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Misuzu Kaneko Shoko Kanazawa Exhibition was held!
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Last updated:
Jul 20, 2017
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Nagato Tourism Convention Association
～Poetry and calligraphy that resonate with each other
The special exhibition "Shoko Kanazawa Exhibition - Hibiki Au Poem and Calligraphy -" will be held at the Prefectural Theater "Renessa Nagato".
Misuzu Kaneko, a children's song poet, breathed life into small objects around her and left poems full of tenderness.
Her deep gaze, which says, "Nothing in this world is useless," has captured the hearts of many of her fans.
Shoko Kanazawa, born in 1985, is a calligrapher who studied under her mother Yasuko despite her handicap of Down's syndrome. Her calligraphy has spread overseas, including her writing on the title of the historical drama "Taira no Kiyomori," giving a speech at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and holding solo exhibitions, giving us the courage and kindness to live.
In 1984, when "The Complete Works of Misuzu Kaneko" was published, Yasuko, who was pregnant with Shoko, was struck by a passage from one of Misuzu's poems and acquired the complete works. Shoko's growth was always accompanied by Misuzu's poems.
The two were from completely different eras and had different ways of expressing themselves. When their works meet, we are amazed at how their souls resonate with each other.
In this exhibition, we will showcase the world of poetry and calligraphy that resonate with each other, with a focus on works written on passages of Misuzu's poems and symbolic characters.
Kaneko Misuzu
1903 - 1930
Children's song poet. Real name: Tell Kaneko
In September 1923, his poems were published simultaneously in four magazines including "Douwa" (Children's Story), and Saijo Hachiju praised him as "a giant star among young nursery rhyme poets," but he died at the young age of 26 and his works were buried.
More than 50 years after her death, Setsuo Yazaki discovered her notebook containing 512 poems, which was published as "The Complete Works of Misuzu Kaneko" in 1984, two years after her death.
Sachiko Kanazawa
1985-
Calligrapher. Since her first solo exhibition "The World of Shoko's Calligraphy", which she opened at the age of 20, she has been expanding her activities in Japan and abroad.
On March 20, 2015, she gave a speech at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on World Down Syndrome Day as a representative of Japan.
He also held an overseas solo exhibition at the "Japan Club and Japan Gallery" in New York. He is currently a visiting associate professor at Nihon Fukushi University.
Period
Saturday, July 22 - Wednesday, August 30, 2017 *Closed on Monday, August 21Hours of operation
9:00-17:00 *Last admission is 16:30Charge
Adults: 300 yen, Elementary and junior high school students: 100 yen *Free for preschool childrenLocation
Prefectural Theatre "Renessa Nagato" Cultural Information Gallery818-1 Senzaki, Nagato, Yamaguchi 759-4106
0837-26-6001
parking lot
Approx. 500 cars/free of chargeAccess
10 minutes by cab from "Nagato City Station" or "Senzaki Station" on the JR Sanin Honsen Line.Approximately 40 minutes from the Mine IC of the Chugoku Expressway
commemorative event
Sunday, July 30, 2017 Commemorative Ceremony, Gallery Talk, Book Signing, etc.Concurrent Special Exhibitions
Visitors can view the permanent exhibition and the Misuzu Kaneko & Shoko Kanazawa Special Exhibition at the Misuzu Kaneko Memorial Museum and the Yasuo Kouzuki Museum of Art.Kaneko Misuzu Memorial Museum
Yasuo Kouzuki Museum of Art
