Floating Worlds: From Japonisme to Contemporary Art from Japan Opens in Normandy, France!

2024.6.28 [Fri]

The year 2024 marks 150-year anniversary since the first “Impressionist” exhibition in Paris. To commemorate the anniversary, the Normandie Impressionniste 2024 has scheduled over 150 exhibitions and programs.

As part of this comprehensive lineup of events, the Mori Art Museum is joining the Les Franciscaines Cultural Center in the Normandy town of Deauville to present Floating Worlds: From Japonisme to Contemporary Art from Japan. The exhibition features 35 pieces of Japanese contemporary art by 17 artists from the Mori Art Museum Collection. The exhibition opened on Saturday, June 22, with Seto Momoko and Haruki Maiko, both currently based in Paris, attending the opening on June 23.

The exhibition will run until Sunday, September 22. For those residing in or planning to visit France, we encourage that you visit and experience the exhibition!

[Joint Overseas Exhibition]

Floating Worlds: From Japonisme to Contemporary Art from Japan

Period: June 22 [Sat] - September 22 [Sun], 2024
Venue: Les Franciscaines (Normandy town of Deauville, France)
Organizers: Les Franciscaines, Mori Art Museum
Curated by: Annie Madet-Vache (Museum Director, Les Franciscaines), Martin Germann (Adjunct Curator, Mori Art Museum)

Featured artists from the Mori Art Museum Collection

Enomoto Koichi, Fukaya Etsuko, Haruki Maiko, Hatakeyama Naoya, Ishida Takashi, Katayama Mari, Kazama Sachiko, Lee Ufan, Miyagi Futoshi, Morimura Yasumasa, Seto Momoko, Shinoda Taro, Shitamichi Motoyuki, Tateishi Tiger, Umetsu Yoichi, Yamaguchi Akira, Yoneda Tomoko