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Fantaisie Merveilleuse: Classicism in French Art Deco

The 30th Anniversary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
Fantaisie Merveilleuse: Classicism in French Art Deco

Saturday, January 17 - Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Venue: Main building + Gallery 1, Annex



In the years between the twentieth century's two world wars, even as cities were swiftly taking on a modern visage, many were developing a new interest in classicism based on Greek and Roman traditions.
It was not accidental that leading artists such as Picasso and Maurice Denis discovered new possibilities in classicism immediately after World War I. The architects, painters, sculptors, and decorative artists involved in monumental public structures such as the Palais de Chaillot, built for the International Exposition of 1937, and luxurious passenger liners such as the Île de France (1927) and the Normandie (1937), exploring Neo-Classical styles to suit their times, designed a world of the imagination. This exhibition will present about 80 works, principally from the collections of French museums, to introduce the little-known Art Deco world created by artists who include Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (furniture design), Jean Dupas (painting), and Eugène-Robert Pougheon (painting).

Visiting information

Date:

Saturday, January 17 - Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Venue:

Main building + Gallery 1, Annex

Closed:

Jun. 28, Feb. 12, Feb.25, Mar.11, Mar.25

Opening Times:

10：00–18：00
*Last admission to the museum is 30 minutes before closing.

Admission:

Adults: ¥1200(¥960)
College and vocational students: ¥960(¥760)
Junior high and high school students, and seniors (65 and over): ¥600(¥480)

・Valid for both exhibitions on this day only.
・Figures in parentheses are group admission fees (for groups of 20 or more).
・Admission is free for elementary and younger students and for middle school students residing and going to schools in Tokyo.
・Admission is free for visitors (and one accompanying person) with a Physical Disability Certificate, Intellectual Disability Certificate, Rehabilitation Certificate, Mental Disability Certificate, or Atomic Bomb Survivor's Certificate.
・Figures in parentheses are group admission fees (for groups of 20 or more).
・Admission is free for seniors (65 and above) on the third Wednesday of each month.
・Pre-purchased tickets are available online from e+: http://eplus.jp

Organizers:

Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN
The Japan Association of Art Museums

Support：

Ambassade de France / Institut français du Japon
Maison franco-japonaise

Sponsors：

Lion Corporation, SHIMIZU CORPORAION
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc.

Cooperation：

Air France

With the co-sponsorship of ：

Toda Corporation

 

CONVERSATION

  • Yoshikazu Yamagata
    (Fashion designer)
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    Akio Seki
    (Chief of the curatorial section, TTM)

     

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    ［For museum visitors; no extra charge.］

    January 17 (Sat) 14:00–16:00
    Venue: Gallery 2, Annex
    Maximum seating: 150 (Tickets distributed each day)
    Presenters：
    Dominique Gagneux, Conservateur en chef, Musee d'art Moderne de la Ville de Paris M.
    Herve Cabezas, conservateur du musee Antoine-Lecuyer, Saint-Quentin
    Claire Poirion, Musee des annees 30
    *The presenters' discussions will be in French, with consecutive interpretation into Japanese.

  • Lectures
    1) Anti-Modernity in French Literature—Focusing on World War
    ［For museum visitors; no extra charge.］

    January 25 (Sun) 14:00–16:00
    Venue: Gallery 2, Annex
    Akihiro Kubo（Associate Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University）
    *The lecture will be in Japanese.

Page Top：Eugène-Robert Poughéon The serpent　before 1930　© Musée La Piscine (Roubaix), Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Arnaud Loubry / distributed by AMF, Achat de l'Etat 1930
Top From Left：Auguste Heiligenstein Vase 1933　© Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris / Jean Tholance, Jean Despujols Blue maternity c. 1935　© Saint-Quentin (France), Musée Antoine Lécuyer. / Gérard Dufrêne, Carlo Sarrabezolles Deity of Sea 1935 　© ADAGP, Paris & JASPER, Tokyo, 2014 E1268, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann Cabinet c.1922-1923　©Mobilier national / Isabelle Bideau
Middle From Left：Jean Théodore Dupas Woman in red dress 1927　© Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris / Jean Tholance, Alfred Janniot Eros c. 1921-22　© Galerie Michel Giraud, Paris © ADAGP, Paris & JASPER, Tokyo, 2014 E1268, René Lalique Centerpiece, Two Cavaliers 1920　Lalique Museum, Hakone
Bottom：Jules Leleu Cabinet, Fireworks 1938　©Mobilier national / Isabelle Bideau

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