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TOKYO METROPOLITAN TEIEN ART MUSEUM

CONSTRUCTIVE POSTERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY

Dates

Saturday, January 30 - Sunday, April 11, 2021

Hours

10AM 〜 6PM

(Last admission at 17:30)
Venue
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
Closed
on February 10, 24, March 10, 24, April 5 From April, 2021, the museum’s closing day will change to Monday.
Exhibition admission
Admission Tickets
Adults Group
Adults ¥1100 ¥880
University students（Vocational students） ¥880 ¥700
Middle & high school students ¥550 ¥440
65 and above ¥550 ¥440
CONSTRUCTIVE POSTERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY Images

During the first two decades of the twentieth century, Constructivism revolutionized art and design. To the field of visual design Constructivism brought a distinctive style in which icons and text were fused in geometric, abstract forms. This style was employed by numerous artists and designers, including El Lissitzky, Jan Tschichold, Max Bill, and Josef Müller-Brockmann, who through repeated experiments enormously expanded the potential of visual design, laying the foundation for visual design today. This exhibition of works from the Takeo Poster Collection, on deposit at Tama Art University, explores how Constructive posters, which brilliantly illuminated their era, gave birth to trends in use of icons and text that persisted throughout the twentieth century. Visitors will not only enjoy the vivid creativity of these posters. They will also come to appreciate their contribution to the historical process that shapes all posters even today.

Exhibition Title
CONSTRUCTIVE POSTERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Dates
Saturday, January 30 - Sunday, April 11, 2021
Venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Main Building & Annex
5-21-9, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel 050-5541-8600

Closed
on February 10, 24, March 10, 24, April 5 From April, 2021, the museum’s closing day will change to Monday.
Opening times
10:00 - 18:00(Last admission at 17:30)
Exhibition admission
Adults ¥1100 （¥880）
University students ¥880 （¥700）
Middle & high school students ¥550 （¥440）
65 and above ¥550 （¥440）

  1. Figures in parentheses are group admission fees (for groups of 20 or more).

  2. Admission is free for elementary and younger students and for middle school students residing in or attending school in Tokyo.

  3. Admission is free for visitors (and two accompanying persons) with a Physical Disability Certificate, Intellectual Disability Certificate, Rehabilitation Certificate, Mental Disability Certificate, or Atomic Bomb Survivor’s Certificate.

  4. Admission is free for seniors (65 and above) on the third Wednesday of each month.
    Suspended until further notice.

Organized by
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum Nikkei Inc.
Planned and cooperated by
Tama Art University
With the special cooperation of
TAKEO Co., Ltd.
Supported by
Embassy of Switzerland in Japan
With the annual co-sponsorship of
Toda Corporation, Bloomberg L.P.