The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo houses over 5800 works of art from modern to contemporary, with a particular emphasis on post-war art. The MOT Collection exhibitions present works from that collection, adopting a different approach on each occasion to advertise the diverse attractions of contemporary art.
The third-floor exhibition, titled “Eye to Eye,” turns its attention to different types of gaze. Kicking off with gaze as painted by the likes of Alex KATZ, NAKAMURA Hiroshi, and NAKAZONO Koji, “Eye to Eye” goes on to include a diverse array of works, including sculptures in reflective materials by TADA Minami and Monir Shahroudy FARMANFARMAIAN; the works of Georges ROUSSE, who creates illusory installations in derelict buildings and photographs them; and an installation by KAIHATSU Yoshiaki, who brings a playfulness to the space between the visible and invisible. There will also be a special exhibition of work by HASEGAWA Shigeru, a painter consistently dedicated to interrogating the status of paintings as “things to be seen.”