Yoshio Taniguchi: Nine Museums

Museums included in the exhibition (all in Japan except The Museum of Modern Art): - Shiseido Art Museum, Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture (1978) - Ken Domon Museum of Photography, Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture (1983) - Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum, Higashiyama Kaii Gallery, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture (1990) - Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, Marugame City Library, Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture (1991) - Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota, Aichi Prefecture (1995) - Tokyo National Museum, The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures, Taito-ku, Tokyo (1999) - Higashiyama Kaii Museum, Kagawa Prefecture (winter 2004) - The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2004/2005) - Kyoto National Museum, Centennial Hall, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture (2006)

The exhibition will focus on nine art museums designed by Yoshio Taniguchi over the course of his career. New architectural models being made for the occasion will represent each project. In addition, video tours of the museums in Japan will be exhibited in the galleries. The exhibition will address four integral themes in Taniguchi’s work: materials, proportion, natural light, and movement.

Yoshio Taniguchi: Nine Museums
Nine Distinctive Art Museums by Yoshio Taniguchi, including MoMA Project, Featured in Inaugural Exhibition in Renovated and Expanded Museum