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Collection Exhibition 2024-Ⅱ
Highlights + Relations [Guest Artist: Nakanishi Sawa]

2024.8.24(Sat) — 12.8(Sun)

"Highlights” showcases selected works that represent the museum’s collection. “Relations” is an attempt to go beyond the existing collection through exhibitions reflecting our collections, the collection policies, or the characteristics of Hiroshima. The exhibition will feature guest artist Nakanishi Sawa , a sculptor who creates works using everyday objects and creatures as motifs.

List of works

Highlights

◯Artists and Styles

◯Conservation and Leaving Something Behind

◯Hiroshima/ HIROSHIMA

◯Maintenance of The Arch


Artist *In order of appearance in the gallery

Yokoo Tadanori, Andy Warhol, Christo, Kawara On, Abe Nobuya , Tabe Kenzo, Sugiura Kunie, Sam Francis, Okazaki Kenjiro, Yamamoto Keigo, Ishiuchi Miyako (until 10/20), Yoshihara Jiro, Nakai Tsuneo, Kawamata Tadashi, Tanaka Koki, Takemura Kei, Yamamoto Masamichi, Entsuba Motonori, Nancy Spero, Ono Yoko, Murai Masanari, Honda Katsumi, Tonoshiki Tadashi, Matsumoto Eiichiro, Wakabayashi Isamu, Phillip King, Chang-Sup Chung, Shima Kuniichi, Shiraga Kazuo, Akutagawa Hisashi, Yamamoto Tomiaki, George Segal, Yodoi Toshio, Alberto Giacometti, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Jean Arp, Kurt Schwitters, Inoue Bukichi, Miki Tomio, Henry Moore

Relations

Guest Artist: Nakanishi Sawa

Casting is a production method in which molten metal is poured into molds and allowed to cool and harden before being formed. In this exhibition, Nakanishi's casting process and tools will be introduced, and Nakanishi's own works will also be displayed to showcase the rich world of casting.

Nakanishi Sawa: Between Bronze and Everyday Life

When you think of bronze, you may imagine monumental historical figures or nude statues installed in public spaces. The motifs and production process of bronze castings by Nakanishi Sawa are deeply connected to everyday life and personal memories. For example, "in fuse-in ward" (2013/2024) is based on wax prototypes hand-formed while in the bathtub at home, and she says that each bronze shows traces of his daily experiences and thoughts. In addition, wax, the material used for the prototype, is used for the base of this piece. Wax, which is easily changeable and melts away before casting, also makes Nakanishi imagine the body as a vessel for memory. This exhibition introduces various expressions born in her daily life, including works that incorporate materials used in the production process, such as wax and sand, works that use everyday objects as motifs, and works that humorously depict familiar creatures from a unique perspective.

Maintenance of The Arch

In front of the main entrance of the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, there is a plaza named “Moore's Plaza” overlooking the center of the city. Installed in the center of the plaza is Henry Moore's The Arch. As the name suggests, it is in the form of a “gate” that invites the viewer to enter, wrap himself/herself in, and pass through.
It is approximately 6 meters high. It is the largest sculpture in the museum's collection. Originally created in 1969, it was newly cast when the museum was built and installed in 1987 (the museum opened in 1989).
During the “Collection Exhibition 2024-II,” which focuses on the conservation and restoration of the work as one of its themes, the museum will conduct full-scale maintenance work for the first time since it was installed. We hope that many people, including those who are interested in bronze sculptures and the restoration of artworks, will witness and observe this unique and precious opportunity.

Location｜ “Moore's Plaza” in Hijiyama Park
Schedule｜
November 5: Scaffolding set up
November 6-11: Maintenance work (Bronze Studio Ltd.)
November 12: Scaffolding to be dismantled
*Working hours are yet to be determined.Observation is free.

Henry Moore
1898-1986; born in Castleford, England.
After serving in World War I, Henry Moore studied sculpture at the Leeds School of Art (now Leeds College of Art) and the Royal College of Art. While influenced by the avant-garde art of his day, Moore was also attracted to primitive art and naturally occurring forms, such as stones and animal bones. During World War II, as an artist embedded with the army, he produced the Shelter series of drawings, and after the war, he produced outdoor sculptures in various locations around the world.
In 1962, Moore created Large Torso: Maquette for Arch, approximately 11 centimeters high, and the following year he completed Large Torso: Arch, approximately 2 meters high, and then took the opportunity to enlarge it to approximately 6 meters, completing The Arch in 1969. The piece in the museum was cast in 1985—86 in then West Germany and brought to Hiroshima.

Sugiura Kunie, Takashi Murakami B, from the series “The Artist Papers", 2003
Entrusted by the Japan Foundation

Tanaka Koki, Expanded Archive: Case of Everything is Everything, 2023
Photo: Tanaka Koki

Murai Masanari, Sturdy People, 1988

Ishiuchi Miyakao, ひろしま/hiroshima #71, 2007/2015 ©︎Ishiuchi Miyako
donor: Hatamura, T.

Inoue Bukichi, Full No.1, 1977

Miki Tomio, Ear, 1965

Sawa Nakanishi, Hangen -holiday-, 2010, Private Collection

Sawa Nakanishi, Crocodile bone, 2008, Collection of the artist

Information

Exhibition Period
2024.8.24(Sat) — 12.8(Sun)
Opening Hours
10:00–17:00

*Admission until 30 minutes before closing

Venue
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Gallery A
Access
Closed
Mondays ( except September 16, 23, December 14 and November 4), September 17, 24, December 15 and November 5
Admission
Adult 350 (250) yen, University Student 250 (150) yen, High School Student & Senior (65 and over) 150 (100) yen
*Price in parentheses is that of a group of 30 or more
*Free for children under Junior High School Age
Discount
[Hello! Collection Day]
The Collection Exhibition is free on the 3rd Sunday of the month.
[Nov 3 Culture Day]
Free for everyone

Guest Artist's Profile

Nakanishi Sawa

Born in Tokyo in 1985. Nakanishi received a phD in art after studying at the Department of Sculpture, Tokyo University of the Arts. Using a casting technique with bronze as the material, she creates works with motifs of everyday objects and creatures around us. Recent major exhibitions include “Sen-Oku Biennale 2021: Re-sonation” (Sen-Oku Hakukokan, Kyoto, 2021), “PEEK INTO THE ATELIE PROJECT Vol.1 -Terrarium-“（CREATORE With PLUS, Hiroshima, 2022） and “AGm in the summer holiday” (Art Gallery Miyauchi, Hiroshima, 2023).

https://sawanakanishi.com/
https://www.instagram.com/_wasawasa_/

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