Tange By Tange. 1949-1959 architecture exhibition

January 23 - March 28, 2015

TOTO GALLERY MA, Tokyo

The exhibition Tange by Tange/ Kenzo Tange as seen through the eyes of Kenzo Tange marks 10 years since the passing of Kenzo Tange (1913-2005), one of post-war Japan's most important architects. The exhibition curators, Waro Kishi and Saikaku Toyokawa, have chosen to emphasize the 10 years from the beginning of the architect's career: from 1949 - when he started construction of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (1953) - to 1959 - when construction work was completed on the Kagawa Prefectural Building (1958), one of his first major works.

The exhibition presents a unique glimpse into the early years of Kenzo Tange's career through his 35mm film photographs. It was during this period that Kenzo Tange established himself among the architects who rebuilt Japan, took his first trip abroad, etc.

The many photographs on display show his works at various stages of construction, traditional architecture such as the Katsura Imperial Villa or Ryoanji Temple, Le Corbusier's buildings, and moments spent in the company of foreign architects during his travels. They form a detailed record of his activities from 1949-1959. More than 70 developed positive black and white films are shown for the first time in this exhibition, most of them marked in places with red lines drawn by Tange. These lines reveal the young architect Kenzo Tange, as they convey traces of the thoughts, tensions, and intense activity experienced by the architect.

Supervisor: Waro Kishi; guest curator: Saikaku Toyokawa; exhibition design: Masahiro Kinoshita.

Details:www.toto.co.jp/gallerma/ex150123/index_e.htm