Fly High on the Wings of Art

Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• Entry is permitted thirty minutes before the galleries are closed.

Closed: Mondays (except 15 July, 16 September and 23 September), 16 July, 17 September

Admission:

Adults: 900(700)yen
Students(College or senior high school): 700(500)yen
Students(Elementary or junior high schoo): Free

• Prices in parentheses are for groups of more than 20 persons.
• Persons with disability, one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge.

■Organizers

Mie Prefectural Art Museum

The Asahi Shimbun Company

■Support

Mie Prefectural Art Museum Assistance Foundation

Japan Center for Local Autonomy

■Sponsor

Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd.

The sky has always inspired artists’ imagination.

In the realm of art, flying People (or flying human-like figures) have long been depicted. Painters and sculptors have represented invisible figures such as angels and celestial nymphs with great imagination.

However, human beings could not conquer the actual sky until the late modern period. Both the sophisticated functions and the attractive forms of balloons, dirigibles and airplanes aroused artists’ interest. Aircraft became a new source of inspiration for both Western and Eastern artists in the 20th century.

This exhibition shows the passion for flight—both imaginary and actual—through almost 120 artworks, including paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures, by artists of all ages and countries, from SOGA Sh?haku to PANAMARENKO. We especially focus on creative works that attempt to address the fundamental question of how to make the impossible possible.

Related Events

Gallery Talks by the curator

Saturday, 21 March 2:00 p.m. (section 3)

Saturday, 4 April, 2:00 p.m. (section 2)

Sunday, 26 April, 2:00 p.m. (section 1)

Saturday, 2 May, 2:00 p.m. (section 4)

Teacher's Program

Saturday, 14  March 2:00 p.m. 

Workshop

Sunday, 22 March ,

"flying island"

Instructor: TAKEDA　Hisashi　+　SAKAKIBARA Yui