On August 8, 2018, the following release was announced.
“Klimt Exhibition” confirmed to open next spring — the long-awaited news!
April 23 (Tue) – July 10 (Wed), 2019
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Ueno Park, Tokyo)
Masterpieces including “Judith I” — the largest gathering of Klimt oil paintings ever to be shown in Japan!
This 2019 exhibition, marking 100 years since Klimt’s death, also falls in the year that celebrates 150 years of Austria–Japan diplomatic relations.
And this time… amazingly…
Roughly 20 Klimt oil paintings — the largest such gathering ever in Japan — will assemble!
—that’s the news that just arrived. A truly precious chance to see Klimt’s works together.
The three works whose information was released today are the following, out of the 20 to be shown.
[1] Judith I (1901)
One of this exhibition’s headline works is “Judith I” — a distinctly Klimt-esque piece.
[2] Schloss Kammer on the Attersee III (1909–10)
[3] Portrait of Eugenia Primavesi (1913–14)
Reproductions of mural works too!
Also coming to Japan is a precise reproduction of Klimt’s 34-meter-long mural “Beethoven Frieze.” The reproduction will recreate its installation at the Vienna Secession Building, and it will be fascinating to see how that display is realized.
The exhibition will center on works from the Belvedere in Vienna — home to what is arguably the world’s premier Klimt collection — tracing the evolution of Klimt’s career alongside works by his contemporaries who were active with him. The non-Klimt selections are also something to look forward to. Might Egon Schiele make an appearance, one wonders.
Copy also promises that “through Japanese crafts and paintings introduced in late-19th-century Vienna, the exhibition will explore the influence of Japonisme on Klimt,” suggesting Japanese works will be on view as well.
Information about the works and highlights will be added to the official site in stages. Looking forward to it!!
https://klimt2019.jp/
Overview
“Klimt Exhibition: Vienna and Japan 1900”
April 23 (Tue) – July 10 (Wed), 2019
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Ueno Park, Tokyo)
Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, The Asahi Shimbun, TBS, Belvedere (Austrian Gallery, Vienna)
Traveling exhibition information (planned): July 23 (Tue) – October 14 (Mon/holiday), 2019 / Toyota Municipal Museum of Art (Aichi)
