number of Pages: 218<br>Languages:&nbsp;Japanese-English&nbsp;bilingual\u202f<br>Publish:&nbsp;The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Curatorial Notes on&nbsp;<em>Opening Documents, Weaving Memories:&nbsp;A Special Exhibition Featuring Works from the Museum Collection<\/em>:&nbsp;Suzuki Katsuo&nbsp;<br>Documentation<br>1 What Did Paintings Communicate?&nbsp;<br>2 Views of Asia \/ Views from Asia&nbsp;<br>3 The Battlefield as Spectacle&nbsp;<br>4 Production of Myths&nbsp;<br>5 War on the Home Front&nbsp;<br>6 Memories Imprinted on the Body&nbsp;<br>7 Dialogues with the Resurrected Past&nbsp;<br>8 Opening Documents&nbsp;<br>Chronology&nbsp;<br>Painting in Service of War: On&nbsp;<em>Kennoga<\/em>:&nbsp;Otani Shogo&nbsp;<br>A History of Public Presentation of War Record Paintings&nbsp;at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo:&nbsp;Sahara Shiori&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installation Images<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_04-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_04-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_04-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_05-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_05-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_05-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_05-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_08-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_08-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_08-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_08-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_09-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_09-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_09-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_09-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_09-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_09-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-21\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_10-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_10-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_10-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_11-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_11-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_11-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_11-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-24\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_12-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_12-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_12-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_12-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_13-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_13-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_13-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magazine_245_13-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Photo: Kioku Keizo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-02\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hours &amp; Admissions<\/h2>\n\n\n<dl class=\"momat-dl\">\n    \n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Location<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Special Exhibition Gallery (1st floor)<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div 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\u00a5800 (\u00a5600)\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>All prices include tax.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admission in the parentheses is for groups of 20 persons or more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admission is free for high school students, under 18, and those with Disability Certificates and one caregiver accompanying each of them. 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