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Past Special Exhibition

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2008.06.28 - 08.17

Osamu Ishiyama
12 Architectural Visions

Overview

Plans for the Near Future by an Architect Who Continues Asking, What Is Architecture?""

Osamu Ishiyama (1944 - ) has explored new ways of constructing buildings: making a house out of a giant steel pipe, importing materials directly from overseas, adopting diverse techniques including traditional plastering and steelworking methods used in a shipyard, and raising funds while building a structure a little at a time. This is his first individual exhibition in an art museum. Ishiyama's work is presented with a focus on 12 projects currently being carried out in Japan and other countries. You may see architecture that is different from anything you have ever seen before and get a glimpse of life in the future.

Information

Dates:
June 28, 2008(Saturday) - August 17(Sunday), Museum closed on Mondays, except July 21. And closed on July 22 instead.
Hours:
10:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. Visitors must enter 30 minutes before closing time.
Place:
Setagaya Art Museum, 1st floor exhibition rooms
Admission:
General 1,000(800), college and high school students / 65 and older 800(640), junior high ,elementary school students and handicapped 500(400)
Amount in parentheses applies to groups of 20 or more.
Organizer:
Setagaya Art Museum
Support:
City of Setagaya
Cooperation:
Ishiyama Osamu Laboratory, Waseda University
Grant:
Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities, The Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Cultural Foundation

Overview

Plans for the Near Future by an Architect Who Continues Asking, What Is Architecture?""

Osamu Ishiyama (1944 - ) has explored new ways of constructing buildings: making a house out of a giant steel pipe, importing materials directly from overseas, adopting diverse techniques including traditional plastering and steelworking methods used in a shipyard, and raising funds while building a structure a little at a time. This is his first individual exhibition in an art museum. Ishiyama's work is presented with a focus on 12 projects currently being carried out in Japan and other countries. You may see architecture that is different from anything you have ever seen before and get a glimpse of life in the future.