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Collection Exhibition 2026-Ⅰ
The Time of the Museum_Chapter 1: Time Machines

2026.6.27(Sat) — 9.23(Wed)
KITAYAMA Yoshio, Who Began to Write Hiroshima in Katakana Characters, 1996

Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art marks the third anniversary of its reopening this year. Under the annual theme The Time of the Museum, this year’s collection exhibitions introduce works from the collection alongside the activities of the museum across three chapters.

Chapter 1: Time Machines　[June 27–September 23, 2026]
Chapter 2: Bundles of Time　[October 10, 2026–January 24, 2027]
Chapter 3: Time Flows Here　[February 27–June 13, 2027]
　
　
The first exhibition in the series is titled Chapter 1: Time Machines.
Artworks contain many different kinds of time. These include the time of the events they depict, the time in which they were created, and the time of those of us encountering them today. As artworks are passed down across generations, they continue to create new encounters and connections. Exhibitions that bring together works from different periods, as well as museum collections that preserve and care for works over long spans of time, can also be seen as practices that connect past, present, and future.
This exhibition focuses on these “time machine”-like qualities of artworks, exhibitions, and museums, introducing the many different kinds of time that flow through the collection.
　
List of Works
　
　
1．Showing Time / Time Shows
Sometimes “time” itself becomes the subject of an artwork. In other cases, the passage of time involved in the making of a work, or the time experienced by the viewer while encountering it, plays an important role.
This section looks at artworks that not only represent time, but also reveal how time itself shapes the way we see and experience art.

Artist *In order of appearance in the gallery
Ikeda Masuo, Mimasu Masanori, Kai Masayuki, Murakami Tomoharu, Harada Yuki, Kawara On, Kusama Yayoi, Isayama Genki
　
　
2．What Remains in Works / Works Remain
Whether intended by the artist or not, artworks contain many traces of the time in which they were made: ways of thinking, people’s memories, and the characteristics of the materials used. Things that may no longer exist in the real world can also continue to exist before us through their presence within artworks.
Even after artists themselves pass away, their works may continue to be preserved and handed down into the future. This section considers both what remains within artworks and what it means for artworks themselves to remain.

Artist *In order of appearance in the gallery
Nomiyama Gyoji, Maruki Iri, Maruki Toshi, Sano Nui, Tsuzuki Kyoichi, Toya Shigeo, Nakamura Hiroshi, Ueda Kaoru, Akiyama Yutokutaishi, Oki Hiroyuki, Dokuyama Bontaro, Inoue Bukichi
　
　
3．Looking Back: The Hiroshima Art Prize and Theme “Hiroshima”
Through the Hiroshima Art Prize, awarded to artists who have contributed to peace through artistic expression, and Theme “Hiroshima,” through which artists are invited to create new works, the museum has introduced many artists and artworks over the years. As these projects have evolved over time, they have become an important part of the character of the museum’s collection.
This section looks back at several examples from these activities and introduces how the museum’s work over the past 37 years has been carried forward through the collection since the museum first opened.

Artist *In order of appearance in the gallery
Mona Hatoum, Nancy Spero, Leon Golub, Alfredo Jaar, Kitayama Yoshio, Fukuda Miran, Cai Guo-Qiang, Paul Davis, Shirin Neshat
　
　
◯Others

Artist *In order of appearance in the gallery
Nanakarage Ayano, George Segal, Yves Klein, Motomiya Kaoru, Ito Kosho, Keith Haring

Limited-Time Display

Miyajima Tatsuo, Death of Time (detail), 1989

Miyajima Tatsuo, Death of Time, 1989

Period｜2026. 8. 1 ―9. 23
Venue｜Museum Studio
Admission｜Free

KITAYAMA Yoshio, Who Began to Write Hiroshima in Katakana Characters, 1996

ISAYAMA Genki, Objects #4, 2018

TSUZUKI Kyoichi, Hiroshima Taro, 2010

FUKUDA Miran, The Stars of New York, 2002

Mona HATOUM, Untitled（display case table）, 2017

Shirin NESHAT, Land of Dreams, 2019

Keith HARING, Altar Piece, 1990

Miyajima Tatsuo, Death of Time, 1989

Information

Exhibition Period
2026.6.27(Sat) — 9.23(Wed)
Opening Hours
10:00–17:00

*Admission until 30 minutes before closing

Venue
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, GalleryA
Access
Closed
Mondays (except July 20 and September 21), July 21
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
*Free admission for holders of an atomic bomb survivor's certificate, physical disability certificate, etc., and for their caregivers (one person per certificate holder)
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