Sponsoring of the exhibition "Fear in Painting"
July 10, 2017
Nissha Printing Co.,Ltd.
Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Nissha”) performs activity for the purpose of "Promotion and support of arts and culture" advocating in the Basic Social Contribution Policy. As the part, Nissha is a cosponsor of the exhibition “Fear in Painting”in Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art from July 22 to September 18, 2017.This exhibition is a traveling exhibition and next venue will be The Ueno Royal Museum..
The exhibition “Fear in Painting” Overview
This exhibition, inspired by the best-selling book Kowai-e (“scary paintings”) by Nakano Kyoko, picks up “scary” paintings (mainly modern European paintings, including those taken up in the book) and displays them according to subject such as myth, reality and history. Some evoke fear directly through vision, and others terrify you when you learn their backgrounds. Please enjoy the various forms of fear expressed in oil paintings and prints.
(*Quotation from Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art website)
This exhibition, inspired by the best-selling book Kowai-e (“scary paintings”) by Nakano Kyoko, picks up “scary” paintings (mainly modern European paintings, including those taken up in the book) and displays them according to subject such as myth, reality and history. Some evoke fear directly through vision, and others terrify you when you learn their backgrounds. Please enjoy the various forms of fear expressed in oil paintings and prints.
(*Quotation from Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art website)
Exhibition Overview
| Period | July 22 to September 18, 2017 Closed on Mondays Exception: Open on September 18 |
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| Hours of opening | 10:00-18:00 Fridays and Saturdays until 20:00 Admission by 30 minutes of before closing |
| Venue | Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art |
| Official website | “Fear in Painting” (Japanese only) |
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