1008 July 19-Aug 1, 2013 - Metropolis

ISTINGS FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS
EXHIBITION
COURTESY
Nearest stn: Ueno. Tel: 03-3822-
0111. www.kahaku.go.jp
The National Museum of
Western Art
Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Painting, sculpture and more.
Sep 6-Nov 17, ¥700-1,400. Open
daily 9:30am-5:30pm. 7-7 Ueno
Park. Nearest stn: Ueno. www.
nmwa.go.jp
The University Art
Museum
The National Treasure
Butto of Yakushi Nyorai and
Masterpieces from Kohfukuji.
Wooden sculptures and
bronze Buddha heads from up
to 1,300 years ago. Sep 3-Nov
24, ¥800-1,500. Open Tue-Sun
10am-5pm, closed Mon. 12-8
Ueno Park. Nearest stn: Ueno.
www.geidai.ac.jp/museum
Tokyo Metropolitan Art
Museum
La Méditerranée dans les
Collections du Louvre. Art and
sculptures from the Louvre's
Mediterranean collection. Jul
20-Sep 23, ¥600-1,500. 8-36
Ueno Park. Nearest stn: Ueno.
www.tobikan.jp
Tokyo National Museum
The Beauty of Japanese-style
Calligraphy. Mixed media. A
stunning collection showing
the evolution of kanji. Until
Sep 8, ¥600-1,500. Open
Tue-Sun 9:30am-5pm. 13-9
Ueno Park. Nearest stn: Ueno.
www.tnm.jp
Tokyo Wonder Site
Hongo
TWS-Emerging
200/201/202/203. Works by
upcoming young artists. Until
Jul 28, free. 2-4-16 Hongo.
Nearest stn: Suidobashi. www.
tokyo-ws.org
OTHER AREAS
Hara Museum of
Contemporary Art
Enoshima. Photography by
Eiichiro Sakata. Until Sep 29,
¥500-1,000. Open Tue-Sun
11am-5pm, closed Mon. 4-7-25
Kita-Shinagawa. Nearest stn:
Kita-shinagawa. Tel: 03-3445-
0651. www.haramuseum.or.jp
Hoki Museum
Feeling the Light and the
Wind. Realist painting by
Japanese artists. Until Nov
10, ¥750-1,500. Open Mon
& Wed-Thu 10am-6pm,
Fri, Sat 10am-7pm, Sun
10am-5pm, closed Tue. 3-15
Asumigaokahigashi, Midoriku.
Nearest stn: Toke. www.
hoki-museum.jp
OF IDEMITSU MUSEUM OF ARTS
Three Characters. Wuzhun shifan (1177-1249). 13th
Century, China. Important Cultural property.
Power of Characters,
Power of Calligraphy II
Japan absorbed the art of calligraphy from China, and has
been making its own for over a thousand years. Subtitled “The
dialogue between calligraphy and painting ,” this follows a
popular 2009 show in condensing the history into a digestible
overview. Japanese calligraphers widened possibilities of
expression with new approaches to brushstrokes ranging from
bold and heavy to light and serene. In recent years, they have
even explored how Western modern art can interact with the
intrinsically abstract approach of calligraphy.
Idemitsu Museum of Arts, until Aug 18, ¥700-1,000. Open
Tue-Thu 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-7pm, closed Mon. 9F Teigeki
Bldg, 3-1-1 Marunouchi. Nearest stn: Tokyo. www.idemitsu.
co.jp/museum
Museum of
Contemporary Art Tokyo
Francis Alÿs. A Belgian artist's
social projects. Until Sep 8,
¥600-1,100. Ghosts, Underpants
and Stars. Kids of all ages can
run, touch, photograph and
explore art naturally. Until
Sep 10, ¥600-1,000. Tue-Sun,
10am-6pm, closed Mon. 4-1-1
Miyoshi, Koto-ku. Nearest stn:
Kiyosumi-shirakawa. www.
mot-art-museum.jp/eng
The Museum of Modern
Art, Hayama
War/Art 1940-1950: Sequences
and Transformations of
Modernism. Works by
Tsuguharu Fujita, Shunsuke
Matsumoto and more.
Until Oct 14, ¥100-1,000. Open
Tue-Sun 9:30am-5pm, closed
Mon. Hayama, Kanagawa.
Nearest stn: Zushi. Tel: 03-5811-
5399. www.moma.pref.
kanagawa.jp
National Museum of
Japanese History
The Great Eastern Japan
Earthquake and its Recovery
Efforts. Images and talks. Until
Sep 23, ¥250-420. Technology
that Made the Era: Production
Revolution of the Middle Ages.
The first step towards mass
production. Artifacts and
illustrations of daily life. Until
Sep 1, ¥450-830. Open Tue-Sun
9:30am-4:30pm, closed Mon.
117 Jonai-cho, Sakura-shi.
Nearest stn: Keisei-Sakura.
www.rekihaku.ac.jp/english
Pacifico Yokohama
The Frozen Woolly Mammoth
Yuka. Info about woolly
mammoths feat. a full-size
frozen one. Until Sep 16,
¥900-2,200. 1-1-1 Minato Mirai,
Nishi-ku, Yokohama. Nearest
stn: Minatomirai. www.
pacifico.co.jp/english
Sekido Museum of Art
Negoro and Lacquer Painting.
Japanese lacquerware. Until
Aug 4, ¥300-500. Tue-Sun,
10am-5pm, closed Mon. 23
Senjuhashido-cho. Nearest
stn: Senju-Ohashi. Tel:
03-3888-7520. http://sekidomuseum.jp/english/index.
html
Snow Contemporary XYZ
Collective
Control. Contemporary art
by Hisham Akira Bharoocha.
Until Jul 21, free. 12pm-8pm
Mon, Wed-Fri, closed Tue.
1F 2-30-20 Tsurumaki.
Nearest stn: Komazawa
Daigaku. Tel: 050 1148 7964.
www.officekubota.com/
snowcontemporary
The Museum of Modern
Art, Saitama
Floating Design: Shiro
Kuramata and his
Contemporaries. Mixed
media. Until Sep 1,
¥880-1,100. Open daily
10:00am-5:30pm. 9-30-1
Tokiwa, Urawa-ku,
Saitama-shi. Nearest stn:
Kitaurawa. www.momas.jp
Yokohama Museum of
Art
Masterpieces of French
Paintings. Artworks on loan
from the State Pushkin
Museum of Fine Arts in
Moscow. Until Sep 16,
Masterpieces of French
Paintings from the State
Pushkin Museum of Fine
Arts. Works by Cézanne,
Renoir and more. Jul
26-Sep 16, ¥800-1,300.
Fri-Wed 10am-6pm. 3-4-1
Minatomirai, Nishi-ku.
Nearest stn: Minato Mirai.
www.yaf.or.jp/yma
Sports
BASEBALL
Mazda All-Star Game
Jul 20, 6pm, ¥3,000-22,000.
Jingu Stadium. Nearest
stn: Shinanomachi. Tel:
03-3404-8999. http://
allstargame.npb.or.jp
Central League
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
vs. Hanshin Tigers. Jul
24-25, 6pm, ¥500-4,500.
Jingu Stadium. Nearest stn:
Shinanomachi.
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
vs. Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Aug 2-4, 6pm, ¥500-4,500.
Jingu Stadium. Nearest stn:
Shinanomachi.
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
vs. Chunichi Dragons. Aug
13-15, 6pm, ¥500-4,500.
Jingu Stadium. Nearest stn:
Shinanomachi.
Yomiuri Giants vs.
Chunichi Dragons. Aug
16-18, 6pm, ¥500-5,900.
Tokyo Dome. Nearest stn:
Suidobashi.
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
vs. Yomiuri Giants. Aug
21-22, 6pm, ¥500-4,500.
Meiji Jingu Gaien. Nearest
stn: Harajuku.
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
vs. Yokohama DeNA
Baystars. Aug 30-1,
6pm, ¥500-4,500. Meiji
Jingu Gaien. Nearest stn:
Harajuku.
Pacific League
Chiba Lotte Marines vs.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham
Fighters. Jul 30-1, 6:15pm,
¥800-4,800. QVC Marine
Field. Nearest stn: Kaihin-
Makuhari.
Chiba Lotte Marines vs.
Orix Buffaloes. Aug 16-18,
6:15pm, ¥800-4.800. QVC
Marine Field. Nearest stn:
Kaihin-Makuhari.
Saitama Seibu Lions
vs. Tohoku Rakuten
Golden Eagles. Aug
16-18, 6pm, ¥600-20,000.
Seibu Dome. Nearest stn:
Seibukyujomae.
Chiba Lotte Marines vs.
Saitama Seibu Lions. Aug
20-22, 6:15pm, ¥800-4,800.
QVC Marine Field. Nearest
stn: Kaihin-Makuhari.
Saitama Seibu Lions
vs. Fukuoka Softbank
Hawks. Aug 24-25, 6pm,
¥600-20,000. Seibu
Dome. Nearest stn:
Seibukyujomae.
Saitama Seibu Lions
vs. Orix Buffaloes. Aug
30-1, 6pm, ¥600-20,000.
Seibu Dome. Nearest stn:
Seibukyujomae.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham
Fighters vs. Fukuoka
Softbank Hawks. Sep
3-5, 6pm, ¥500-5,000.
Tokyo Dome. Nearest stn:
Suidobashi.
Saitama Seibu Lions vs.
Chiba Lotte Marines. Sep
14-16, 1pm, ¥600-20,000.
Seibu Dome. Nearest stn:
Seibukyujomae.
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