Exhibition ‘Hashimoto Heihachi and Kitasono Katsue’ Opened

On August 7, the exhibition titled ‘Hashimoto Heihachi and Kitasono Katsue: Unusual Pair of Brothers, a Sculptor and a Poet’ opened at the Mie Prefectural Art Museum (until October 11). For the first time, it brought together works by sculptor HASHIMOTO Heihachi (1987 – 1935) and his younger brother KITASONO Katsue (born HASHIMOTO Kenkichi, 1902 – 1978), who emerged as an avant-garde poet and pursued diverse activities spanning literature and art. This significant exhibition highlighted how the seemingly contrasting creative paths of Heihachi, who expressed the spiritual essence residing in natural objects like stone and wood through wood carving, and Katsue, who embraced Futurism, Dada, and Constructivism in his poetry and design, were rooted in their shared upbringing and era, as well as mutual exchange of ideas and dialogue. The exhibition subsequently toured to the Setagaya Art Museum (October 23 – December 12). (Japanese)