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Unique sensibility From the exhibition.

Inaugurated by Badal K. Das, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, the exhibition has been mounted as part of the Indo-Japan Friendship Year. Prof. Rajeev Lochan, Director NGMA, congratulated the selection of Tadashi Kanai, Associate Professor, Shinshu University and the curator of the exhibition.

Says noted artist Satish Gujral, “No one has showed such appreciation of beauty and form as the Japanese. Also, no one has the same ability to formulate it.” He describes the Japanese sensibility, “Once I was invited to a party in Japan. There was no food. No drink. It was a party to see the rising of the moon.” The exhibition perfectly articulates this fine sensibility.

The ten artists span different generations, made evident in their work. Born in 1918, Saburo Muraoka’s work is testimony to his experiences in the World War. Whereas Takehito Koganezawa’s (born in 1974) work uses video imagery to make alive his dreams.

Keisuke Yamaguchi’s “Heart of the Plant” makes plants of human organs. And organs of plants. He creates a Flower Box through an installation of dried flowers and leaves in cassette boxes. Created in India he enlisted the help of volunteers to collect over a thousand varieties of flora and fauna for this project. Yukio Nakagawa re-interprets ikebana to create violent and passionate photographs through unique flower arrangements and angles.

Masanori Sukenari’s work reconstructs space through the use of a large three-dimensional works.

Tomoaki Ishihara uses photographs to interpret the relationship between seeing and being seen. Two photographs are set up face to face, one set in a museum in Japan and one set in a museum in Germany. The photographer includes himself in the work. Through just these two photographs Ishihara shows how women are seen differently in different societies.

Paintings like photographs are created by Mitsuko Miwa. In the funeral procession to the pope painting, she brings out the quiet grief and deep respect of the faithful. Her work is furious with colour and emotion.

This exhibition is a comprehensive display of Japanese art from the 1960s to the present. This insightful perspective, organised in association with Japan Foundation, will continue till November 11.

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