Genichiro Inokuma: Foundations of a life in painting —from art school to France Genichiro Inokuma: Foundations of a life in painting

Date: Sun. 26 January 2025 - Sun. 30 March 2025
Hours: 10:00 - 18:00 (Admission until 30 minutes before closing time)
Closed: Mondays (except 24 February), Tue. 25 February

Admission
Adults ¥950, Students (college, university) ¥650, Children (0 years to highschool) free
*Ticket valid for admission to the concurrent special exhibition "Akane Saijo" and the permanent collection.

This exhibition unpacks Inokuma’s creative journey through his twenties and thirties, the formative years of his painting career from entering the Tokyo Fine Arts School, to his Imperial Art Academy Exhibition (Teiten) period, founding of the Shinseisakuha-kyokai (New Creation Society), and relocation to France.

"Genichiro Inokuma: Foundations of a life in painting" leaflet, designed by Yuri Suyama

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Akane Saijo—Double Touch Akane Saijo—Double Touch

Date: sun 26 January 2025 - sun 30 March 2025
Closed：Mondays(except 24 February), 25 February
Hours: 10:00 - 18:00 (Admission until 30 minutes before closing time) Open Everyday

Admission
Adults ¥950, Students (college, university) ¥650, Children (0 years to highschool) free
*Ticket valid for admission to the concurrent special exhibition "Genichiro Inokuma: Foundations of a life in painting" and the permanent collection.

Akane Saijo, The Melting Laborers #3, 2024
Photo: Takeru Koroda

Genichiro Inokuma: Play in Three Dimensions Collection on View

Date: Sun. 26 January - Sun. 30 March 2025
Closed: Mondays (except 24 February), Tue. 25 February
Hours: 10:00-18:00 (Admission until 30 minutes before closing time)

Admission: Adults ¥300, Students (college, university) ¥200, Children (0 year to high school) free

Genichiro Inokuma, Dialogue Sculpture Photo: Akira Takahashi　©The MIMOCA Foundation

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Akane Saijo: Double Touch | Related Event Performance & Experience

1 February 2025　open 18:00, start 18:30, scheduled to end at 20:00

Five performers will perform a live performance in which they will practice communication using their bodies through Akane Saijo's work. In addition, after hearing about the performance from the artist, you will have the opportunity to experience blowing and transporting the work together. Please enjoy this special time to experience the artist's thoughts at the museum at night.

MIMOCA Family Day

sat 1 February 2025 - sun 2 February 2025

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Genichiro Inokuma: Foundations of a life in painting | Related Program Curator Talk

9 February, 9 March 2025, 14:00-

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Works from the collection Inokuma and Shiko Munakata together in New York

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In this edition of the MIMOCA Magazine we look at printmaker Shiko Munakata (1903–1975), plus Sofu Teshigahara, Hiroshi Teshigahara, and Michel Tapié, also guests at the Inokuma home in New York, focusing primarily on works from the collection that show the association between Munakata and Genichiro Inokuma.

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