Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art
Title 1924-2024 Fragile [Handle with Care]
The title for this exhibition comes from the English word “fragile,” typically written on shipping boxes containing artwork as a warning to carriers and the receiving galleries to exercise caution. The contents may be delicate or vulnerable, but can be handled with care. Not only is art often physically fragile, but the zeitgeist and values that are embedded in it are also sensitive and easily damaged. Taking these words and meanings as its title, the exhibition will re-examine the period covering 100 years ago to the present day.
In addition to artwork that symbolizes the exhibition’s name, this exhibition consists of pieces from the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art collection as well as new works by contemporary artists who elevate existing techniques and genres into unique forms of expression.
The special affiliated exhibition “Contemporary AINU ART And Crafts 2024” will also be held at the museum from Jan 13 – March 10. We highly recommend visiting both exhibitions.
*Separate ticket purchase required.
| Curator | NAKAMURA Seiji (Vice-director, Curator, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art) |
| Artist | ABE Hiroshi, HIRANO Yoshikuni, ISHII Toru, KON Wajiro, MIYATA Sayaka, YUKUTAKE Harumi |
| Artist from museum collections | ABE Ten-ei, Bridget RILEY, Dana ZÁMEČNÍKOVÁ, HANADA Kazuharu, HONDA Meiji, ICHIHARA Arinori, Joan MIRO, Josef ALBERS, KOSHIBA Sotoichi, KUNIMATSU Noboru, KUNIYOSHI Yasuo,KURIYAGAWA Kenichi, LEE U-fan, Léonard FOUJITA (FOUJITA Tsuguharu) + Atelier Simon Marq, MATANO Daishiro, NAKAMURA Kimi, NAMBATA Tatsuoki, Richard ANUSKIEWICZ, Stanislav LIBENSKÝ + Jaroslava BRYCHTOVÁ, Stanley William HAYTER, SUGIYAMA Rumiko, SUNADA Tomoji, UENOYAMA Kiyotsugu, Victor VASARELY |
| Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples collections | Annie Akulukjuk Kilabuk, Eva Jaaka, H. Manonq, Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq, Martha Apsaq, Martha Hiqiniq, Martha Kogvik, Martha Tickiq, Martha Tiktaq Anautalik, Mary K. Okheena, May Kenalik, M. Killulark, Nancy Pukingrnak Aupaluktuq, Olive Mamak Innakatsik, Paulina Ulurksik Kolit, Qariksaq, R. Vosuaq＋B. Lode, Vera Avaala, Victoria Kayuryuk【and more】 |
| Organizers | Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo International Art Festival Executive Committee, City of Sapporo |
