Why not try reading the Constitution in 2024 with the combination of “Constitution x Art”? The popular exhibition “Japanese Constitution Exhibition 2024” will be held for the second time following last year. *TAC Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 9, 2024
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Why not try reading the Constitution in 2024 with the combination of “Constitution x Art”? The popular exhibition “Japanese Constitution Exhibition 2024” will be held for the second time following last year. *Special exhibitions will be held at three locations in Tokyo to coincide with the promulgation date of the Japanese Constitution (November 3rd, Culture Day)*
The Japanese Constitution Exhibition Production Committee will hold the “Japanese Constitution Exhibition 2024” from Saturday, September 21, 2024 to Sunday, November 17, 2024.
2 following last year
The second “Japanese Constitution Exhibition 2024″ will focus on the Constitution and art, with Naoko Kado, curator of the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, as the exhibition director. For about two months before and after the promulgation of the Constitution, “Uninhabited Island Production” and “MISA” were established in Tokyo.
The event will be held at three venues: SHIN GALLERY, Aoyama | Meguro. This exhibition features the “Constitution of Japan” published in 2019 (edited by Gento Matsumoto, TAC
Publishing, Tokyo TDC Award 2021 Grand Prix winning work: The highest prize of 3,750 works in Japan and abroad, after publication, it was introduced in “Hodo Station”, “Sunday Art Museum”, etc.), and it is a new work different from the works published in the book. Selected works will be displayed in conjunction with the articles of the Japanese Constitution. This is an attempt to experience the
Constitution and look at it from a new angle.
The Constitution of Japan is the basis of life in this country, and all expressions are closely tied to that life. “Article ×
We hope that the combination of these works will provide new perspectives on contemporary social conditions, art trends, and our daily lives.
Why not take this exhibition as an opportunity to read about the “Constitution of Japan,” which is close to us and the foundation of our lives.
*Highlights of this exhibition*
* The Constitution and art are on display again! *
The first “Japanese Constitution Exhibition” held last year attracted a large number of visitors, especially on Constitution Day. The event was reported by the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, and the TOKYO Shimbun.
FM” “Bijutsu Techo” “Tokyo Art Beat” “ART
We received a wide range of introductions from general media such as “iT” to art-related media. The event received a great response, with people of all ages visiting, including not only art fans but also parents and children visiting an exhibition for the first time, as well as students. After that, the “Japanese Constitution Exhibition” was held in “Tokyo
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Selected as “Best Exhibition of 2023” by “Beat”. This second exhibition will be held at three locations in Tokyo from Saturday, September 21, 2024 to Sunday, November 17, 2024.
* “Japanese Constitution Exhibition 2024” is directed by Naoko Kado, curator of the Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art.*
Last year’s highly acclaimed “Japanese Constitution Exhibition” displayed articles of the Constitution alongside 28 works of art, offering a new way of looking at the Constitution and art. This year, with Mr. Kado as the exhibition director, we will create a place where you can feel closer to the Constitution with a variety of works. Almost 80 years have passed since its promulgation, and as times have changed dramatically, how do we read and feel about the Constitution now?
This year as well, we will be exhibiting the articles of the Japanese Constitution along with various works of art including paintings, manga, photographs, and objects. In the first half of 2024, Article 14 of the Japanese Constitution appears at the beginning of the NHK TV drama series “Tiger ni Tsubasa,” and with the Constitution receiving increasing attention throughout Japan, we hope that many people will come and see this exhibition. I hope you enjoy it.
* Held to coincide with the promulgation date of the Japanese Constitution (Culture Day) *
This exhibition will be held to coincide with November 3rd (Culture Day), the day the Japanese Constitution was promulgated. The combination of “laws and works” in this exhibition provides a viewing experience that is completely different from viewing law and art separately. By actually viewing them at the same time, you will be able to reconsider the meaning and content of the Constitution, which was promulgated in 1946, along with the art.
“Japanese Constitution Exhibition 2024”
*Event overview*
Period: September 21, 2024 (Sat) – November 17, 2024 (Sun)
Exhibition Director: Naoko Kado (Curator, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art)
Admission fee: Free
Venue/Period: Part 1 Mujinto Production (Sumida-ku, Tokyo): September 21st (Saturday) – October 12th (Saturday)
Part 2 MISA SHIN GALLERY (Minato-ku, Tokyo): September 28th (Saturday) – October 19th (Saturday)
Part3 Aoyama | Meguro (Meguro-ku, Tokyo): October 26th (Sat) – November 17th (Sun)
* Part 1 * Venue: Mujinto Production
130-0022 5-10-5 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-6458-8225
info@mujin-to.com
https://www.mujin-to.com
Date: September 21, 2024 (Saturday) – October 12, 2024 (Saturday) Business hours: Wednesday-Friday 13:00-19:00, Saturday, Sunday, and holidays (9/23) 12:00-18:00
Closed days: Mondays and Tuesdays
[Participating artists]
Article 4: Tetsuto Mizuguchi Article 12: Misono Nakao Article 18: Koumiyuki Article 20: Bontaro Dokuyama Article 25: Atsuro Terunuma Article 30: Yuasaeboshi Article 73: Yuichi Yokoyama
Article 85 Fuminao Suenaga Article 87 Yusuke Saito Article 89 Saya Irie
* Part 2 * Venue: MISA SHIN GALLERY
106-0047 Pine Coast Heights 1F, 3-9-11 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tel: 03-6450-2334
info@misashin.com
https://www.misashin.com/
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024 – Saturday, October 19, 2024 Business hours: Tuesday – Saturday 12:00-19:00
Closed days: Sundays, Mondays, holidays
[Participating artists]
Article 9 Tsuyoshi Ozawa Article 14 Maki Ishii Article 15 Prince Yutoku Akiyama Article 19 Naoko Mashima Article 21 Naoko Mashima Article 27 Yuasaeboshi Article 31 Kotaro Hattori
Article 97 Yasushi Kato
* Part 3 * Venue: Aoyama | Meguro
153-0051 2-30-6 Yasui Building 1st floor, Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Tel: 03-3711-4099
info@aoyamameguro.com
http://aoyamameguro.com/
Date: October 26th (Sat) – November 17th (Sun), 2024
Business hours: Wednesday-Friday 12:00-19:00, Saturday, Sunday, and holidays 12:00-18:00
Closed days: Mondays and Tuesdays
*Open on November 3rd (Sunday/Holiday, Culture Day, and the day the Constitution of Japan was promulgated)
[Participating artists]
Article 2 Kouno Fumiyo Article 9 Manabu Hasegawa Article 12 Nami Yokoyama Article 13 Naohiro Ukawa Article 22 Kei Murakami Article 27 Satoru Aoyama Article 38 Tatsu Kato Article 48 Kenichi Ishiguro Article 64 Toru Otani Article 81 Kotaro Hattori
* ●Example of exhibited works*
desert island production
Yuasa Eboshi《Dedication》2020, oil on canvas, 162 x227.3 cm
MISA SHIN GALLERY
Naoko Mashima《Magician》2007, mixed media, h92×w40×d65cm
Photo: Kei Miyajima
(C)︎MAJIMA Naoko
Courtesy of the artist, Mizuma Art Gallery and hino gallery
Aoyama | Meguro
Kotaro Hattori《Intimidation》2023, acrylic on canvas, 1303x894mm Photo: kohei suzuki
*Please see the website for the latest information such as work details and exhibition locations.
https://www.tac-kenpou-art.jp/exhibition2024
Planning/Sponsor: Japanese Constitution Exhibition Production Committee Co-host: Mujinto Production MISA SHIN GALLERY Aoyama | Meguro Grant: Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Arts Council Tokyo [Tokyo Arts and Culture Creation Dissemination Grant] Cooperation: TAC Co., Ltd.
Special Thanks to ANOMALY, hino gallery, KENJI TAKI GALLERY, LEE SAYA, Maki Fine Arts, Mizuma Art Gallery, TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY, THE POOL, XYZcollective, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery (in ABC order)
East Press, Gallery Tsubochuten, Tokyo Gallery, Heibonsha (in alphabetical order)
Shinpei Okada, Mikako Kato, Keiko Shimamoto, Kosaku Shimamoto, Sohei Shimamoto, Ryota Shimamoto, Kayo Suzuki, Taro Hanaga, Makiko Mikawa, Hiroyuki Yamada, Misuzu Yamamoto (in alphabetical order)
*Depending on future circumstances, exhibitions may be canceled, business hours may be changed, or the gallery may be closed due to unavoidable circumstances. The latest information will be posted on the website from time to time. Please be sure to check before visiting.
*About the exhibition director Naoko Kado*
* Naoko Sumi (Curator, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art) * Since 2006, he has been working as a curator at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art. The main exhibitions we have planned so far are “What a Wonderful World: The Current World as Seen from Contemporary Asian Art” (2011-12), “Overview of the World” (2015), and “The World is Strange!”
Manga and Paintings by Oko Tateishi Yuichi Yokoyama” (2016-17), “Taiji Matsue | Dictionary of Place Names” (2018), “Summer Open Lab: Hana Sawada 360° Detour” (2020), “Special Reopening Commemoration Exhibition Before/After” (2023), etc.
*Exhibition venue introduction*
*Mujinto Production*
Opened in Koenji in 2006. After moving to Kiyosumi-Shirakawa in 2010, it moved to its current location in Kotobashi in 2019. We have held a number of exhibitions by artists who use their unique expressions to express their keen observation of contemporary society and history. We often produce special exhibitions at various locations, and we also devote ourselves to planning and producing collections of works and goods.
https://www.mujin-to.com/
*MISA SHIN GALLERY*
Opened in November 2010 in Shirokane, Minato Ward. Since moving to Minami-Azabu in August 2018, we have been holding high-quality exhibitions by outstanding artists from Japan and abroad. We aim to go beyond the boundaries of art, pursue connections and possibilities with different genres such as architecture and theater, and place artists who are active on the front lines in history.
https://www.misashin.com/
* Aoyama｜Meguro*
Aoyama | Meguro is a gallery established in 2007 that introduces domestic and international artists, mainly mid-career. The program emphasizes a spatial approach to themes of time, place, and event that also includes action and conceptual and visual appeal in a variety of media.
http://aoyamameguro.com/
*Book “Japanese Constitution” Tokyo TDC Award 2021 Grand Prix Winner* The book “Constitution of Japan” (edited by Gento Matsumoto, TAC Publishing) was published in 2019, and in 2021 it won the “Tokyo TDC Award 2021 Grand Prix”, an international design award (the highest award of 3,750 works from Japan and overseas). This was the first time in 12 years that a person had won the award. This is a masterpiece that continues to be read for many years, even five years after its publication. “Japanese Constitution Exhibition 2024” will also begin to be expanded to a new obi.
* “Constitution of Japan” *
List price: 1,870 yen (tax included)
A one-of-a-kind book that allows you to enjoy all 103 articles of the Constitution along with 69 masterpieces of postwar art.
●Editing Design Bookmaking Gento Matsumoto
●Specifications A5 size variant, 224 pages, all color
●Publisher TAC Publishing (TAC Co., Ltd. Publishing Division)
* [Editor Profile] *
*Gento Matsumoto*
Born in 1961. Graphic designer. Tokyo TDC Award 2021 Grand Prix, NEW YORK DISK OF THE
Winner of many awards including the YEAR Grand Prix and the Yomiuri Shimbun Prize. In digital media, the game software “Dobutsu Bancho” (2002)
Also works on Nintendo GameCube). In charge of the graphic design for the exhibition “Heisei Art: Songs and Rubble 1989-2019” (Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art) held from January 2021.