The National Museum of Art, Osaka｜Collection Exhibition 2 "Undo, Redo I Solve, Start Over" & Special Exhibition "No Boundaries"

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- Exhibition Introduction -

[Special Exhibition: The Extraordinary Ordinary]

• Today we all live in an age where the "extraordinary" has become the "normal".
• Many people have been forced to lose their homes and experience forced migration due to unreasonable attacks, sudden coups, earthquakes, floods, forest fires and other natural disasters. The experience of a sudden and unknown virus threatening life is still vivid in our memory; the political chaos, the division of interpersonal relationships and the collapse of daily life caused by it still cast a shadow in our lives.
  
• The rapid development of technologies such as artificial intelligence (such as generative AI) has made it difficult for us to determine whether the images and information we receive are real. In a highly information-based society where information flow is dominated by complex algorithms and cyber attacks are becoming increasingly fierce, everyone has a hidden anxiety about the foundation of life, feeling anxious and helpless.
• How should we survive in this era of “extraordinary normality”? Through the works of eight artists, this exhibition will gaze upon this era, arouse imagination, and seek hope for tomorrow.
• Scheduled exhibiting artists: Cyprien Gaillard, Pan Yizhou, Khvay Samnang, Kim Ayoung, Lee Kit, Takahashi Kiyoshi, Yoneda Tomoko, Yuan Guangming ※ The list of exhibitors is subject to change without prior notice.
  
• Exhibition Dates:
  Saturday, June 28, 2025 - Sunday, October 5, 2025 ※ This ticket also includes access to the concurrent collection exhibition "Collection 1".

【Collection Exhibition "Collection 1"】

• The 2025 "Collection 1" will consist of two major themes: the special exhibition "Circles and Rings of Post-War Art" and the permanent exhibition "Collection Highlights".
• The special exhibition "Circles and Rings in Postwar Art" focuses on the "circle" in various forms such as circles and rings. Because of its simplicity, it can carry the various creative intentions of artists and has repeatedly appeared in postwar Japanese art. It is a geometric shape without edges and corners, with the softness of organic forms, but without losing order and clarity - what role does this "both this and that" circle play in artistic creation? This special exhibition will explore this topic from multiple angles.
• The permanent exhibition "Collection Highlights" will display representative works from the National Museum of Art's collection and new acquisitions. From the creative practices of Paul Cézanne and Max Ernst in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the collection provides a glimpse into the various aspects of modern and contemporary art. This year, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the wonderful works of artists such as Joseph Beuys, Takashi Murakami, Maureen Gallace and Maria Farrar, which have been newly acquired in recent years, throughout the year.
• Exhibiting Artists (list subject to change)
  Special Exhibition: Circles and Rings in Postwar Art
  Noeda Aoki, Tatsuo Ikeda, Takayasu Ito, Nobuo Imai, Kumiko Imaka, Keiji Uematsu, Toshinobu Onori, Renshik Kuo, Etsutomu Kashiwahara, Enrico Castellani, Seiko Sugano, Shigekuma Kikuhata, Yayoi Kusama, Tetsumi Kudo, Tsugumi Koshimizu, Cai Guoqiang, THE PLAY, Shiraga Kazuo, Sugimoto Hiroshi, Takamatsu Jiro, Tabe Mitsuko, Naito Rei, Nakanishi Natsuki, Nomura Hitoshi, Fukuoka Michio, Fukushima Keiye, Fukushima Hideko, Masanobu Masatoshi, Matsutani Takehan, Marcel Duchamp, Murakami Saburo, Motonaga Samasa, Morimoto Kikuko, Yamazaki Tsuruko, Yoshihara Jiro, Lee Ufan
• Permanent Exhibition: Collection Highlights
  Jean (Hans) ARP, Andy Warhol, Emily Kame KNGWARREYE, Max Ernst, Yoko Ono, On Kawara, Maureen Gallace, Joseph Cornell, Paul Cézanne, Luc Tuymans, Nicolas de Staël, Sopheap Pich, Maria Farrar, Joseph Beuys, Kim Beom, Michaël Borremans, Agnes Martin, Joan. Joan Mitchell, Takashi Murakami, Kenji Yanobe, Tomoko Yoneda, Loretta Lux, Sherrie Levine
  
• Exhibition Dates:
  Saturday, June 28, 2025 - Sunday, October 5, 2025
• Free admission days for the "Collection 1" exhibition:
  Saturday, June 28, Saturday, July 5, Saturday, August 2, Saturday, September 6, Saturday, October 4