Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, is currently holding an exhibition titled “The Origin of the Postwar Design Movement: The People of the Design Committee and Their Tracks” A talk event by members of the Japan Design Committee will also be held during the exhibition.
Outline of the exhibition
- Dates: October 23, 2021 (Saturday) — January 16, 2022 (Sunday)
- Opening hours: 9:30 — 17:00 (admission until 16:30)
- Closed: Mondays (except Jan. 10), Nov. 4 (Thu.), Nov. 24 (Wed.), Dec. 29 (Wed.) — Jan. 3 (Mon.), Jan. 11 (Tue.)
- Admission: ¥1,000 (¥800) for adults, ¥800 (¥640) for high school and university students and those over 65, free for junior high school students and younger.
- Organizer: Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Yomiuri Shimbun, Art Museum Liaison Council
- Sponsored by: Lion, DNP Dai Nippon Printing, Sompo Japan, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Tendo Woodworks, Horiuchi Color, Touri
- Special Cooperation: Japan Design Committee
- Cooperation: Matsuya, Tama Art University Art Archive Center, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
- Venue: Fujiwara-Teppei Architecture Lab
- Grant: Japan Arts Fund
- Concurrent Event: Permanent Exhibition “110th Anniversary of Taro Okamoto’s Birth: The Bellabeau Taro”
- Web site: https://www.taromuseum.jp/
Talk Event “Design Talk for the Future”
During the Triennale, talk events by members of the Japan Design Committee will be held on November 27 (Sat) and December 11 (Sat).
The first event, “Future of Design Talk 1: How will graphic design change?”
- Yoshiaki Irobe × Haruka Misawa
- Moderator: Teppei Fujiwara (Architect｜Organizer of the venue)
- Date and time: Saturday, November 27, 13:30-15:30
Session 2: “Future of Design Talk 2 / Power of Space, Power of Furniture”
- Fumie Shibata×Makoto Koizumi
- Moderator: Teppei Fujiwara (Architect｜Organizer of the venue)
- Date and time: Saturday, December 11, 2021, 13:30 – 15:30
How to participate
To participate in the talk event, advance registration by phone to the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art is required.
- Capacity: 40 people per session
- Place: Guidance Hall, Taro Okamoto Museum of Art
- Fee: Free (admission ticket is required)
- How to apply: First-come, first-served by phone. Please let us know your name, contact information, and date of participation.
- Telephone number for application: Taro Okamoto Museum of Art ☎ 044-900-9898
