Vivinavi

Description

Shortly after the end of the war, when the previously suppressed speech was beginning to regain its vitality, magazines were launched and reprinted one after another, including "Sekai" magazine from Iwanami Shoten in 1946 and "Kurashi no Techo" （ from Kureshi Techo in 1948, initially as "Beautiful Kurashi no Techo" ） from Costume Institute. was first published.

"Sekai" was founded under the will of Shigeo Iwanami （ 1881-1946 ）, founder of Iwanami Shoten, with Genzaburo Yoshino （ 1899-1981 ）, author of "Kimi-tachi wa doujiru ka" （ 1937, first published by Shinchosha ）, as chief editor. 964>, a comprehensive magazine launched under the editorship of Genzaburo Yoshino , who was also the author of Shinchosha . During the rapidly changing postwar period in Japan, it consistently dealt with issues related to peace, such as the peace and security of Japan, the Japan-Korea problem, and Okinawa. It also dealt with major literary works in the literary world, including "Gray Moon" by Naoya Shiga and "The Fourth Interglacial Period" by Kobo Abe, and discussions leading to the collection "Sosho Bunka no Genzai" （, 13 volumes, 1980-1982, Iwanami Shoten ）, compiled mainly by Kenzaburo Oe, Yujiro Nakamura and Masao Yamaguchi. , a collection of articles on culture and the history of culture in Japan.

Meanwhile, Kurashi no Techo was a general lifestyle magazine launched by the up-and-coming fashion critic Hanamori Yasuji （ (1911-1978) ） and Ohashi Jinko （ (1920-2013) ）. It started out as a magazine to provide useful ideas for daily life at a time when supplies were scarce due to the war, and even after people's lives changed to one of mass production ・ and mass consumption, it continued to provide quality information, including "test reports on daily necessities," a project in which products were actually used and data was published. Hanamori was personally involved in the entire production process, from writing the manuscripts, interviewing and photographing, to the layout of the magazine, cover art, and design of advertising. Both magazines had a major impact on Japanese publishing culture and continue to this day.

In recent years, the Setagaya Art Museum has received a donation of original cuttings of "Sekai" from Iwanami Shoten and original cuttings of "Kurashi no Techo" by Hanamori from Kureshino Techo and Aio Doi. The "Sekai" magazine features a wide variety of artists who have led the Japanese modern and contemporary art scene, including Western-style painting, Japanese-style painting, prints, sculpture, and contemporary art, such as Kazumasa Nakagawa, Matazo Kayama, Tetsuro Komai, Yoshikuni Iida, Keiji Usami, and Koao Kano, and each artist contributed a unique cut. Hanamori has been involved in almost all of the cuts for Kurashi no Techo since the first issue of the magazine, and his richly varied style of painting has graced the pages of the magazine.

This exhibition introduces original cuttings from these two magazines, "Sekai" and "Kurashi no Techo," from the collection. Please take a look at the development of these two magazines, which walked through the same era in different forms, and the fascination of each artist that can be clearly seen in the expression of the cuttings.

Organized by ： Setagaya Art Museum （ Setagaya Cultural Foundation ）

In cooperation with ： Iwanami Shoten Co.

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https://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/event/bunka/d00205214.html