ANIMALS & FRIENDS

Photography and Painting

Duration: 6th of April (Sat) til 30th of June（Sun）
Opening hours：11:00 to 18:30（Last Entry 18:00）
Opening Days：Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
(Closed outside of the exhibition period due to exhibition changes and maintenance inside the museum)
Admission：Adult 500 yen／Student（University , High School） 400 yen／Student（Junior high School、Elementary School） 300 yen
Location: Tokyo Art Museum


Organizer：Tokyo Art Museum
Planning：Plaza foundation
Support：Embassy of the federal republic of Germany in japan

Overview

Humans and animals have had a special relationship for centuries: hunting objects, food sources,livestock, means of transportation and pets. In the visual arts and in religion, animals also serve as symbols, food offerings and ritual objects. Animal masks play a major role in ethnic groups and carnivals, helping people to transform themselves and escape from everyday life.

Today, humans and animals have a special emotional relationship that provides love and comfort, enables social contact and alleviates loneliness.Animals are domesticated in our human world, they are part of our everyday lives and can be seen at the zoo. In the wild, animals can also be dangerous.

All the artists involved in this exhibition have their own view of people and animals: observant, distanced, surreal, humorous and full of respect.