About the Exhibition

The first Pollock exhibition ever held in Japan

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) altered the concept of painting significantly by means of an original style and technique in which he sprinkled paint all over a canvas spread on the floor. The art he produced during his brief 44-yearlong lifetime enabled him to become the first American artist to win truly international fame and today he is recognized all over the world as a cultural hero of the United States.

Although Pollock has also been highly acclaimed in Japan, exhibitions fully covering his work have not yet been held here. This exhibition is held in commemoration of the centennial of Pollock’s birth. Comprised of works dating from his art student years, the acme during which he established his fame, and the later years when he was tormented by the decline in his creative ability, it is the first major exhibition tracing the great marks he left on the art world to be held in Japan.

There are works from foreign collections including major works belonging to the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran and The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Together with all the works by Pollock that are currently known to be housed in Japan, approximately seventy works will be gathered under one roof. We hope you will take this rare opportunity to enjoy Pollock’s art to your heart’s content.

Hours & Admissions

Location

Special Exhibition Gallery (1F)

Date

2012.2.10(Fri)-5.6(Sun)

Time

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

Closed

Closed on Mondays (except March 19, 26, April 2 and 30, 2012)

Admission

Day ticket (Group of 20 persons or more)
Adults: ¥1,500 (1,200)
College / University students: ¥1200 (900)
High school students: ¥800 (500)

*All prices include tax.
*Middle school age and under 15 are free of charge.
*Including the admission fee for Hara Hiromu and The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and Permanent Collection.
*Persons with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge.

Free Admission on Your Birthday! (In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Museum)

From February 3, 2012 to January 14, 2013, on your birthday you are admitted free to all the galleries, including the Main Building and the Crafts Gallery. Please present an ID showing your birth date at the ticket office.

Organizers

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Nippon Television Network Corporation

Special Support

Embassy of the United States of America

Sponsor

Terra Foundation for American Art
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.,
Mitsumura Printing Co., Ltd.

Patronize

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Cooperation

Japan Airlines
Lufthansa Cargo AG
Lufthansa German Airlines

Inquiries

http://pollock100.com/

Media enquiries

Public Relations Jackson Pollook Exhibition
Art Venture Office SHOU
avo-shou.pr@ktd.biglobe.ne.jp

This exhibition is covered by the Japanese Act on the Indemnification of Damage to Works of Art in Exhibitions (Act No.17 of 2011)