The 10th Hiroshima Art Prize Cellules 2012-13 (detail), Photo Florian Kleinefenn, Courtesy Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris © Mona Hatoum Mona Hatoum July 29 –October 15, 2017 Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art Hours: 10:00 –17:00 (Last admission 16:30) Closed: Mondays (except September 18 and October 9), September 19 and October 10 Admission: Adults 1,030 (820) yen, University students 720 (620) yen, High school students and seniors (65 and over) 510 (410) yen Numbers in parentheses indicate price for advanced purchase and groups of 30 or more. Junior high school students and younger: free admission Organized by Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, The Asahi Shimbun Supported by Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima Municipal Board of Education, RCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Hiroshima Television Co., Ltd., Hiroshima Home Television Co., Ltd., TSS-TV Co., Ltd., Hiroshima FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd., and Onomichi FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Established in 1989 by the City of Hiroshima, site of the first atomic bombing in human history, the Hiroshima Art Prize aims to appeal to a wider world about the “Spirit of Hiroshima,” which seeks everlasting world peace, through contemporary art. The prize is awarded once every three years, and this year we present an exhibition by Mona Hatoum, winner of the 10th Hiroshima Art Prize, at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art. Mona Hatoum was born in Beirut to an exiled Palestinian family in 1952. While on a short visit to London in 1975, she was forced to remain in England after civil war broke out in Lebanon. Since then, Hatoum has created performances, videos, installations and sculptures that deal with a variety of social contradictions, such as the hardships of displaced people, political oppression, and gender issues based on her experience of double exile as a Palestinian. This exhibition, Hatoum’s first comprehensive solo show in Japan, will introduce both important works from the past as well as new works that the artist created after accepting the prize and visiting Hiroshima. With new works that make reference to Hiroshima, this exhibition promises to inspire further universal concern over one of the most tragic events in human history. 1 2 3 4 All works by Mona Hatoum © Mona Hatoum 1. Hot Spot III 2009, Photo Agostino Osio, Courtesy Fondazione Querini Stampalia Onlus, Venice 2. Roadworks 1985, Photo © Stefan Rohner, The 10th Hiroshima Art Prize Courtesy Kunstmuseum St. Gallen Mona Hatoum 3. Grater Divide 2002, Photo © Iain Dickens, Courtesy White Cube 4. Doormat II 2000-01, Photo Oren Slor, Courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York ■ Lecture by the Artist Speaker: Mona Hatoum Saturday, July 29, 14:00-16:00 Ticket to the exhibition necessary [ Access ] Streetcar – From Hiroshima Station Line 5, Get off at ”Hijiyama-shita” Streetcar Stop. Bus – From Hiroshima Station (From Stop #3 and #4) Bus #26-1 for “Asahimachi”, #5 for ”Daigaku Byoin” or #31 for “Ken Byoin” Get off at ”Danbara-chuo”. Turn right at the Danbara-chuo intersection. Take the Hijiyama Skywalk from Hiroshima Danbara Shopping Center. The museum is 200 meter from the end of the Hijiyama Skywalk. – From Hatchobori (Chuo-dori, LABI Hiroshima-mae) Bus #23-1 for “Daigaku Byoin” from “Yokogawa Station” via “Kamiyacho (Prefecture Offices)”. Get off at “Danbara-chuo”. Take the Hijiyama Skywalk from Hiroshima Danbara Shopping Center. The museum is 200 meter from the end of the Hijiyama Skywalk. Hiroshima Sightseeing Loop Bus "Hiroshima meipuru-pu" [Orange Route] Get off at Gendai-Bijutsukan-mae. https://www.chugoku-jrbus.co.jp/teikan/meipurupu/en/ Hiroshima City Rental Cycle Peacecle (Bicycle Sharing) “Peacecle” is an automated “Point-to-point” Bicycle rental service available at more than 20 stations throughout Hiroshima City. Walk From Hiroshima Station About 30 min. (1.8km) 1-1 Hijiyama-koen Minami-ku Hiroshima Japan 732-0815 Tel: 082-264-1121 www.hiroshima-moca.jp.