“A Personal View of Japanese Contemporary Art: Takahashi Ryutaro Collection,” featuring the collection of Ryutaro Takahashi, a psychiatrist and one of Japan’s leading collectors of contemporary art, will be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) from August 3rd to November 10th, 2024.

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Presently comprising over 3,500 items, the Takahashi Ryutaro Collection is reputed as one of the most important collections of Japanese contemporary art in terms of both quality and quantity. A showcase of outstanding works by artists with a highly critical mindset, this exhibition explores the state of contemporary Japan from the specific viewpoint of a 1946-born art collector.

The time of the Takahashi Ryutaro Collection’s formation coincides with the opening of the MOT in 1995. Both collections were largely built in the city of Tokyo during the so-called “lost 30 years” after the burst of the economic bubble in Japan, and the relationship between them can be understood as mutually complementary. The artworks that were created to combat the state of stagnation in Japanese society, Takahashi refers to as the “cries and living evidence of young artists.” This exhibition is an occasion that introduces one personal perspective onto the art historical currents that the MOT has been presenting, and at the same time, it is a precious opportunity that offers a comprehensive overview of essential and incisively critical works of Japanese contemporary art.

A Personal View of Japanese Contemporary Art: Takahashi Ryutaro Collection
Date: August 3rd – November 10th, 2024
Hours: 10:00 – 18:00
Closed on Monday
Place: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Address: 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81 (0)50 5541 8600 (Hello Dial)
https://www.mot-art-museum.jp