Event
Kagaku Murakami Exhibition
April 28, 2012 (Sat) – June 10, 2012 (Sun)
Admission: Adults:1000yen
Students: 800yen
http://www.kahitsukan.or.jp/frame_e.html
Artists: Kagaku Murakami
Venue
Kahitsukan Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art
http://www.kahitsukan.or.jp/index.html
Access: 271 Kitagawa, Gion-Machi, Higashiyama, Kyoto
Tel: 075-525-1311
Hours: 10:00 ~ 18:00
（entry up to 30 minutes before closing.）
Closed: Monday
Description
Kagaku Murakami (1888-1939) was one of the most famous modern Japanese-style painters from the early 20th Century. His painted lines harbor a miraculous beauty and display utterly unique feelings and unbounded spirituality. His words, “An act of creation is tantamount to offering a prayer in solitary confinement”, allow us to take a peek, with a strong sense of awe, at the abysmal and ruthless depths to which the practice of art can sometimes lead. Prince Siddhartha Meditating under a Tree, depicting young Buddha practice Zen meditation under a bo tree, is one of the noblest and most beautiful paintings among Kagaku’s numerous Buddhist works.
Director, Yoshitomo Kajikawa
