Sugiura Hisui: Epoch-making Modern Design

About

Date

November 23, 2021 - January 30, 2022

Location

Special Exhibition Room 1-4

Hours

9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Closed

Mondays (except January 10), December 29 -January 3, January 11

Admission fee

Adults: 1000(800) yen
Students:  800(600) yen
High school students and younger: Free
*Prices in parentheses are for groups of more than 20 persons.

Organization

Organized by Mie Prefectural Art Museum, The Mainichi Shimbun

Supported by The Cultural Foundation of Okada, Mie Prefectural Art Museum Assistance Foundation

Sponsored by New Color Photographic Printing Co., Ltd.

With the special cooperation by Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd., The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
 
Production cooperation by The Museum of Art, Ehime


Sugiura Hisui
Asia's First Subway Begins Operation Between Ueno and Asakusa
1927  The Museum of Art, Ehime
 

Exhibition Overview

Born in Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture, Sugiura studied Nihon-ga (Japanese-style painting) after enrolling in the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. At the same time, Sugiura was taken under the wing of the Western-style painter Kuroda Seiki. And attracted by the Art Nouveau designs that Kuroda had brought back from Europe, Sugiura gradually began to pursue a path as a graphic designer.

After finding a job at the Mitsukoshi Gofukuten (now Mitsukoshi Department Store) in 1908, Sugiura became the first head of the store's newly established design department. He remained with Mistukoshi for 27 years until 1934 as the designer of the company's signboards. Aside from Mitsukoshi, Sugiura made countless works in a wide range of activities, which transcended the advertising framework. Today, these can be seen as the origin of what is now known as graphic design.

In this exhibition, we present approximately 300 works as we trace Sugiura's output chronologically throughout his life.

⇒List of the Works
 

Related Programs

All programs are free to participate.

Lecture: Sugiura Hisui' view: His life and

Lecturer: Nagai Takeshi (Curator, The Museum of Art, Ehime)
Sun, January 16, 14:00-15:30
at the auditorium
Maximum number for this lecture is 40 people
⇒ Applicatin Form

 

Curator’s Talk

Sat, December 18, 14:30-15:15
Sun, January 9, 14:30-15:15
at the auditorium
Maximum number for these lecture is 40 people


Sugiura Hisui
Mitsukoshi Gofukuten: Show of New Spring Patterns
1914  The Museum of Art, Ehime