Hara Museum of Contemporary Art

The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the most important private art museums in Japan. The building was originally built as a private home. It was designed by JinWatanabe (1887-1973) and completed in 1938. In 1979, it was converted to an art museum. Jin Watanabe is a well-known Japanese architect who designed the Wako in Ginza( 1932 ), Tokyo National Museum (1937) in Ueno and Daiichi-Life Building(1938) in Yurakucho. This museum is regarded as a good example of Japanese modern architecture influenced by Bauhaus.

The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art hosts the most cutting-edge culture, including art, design, architecture, music and dance. Its permanent collection includes works by Alexander Calder, Yves Klein, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Cindy Sherman, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Lee U-Fan, etc.

The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art presents the exhibition by Cy Twombly( 1928-2011) currently; featuring 70 drawings, paintings and monotypes from 1953 to 2002.This exhibition is the first major solo show in Japan.

Exhibition: Cy Twmbly - Fifty Years of Works on Paper

23^rd of May 2015 - 30^th of August 2015

Its street address is: 4-7-25 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001.

http://www.haramuseum.or.jp