IWATE MUSEUM OF ART

Date:

Sep.06,2014(Sat) - Oct.13,2014(Mon) 

Location:

Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Misawa Atsuhiko (1961- , b. Kyoto prefecture), one of the most acclaimed contemporary sculptors in Japan, carves various kinds of animals out of camphor tree. He's been creating this "Animals" series since 2000 and has won art prizes. His life-sized animal sculptures with traces of the chisel and delicately painted features have an overwhelming presence and are loved by people of all ages.
　This exhibition presents Misawa's 60 sculptures including the most recent ones along with paintings, drawings and small clay works of animals. The early works which he created before starting the "Animals" are also exhibited only at Iwate venue.

Gallery Talks by the Artist
Sep. 6, Oct. 13, 2014　14:00-15:00
at the Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Special Talk Event by the Artist and Funakoshi Katsura
Sep. 7, 2014　14:00-15:30
at the Hall

Special Talk Event by the Artist and Nakazawa Shinichi
Sep. 23, 2014　14:00-15:30
at the Hall

Workshop by the Artist
Oct. 4, Oct. 5, 2014  10:00-15:30
*reservation required 
at the Studio

Gallery Talks by the Curator
Sep. 19, Oct. 3, 2014  14:00-
at the Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Admission ( ) shows the rate for groups of 20 people or more
Adults 1,000(800)yen
Students of Senior High School and University 600(500)yen
Students of Elementary School and Junior High School 400(300)yen
*Temporary exhibition tickets cover the admission of the museum collection exhibition.
*Advance tickets　(same price as the group tickets)　available at the museum until the day before the opening.