Sculptors Takashi Kikuchi and Kei Takemata, stone artist Kota Kinutani, print artist Chihiro Shimotani, wood artist Chuichi Fuji, video artist Yutaka Moriguchi and painter Natsunosuke Mise are all connected by their strong afflilliation to Nara Prefecture.
Despite representing many different disciplines and working in various different countries, the artists each reflect the influence of Nara in their contemporary works.
"To the East" by Kikuchi, for example, may at first glance appear like a simple seated figure, but it in fact pays homage to traditional Buddhist statues, while "The Vessel of Loci: Constellations" by Takemata is symbolically made of bamboo and Japanese paper. This exhibition introduces these artists and their works, which hail from across the world; June 14-July 21.
Nara Prefectural Museum of Art; 10-6 Noborioji-cho, Nara. Nara Stn. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri., Sat. till 7 p.m.). ¥800. Closed Mon. 0742-23-3968; www.pref.nara.jp/35751.htm
