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Collection Exhibition 2015-Ⅱ
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness

2015.7.25(Sat) — 10.18(Sun)

This exhibition showcases a selection of works on the theme of Hiroshima from the museum’s collection, offering an overview of how contemporary artists have interpreted and dealt with the atomic bombing and its consequences. The art shown here is a part our search for the path to a brighter future amid the still ever-present threat of nuclear destruction.
Seventy years have passed since the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, and the event is gradually fading from our collective memory. However, the world today is built on a fragile peace, and once war breaks out there is no guarantee that nuclear weapons will not be used, driving the human race to extinction. And as the problems caused by the recent power plant accident in Fukushima clearly illustrate, nuclear energy poses another kind of threat to humankind.
The exhibition title Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness is also the title of a work by one of the artists featured here, Alfredo Jaar, but it originally comes from the British poet W.H. Auden and was quoted by novelist Kenzaburo Oe, who has often written about the Hiroshima bombing and used the phrase as a short story collection title. Since August 6, 1945, “Hiroshima” has been a byword for a universal human theme explored by numerous artists in diverse media. Contemporary art is a mirror of its times, and over the years has reflected people’s thinking on the significance of Hiroshima’s ordeal. We are still searching for a way to outgrow the madness of the atomic age.

artists
Alfredo Jaar, Henry Moore, HOSOE Eikoh, Isamu Noguchi, MIYAZAKI Shin, TAKAMATSU Jiro, TSUCHIDA Hiromi, YANOBE Kenji, YOKOO Tadanori, Yves Klein and more..

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Exhibition Period
2015.7.25(Sat) — 10.18(Sun)
Opening Hours
10:00–17:00

No admittance 30 minutes before closing

Closed
Mondays *unless Monday is a national holiday, in which case the museum will be closed on the next non-holiday.
Admission
Adults 370 (280) yen, University Students 270 (170) yen, High School Students and Seniors [65 and over] 170 (130) yen
*Price in parentheses is that of advance ticket and a group of 30 or more
*Free for children under Junior High School age
Organized by
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

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