Masterpiece Exhibition "The Current Situation and the Artist: Ryushi Kawabata's 1930s and 40s"

--It would be a pity if there was no art after the war was over.--

Eighty years after the war, what were artists thinking and creating their works during times of war? The above passage was written in an invitation by Japanese painter Kawabata Ryūshi (80-1945) who held an exhibition at his studio in June 6, amid the catastrophic circumstances of the Pacific War. Although Ryūshi lost his home in an air raid just before the end of the war, he held an exhibition in October and exhibited "Lying Dragon" (1885), in which a weakened dragon symbolizes postwar Japan beginning in the ruins.
This exhibition, with the theme of "Kawabata Ryushi from the 1930s to 40s," will focus on works that Ryushi presented at exhibitions by the Seiryusha art group he founded himself, and will feature large-scale series of works from the 1930s, a time of emergency shaken by the worsening anti-Japanese sentiment and the Showa Depression, such as Namikiri Fudo (1934), Palm Bonfire (1935), and Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Genghis Khan) (1938). Works from after the outbreak of the Pacific War will also be on display, including Echigo (Portrait of Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku) (1943), painted the year Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku was killed in battle, and Angry Fuji (1944) and Thunder God (1944), which express anger and sadness at the worsening war situation. The exhibition will consider the times and the artist through Ryushi's attitude toward the war as an artist.

Summer vacation program for children: "Watch, draw, and rediscover Ryuko with your children!"
日時：8月3日（日）午前の回（10:00～12:15）　午後の回（14:00～16:15）
Venue: Ryushi Memorial Museum and Ota Cultural Forest Second Creative Studio (Art Room)
Target: 3st grade elementary school students and above
Capacity: 12 people per session (if capacity is exceeded, a lottery will be held)
Deadline: July 7rd (Wed)
Lecturer: Artist Daigo Kobayashi
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Regional Collaboration Project Lecture "The Current Situation and the Painter" Viewing Guide
Date and time: Saturday, July 8, 16: 13-30: 15
Venue: Ota Cultural Forest Assembly Rooms 3 and 4
Capacity: 70 people (if capacity is exceeded, a lottery will be held)
Deadline: July 7rd (Wed)
Lecturer: Takuya Kimura, Chief Curator, Ota City Ryushi Memorial Museum
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○Regional collaboration project "Summer Night Museum Live"
Date and time: May 8th (Sat) 30:18~30:19
Venue: Ryushi Memorial Museum Exhibition Room
Capacity: 50 people (if capacity is exceeded, a lottery will be held)
Deadline: August 8th (Tuesday)
Featuring: Jamshid Muradi (flute), Naoki Shimodate (guitar), Ni Tete Boy (percussion)
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12th February 2025(Saturday) - 21th May (Sunday)

Schedule	9: 00-16: 30 (Admission until 16:00)
Venue	Ryushi Memorial Museum
Genre	Exhibitions / Events

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