I visited Toshiko Okanoue’s solo exhibition “Miracles of Silence.” The venue is the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum in Meguro, Tokyo.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, surrounded by beautiful gardensA solo exhibition by Toshiko Okanoue, who is turning 91 years old.
Toshiko Okanoue is an artist renowned for her works using the collage technique.
Upon entering the venue, an explanation like this is written on the wall.
Her works, created by cutting out photographic materials from 1950s foreign magazines such as TIME, LIFE, and Vogue, were highly acclaimed, and she was discovered by Shuzo Takiguchi, who led the Surrealist movement in Japan.
Toshiko Okanoue, “Night Visit,” 1952Correspondence with Shuzo Takiguchi — various related materials are on display in this exhibition.Toshiko Okanoue, “Miracles of Silence,” 1952There was strong affinity with the refined interior of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum.Toshiko Okanoue, “Invitation,” 1955Display of paper patterns — since Toshiko Okanoue had studied dressmaking, she had habitually engaged in the practice of “cutting with scissors.”
Regarding “fashion,” an important keyword in Toshiko Okanoue’s practice during the 1950s, classic dresses from that era were also on display.
Left: Christian Dior, “Evening Dress,” 1952 Right: Cristóbal Balenciaga, “Cocktail Dress,” 1955Collage: the borrowing of the works of others. Scissors and a bit of glue.Toshiko Okanoue, “A Dark Holiday,” 1953Installation view — Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art MuseumToshiko Okanoue, “Change of Heart,” 1953Toshiko Okanoue, “Fall,” 1956The museum shop, lined with catalogs and postcards from the exhibition
Works composed of photographs cut out and combined — created in the chaotic postwar era, when the status of women was surely different from today. With fashion as one of its pillars, the force emanating from these works carried the sense of energy stored within silence.
This exhibition includes many pieces from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in the United States.
It is a precious exhibition gathering a wide variety of collage works.
Toshiko Okanoue “Miracles of Silence”
我前去参观了Toshiko Okanoue的个展”Miracles of Silence”。展场位于东京·目黑的Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum。
周围被美丽庭园环绕的Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum即将迎来91岁的Toshiko Okanoue的个展。
Toshiko Okanoue《Night Visit》1952년Shuzo Takiguchi와의 서신 — 본 전시에는 각종 관련 자료가 다양하게 전시되어 있습니다.Toshiko Okanoue《Miracles of Silence》1952년Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum의 차분한 내부 인테리어와의 친화성이 느껴졌습니다.Toshiko Okanoue《Invitation》1955년종이 패턴의 전시 — Toshiko Okanoue는 양재를 배웠던 경험도 있어, “가위로 오려내는” 작업에 습관적으로 임하고 있었습니다.
1950년대 Toshiko Okanoue의 작가 활동에서 중요한 키워드였던 “패션”과 관련하여, 50년대 당시의 클래식 드레스도 함께 전시되어 있었습니다.
좌: Christian Dior《Evening Dress》1952년 우: Cristóbal Balenciaga《Cocktail Dress》1955년콜라주… 타인의 작품을 빌려오는 것. 가위와 약간의 풀.Toshiko Okanoue《A Dark Holiday》1953년전시 풍경 — Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art MuseumToshiko Okanoue《Change of Heart》1953년Toshiko Okanoue《Fall》1956년본 전시의 도록과 엽서 등이 진열된 뮤지엄샵
여성의 지위 또한 지금과 달랐을 전후의 혼돈스러운 시대에 제작된, 사진을 오려내어 조합한 수많은 작품들. 패션을 하나의 축으로 삼아 그로부터 발산되는 작품의 힘은 침묵 속에도 축적된 에너지를 느끼게 했습니다.
본 전시에는 미국 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston에 소장된 컬렉션도 다수 출품되어 있습니다.
다양한 콜라주 작품이 모인 귀중한 미술전입니다.
