The Exhibition ‘Fear in Painting’ Opened

On July 22, the exhibition ‘Fear in Painting’ opened at the Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art (until September 18). The exhibition commemorated the 10th anniversary of the publication of the bestselling book, titled ‘Kowai e’ (published in 2007) by German literature scholar NAKANO Kyōko. Focusing on ‘fear’, the exhibition stimulated the curiosity of the audience and was well received for its deciphering of the subjects and contexts of Western painting, which cannot be solely accessed through contemporary sensitivities, and the various meanings encompassed in each work of art. The exhibition toured to the Ueno Royal Museum (Taitō Ward, Tokyo) (Oct 7 – December 17) (Japanese)