Format this e-mail for: Web browser | mobile device TOKYO 1955-1970 FOCUSES ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF JAPAN's CAPITAL INTO A CENTER OF THE AVANT-GARDE Exhibition Brings Together Over 200 Works, Including Notable Loans from Collections in Japan Tokyo 1955-1970: A New Avant-Garde November 18, 2012–February 25, 2013 The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art Exhibition Gallery, sixth floor Press Preview: Tuesday, November 13, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. NEW YORK, October 4, 2012–MoMA presents Tokyo 1955-1970: A New Avant-Garde, the first museum exhibition to focus on the city of Tokyo during the remarkable period from the mid-1950s through the 1960s, when the city transformed itself from the capital of a war-torn nation into an international center for arts, culture, and commerce. The exhibition is on view from November 18, 2012, to February 25, 2013. Following past MoMA exhibitions focused on art-making in Japan–including The New Japanese Painting and Sculpture (1965) and New Japanese Photography (1974)–Tokyo 1955-1970 draws from MoMA's collection of Japanese works across curatorial departments in addition to over 100 works on loan from important public and private collections in Japan and the United States. Reflecting the numerous multidisciplinary crossings that characterized the postwar Japanese avant-garde centered in Tokyo at the time, the exhibition encompasses many mediums–including painting, sculpture, photography, drawings, graphic design, architecture, video, and documentary film–with over 200 works on view by more than 60 artists and art collectives. The exhibition brings together some of the most iconic works from the period, as well as works recently discovered or reevaluated by new scholarship. Tokyo 1955-1970: A New Avant-Garde is organized by Doryun Chong, Associate Curator, with Nancy Lim, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition is co-organized and supported by The Japan Foundation. for press release and images. Downloadable high-resolution images CONTACT: Paul Jackson 212-708-9593 Email Margaret Doyle 212-408-6400 Email Department of Communications 212-708-9431 pressoffice@moma.org First Image: Kojima Nobuaki. Untitled (Figure). 1964. Painted plaster and strips of cloth coated with polyethylene resin. 67 5/8 x 35 1/2 x 19 3/8″ (171.7 x 90 x 49 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Given anonymously. © 2011 Kojima Nobuaki Second Image: Moriyama Daidō. Baton Twirler (Baton towarā). 1967. Gelatin silver print. 18 7/8 x 14 11/16″ (48.1 x 37.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the photographer. © 2012 Moriyama Daidō The Museum of Modern Art | 11 West 53 Street | New York, NY 10019 To ensure you receive our e-mail, make sure you add support@enews-moma.org to your address book. If you prefer not to receive future email from The Museum of Modern Art, please .