Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka Should Become a Powerful Cultural Engine for Osaka, and a Museum Oriented Toward the People of the City

OF ART, OSAKA

Nakanoshima 2021 A community alive with art. An Osaka shaped by art.

A brand-new art museum will appear in Nakanoshima, the island at Osaka’s center that serves as the symbol of Aqua Metropolis Osaka. Since old times, Nakanoshima has been the linchpin of Osaka’s economy and culture, and it is our aim to carry on that tradition, serving as a platform for all kinds of artistic expression and creation that befits such a home.

The Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka should become a powerful cultural engine for Osaka, and a museum oriented toward the people of the city. This means supplementing the usual functions of an art museum—accumulating artworks and materials, conducting research, displaying art to the public and preserving artworks—with all kinds of collaborative, community activities. This conviction forms a crucial part of the art museum’s groundwork for opening in 2021. The Museum lists four objectives for the new museum based on the ideas of the “Osaka City Museum of Modern Art＊ Development Policy” announced in 2014. (＊previous name)

Become one of Japan's top art museums with a first-rate collection based on the 1 works of Osaka artists such as Saeki Yuzo and Yoshihara Jiro.

Be an alluring museum displaying modern and contemporary art from Osaka and 2 elsewhere, distinct from the attractions of the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka.

Contribute to enhancing Osaka’s cultural atractions and charm as a city, from a base 3 surrounded by the historical and cultural wealth of Nakanoshima.

Take full advantage of private sector expertise and wisdom, providing services to 4 museum users as a museum that values its visitors.

01 VISION

FROM THE 20TH TO THE 21ST CENTURY—

CREATING A MUSEUM FIT FOR 2021

We are finally getting underway with preparations for the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka scheduled to open in 2021. A quarter of a century has passed since the establishment of the Planning Office in 1990, and ideas about what kind of museum we should attempt to achieve have shifted along with the changes in the times. Over that period, we have explored all kinds of possibilities, constantly inquiring into what kind of role a brand-new art museum should serve now and in the future—in the context of Osaka, Japan, and the whole world.

Value for tomorrow

As an art museum specializing in art and design trends from the second half of the nineteenth century to the twenty-first century, we do not confine ourselves to collecting and preserving works of art nor to studying and presenting their history and significance. Rather, we also look to find new forms of value in them that can be carried forward into the future. It is our hope that the value inherent in each and every piece of art can be transmitted through time, thus becoming a source of creativity for the future. We would like to become an art museum where people find personal meaning through the art they see, and through the experiences they have in the museum.

Challenge for the new

Osaka has long been known for being unique—a city that does not let itself be constrained by preconceived rules and ideas. In the Museum, we hope to bring an open mind and flexible way of thinking to bear on the challenge of establishing a set of values that suits the needs of Osaka's people in the twenty-first century. The museum should be a place where people feel free to view and respond to art in their own ways. Rather than remaining inside the “art museum” box, we hope to connect with, and work together with, all kinds of people. Drawing on the Osakan approach to business, we would like to create an art museum that produces things never seen before.

Passage in your life

It is our aim that the new art museum can serve as a passage, an enjoyable place that both those with interest in art and those without find a pleasure to pass through. We would like the art museum to be a place that makes people feel a little special, where people can take time out from work, school, home and so on, to gain a new perspective on things. A place where people dropping by are just as welcome as those there for a specific reason, whether adults or children, and whether Japanese visitors or foreign visitors. Moreover, we hope that one day, such people will become involved with our activities at the museum. We envisage our future museum as a kind of riverside courtyard, where visitors can catch a breath of fresh air as they gaze out over the Dojima River.

Art & culture in Nakanoshima

Nakanoshima, with its diverse mix of office buildings, public facilities and cultural sites, lies at the very heart of Osaka. It is a highly historic location too, and during the Edo period was lined with the warehouses built by the feudal clans. The National Museum of Art and the Osaka Science Museum are located to the south of the site of the new museum, and the Nakanoshima Kosetsu Museum of Art has opened within walking distance. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka lies 1.2km to the east. In conjunction with this plethora of facilities, the museum will contribute to making Nakanoshima a top-class cultural zone that people love to visit.

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SAEKI YUZO COLLECTION SUMMARY

The Museum houses the most substantial collection

of works by Saeki Yuzo (1898–1928). Born in Kita Yuzo, Brickkiln , 1927 2 SAEKI Ward of Osaka City, Saeki studied at Kitano Secondary School (now Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School). He entered Tokyo Fine Arts School (now Tokyo University of the Arts), and after The collection of Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka is made up of around 5,700 works (as of March graduation, moved to France. He dedicated his life to 2019; excluding deposited works), 4,600 donated and 1,100 purchased. These are representative works painting Parisian cityscapes, and tragically passed , 1928 3 SAEKI Yuzo, Postman , 1928 3 SAEKI of domestic and overseas art from the mid-nineteenth century up until the present, collected with away at the young age of 30. It was Yamamoto reference to the richness of art generated here in Osaka. The collection spans Western-style painting by Hatsujiro, entrepreneur and art collector based in Japanese artists, nihonga (Japanese-sytle painting), European modern art, contemporary art, prints, Osaka, who first saw the genius in Saeki’s works. In 1983, Yamamoto’s family donated 31 Saeki works photographs, sculpture, design, and more. With highlights including notable works by Saeki Yuzo, a nude from Yamamoto’s collection that survived the war to by Modigliani, works by the Gutai group’s leading figure, Yoshihara Jiro, and overseas masterpieces, the Osaka City. Today the Museum houses around 60

collection is highly esteemed at the international level. Works from the collection have been exhibited Saeki works, including those that have been Yuzo, Standing Self-portrait , 1928 4 SAEKI over 60 times, mostly as part of exhibitions showcasing the museum’s collection, both in and beyond deposited. Osaka. Loans are made to other facilities, and to this day, a total of more than 3,000 of our works have been borrowed by over 800 museums, including many outside Japan. Many precious works have been deposited in the collection. The deposit of the Suntory Poster Collection (comprising 18,000 works) in 2012, to add to our preexisting collection of furniture and tableware, has enabled us to assemble one of the largest design-based collections in the world. We plan to continue enriching our collection after the museum’s opening. , 1924 ,

Collection Policy

Saeki Yuzo and his contemporaries’ artworks and related materials

Modern and contemporary artworks and materials related to Osaka 1 3 Significant works that represent major art movements from the modern era to the present day and related materials

Modern and contemporary design works and materials related to Osaka

Significant works that represent modern and contemporary lifestyles and society and related materials

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JAPANESE MODERN ART (Ripples), 1932 5 KOISO Ryohei, Costume Ryohei, 1932 5 KOISO (Ripples),

Our collection also includes works by artists who were active from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, including Kishida Ryusei and Fukuda Heihachiro. Osaka-related artists such as Koide Narashige, Akamatsu Rinsaku, Murakami Kagaku and Kitano Tsunetomi also contribute spectacular work. As a public museum, we will continue researching into modern pioneers of Osaka-related art, conveying our findings to future generations. , 1917 2 MURAKAMI Kagaku, Sange Kagaku, , 1917 2 MURAKAMI , 1939 6 KITANO Tsunetomi, Yodogimi Tsunetomi, 6 KITANO , 1939 (Scattering Flowers above the Clouds), 1938 3 KOIDE Narashige, Chrysanthemums Narashige, 3 KOIDE 1938 Clouds), the above Flowers (Scattering (Lady Yodo), 1920ca. (Lady

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The Yamamoto Collection and the Museum Yamamoto Hatsujiro (1887–1951), the first to discover the true value of Saeki Yuzo’s works, ran a business manufacturing knitwear in Osaka, and was also a fervent art collector known for his unique aesthetic sense. When Yamamoto’s Ashiya residence was destroyed in the Second World War, he lost most of his collection. In 1983, his family donated 574 of the surviving works to Osaka City. This was the starting point for the idea of creating a new art museum in Osaka with a theme of modern art. As well as notable works by Saeki Yuzo, the Yamamoto collection also contained Western-style painting by Japanese artists, 232 works of calligraphy, and 288 Asian textiles. Even before the new museum’s opening, the collection has already become an object of study by scholars, and the works have been displayed as part of exhibitions in Japan and overseas.

[left] Printed cloth, India, 17-18th century [right] HAKUIN, Mice and Daikoku, 18th century

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EUROPEAN MODERN ART

Represented by a renowned nude painting by Amedeo Modigliani, our School of Paris collection, comprising works by artists such as Jules Pascin, Kisling, and Constantin Brâncuși, garners international attention. The collection also features notable works of artists who made their names in avant-garde early twentieth century European art movements such as Fauvism, Cubism, Dadaism, Surrealism, Futurism, and Constructivism. (Reclining Nude with Loose Hair), 1917 2 Giorgio DE CHIRICO, Natura Morta Evangelica CHIRICO, DE 1917 Hair), 2 Giorgio Loose with Nude (Reclining

4 (The Forces of a Street), 1911 4 Marie LAURENCIN, Les Princesses 1911 LAURENCIN, a Street), of 4 Marie Forces (The Strada una di Forze Le BOCCIONI, 1916 Life), 3 Umberto Still (Evangelical

5 1 (Dutch Girl), 1922 Girl), (Dutch (The Princesses), 1928 Princesses), (The

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CONTEMPORARY ART YOSHIHARA JIRO & GUTAI ART ASSOCIATION Work Saburo, 2 MURAKAMI , 1965

To add to the great range of works by key figures in the post-war Japanese art The Museum collection houses some 800 artworks by Yoshihara Jiro,

world, the collection of Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka also includes many A) (Theater History Art of Daughter Yasumasa, , 1959 2 MORIMURA leader of the the Gutai Art Association, one of the key art movements in works by their overseas counterparts—those who built an age of unique creation postwar Japan, not to mention a further 100 pieces by other Gutai through movements such as American Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism, members (as of March 2019). Indeed, Nakanoshima, where the Museum and movements that originated in Europe such as Art Informel and Arte Povera. will open, was where the Gutai group established its Gutai Pinacotheca

There is also a significant collection of works by renowned artists with local talents gallery. As the recipient of various donated materials relating to Gutai, we A Work Jiro, 3 YOSHIHARA , 1962 from Osaka and Kansai, and other Japanese figures who spread their wings plan to create Gutai archives to provide an international focus for Gutai internationally. scholarship and become a source of information about Gutai with a worldwide reach. , 1939-40ca. 4 MOTONAGA Sadamasa, Work Sadamasa, 4 MOTONAGA , 1939-40ca. (The Nose), 1947 4 MIKI Tomio, Rose-decorated Ear Tomio, 1947 4 MIKI Nose), (The Nez Le GIACOMETTI, 3 Alberto , 1989

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NAKANOSHIMA MUSEUM

OF ART, OSAKA

Project The City of Osaka has been promoting the project of a new art museum, namely Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, specialized in modern and contemporary art of Japan and the world. Prior to its opening, the museum planning office, established in 1990, has been engaged in museum activities such as organizing exhibitions and outreach programs, acquisition and loan of art works. In February 2017, the winning design was selected through an international competition for the new museum building, and our project has taken a large step forward for the museum’s prospective opening in FY2021.

Location Osaka is the second largest city of Japan in terms of daytime population, a city of fascination with an increasing number of visitors from overseas. The Museum will be located in Nakanoshima, a district near the northern city center with a number of public offices, business premises and cultural facilities. The new museum will enhance cultural appeal of the area, along with the National Museum of Art, Osaka, Osaka Science Museum, Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, and the Kosetsu Museum of Art, Nakanoshima.

Collection The Museum houses over 5,700 pieces in its collection, including valuable art and design works of Japan and the world from mid-19th century up to today (as of March 2019). The collection includes a number of masterpieces celebrated in the art history, such as Amedeo Modigliani’s Reclining Nude with Loose Hair, 1917, Umberto Boccioni’s The Forces of a Street, 1911, Alberto Giacometti’s The Nose, 1947. The collection is noted for the substantial number of paintings by Yoshihara Jiro, leader of Gutai Art Association and the works created by its members.

Activity The Museum will hold special exhibitions with various themes related to modern and contemporary art and design of Japan and the world, in the exhibition space of 1700 square meters, along with its permanent collection display. The Museum will collaborate with other public institutions, private companies and individuals to develop its programs and strengthen academic grounds related to its collection and activities. The Museum has launched on the archive project, including the Gutai papers and records, and the Industrial Design Archives Project.

Museum Construction The winner of our architectural design competition is Mr. Endo Katsuhiko of Endo Architect and Associates, based in Tokyo. The new museum will go through basic design, detailed design and construction, for its expected completion in 2021 and a prospective opening to the public in early 2022. The building will adopt quake-absorbing structure, and the safety of art works is assured against water by locating the exhibition and storage spaces on the third floor or above.

Call for Support Your support is vital in enabling the construction of the new museum for its opening in 2021.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude once again for all the support, donations, gifts and deposits of artworks that we have received. As the project for the new museum proceeds, we will plan funding programs and donation schemes that individual art lovers and corporate sponsors may join to support us. For the details, please contact us through our website.

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