EXHIBI­TIONS

JAM SESSION: THE ISHIBASHI FOUNDATION COLLECTION x YAMASHIRO CHIKAKO x SHIGA LIEKO

The Jam Session exhibition series invites contemporary artists to make work in dialogue with the encyclopedic Ishibashi Foundation Collection. This year’s edition features two artists, Chikako Yamashiro and Lieko Shiga. Combining elements of humor and performance with a critical sensibility, Yamashiro’s videos address social conditions in her native Okinawa, where Japanese colonization and a massive US military presence create complex layers of oppression and resistance. Known for surrealistic photos that blur the lines between staging and documentation, Shiga has a deep creative relationship with the small coastal community of Kitakama, Miyagi Prefecture, where she was based for many years. Her recent works reflect on how the imbalanced relations between center and periphery inform the region’s recovery from the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.

ARTIZON MUSEUM

The Artizon Museum offers cutting-edge cultural experiences in the heart of central Tokyo. Originally known as the Bridgestone Museum of Art, the museum was established in 1952 to house the collection of its founder, Shojiro Ishibashi. Now numbering some 3,000 artworks, the encyclopedic collection is grounded in businessman and philanthropist Shojiro Ishibashi’s personal holdings, spanning from Impressionist masterpieces to Japanese Western-style paintings, and from antiquities to contemporary art.

The museum relaunched in 2020 with the opening of new state-of-the-art facilities anchoring the 23-story Museum Tower Kyobashi. The name Artizon, which combines the words “art” and “horizon,” reflects the museum’s mission to transcend generational and geographic boundaries, serve the public interest, and shape the future. This is achieved through a robust program of exhibitions that interweave art histories from different continents and centuries.

Dining available on-site.