Ueno Royal Museum Solo Exhibition 2020/1 [1st Term] Report

2020-02-05

Japan Promotion has been producing solo exhibitions by Japanese artists active around the world since September 2019 at the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo, which is known as the “Royal Museum” representing Japan.

＞＞＞Ueno Royal Museum Solo Exhibition 2019/9 [1st Term] Report

＞＞＞Ueno Royal Museum Solo Exhibition 2019/9 [2nd Term] Report

An exhibition of unique paintings by 3 artists will be held during the January 2020 exhibition. A total of over 2,600 visitors visited during the first and second half sessions for about 1 week and enjoyed the spectacular story depicted on the canvas.

Nishizaki Jun Solo Exhibition “The Truth of Life Reflected in Their Eyes”

Many visitors, regardless of nationality or generation, were fascinated by Mr. Nishizaki's worldview

The painter who started on 1/18 (Sat) is a painter living in Nara prefectureMr. Jun NishizakiA solo exhibition by. Mr. Nishizaki, who has created many noble yet mysterious, and has many fans both domestically and internationally, is also called “a painter who gouges out the inner world of humans, like Egon Schiele, who played an active part in Vienna at the end of the century,” and has attracted attention because of his style.

Mr. Nishizaki says he conveys his way of life through drawing. The 60 works displayed in the museum asked questions deep in the hearts of viewers from various angles, and quickly fascinated people with their cruelly beautiful and sublime view of the world.

A total of 60 works will be exhibited on the 1st and 2nd floors in the spacious venue

There will also be a gallery talk by Mr. Nishizaki himself on the first day of the exhibition

Many visitors were also seen taking pictures of their favorite works

Video works in which Mr. Nishizaki himself appeared were also shown at the venue and attracted attention

Visitors' Voices

・The “bright gaze” (where are they looking and what are they thinking) drawn by Nishizaki-san was impressive. I also thought the color scheme was wonderful.
・There are also unexpected works, such as those using bandages and those with scissors attached, etc., and I am completely fascinated.
・I was able to enjoy the world of her work as a one and only artist to my heart's content. I always get that feeling of “staring.” I feel such a strange fascination, as if I had met him somewhere.
・While looking at the characters in the work, I was wondering what the teacher himself was thinking while looking at this picture. It's also wonderful that they capture humans as “people” without making them feel gender, and are confined to the picture.
・I feel happy to be at this venue today. Thank you for the luxurious time and space.
・The lighting and how to show each work were interesting and I enjoyed it. I'm glad that the video work was also mysterious.
・I was fascinated by the melancholic expression of the woman. The artist Jun Nishizaki is unknown, and since I first met him today, I stopped in front of his work over and over for tens of minutes and was fascinated.
・Some of the paintings felt like they already had a soul in them.
· Everything was great. Also, I hope that the painter will resume his activities once his physical strength is restored. I sincerely pray for your recovery.
・I can't write my impressions (there are too many things). It was so impressive when I saw it that I couldn't write it down. How should I tell you...

Under the cold sky, we were blessed with a total of over 1,600 visitors throughout the 4-day exhibition

The exhibition came to an end with great success, receiving a lot of feedback not only from Nishizaki's fans who rushed in from afar, but also from people who first encountered the work through this exhibition.
At Japan Promotion, we will continue a wide range of initiatives, from planning to operation, production, and PR work, to strongly support the activities of Japanese artists in various places both domestically and internationally.

Nishizaki Jun Solo Exhibition “The Truth of Life Reflected in Their Eyes”
‍■Date: 2020/1/18 (Sat) to 21 (Tue)
　10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (last day AM 10:00 to 3:00 PM)
■ Venue: Ueno Royal Museum Main Building 1F/2F
　1-2 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007
■ Operated by: Japan Promotion Association
■ Total number of visitors: 1,622

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