This exhibition marks our first attempt to assemble and present masterpieces of Western art from the 20th and 21st century by drawing on the collections of six public museums located in the Kansai region.
The approximately 80 works originate from Osaka City Museum of Modern Art; The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga; Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama; and The National Museum of Art, Osaka.
Here, we present countless masterpieces from Kansai museum collections including notable works from the early 20th century by Cézanne, Picasso, Matisse, and Brancusi as well as those by American artists such as Rothko, Louis, and Warhol. There are also paintings by currently active artists like Richter and Tuymans, and photographs by Sherman and Struth. The exhibition, made up of works that play an important role in permanent displays in each facility, provide us with an important opportunity to reaffirm the outstanding quality of local museum collections.
Courtesy of The National Museum of Art, Osaka
*image (left)
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT
Untitled, 1984
Osaka City Museum of Modern Art
©The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat
/ ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2013 E0333
