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See works by Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban, and more in “Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation” at Mori Art Museum

By Justine Testado|

Thursday, Jun 28, 2018

Atsushi Kitagawara, KIGUMI INFINITY, Japan Pavilion, Expo Milano 2015, 2015, Milan. Photo: Shigeru Ohno.

“Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation” traces the connection between traditional and contemporary Japanese architecture, demonstrating the significant role architecture has had throughout the country's history. Currently in Tokyo's Mori Art Museum until September, the exhibition is divided into nine sections that examine key concepts of how architecture is interpreted in Japan.

Installation view: "Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation," 2018, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Photo: Takeru Koroda. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.

Some of the exhibition's more than 100 projects and 400 items include important architectural materials, models, and interactive installations designed by leading architects like Kenzo Tange, SANAA, Shigeru Ban, Junya Ishigami, furniture designers Isamu Kenmochi and Daisaku Cho, and more.

Kiyochika Kobayashi, Snow at Kaiunbashi Bridge and First National Bank, Heisei edition, 1876 (original). Colored woodblock print. Collection: Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo. Image courtesy of Mori Art Museum.
Tadao Ando, Chapel on the Water (Hoshino Resorts Tomamu), 1988, Hokkaido, Japan. Photo courtesy: Hoshino Resorts Tomamu.
Yoshio Taniguchi, D.T. Suzuki Museum, 2011, Kanazawa, Japan. Photo: Toshiharu Kitajima.
Sen-no-Rikyu, Tai-an ca. 1581 / 2018 (Replicated real-size). Replica production: Institute of Technologists. Installation view: "Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation," 2018, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Photo: Takeru Koroda. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.

Other things to not miss out on are a full-scale replica of Sen-no-Rikyu's Tai-an Tea House — a National Treasure in Japan, a large-scale model of Kenzo Tange's house, Saito Seiichi + Rhizomatiks Architecture's interactive architectural installation, and a book lounge featuring modernist furniture masterpieces.

Saito Seiichi + Rhizomatiks Architecture, Power of Scale, 2018 Installation. Installation view: "Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation," 2018, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Photo: Takeru Koroda. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.
Kengo Kuma, Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum, 2010, Kochi, Japan. Photo: Takumi Ota.

The Mori Art Museum exhibition designers teamed up with architects Daisuke Motogi, Momoko Kudo, and Shinichi Kawakatsu, and graphic designers So Hashizume and Shohei Iida to create an exhibition that allows visitors to select the level of architectural information and details. The 5.5-meter exhibition walls are divided into three different levels: the “distant view” section at the very top displays the “bigger picture” in the form of large-scale video footage, photos, and text; the middle section portrays a “mid-range view” with material that forms the core of the exhibition; while the “close-up view” at the bottom offers detailed information like plans and commentary.

Shigeru Ban, Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre Shizuoka, 2017, Shizuoka, Japan. Photo: Hiroyuki Hirai.
Kenzo Tange Laboratory, Partition Shelves at the Kagawa Prefectural Government Office, 1955-58 et al. (rendering). Image courtesy of Mori Art Museum.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Main Entrance, Imperial Hotel, 1923, Tokyo. Photo courtesy: Imperial Hotel, Ltd.
Installation view: "Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation," 2018, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Photo: Takeru Koroda. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.
Installation view: "Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation," 2018, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Photo: Takeru Koroda. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.

“The arrival on the scene of Tange Kenzo propelled contemporary Japanese architecture to the cutting edge of global architectural practice, where it has remained ever since. That this was possible owes much to traditional Japanese architecture, the spirit of which runs through the veins of Japanese architects whether or not they are aware of it ― in their spatial sense, in the use of wooden construction using pillars and walls, and the division of inside and out, for example. This exhibition takes actual projects by leading architects, and uses these examples to illuminate this invisible connection between such traditions and the present day,” says exhibition advisor Terunobu Fujimori.

“Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation” is open now until September 17, 2018.

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See works by Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban, and more in “Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation” at Mori Art Museum

By Justine Testado|

Thursday, Jun 28, 2018

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Atsushi Kitagawara, KIGUMI INFINITY, Japan Pavilion, Expo Milano 2015, 2015, Milan. Photo: Shigeru Ohno.

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japanese architecture ● mori art museum ● architectural history ● history ● japan ● event

“Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation” traces the connection between traditional and contemporary Japanese architecture, demonstrating the significant role architecture has had throughout the country's history. Currently in Tokyo's Mori Art Museum until September, the exhibition is divided into nine sections that examine key concepts of how architecture is interpreted in Japan.

Installation view: "Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation," 2018, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Photo: Takeru Koroda. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.

Some of the exhibition's more than 100 projects and 400 items include important architectural materials, models, and interactive installations designed by leading architects like Kenzo Tange, SANAA, Shigeru Ban, Junya Ishigami, furniture designers Isamu Kenmochi and Daisaku Cho, and more.

Kiyochika Kobayashi, Snow at Kaiunbashi Bridge and First National Bank, Heisei edition, 1876 (original). Colored woodblock print. Collection: Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo. Image courtesy of Mori Art Museum.
Tadao Ando, Chapel on the Water (Hoshino Resorts Tomamu), 1988, Hokkaido, Japan. Photo courtesy: Hoshino Resorts Tomamu.
Yoshio Taniguchi, D.T. Suzuki Museum, 2011, Kanazawa, Japan. Photo: Toshiharu Kitajima.
Sen-no-Rikyu, Tai-an ca. 1581 / 2018 (Replicated real-size). Replica production: Institute of Technologists. Installation view: "Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation," 2018, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Photo: Takeru Koroda. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.

Other things to not miss out on are a full-scale replica of Sen-no-Rikyu's Tai-an Tea House — a National Treasure in Japan, a large-scale model of Kenzo Tange's house, Saito Seiichi + Rhizomatiks Architecture's interactive architectural installation, and a book lounge featuring modernist furniture masterpieces.

Saito Seiichi + Rhizomatiks Architecture, Power of Scale, 2018 Installation. Installation view: "Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation," 2018, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Photo: Takeru Koroda. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.
Kengo Kuma, Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum, 2010, Kochi, Japan. Photo: Takumi Ota.

The Mori Art Museum exhibition designers teamed up with architects Daisuke Motogi, Momoko Kudo, and Shinichi Kawakatsu, and graphic designers So Hashizume and Shohei Iida to create an exhibition that allows visitors to select the level of architectural information and details. The 5.5-meter exhibition walls are divided into three different levels: the “distant view” section at the very top displays the “bigger picture” in the form of large-scale video footage, photos, and text; the middle section portrays a “mid-range view” with material that forms the core of the exhibition; while the “close-up view” at the bottom offers detailed information like plans and commentary.

Shigeru Ban, Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre Shizuoka, 2017, Shizuoka, Japan. Photo: Hiroyuki Hirai.
Kenzo Tange Laboratory, Partition Shelves at the Kagawa Prefectural Government Office, 1955-58 et al. (rendering). Image courtesy of Mori Art Museum.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Main Entrance, Imperial Hotel, 1923, Tokyo. Photo courtesy: Imperial Hotel, Ltd.
Installation view: "Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation," 2018, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Photo: Takeru Koroda. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.
Installation view: "Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation," 2018, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Photo: Takeru Koroda. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.

“The arrival on the scene of Tange Kenzo propelled contemporary Japanese architecture to the cutting edge of global architectural practice, where it has remained ever since. That this was possible owes much to traditional Japanese architecture, the spirit of which runs through the veins of Japanese architects whether or not they are aware of it ― in their spatial sense, in the use of wooden construction using pillars and walls, and the division of inside and out, for example. This exhibition takes actual projects by leading architects, and uses these examples to illuminate this invisible connection between such traditions and the present day,” says exhibition advisor Terunobu Fujimori.

“Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of Its Transformation” is open now until September 17, 2018.

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