Special Exhibitions
September 19 (Thu) – December 1 (Sun), 2024
Painter Tanaka Isson (1908-1977) dedicated his life wholeheartedly to the pursuit of art. This major retrospective will cover the entire scope of Isson’s career, from his childhood as a painting prodigy to the works of his final years on Amami Oshima Island.
Isson was driven by “indomitable passion” throughout his life. Having little interest in recognition or glory, he poured his entire being into painting. His paintings of nature filled with clear light are the crystallization of that passion. The indelible brilliance of his soul also seems to reside in their quiet, calm atmosphere.
This retrospective will be the definitive exhibition to date of Isson’s major works, many of them from the Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum of Art in Amami Oshima. By employing a format that includes numerous materials discovered in recent years, the exhibition endeavors to capture this unusual painter’s essence and allow viewers to feel art’s depth as the driving force of one’s life.
Certain works will be rotated during the exhibition’s run.
First Period:September 19 (Thu) – October 24 (Thu)
Second Period:October 25 (Fri) – December 1 (Sun)