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Decoration never dies, anyway

Dates

Saturday, November 18, 2017 - Sunday, February 25, 2018

Hours

10AM 6PM

(Last admission: 17:30)
Nov.23, 24, 25 late-night opening until 20:00 (Last admission 19:30)
Venue
Main building + Gallery 1, Annex
Closed
Closed on 2nd & 4th Wednesdays (November.22, December.13, January.10, 24, February.14) December.27 - January.4
Exhibition admission
Admission Tickets
Adults Group
Adults ¥1,100
University students(Vocational students) ¥880
Middle & high school students ¥550
65 and above ¥550
Decoration never dies, anyway Images

Decoration has always existed together in hand with mankind. Beginning with rituals mourning the deceased and tattoos associated with sorcery, although on occasion rendered a mere formality, it is that which has continued to persist while repeatedly undergoing changes and harboring new meanings in correspondence to the times. Decoration could indeed be described as being constantly in flux, in an endless cycle of transmigration. This exhibition features seven artists whom are all different in age, nationality, and genre. The means of expression they employ are diverse, including a trailer adorned with Gothic decoration, carpets that mix together patterns derived from various cultural spheres, and paintings that through the façade of windows imagines the life and personalities of the people who live there. In their works the artists juxtapose entirely differ-ent epochs and values, imagine worlds that do not actually exist, and attempt to interpret the concept of “decoration” as it exists in the context of daily life. In observing their endeavors, we as viewers recognize that the act of decoration is indeed the essential key to perceiving the vivid and complex reality that inextricably surrounds us. After all, “Decoration never dies, anyway.”

Exhibition Title
Decoration never dies, anyway
Dates
Saturday, November 18, 2017 - Sunday, February 25, 2018
Venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum,Main Building & Annex
5-21-9, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel +81(0)3 3443 0201

Closed
Closed on 2nd & 4th Wednesdays (November.22, December.13, January.10, 24, February.14) December.27 - January.4
Opening times
10:00 - 18:00
  • (Last admission: 17:30)
    Nov.23, 24, 25 late-night opening until 20:00 (Last admission 19:30)
Exhibition admission
Adults ¥1,100
University students ¥880
Middle & high school students ¥550
65 and above ¥550
  1. Admission is free for elementary and younger students and for middle school students residing or going to schools in Tokyo.

  2. 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.

  3. Admission is free for seniors (65 and above) on the third Wednesday of each month.

  4. Pre-purchased tickets are available online from e+: http://eplus.jp

Organized by
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
Supported by
British Council, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium, Arts Flanders Japan, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Royal Thai Embassy in Japan
Cooperation with
TECIDO.LTD.
With the annual co-sponsorship of
Toda Cooperation

  • Wim Delvoye(1965-)

  • Makiko Yamamoto(1979-)

  • Nynke Koster(1986-)

  • Yoshikazu Yamagata(1980-)

  • Akiko & Masako Takada(1978-)

  • Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook(1957-)

  • Kour Pour(1987-)

Photography is encourtaged
but please be sure…

  1. Please be considerate of others when you take a photo.
  2. Please do not use flash, reflectors, unipod/tripod, selfie stick or telephoto lens with camera
  3. Security guards protect you and the artworks. Please respect their request.
  4. Please do not take a movie in the facility.
  5. For non-commercial and private use only
  6. When disclosing the photos, please be reminded not to infringe the other visitors' rights of publicity.

Artist Talks

18 November, Sat. 13:00−
Short presentation by participating artists (with simultaneous interpreting English-Japanese)
Venue:Annex Gallery 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
Seating capacity:120
Pre-registration required (available on TTM website from 18 Oct.)
Free with museum admission

Artist Talks

TTM: IGNITION BOX
DOMMUNE | EXTREME QUIET VILLAGE vol. 2
–The Lifeline of Decoration

20 January, Sat. 13:00-18:00
Live streaming program by Naohiro Ukawa
Venue:Annex Gallery 2, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
Seating capacity:90
Pre-registration required (available on TTM website from 20→25 Dec.)
Free with museum admission

TTM: IGNITION BOX<br />
DOMMUNE | EXTREME QUIET VILLAGE vol. 2<br />
–The Lifeline of Decoration