Hara Museum of Contemporary Art

The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by Jin Watanabe in 1938

The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the oldest contemporary art museums in Japan.[1] The museum is in the Kita-Shinagawa district, in the Shinagawa area of Tokyo.

The building was originally built as a private mansion designed by Jin Watanabe in 1938, making it a rare example of early Shōwa period architecture. In 1979, it was converted to a museum. It underwent a major renovation in 2008, including a new lighting system designed by Shozo Toyohisa.[1]

The museum hosts the most cutting-edge culture, including art, design, architecture, music and dance.[2] Its permanent collection includes works by Karel Appel, Alexander Calder, Buckminster Fuller, Yves Klein, Yayoi Kusama, Surasi Kusolwong, Aiko Miyawaki, Yasumasa Morimura, Daisuke Nakayama, Maruyama Ōkyo, Jackson Pollock, Jean-Pierre Raynaud, George Rickey, Mark Rothko, Cindy Sherman, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Jason Teraoka, Zhou Tiehai, Lee U-Fan, Andy Warhol, and Miwa Yanagi.[1]

Its street address is: 4-7-25 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001.

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Museum press release 2011
  2. ↑ Tokyo Art Beat
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Coordinates: 35°37′15.7″N 139°44′9.8″E / 35.621028°N 139.736056°E / 35.621028; 139.736056

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