{"id":91766,"date":"2021-06-18T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/exhibitions\/davidsmith2021"},"modified":"2023-06-12T11:44:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T02:44:11","slug":"r2-2-g4","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/en\/exhibitions\/r2-2-g4","title":{"rendered":"The Challenges and Joys of Steel: David Smith&#8217;s Circle \u2163 and Other Sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"momat-anchors\" aria-label=\"Anchor link\">\n        <button id=\"button-block_d5254600721ec5c5e3cb1be8cba8a2bc\"\n                aria-controls=\"nav-block_d5254600721ec5c5e3cb1be8cba8a2bc\"\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_d5254600721ec5c5e3cb1be8cba8a2bc\"\n             class=\"momat-anchors__navigation\">\n            <div class=\"momat-anchors__inner\">\n                                    <a href=\"#section1-1\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to About\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        About                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#section1-4\"\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 id=\"section1-1\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/S0233279.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/S0233279.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/S0233279-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Smith,&nbsp;<em>Circle IV<\/em>, 1962<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo recently purchased<em>&nbsp;Circle IV<\/em>&nbsp;(1962) by David Smith (1906-1965), one of the most renowned American postwar sculptors. This work is the centerpiece of this mini-exhibit that examines the importance of steel, newly adopted as a sculptural material, in the development of postwar sculpture. In contrast to traditional sculpture processes such as carving wood or stone, shaping clay, or casting in bronze, Smith welded steel plates and frames to connect geometric planes and lines and generate dynamic spaces, broadly expanding the possibilities of sculpture. This approach was further developed by the British sculptor Anthony Caro. Meanwhile, in Japan, sculptors working with steel emerged in the mid-1950s, treating the material with a range of methodologies. Some regarded it as an optimal material for geometric compositions, while others sought to bring it to life by working closely with its intrinsic physical properties, such as surfaces\u2019 rusting over time or their brilliance when polished. Steel is a familiar material in our daily lives, but here we invite you to enjoy the diverse faces it reveals in the hands of artists.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n    <div class=\"momat-button-arrow\">\n        <a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-1G4List_e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n            List of Works        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section1-4\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><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>Art Museum Gallery 4<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Date<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>June 18-September 26, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Time<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>10:00-17:00 (Fridays and Saturdays open until 20:00)<br>*Last admission : 30 minutes before closing.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Closed<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Closed on Mondays (except July 26, August 2, 9, 30 and September 20, 2021), August 10 and September 21, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Ticket<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p><strong>Advance ticket is recommended to avoid lines forming at the entrance.<\/strong><br>Online purchase:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-tix.jp\/momat\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u3010e-tix\u3011<\/a><br>Tickets can be purchased on site at the ticket counters, subject to their availability.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Admission<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Adults \u00a5500 (400)<br>College and university students \u00a5250 (200)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The price in brackets is for the group of 20 persons or more. 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