[Tokyo]The exhibition titled Genichiro Inokuma and Henri Matisse October 9th(Sat), 2021-October 31st(Sun)

Genichiro INOKUMA "Zazen (from Zen) " 　 1962 　 Oil on canvas, Mixed media
It is Japan's first public masterpiece, obtained from the United States for this exhibition. It was made in 1962, when Inokuma was based in New York.
The MIMOCA Foundation

　　
Henri MATISSE "Nude on a Red Background" 　1922 　Oil on canvas
Henri MATISSE "Interior with brasero"　 around 1927 　Pencil on paper

The exhibition titled Genichiro Inokuma and Henri Matisse
Saturday, October 9th, 2021-Sunday, October 31st
10am-6pm (Open every day during the event)
MIZOE ART GALLERY TOKYO

The exhibition titled Genichiro Inokuma and Henri Matisse will be held at Mizoe Art Gallery in Tokyo.
Genichiro Inokuma [1902‐1993], an artist who has a strong relationship with Denenchofu is one of the representative artists of postwar abstract painting. The house of Inokuma designed by Junzo Yoshimura, named "Denenchofu house" still remains now.
In 1938, he went to Paris, which was his dream place, to build his studio. After he met Henri Matisse a couple of times, Matisse's word "Your painting is too realistic" became a life lesson for Inokuma. It meant his works were not paintings of himself because he intended too much to be looked better for people. It was also a new starting point for a painter Genichiro Inokuma. Inokuma always questioned "what my expression is" through his practice, and changed his artistic style with time. We introduce the passage by displaying his works of each period. We also exhibit documents including photography with Matisse.


A commemorative photo when he visited Matisse's studio at Nice for the first time on March 23th, 1939. (Probably the person on the right is Inokuma, the center is Matisse, his right is the wife of Inokuma, and the left end is Takanori Ogisu.)

Artworks to be exhibited:
Many artworks by Genichiro Inokuma of each period including oil paintings and prints. Matisse's artworks such as oil paintings, a drawing, and a print. (Artworks to be exhibited as reference: An oil painting by Picasso, an oil painting by Takanori Ogisu)