Aubrey Beardsley and Japan

Utsunomiya Museum of Art

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Aubrey Beardsley

The release of Oscar Wilde’s “Salome”, containing the illustrations of Aubrey Beardsley(1872-1898) helped to alight a fierce enthusiasm for Beardsley’s work to the extent that the British art world of the late 19th century came to be known as the Beardsley era. Such excitement was also clearly informed to Japan of the Meiji and Taisho periods. For those working in the field of graphic design and book illustration it were as if no one was left untouched by Beardsley’s influence. Yet at the same time Beardsley was also under the sway of Japonism which gained such popularity around Europe in the late 19th century, with his early work often referencing Japanese art of the modern era. This exhibition places a spotlight on the Beardsley Era whilst examining the cycle of art between Japan and Britain between the 19th and 20th centuries through a collection of 270 works.

[Related Event]
Gallery Talk
Dates: Every Saturday 14:00-
*Exhibition ticket required

Schedule

Dec 6 (Sun) 2015-Jan 31 (Sun) 2016

Opening Hours Information

Hours	9:30-17:00
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Open on public holidays but closed on the following day (unless this falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday when the venue will open).
Notice	Closed on December 24th, 28th Dec.- 4th Jan.,12th and 18th and 25th Jan.

Fee

Adults ¥800, University and High School Students ¥600, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥400.

Venue

Utsunomiya Museum of Art
http://u-moa.jp/etc/english.html

Location

1077 Nagaoka-cho, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi 320-0004

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Access

From the West exit of JR Utsunomiya Station, take the Kanto bus towards to Utsunomiya Museum of Art via Toyosatodai and Teikyo University and get off at Utsunomiya Museum of Art. 20 minutes by taxi from JR Utsunomiya Station.

Phone

028-643-0100

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