Maria Vik 女性 Woman on a boat, sketch》 around 1892 The Ateneum Art Museum of Finland
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Granberg Collection
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Jenni Nurminen
Exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and Finland
The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, June 18 (Tuesday) to September 23 (Mon. and Congratulations), "The 100th Anniversary of Japan-Finland Diplomatic Relations: A Modern Woman-Female Artists Who Painted Finnish Art" is held.
In Finland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the independence movement from Russia and the formation of a new nation born in 1917 changed the position and role of women in society. Even in the art world, Finland's first art school, established in the middle of the 19th century, was rare in Europe at the time, and has promoted gender equality art education since its inception. The women of this era were able to develop their career as an artist while gaining scholarships and opportunities to study abroad, while studying in an international environment.
Commemorative anniversary for establishing Japan-Finland diplomatic relations
Modern Woman-Female Artists Coloring Finnish Art
| Period: | June 18 (Tuesday)-September 23 (Mon.), 2019 |
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| Opening hours: | 9:30 to 17:30 Every Friday-Saturday: 9:30 to 21:00 ※ 30 minutes prior to closing |
| closing day: | Monday (but July 15 (Mon.), August 12 (Mon.), September 16 (Mon.), September 23 (Mon.)), July 16) Sun (Tuesday) |
| Organizer: | National Museum of Western Art, Atheneum Museum of Art, Finland |
| Supporter: | Finnish Embassy, Finnish Center |
| Subsidy: | Scandinavian Nippon Sasakawa Foundation |
| Cooperation: | Finnair, Yamato Global Logistics Japan, Western Art Promotion Foundation |
| Viewing fee: | On the day: General 500 yen (400 yen), university student 250 yen (200 yen) ※ This exhibition can be viewed with a ticket for permanent exhibition or a ticket for "Matsukata Collection Exhibition" (June 11-September 23). ※ () is group fee of 20 or more people. ※ Free under high school students and under 18 years old, 65 years old or older (please present your student ID or your age confirmation card when entering the library). ※ One with a physical and mental disability and one attendant are free of charge (please present your disability certificate at the time of admission). ※ Every Friday, Saturday night opening (17:00-21:00), and every month on the 2nd and 4th Saturday, this exhibition and the permanent exhibition are free to view. |
Highlights of this exhibition
This exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Japan and Finland, and is the first in Japan to focus on female artists who lived in Finland before and after independence and brought innovation to the country's modern art. This exhibition is based on the international circuit exhibition held in three cities in Europe and the United States by the planning of the Ateneum Art Museum in Finland, and has been restructured into the original content of Japan. The sculptor Sea Grid Ahu, who studied internationally with Helen Schalfbeck (1862-1946), who has gained global attention in recent years from the museum's collection, and studied Rodin in Paris, as well as an assistant to his representative work, Citizen of Curry.・ Forsels (1860-1935) and other 7 female artists are presented in one hall. Please look at their various activities and achievements, who have pursued their own artistic expressions throughout their lives through about 90 works such as paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints.
Other symposiums , lectures and gallery talks are also planned. Please see the National Museum of Western Art website for details.
Maria Vik "Woating Woman, Sketch" Circa 1892 Finnish National Museum of Art Ateneum Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Granberg Collection Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Jenni Nurminen
Helen Schallbeck "The Fortune Teller (Woman in a Yellow Dress)" 1926 The Ateneum Museum of Art in Finland Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Kaunisto Collection Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Aaltonen
Ellen Tesslev 装飾 Decorative landscape 19 1910 The Ateneum Museum of Art Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Yehia Eweis
Seagrid Schaummann “Self-Portrait” Unknown at The Atheneum Museum of Art Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Aaltonen
Erga Sesemann "Self-Portrait" 1946 The Ateneum Museum of Art Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Yehia Eweis
Seagrid Ahu Folssel's Youth 1880s National Museum of Art Ateneum Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Aaltonen
