This catalogue accompanies the 50th anniversary exhibition of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, whose aim is to establish a permanent collection illustrating the history of modern Japanese art. The exhibition consists of 11 chapters to introduce the Musuem's activities in exhibiting and collecting over the past 50 years. This catalogue includes curatorial notes on each chapter, list of works, chronology, and plates of select works.
Alternative title
コレクションのあゆみ 1952-2002
Access level
Onsite
Location code
EX.JAP.FAG
Language
English, 
Japanese
Keywords
painting,  drawing,  printmaking,  sculpture,  photography,  art history,  group exhibition
Publication/Creation date
2002
No of pages
55
ISBN / ISSN
Nil
No of copies
1
Content type
catalogue
Chapter headings
The Outset of the Collection
Replenishment of the Collection
The Collection of Modern Western Art
Retrospection of Modern Artists
Uncovering and Collecting Avant-Garde Art
The Return of War Record Paintings
Art of the 1950s to the 1960s - Surveying and Collecting Contemporary Art (1)
The International Biennial Exhibition of Prints in Tokyo
Art of the 1970s - Surveying and Collecting Contemporary Art (2)
The Collection of Photographs
Perspectives on Contemporary Art - Surveying and Collecting Post-1980s Art
The 50th Anniversary - The Growth of the Museum Collection 1952-2002

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