Recommended for such people
・ I want to see something amazing
・ I plan to travel to Aomori
What is the Museum of Contemporary Art Towada?
Towada Art Center is a museum in Aomori prefecture that specializes in contemporary art.
Speaking of contemporary art, you may have an image that you don't know what you are expressing, but the works here are all straightforward and exciting.
Therefore, it is also recommended for people who are not interested in museums.
Outdoor permanent exhibition (free)
The outdoor exhibits around the museum are quite substantial. (Is it about 10 in total?)
Here are some of them.
It is recommended that you visit the museum before the museum's opening time of 9:00.
Since there was no one, I was able to monopolize the work.
Ai sings in Towada forever (written by Yayoi Kusama)
It is a work of Yayoi Kusama, who is famous for polka dots.
The inside of the yellow pumpkin is also a work, so let's make a memorial.
The slightly creepy girl is named "Hanako-chan in Towada".
Such outdoor exhibits are easy to get dirty, but they are very well maintained.
Ghost (Written by Inges Iday)
A ghost with an impressive black eye and a strong presence.
(There is an ordinary private house in the back, but how do the residents look out the window ...)
Atta (Written by Noboru Tsubaki)
It is a huge leaf-cutting ant object.
Leafcutter ant is an agricultural ant that grows and eats mushrooms by cutting leaves with fangs to create a fungus bed, contrary to its aggressive appearance.
Such a gap between appearance and essence seems to be one of the themes of this work.
For the first time, I learned that there are ants to farm.
The world of insects is deep.
The Phat House / Fat Car (Written by Erwin Wurm)
There is fat in homes and cars that shouldn't get fat.
You can enter the house, and the thoughts put into this work are screened.
Flower Horse (Written by Choi Jung-hwa)
It is a work that should be called the face of a museum.
A horse-shaped object with a height of 5.5m, decorated with seasonal flowers.
Horses are also a symbol of Towada City.
Permanent exhibition in the hall
The museum is also full of unique works, so please check it out with your own eyes.
(I think it's prohibited to take pictures inside the building, so I can't say that I haven't taken pictures ...)
However, I will quote only one work from the official website.
Standing Woman (Written by Ron Mueck)
"Standing Woman" by Ron Mueck is a must-see.
(The woman on the left is a normal person)
It is an object of an aunt with a height of XNUMX meters.
The blood vessels in the eyes and skin were precisely expressed, and it was as if they were alive.
It is a level that you can visit just for this work without any loss.
↓ For reference, I would like to introduce the works of Ron Mueck from other museums.
It's a work I saw in the United States, but its presence is not hampered.
The boy on the left of the photo was also watching the commentary.
It is this reality even if you look closely.I wonder if he is really a giant.
As far as I know, Ron Mueck's works can only be seen at the Towada Art Center in Japan.
Please go to taste this shock.
One of the highlights is the unusual architecture
The Towada Art Center was built according to the works, so only one work is exhibited in one building.
The space is designed to maximize the appeal of the work, so you can concentrate on viewing it.
The designer of the building is Ryue Nishizawa.
Other famous museums such as 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Ishikawa Prefecture) and Teshima Art Museum (Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture) are also designed.
History of Towada City and Horses
Koma Kaido
Towada City used to have one of Japan's leading horse-producing areas (a place to raise horses), so the town is full of works related to horses.
The main street is called "Koma Kaido" and is designated as one of the 100 best roads in Japan.
A statue of a boy and a horse, I don't know what to express.
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom
Cherry blossoms were also planted on the Koma Kaido, and it was in full bloom around Golden Week.
As expected it is a northern country.Cherry blossoms are late.
Admission and travel time
Ticket price is1200 yen for adults (520 yen if there is no special exhibition).Free for high school students and younger.
The time requiredIt takes about 90 minutes in total (30 minutes for outdoor exhibition, 60 minutes for in-house exhibition).
You may not have to worry about the congestion in the museum because the waiting time was about XNUMX minutes even if you went to Golden Week.
Access
Access is not good and you have to take a bus from the airport or the Shinkansen.
The nearest Shinkansen station is "Shichinohe-Towada Station", but since the number of trains is small, it is often faster to go from "Hachinohe Station".
Access: Towada Art Center Official Website
Finally
The Towada Art Center is not an easy-to-go museum, but it is one of the most entertaining museums in Japan.
in JapanThere are many works that can only be seen here, soLet's visit once in your life.
Tourist information around
Aomori Museum of Art
Although it is far from Towada City, it is a museum that I would like to visit together.
"Aomori-ken" in the photo is the work of artist Yoshitomo Nara from Aomori prefecture.
Only the works of this dog will be featured, but the paintings are also spectacular.
Chagall's masterpiece, "Ballet: Aleko (9m long, 15m wide)", which is famous for using its unique blue color for painting, is also on display.