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7 October 2012 - 6 January 2013
This exhibition will feature Inokuma’s paintings of human figure from his early years and his time in France. [Detail]

Three Girls and Bicycles, 1938
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13 January - 4 April 2013
Open Everyday
[Detail]

20 Faces, 1989
©The MIMOCA Foundation

13 April 2013 - 30 June 2013
This exhibition will introduce Inokuma’s paintings from his early years in Toyko and his time in France. [Detail]

Woman with an Umbrella, 1938
©The MIMOCA Foundation

13 July 2013 - 4 Nov. 2013
This exhibition introduce Inokuma’s works of painting focusing on his multiple techniques. [Detail]

Blue Circle in a Hand, 1979
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16 Nov 2013 - 16 Feb 2014
*Closed:25-31 Dec 2013
The wonder of the human race is our ability to stand, walk and run. Genichiro Inokuma (1902-1993) thinks that the human body shape in comparison to other creatures was transformed ingeniously into a balanced form by walking on two legs. He admires the human body as a master-piece, and he says especially "Nothing is more perfect than nudity"*. Inokuma considered the nude human form as a solid object filled with abstract shapes which were well balanced. The nudes that he continued to paint through his life reflect his view of wonder toward the beauty of ourselves.

* "Atelier" May 1995, p.2 [Detail]

Blue Nude, 1990
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