Tadanori Yokoo: 100 Takes on Hanshan and Shide

For some time, the contemporary artist Tadanori Yokoo has been working on a series based on Hanshan and Shide, a traditional subject matter in East Asian painting. This series includes over one-hundred paintings that Yokoo created specifically for this exhibition, which will be displayed for the very first time. Hanshan and Shide were Zen poet-monks who allegedly lived during China’s Tang dynasty (618–907). They have been celebrated in both China and Japan for their erratic behavior and apparent madness — considered by some as a sign of spiritual enlightenment.


Yokoo continued to work on the series during the coronavirus pandemic and created over one-hundred paintings based on Hanshan and Shide in an atelier secluded from the mundane world, echoing these legendary figures’ transcendent lives. This series traverses various realms, weaving a dazzling tale that truly transcends space and time. The largest series in Yokoo’s career, it poses countless questions to its viewers, like a mirror that shows a different reflection every time.

Overview & Access

Title

Tadanori Yokoo: 100 Takes on Hanshan and Shide

Period

September 12 – December 3, 2023

Venue

Hyokeikan, Tokyo National Museum (Ueno Park)

13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8712, Japan

Hours

9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

  • * Last entry 30 minutes before closing

Closed

Monday (except for September 18 and October 9), September 19, and October 10

Organizers

Tokyo National Museum, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Agency for Cultural Affairs

With the Special Sponsorship of

Canon Inc., Daiwa Securities Group, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD., Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.

With the Sponsorship of

East Japan Railway Company, SHIMIZU CORPORATION, TAKENAKA CORPORATION, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation

With the Support of

J-WAVE

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Tokyo National Museum

13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8712, Japan


  • 10 minutes' walk from JR Ueno Station (Park exit) and Uguisudani Station (South Exit)
  • 15 minutes' walk from Keisei Ueno Station, Tokyo Metro Ueno Station and Tokyo Metro Nezu Station
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Admission

 

Same-day ticket

Adults

1,600 yen

University students

1,400 yen

High school students

1,000 yen
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  • * Junior high school students and under and persons with disabilities and one accompanying person each are admitted free. Please present an ID at the ticket booth.
  • * Visitors can view this exhibition without making reservations. Tickets may also be purchased at the ticket counter, but you may be asked to wait if the exhibition is crowded.
  • * Tickets for this exhibition can also be used to visit the general exhibitions including "Admiring the Legendary Mad Monks: Paintings of Hanshan and Shide from the Museum Collection" on the same day.