A painting of a Chinese baby holding an Oreo cookie and giant figures of a bear talking with a police officer are among the works being shown at a new museum devoted to modern art, which is opening Saturday in Tokyo.
The Mori Art Museum, shown to reporters Thursday ahead of its opening to the public, overlooks the bustling streets of downtown Tokyo from the 52nd and 53rd floors of the Roppongi Hills complex. The museum will mainly showcase contemporary works by Japanese and Asian artists, organizers said.
The inaugural exhibit, "Happiness: A Survival Guide for Art and Life," is a collage of euphoric and whimsical Asian art from Edo Period erotic art by Hokusai to the cartoonlike smiley-face flowers splashed across a room by Takashi Murakami.