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Special Exhibition
Ryuzaburo Shikiba: Ventricular Reflector

2020.3.14(Sat) — 7.26(Sun)  —5.17(sun) *Extended

Ryuzaburo Shikiba (1898-1965) was born in what is now Gosen City, Niigata Prefecture, and was a psychiatrist who studied at the Niigata Medical College (now Niigata University School of Medicine). In addition to his medical practice, he wrote about 200 books during his lifetime, including the Mingei movement, Van Gogh theory, an introduction to psychopathology, and sex education books. He also worked on projects such as the Van Gogh reproduction exhibition and the Kiyoshi Yamashita exhibition, leading the interest and tastes of a wide range of people. Shikiba's multidisciplinary enlightenment activities contributed to the formation of our view of art (for example, the union of ideas such as 'genius/madness', 'creation/fate', and 'art/life'). The ceremonial hall, which was widely guided by the times and led the times, gave an important context to the cultural history of modern and contemporary Japan. As a character that evaluates the unique individuality of going back and forth between the visible (science) and the invisible (art), the subtitle was taken from Shikiba's book (1939) and named "Cerebral Ventricle Reflector." We trace the various footprints through about 200 works and materials.

Ryuzaburo Ceremony at Nishotei (From "Nishotei Kitan" 1939)

Ryusei Kishida, Human Will (Portrait of Humankind) Around 1914, former collection of Shikiba

Van Gogh 《Langlois Bridge (Arles Drawbridge)》 Reproduction, formerly owned by the ceremony hall

Ryuzaburo Shikiba "Cerebral Ventricular Reflector" 1939 (covered by Shiko Munakata)

Mokujiki 《Funeral Kawaba》 (Juodo Hall, Kashiwazaki City) Taken around 1924

Information

Exhibition Period
2020.3.14(Sat) — 7.26(Sun)
Opening Hours
10:00—17:00

Closed
Mondays (except May 4), May 7
Admission
Adults 1,000yen (800yen), University Students 700yen (600yen), High School Students and Seniors [over 65] 500yen (400yen), junior high school students and younger free
  • Prices in parentheses are for advance tickets and groups of 30 or more
  • On May 5 (Children's Day), high school students and younger are free
Organized by
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Museum Liaison Council
Supported by
Japan Folk Crafts Association, Niigata University Faculty of Medicine Bachelor's Association (Yumikai), Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima City Board of Education, Hiroshima FM Broadcasting, Onomichi FM Broadcasting
Sponsored by
Lion, Dai Nippon Printing, Sompo Japan
Special sponsorship
Medical Corporation Shikiba Hospital
Funded by
POLA Art Foundation
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