Art that Blends with the City @ Towada Art Center
The purpose of this trip was to meet the "Aomori-ken Dog" at the Aomori Museum of Art. However, due to a lack of prior confirmation, I discovered upon arrival that it was closed for an exhibition change...!
I hurriedly changed my plans and headed to the "Towada Art Center," but as it turned out, it was such a wonderful viewing experience that I ended up being grateful for the accident.
A change of pace brought about by independent exhibition rooms
What impressed me first was the architectural structure. Each work has its own independent exhibition room, and they are connected by glass corridors.
Because the works do not interfere with each other, I was able to reset my feelings every time I moved to the next room and face new art with a fresh perspective.
Approachable contemporary art that moves the heart intuitively
Some people might have a slightly difficult image of "contemporary art." (I once heard an astronomer involved in an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo admit that even they "could not understand it.")
However, all the works in Towada are things you can intuitively feel are "beautiful" or "interesting!" I felt that the fact that works by famous artists everyone knows are at the forefront also lowers the barrier to entry.
A city like an art museum where art breathes
What surprised me was the atmosphere, as if art is not just stored inside the museum, but rather "art exists within the city, and a part of it is exhibited inside the building."
Yoshitomo Nara's illustrations are drawn large on the exterior walls of the building, and Yayoi Kusama's vivid dot patterns catch the eye in the plaza across the street.
The sight of parents and children playing happily in that plaza was impressive. I think it is truly wonderful to have an environment where you can encounter art in your daily life from childhood and enjoy it casually.
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