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A NEW PERSPECTIVE
CONNECTING THE
FUTURE THROUGH
CONTEMPORARY ART

UESHIMA MUSEUM
we will be holding a new collection exhibition, "Thematic Exhibitions for Creative Encounters."
~James Turrell Permanent Exhibit Begins~.

We are pleased to announce that UESHIMA MUSEUM (https://ueshima-museum.com) will hold a new collection exhibition, “Thematic Exhibition for Creative Encounters,” starting from June 21, 2025 (Sat).

Since its opening in June 2024, the UESHIMA MUSEUM COLLECTION has been presenting a wide range of artworks selected from more than 700 works of contemporary art by a wide range of artists from Japan and abroad under the theme of “contemporaneity” and in accordance with various themes, Since its opening in June 2024, the UESHIMA MUSEUM COLLECTION has been introduced by many domestic and international media and social networking services, and has attracted much attention. This second exhibition of the collection will be renewed under the curatorial direction of Yuko Hasegawa, who served as the director of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa until March 2025. In addition, an installation work by James Turrell will be newly exhibited as a part of the permanentcollection. We look forward to seeing you at the museum.

Dates |

June 21, 2025 (Sat) ～

Opening Hours (Date and Time Web Ticket System) |

11:00 ~ 17:00 (Last entry at 16:00)

Address |

Ueshima Tower, Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen 1-21-18 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Admission fee(tax incl.) |

General : USD20

High School & Junior High School Students : USD5

Elementary School Students & Younger : Free (Non-Resident)

Closed Days |

Monday (If Monday is holiday, closed on the following weekday)

About UESHIMA MUSEUM

UESHIMA MUSEUM is located on the grounds of Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen, the alma mater of UESHIMA COLLECTION owner Kankuro Ueshima. It is highly regarded for its emphasis on international perspective and high ethical standards in education under the fundamental goal of "Seek and Think for Oneself." (“Jicho-Jiko”) The museum’s building, named “Ueshima Tower, Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen”, was renovated from the former British School in Tokyo, which was established in 1988 and held its opening ceremony in September of the following year in the presence of the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The British School in Tokyo was utilized until August 2023 and was reopened after renovation.

Address |

Ueshima Tower, Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen 1-21-18 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Museum Director |

Kankuro Ueshima

Curator |

Yuko Hasegawa

Thematic Exhibits for Creative Encounters

The second collection will be mostly replaced by a new exhibition, except for the permanent part on the second floor.The first exhibition in this collection, with “contemporaneity” as its core theme, focused on hot abstraction to express the emotions and humanity of contemporary people, while contemporary narrative through figuration and conceptual art were also on display.

This time, James Turrell's installation will be added to the second floor, and the long, narrow space in the center will become the Gerhard Richter exhibition gallery. On the other floors, all the exhibits have been revamped, curated by the globally acclaimed Yuko Hasegawa, in order to offer unique encounters with diverse contemporary art expressions.

By setting a theme for each floor and creating a flow of exhibits, the connection between the works is designed to stimulate the viewer's imagination and allow for free interpretation.The exhibition rooms have been transformed with diverse themes such as space, pop, soothing geometry, lively narration, love and glitch, etc., a space open to the Shibuya landscape, and a shining white floor with a sense of floating. Please visit the evolving UESHIMA MUSEUM.

Kankuro Ueshima Profile

Founder of "UESHIMA MUSEUM COLLECTION", born in Chiba prefecture, Japan in 1979. Ueshima graduated from Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen Makuhari Senior High School in 1998, then enrolled in the Natural Sciences I at the University of Tokyo. While attending the Faculty of Engineering, he started his own business and has since developed a diversified business as an entrepreneur and investor.
Selected to be "Top 200 Collectors 2024" by ARTnews in US

Yuko Hasegawa Profile

Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Kyoto University / Program Director, Department of Art and Design, International House of Japan / Former Director, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (April 2021 - March 2025) / Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of the Arts / Visiting Professor, Institute for Integrated Global Environmental Studies
She has served as a curator at Art Tower Mito (1989–93), visiting curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1992–93), curator at the Setagaya Art Museum (1993–99) and Artistic Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo(2016-March 2021). She is also Artistic Director of the Inujima Art House Project(2011- present). She completed a BA in Law at Kyoto University, and an MFA in Art History at Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music. She has been honored with the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France (2015), the Ordem de Rio Branco, Brazil (2017), and Japan Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award, the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan (2020).