展覧会概要英語2

展覧会名称
古川美術館コレクション展　「美人画の系譜―麗しき女性のすがた」

Furukawa Museum Collection Exhibition “The Genealogy of Bijin-ga: Images of Graceful Women”

概要

人の姿は、古来さまざまに表現されてきました。なかでも女性像には、その時代ごとの理想や美意識が託され
ています。美人画をひもとくことは、描かれた時代の空気を感じ取ることでもあるでしょう。
本展では、「麗しき女性のすがた」を主題に、古川美術館コレクションの美人画を通して、近代美人画の系譜と展開を紹介します。
明治以降、京都画壇と東京画壇が競い合う中で確立された美人画は、上村松園（京都）と鏑木清方（東京）という二大巨匠を中心に発展を遂げました。
本展では、両者に連なる画家たちの作品を通じて、東西の表現の違いと魅力をご覧いただきます。
あわせて、中国や日本の歴史上の女性を描いた作品や、四季を彩る舞妓の姿など、多彩に描き出された「麗しき女性のすがた」にもご注目ください。
近代美人画の系譜と、その豊かな表現の広がりをご堪能ください。

Since ancient times, the human figure has been represented in many different ways. Female figures, in particular, have reflected the ideals and aesthetic sensibilities of each era.
To explore bijin-ga is also to sense the atmosphere of the times in which these women were depicted.
Under the theme “Images of Graceful Women,” this exhibition introduces the genealogy and development of modern bijin-ga through works from the Furukawa Museum collection.
After the Meiji period, bijin-ga became established amid the artistic rivalry between the Kyoto and Tokyo art circles, developing around two great masters: Uemura Shōen in Kyoto and Kaburaki Kiyokata in Tokyo.
Through works by artists connected to these two lineages, the exhibition highlights the differences and appeal of artistic expression in eastern and western Japan.
We also invite visitors to enjoy the diverse depictions of “graceful women,” including works portraying women from Chinese and Japanese history as well as maiko who bring color to the four seasons.
Please enjoy the genealogy of modern bijin-ga and the rich breadth of its expression.

爲三郎記念館特別展「爲三郎記念館 特別展「陶6人」
出品作家：伊藤慶二、板橋廣美、川端健太郎、新里明士、桑田卓郎、松永圭太

Special Exhibition at the Tamezaburō Memorial Museum
 “Six Ceramic Artists”
Exhibiting Artists: Keiji Ito, Hiromi Itabashi, Kentaro Kawabata, Akio Niisato, Takuro Kuwata, Keita Matsunaga

美濃の土と向き合い、その可能性を果敢に切り拓いてきた六人の陶芸家――伊藤慶二、板橋廣美、川端健太郎、新里明士、桑田卓郎、松永圭太の作品を、日本家屋の爲三郎記念館にて展覧します。中心的な存在となる伊藤慶二は、陶芸・絵画・現代美術といったジャンルを横断しながら、祈りにも似た造形世界を築き上げ、後進に大きな影響を与え続けています。伊藤慶二は、多くの作家を輩出する多治見市陶磁器意匠研究所（以下、意匠研究所）で、1970年頃より2000年まで長く講師を務めてきました。本展は、意匠研究所で伊藤慶二に学んだ作家と、意匠研究所での学びを期に美濃で制作を行い、伊藤慶二の薫陶を受ける作家のグループ展となります。出品する「陶6人」は、独立した活動を行う現代陶芸家です。国内外の現代アートのグループ展や企画展に多数参加し、それぞれが全く異なる表現スタイルを展開し、従来の陶芸の枠を拡張する活躍をみせています。
伊藤慶二に直接学んだ板橋廣美は、土の質感と静謐な造形を通して、器の内側に潜む“余白”を見つめる作家。川端健太郎は、手捻りによる磁土の有機的なフォルムに、溶けたガラスが流れ込むダイナミックな作品を展開。新里明士は、光を透かす白磁の探究によって、陶の存在そのものを問い直します。桑田卓郎は、伝統とポップを大胆に交差させ、陶芸の常識を揺さぶる鮮烈な作品を生み出してきました。松永圭太は、素材の変容や偶然性を取り込み、土の生命力を造形として立ち上げます。いずれも現代アートと工芸という枠をこえ、革新的な世界を生み出した気鋭の作家たちです。
　会場となる爲三郎記念館（古川美術館分館・旧古川爲三郎邸）は、1934年に建てられた数寄屋造りで、伝統を伝えながらも新しい芸術文化の発信を試みてきました。９０歳となる伊藤慶二と同じ時を経てきた爲三郎記念館で、同じ学び舎を出た六人が、それぞれの感性と方法で“美濃”を更新し続ける姿を紹介します。伝統と革新、静謐と躍動、素材への敬意と挑戦――多様な表現が響き合う空間を通して、現代陶芸の新たな地平をご覧ください。

Six ceramic artists who have engaged deeply with the clay of Mino and boldly explored its possibilities—Keiji Ito, Hiromi Itabashi, Kentaro Kawabata, Akishi Shinji, Takuro Kuwata, and Keita Matsunaga—will present their works in the traditional Japanese house of the Tamezaburo Memorial Museum. At the center of this exhibition stands Keiji Ito, who has built a unique world of forms akin to prayer, traversing the realms of ceramics, painting, and contemporary art, and who continues to exert a profound influence on younger generations. Ito served as an instructor at the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center (hereafter “the Design Center”), an institution known for producing many artists, from around 1970 until 2000. This exhibition brings together artists who studied under Ito at the Design Center, as well as those who, inspired by their time there, chose Mino as their base of production and have been shaped by Ito’s guidance.

The six exhibiting artists—collectively “Ceramic Six”—are contemporary ceramicists who each pursue independent artistic practices. They have participated in numerous group and curated exhibitions both in Japan and abroad, developing entirely distinct modes of expression and expanding the boundaries of traditional ceramics.

Hiromi Itabashi, who studied directly under Ito, explores the “spaces” that dwell within vessels through the quiet presence of clay and serene forms. Kentaro Kawabata creates dynamic works in which molten glass flows into organic hand-built porcelain forms. Akishi Shinji reexamines the very essence of ceramics through his investigations into translucent white porcelain. Takuro Kuwata boldly fuses tradition and pop aesthetics, producing striking works that challenge the conventions of ceramics. Keita Matsunaga incorporates material transformation and chance, giving rise to forms that evoke the vitality of clay itself. Each artist transcends the boundaries of contemporary art and craft, forging innovative worlds of expression.

The venue, the Tamezaburo Memorial Museum (a branch of the Furukawa Art Museum and formerly the residence of Tamezaburo Furukawa), is a sukiya-style house built in 1934. While preserving tradition, it has long sought to foster new artistic culture. Having aged alongside Keiji Ito, now ninety years old, the museum provides a fitting setting in which to present six artists who share the same alma mater and who continue to reinterpret and renew “Mino” through their own sensibilities and methods. Through a space where diverse expressions resonate—tradition and innovation, stillness and dynamism, reverence for materials and bold experimentation—this exhibition invites you to experience a new horizon in contemporary ceramics.