{"id":20581,"date":"2022-12-13T17:07:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T08:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=20581"},"modified":"2022-12-16T18:53:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T09:53:15","slug":"after-action-report-icc-2-day-art-tour-at-national-museum-of-modern-art-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news-en\/2022\/12\/13\/20581\/","title":{"rendered":"Very fun 2-day event! ICC Art Tour at National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Event Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
Irfan<\/span> Nurhadi Satria
\nGraduate School of Economics<\/h6>\n

Do you know a lot about modern art? While I know some of the famous artists of modern styles, I did not know much. So when I saw the announcement that ICC and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo<\/a> would have a collaboration for Waseda University students to do a hybrid-style museum tour, I perked up and signed up instantly. Now, my Japanese is not that good yet, but I survived the online explanation on the first day. We were introduced by Museum staff in groups of five to three paintings: one Japanese and two Western pieces. The Japanese piece was Kishida Ryusei’s Road Cut through a Hill<\/em> (1915, photo below).<\/p>\n

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Tour participants (author 3rd from right; photo by ICC)<\/p><\/div>\n

What is art? It is a very hard question to answer, but from our discussions I could piece together that each artwork has meaning embedded in them by their artists. The design, color scheme, lines, composition – many of them are explicitly chosen by artists in producing their works. From shadows of communication towers on the summer sun-blasted ground, to women sitting together in abstract lines. The meaning and feel of each artwork was only comprehensible to me with the help of Museum guides.<\/p>\n

On the second day, we physically went to the Museum. I had a burning question that morning, as I wasn\u2019t able to identify the second woman in the second exhibition piece the previous night. But more than that, the first day’s explanations helped me frame my mind into a mindset that could get and appreciate various artworks in the Museum. From Japanese artists to Western artists, to all over the world.<\/p>\n

There are three pieces of artwork that I most remember. The first is the first realistic drawing of Kannon, known in my country as Guanyin, on top of a dragon: Harada Naojiro’s Kannon Bodhisattva Riding the Dragon<\/em> (1890). I remember seeing the same scene in a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, but the realism stunned me. The second is a photorealistic drawing of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, with all the horrors and awe of scenes of war. The third is the entire Room 11: Paintings as Objects and Places. I always have a fascination for visual puzzles and optical illusions, and you really need to be there to see how modern artists can hack through your optic nerves to show you beauty.<\/p>\n

Thank you very much to ICC and MOMAT for a very fun 2-day event!<\/p>\n

Currently, MOMAT is holding \u201cLet\u2019s Talk Art Online”<\/a> sessions for English-speakers, which I fully recommend!<\/p>\n

Have fun!<\/p>\n

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Kishida Ryusei, “Road Cut through a Hill”, 1915 (photo by MOMAT)<\/p><\/div>\n

See this National Important Cultural Property at MOMAT Collection<\/a>, 4th floor, through February 5, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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