Current Special Exhibition

Shiseido Art House Collection 2024

1st phase of exhibition: March 1(Fri) — June 1(Sat), 2024

・Spring Paintings and Crafts ― Together with Poetry
・Selection 2024 from ‘Crafts for All of Us’ Exhibition ― From Spring to Summer
・Man Ray Exhibition ― A Focus on Portraits

The Shiseido Art House will hold its 2024 exhibitions divided into 1st and 2nd Phases in order to introduce a more expanded variety of works from the museum's collection.

The main portion of the 1st phase of the exhibition will center on Spring Paintings and Crafts — Together with Poetry, and combine Japanese and Western paintings, works of contemporary art, and crafts from a variety of fields.
Artwork based on the theme of early to late spring will be introduced along with poems about spring written both in Japan and abroad, which brings to the present day the fundamental traditions of Japanese art, something that has been closely connected with literature since ancient times.
Of the 13 artists exhibiting representational paintings, nine are recipients of the Order of Culture, and in the crafts category all nine are also Living National Treasures (holders of important intangible cultural properties), making for a small but densely packed exhibition.

Other features include Selection 2024 from the Crafts for All of Us Exhibition ― From Spring to Summer, which has been carefully reconstructed by selecting works from the Crafts for All of Us exhibition held at this very museum from 2015 to 2023. We will also be introducing the Man Ray Exhibition — A Focus on Portraits, which will assemble a collection of portraits and objects, including rare original prints by Man Ray (1890 – 1976), who was engaged in numerous artistic activities centered on photography.

The 1st Phase of this 2024 exhibition represents a more concise version of the museum's collection, and should be a distinct joy to marvel over for the vast majority of visitors. We hope that you’ll be able to take the time to thoroughly enjoy this exhibition.

■Selected Works for Reference