Needless to say, we in modern society are surrounded daily by countless things. These are things made by us and things that existed way before. We live our lives using, looking at and reacting to these things. This summer, Hara Museum ARC takes a look at materials and motifs, two ″things″ that give artworks their form and their meaning, respectively. With their superb sensibilities and inquiring minds, artists engage and interact with materials and motifs, to sublimate and transform them into artistic expressions. If something that you should know well speaks to you looking totally different, don't feel flustered. Because in that conversation, you get to say the next word.

Featured artists: Koji Enokura／Toshikatsu Endo／Shinro Ohtake／Yayoi Kusama／Ushio Shinohara／Tabaimo/
Kosai Hori ／Yukinori Yanagi／Katsuro Yoshida／Lee UFan／Karel Appel／Arman／Armando／Christian Boltanski／Jasper Johns／ Anselm Kiefer／Nam June Paik／Louise Nevelson／Jean-Pierre Raynaud and others