Exhibitions

Tomonori TOYOFUKU Exhibition
May 15th(Sat) ― May 30th (Sun), 2021
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY FUKUOKA

Two years ago on 18th May 2019, Mr. Tomonori TOYOFUKU passed away. I received a call in the early morning. When I got his home, he was resting with a calm face surrounded by his artworks and favorite antiques. He was at the age of 94.
Mr. TOYOFUKU did not speak much since we met for the first time. However, his silence made me feel something he did not tell. He was once on the edge of death as a suicide pilot soon before the war ended. Although he lived the following 40 years in Milan, Italy, he aimed to live as a Japanese more than anyone else. The emotion put into each carving seems to talk to us sitting dignifiedly like their father.
On the third anniversary, we would like to praise the great achievements of this world-famous sculptor. This exhibition focuses on the wood sculptures left at his atelier displaying them together with the bronze works and drawings.
We are waiting for your visit.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery



Tomonori TOYOFUKU
1925 Born in Fukuoka, Japan
1959 Received the 2nd Kotaro TAKAMURA Prize
1960 Participated the 30th Venice Biennale, Moved to Milan and set up an atelier, Italy
1964 Received the William Frew Memorial Prize: Carnegie International Art Exhibition, Pittsburgh
Participated the 32nd Venice Biennale
1970 Participated Contemporary Trends, Expo Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka
Participated the Carnegie International Art Exhibition, Pittsburgh
1977　Commissioned work “Drifting 1977” for Kitakyusyu Municipal Museum of Art. Fukuoka
1978 Solo exhibition at Kitakyusyu Municipal Museum of Art, Fukuoka
Received the grand prize of the 10th Japan Arts Award
1983 Commissioned work “Sekiseitei” for Kurume-city Central Park
Received the special prize of the 3rd Henry Moore prize exhibition, The Utsukushi-ga-hara Open-Air Museum
1990 Received the 31st Mainichi Arts Award
1993 Received Medal with Purple Ribbon from Cabinet Office, Government of
1994 Solo exhibition at Mitaka City Gallery of Art, Tokyo
1996 Commissioned work “Nanotsuoukan” for Hakata Port, Fukuoka
2005 Received the 13th Fukuoka prefecture Cultural Award
2019 Passed away on May 18th

Collection
National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rome Italy
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
The National Museum of Art, Osaka
Mitaka City Gallery of Art, Tokyo
The Utsukushi-ga-hara Open-Air Museum, Nagano

「 作品 ʼ77 」 1977年　マホガニー 50.0×67.5×5.8 cm

Tomonori TOYOFUKU Exhibition
April 17th(Sat) ― May 9th (Sun), 2021
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY TOKYO

Two years ago on 18th May 2019, Mr. Tomonori TOYOFUKU passed away. I received a call in the early morning. When I got his home, he was resting with a calm face surrounded by his artworks and favorite antiques. He was at the age of 94.
Mr. TOYOFUKU did not speak much since we met for the first time. However, his silence made me feel something he did not tell. He was once on the edge of death as a suicide pilot soon before the war ended. Although he lived the following 40 years in Milan, Italy, he aimed to live as a Japanese more than anyone else. The emotion put into each carving seems to talk to us sitting dignifiedly like their father.
On the third anniversary, we would like to praise the great achievements of this world-famous sculptor. This exhibition focuses on the wood sculptures left at his atelier displaying them together with the bronze works and drawings.
We are waiting for your visit.

1925 Born in Kurume City, Fukuoka, Japan.
1959 Received the 2nd Takamura Kotaro Award.
1960 Accepted for the 30th Venice Biennale. Migrated to Milan.
1964 Received William Memorial Prize in the Carnegie International
(Pittsburg, USA.)
1978 Received the 11th Japan Art Prize.
1990 Received the 31st Mainichi Art Award.
1993 Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon.
2005 Received the 13th Fukuoka Prefecture Culture Prize
More awards nationally and internationally


「春風」マホガニー H 1870mm

Satoru Jogasaki Solo Exhibition "To the Mind, That Is a Sky"
March 27th (Sat) – April 11th (Sun), 2021
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY FUKUOKA

*The artist will be present at the gallery on 28,29,30,31 March, 2021.

Five years have passed since the last solo exhibition. Reunion with JOGASAKI and new works after all this time. Though I was worried during the time he was in silence, there was the world that has not changed. The world full of warmth and affection, and the artist who seriously faces art. The painted motifs in the poetic image are pure, quietly, and seem to be fulfilled with happiness to be themselves. It is exactly like the heart of the artist himself.
At the same time, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum holds an exhibition that shows only large works among which mainly new works with past representative works. We hope you visit both of the exhibitions to experience the world of an artist, Satoru JOGASAKI.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery

Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, solo exhibition1 (admission free)
"Things that Were Created" Satoru JOGASAKI Exhibition, Dates: Thursday, 1st April 2021〜 Tuesday, 6th April
Sunday, 4th April 2021 "Yuria Ito Piano Concert" Morning Program 11:00〜, Afternoon Program 15:00〜

Satoru JOGASAKI/
Born in 1950
Tama Art University
Lives in Kagoshima

1979 Received Ebihara Prize in Southern Japan Art Exhibition
1991 Received Special Merit Award in Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition
1996 Yasui Award Exhibition
1997 Received Grand Prize in Biennale Exhibition of Arts in Makurazaki
2000 Contemporary Japanese Paintings Exhibition
Solo exhibition
2001 “The Sower” at Nanmeikan Museum, Kagoshima
2009 “Bowl of Wind” at Miyake Museum of Art
Exhibitions (solo/group): Keio Department Store, Yamakataya Art Gallery, the Ueno Royal Museum, and Tokyo Station gallery.
Public Collection: Kagoshima Prefectural Office, Kagoshima City Museum of Art, the Ueno Royal Museum, Nanmeikan Museum, Nagashima Museum, Miyake Museum of Art, and more.


『花を見つけた』油彩　10号変形

The More Incomprehensible, the More Interesting!
What is Abstract Painting? Exhibition
February 20th (Sat) – March 7th (Sun), 2021
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY FUKUOKA

"People often asked whether my painting is figurative or abstract.
I only paint what my eyes see. To paint is to pull out the shape lurking behind visible things onto the surface of artwork" This is what Gyoji Nomiyama said who is famous for abstract paintings. Actually, artworks that we think abstract painting are often shapes of objects painted through the filter of the artist's eyes.
Then what makes it an abstract painting? "Cool" "Modern" "Not understandable" People get a variety of feelings from abstract artworks.

By exhibiting abstract artworks from our collection, we want you to consider what artists want to express and to feel the merriment of appreciating art. (Mizoe Art Gallery, Kazunobu Abe)

Exhibiting Artists
Genichiro INOKUMA,Toshimitsu IMAI,Teppei UJIYAMA,Zenzo SAKAMOTO, Kumi SUGAI,Kokuta SUGA,Yasse TABUCHI,Tomonori TOYOFUKU,Kazumi NAKAMURA,Gyoji NOMIYAMA,Shin MIYAZAKI,Takeo YAMAGUCHI,Fernand LEGER,Vassily KANDINSKY,Paul KLEE,Joel SHAPIRO and more.

　
Yasse TABUCHI "The childhood" 100×50.3cm in 1954 / Gyoji NOMIYAMA "The winter" 45.5 x 38 cm in 1980

Tamie OKUYAMA“ White ocean ” 2019, Oil on canvas, 80.3 x 116.7cm


Kenpei YUNDE “Dreaming Flower Bed” Oil on canvas, 90.9×90.9cm


Takashide KOMATSU “Naturalized and Mixed Butterflies” 2020, acrylic and gold leaf on canvas, 145.5×97 cm

ART FAIR TOKYO 2021
March 19 (Fri) – 21 (Sun), 2021

▍Public View
March 19th Fri 2021 12pm - 7pm
March 20th Sat 2021 12pm - 7pm
March 21st Sun 2021 12pm - 4pm
*subject to change

▍Venue　Tokyo International Forum, Hall E and Lobby Gallery
3 Chome-5-1 Marunouchi,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo 100-0005 Japan

▍Ticket JPY 4,000 (Incl. Tax)
The information of the tickets:
https://eventregist.com/e/artfairtokyo2021

MIZOE ART GALLERY Booth No. G117

❚ Exhibiting artists
Tamie OKUYAMA / Kenpei YUNDE / Takahide KOMATSU
❚ Special Exbitit: Claude Monet

Tamie OKUYAMA
1969 Graduated with a Fine Arts Degree from Tokyo University of the Arts.
1992 Received 35th Yasui Award.
2005 Became a professor of Onomichi University, Hiroshima.
2010 Received the 31st Hiroshima Culture Prize.
2012 Retired from Onomichi University.
Emeritus professor of Onomichi University, Hiroshima
Lives and works in Tokyo.
【Public Collections】The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama. Yokohama Museum of Art. Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo. Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery. The Ishii Collection, University of Tsukuba. Onomichi University.

Kenpei YUNDE
1970 Born in Osaka, Japan.
1996 B.F.A from Osaka University of Arts.
2013 Received the Minister of Education Award.
Currently a member of Issuikai standing committee, Kensuikai standing committee, Japan Artists Association, and more.

Takahide KOMATSU
Born in 1979. Born and living in Miyazaki Prefecture. Independent artist.Graduated from Artist Course in Tokyo Designer Gakuin College.Permanent collection in The Anniversary Museum of The United Nations, COP10. In 2016, he was selected as "Takumi" representing Miyazaki at LEXUS NEW TAKUMI PROJECT. He exhibited a vintage car on which he painted at AUTOMOBILE COUNCIL 2018 (Tokyo). His works have been exhibited a lot in art fairs and solo exhibitions both inside and outside Japan. He puts "From Kyushu to the World" into practice with a theme of biological diversity.

Special Exbitit: Claude Monet


"Vue du village de Giverny" Claude Monet, 23.62x39.37in, Oil on canvas,1890

"Reclining Nude with A Small Dog" Oil on canvas, 89 x 116 cm, in 1921

New Year's Masterpieces Exhibition
January 9th (Sat) – February 7th (Sun), 2021
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY TOKYO

Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best as we head into 2021.

We are sincerely grateful for your support in the Corona crisis last year. We hope the pandemic ends as soon as possible and wish you health.

The first public display: LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA “Nu sur un lit, avec un chien (Reclining Nude with A Small Dog)”

In 1921, Tsuguharu Foujita submitted a portrait of milky-white female nude to Salon d'automne for the first time which made him the favorite of École de Paris. As a widely accepted theory, the artwork is said to be "Reclining Nude with a Cat" at Petit Palais in Geneve. The work we display this time was painted in the same year depicting the same model, which was sleeping under a European collector for a long time.
We hope the beginning of the new year offers you the opportunity to experience the excitement of Parisians fascinated by "milky-white skin" and "Eastern beauty" that Foujita gained after years of effort. We sincerely wait for your visits.

Reiwa 3 New Years Day Mizoe Art Gallery, Kazunobu Abe

Exhibiting artists
Pablo PICASSO/Henri MATISSE/Marc CHAGALL/Pierre-Auguste RENOIR/Moïse KISLING/Maurice UTRILLO/Fernand LEGER
Hanjiro SAKAMOTO/Zenzaburo KOJIMA/Toshiyuki HASEKAWA/ Hideo Benjamin NODA /Genichiro INOKUMA/Zenzo SAKAMOTO/Teppei UJIYAMA /
Yasukazu TABUCHI/Rey CAMOY/Ryo HIRANO/Ryonosuke FUKUI/Hiroki ODA/Shin MIYAZAKI/
Chimei ＨAMADA/Tomonori TOYOFUKU/Gyoji NOMIYAMA,etc.

"Flower shop" Oil on canvas, 17.9x20.9 in

The 20th Anniversary of the Death
Wasaburo ITOZONO exhibition
January 16th (Sat) – 31st (Sun), 2021
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY FUKUOKA

The imaginary landscape that seems to close in on the essence of the objects in a simplified image. I was attracted at the first glance in the emotional, serene, and poetic world that moves my mind. While I followed the track of the artist to know what kind of person he was, I got to know he was a person of integrity whom everyone admired. Quiet, thoughtful, and warm. He trained the younger at Kitakyushu Free Painting Atelier and the College of Art at Nihon University. People who have been under his tutelage praise his character unanimously.
This exhibition will show about 25 artworks we collected thinking of the artist who I wanted to meet for once. We are waiting for your visit.
(Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery)

Wasaburo Itozono: Born in Nakatsu, Oita in 1911 and died in Suginami-ku, Tokyo. Learned under Kanji Maeta. Used to be a member of Dokuritsu Art Association, Bijyutsu Bunka Art Association, Jiyu Art Association, and eventually became independent. Received Honorable Mention in Japan International Art Exhibition, Mr. K Award in Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan, and more. Professor at Nihon University College of Art. Works collected in the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo/ the Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama/ Oita Prefectural Art Museum, and more.


"Double-headed cow" Oil on canvas, 13.1x9.5 in

Jeff Koons "Balloon Dog (Blue) (reproduction)" Resin cast, 29.5×31.4×12.3cm

Christmas Art Fair
December 5(Sat)–25(Fri), 2020

We hold "Christmas Art Fair" following last year with gratitude for customers' patronage.
The collection of MIZOE ART GALLERY focuses on painting ranging from works by deceased artists to ones by young artists.


Hiroshi YOSHIDA "Mt. Fuji from Musashino" Woodcut print,40.5×27cm, in 1928

Exhibiting artists
Zenzaburo KOJIMA/Ryohei KOISO/Kenichi NAKAMURA/Takuji NAKAMURA/Shigeru MORITA/Hitone NOMA/Takanori OGISU/Hiroshi KANOSUE/Yukio KODAMA/Kazu WAKITA/Ryonosuke FUKUI/Wasaburo ITOZONO/Chozaburo INOUE/Ryo HIRANO/Yoshika FUJITA/Hiroki ODA/ Chimei HAMADA/Shin MIYAZAKI/Hiroshi NAKANE/Ei-Q/Genichiro INOKUMA/Toshimitsu IMAI/Kokuta SUDA/Shosuke OSAWA/Tatsuoki NANBATA/Zenzo SAKAMOTO/Waichi TSUTAKA/Ay-O/Mitsuo KANO/Hiroshi YOSHIDA/Hasui KAWASE/Tatsuo TAKAYAMA/Nampu KATAYAMA/Fumiko HORI/Takashi ASADA/
Pablo PICASSO/Salvador DALI/Joan MIRÓ /Marc CHAGALL/Léonard FOUJITA/Toulouse LAUTREC/Fernand LEGER/Willem de KOONING/Antoni CLAVE/Antoni TÀPIES/Jeff KOONS/Ben SHAHN/Joel SHAPIRO/Paul AIZPIRI/Jean CARZOU/Andre BRASILIER/Jacques DEPERTHES



Flower Park - Christmas Wreath Making Workshop
We will make a full-fledged lease. The interior is nicely colored with a diameter of about 30cm. Children are also welcome to join.

Date: 12,14,15th Dec ,2020
Time frames/ 2 classes from 14:00 and 16:00(60 min)
Location/ FLOWER PARK (next to MIZOE ART GALLERY)
Fee/ 3,500yen (material and participation fee included)
Reservation/ 092-739-8783 FLOWER PARK
http://flowerpark.info/

＊The deadline for reservation is 2days before of the lesson's date.
＊Capacity for each lesson is 3 people.
＊We also have a New Year's arrangement class, so please contact us.

Christmas Present Lottery
If you purchased 3,000 yen worth of either paintings, flowers, or wines during the fair, you can get the privilege of "Christmas Present Lottery"!The gifts include a lithograph as a special prize, a set of two glasses by Baccarat, original wines, a poinsettia, an original calendar of MIZOE GROUP, and coupon tickets.



Paul AIZPIRI "Roofs in Paris" Oil, 54.5×46cm
Chonan YAMAGUCHI "Work" Watercolor 37.8×26.9cm
Hitone NOMA "Rose" Gouache 40.8×31.8cm

"A Story of the Kind World" Fumihiro OGA Exhibition
December 12th (Sat) – 27th (Sun), 2020

10:00am – 6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Vanue: MIZOE ART GALLERY TOKYO

*The artist will be present at the gallery on 12.13.24.25.26.27 December, 2020.

▼Opening event
December 12th (Sat) 15:00 start
Please enjoy the chat with the artist.
He will also read aloud his original poem with music.(Acoustic guitar performance by Shoichi Shimura)

His imagined landscape appears like the world of a fairy tale at a glance although the sorrow of human being and melancholic elements are hidden. The sophisticated colors are created by adding lots of layers of paint like textiles. You will be immersed in the world of artworks full of poetical sentiment created by Fumihiro Oga.

Fumihiro OGA / 1971 Born in Matsuyama-shi, Ehime Prefecture. Majored picture book writer course at Osaka Sogo College of Design. A number of solo and group exhibitions inside and outside Japan. Won the grand prize at Message from the Young Painters Show. The Hakone Open-air Museum prize at Painting Japanese Nature Exhibition. Many illustrations for cover pages including "the Disease of Soseki Natsume and 'Ten Nights Dreaming" by Norihiko Miyoshi, "Thinking of Modern Folk Tales" by Miyoko Matsutani. Appeared on the TV programme by BS Fuji “Night Before The Break ~ Next Generation Artists ~” on 12 January 2018. Published the poetry and art book "the Pocketbook of a Night Bird" ( 9 April 2016, planning and publishing department of Gallery Echo-ann).