Curator Talks offer new perspectives on and ways to enjoy works in our collection. This time, we focus on Asakura Setsu’s “Paul Robeson, black Singer” (1959). What kind of artist was Asakura Setsu ? Who was Paul Robeson? Why was this work created? Furthermore, curator Suzuki discusses this work as a significant piece in the representation of “Black people” in postwar Japan, situating it within the cultural and artistic context of the era. Asakura Setsu, “Paul Robeson, black Singer,” 1959 | Suzuki Katsuo (MOMAT Curator) 

Planning and Production｜The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Filming｜COG WORKS
Special thanks to: Ito Ako, Nishizawa Harumi, Itabashi Art Museum, Oita Prefectural Art Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama, Nerima Art Museum, Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art, Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum 

Release date : 2026.4.8