News Release

January, 2019

Japanese Hoki Museum Collection Displayed to Great

Acclaim in Barcelona in 2018 Welcome to this news release from the Hoki Museum, dedicated to contemporary Japanese realist

paintings.

In September 2018, the Hoki Museum had its

first overseas exhibition, presenting 60

paintings at MEAM (European Modern Art

Museum) Barcelona. The exhibition was a great

success, welcoming 29,277 visitors during the

64 day opening period from September 20th to

December 20th.

MEAM, located in central Barcelona's Gothic

district, opened in 2011, not long after the Hoki

Museum's opening in 2010. Like the Hoki,

MEAM is dedicated to figurative paintings and

sculpture. In 2015 the Hoki Museum and MEAM

began discussing exchange exhibition ideas.

Following the Hoki Museum exhibit in

Barcelona, this May 2019 the Hoki Museum will

welcome Japan's first exhibition of Spanish

Realist painting from the MEAM collection.

Fumihiko Gomi An Ancient King Speaks 2018

2019 at the Hoki Museum

Special exhibitions at the Hoki Museum

People, Somehow People are Fascinating Open until May 12th The leading Japanese Realist painter Hiroshi Noda painted a portrait of the

renowned violinist Ivry Gitlis for this portraiture exhibition.

In March 2018, Noda presented his portraits of the Emperor and Empress to

Japan's Imperial Household Agency.

Contemporary Spanish Realism May 17th to September 1st

This exhibition will feature 59 contemporary Spanish Realist painting from the MEAM collection.

Participating artists and the MEAM director will attend the opening events.

Sandorfi September 5th to November 17th

The Hoki Museum is pleased to present Istavan Sandorfi's first

exhibition in Japan. Born in Hungary in 1948, Sandorfi moved to Paris in

1958, where he remained until his death in 2007. Sandorfi's paintings

blend meticulous realistic techinques with surrealist elements.

The Hoki Museum Collection Travels in Japan We will present an exhibition Hoki Museum collection works at

five local museums throughout Japan. The exhibition will feature

64 paintings and be open for approximately two months at each

venue.

April: Okinawa prefecture

June: Sakata, Yamagata prefecture

July: Iwate prefecture

September: Saga prefecture

November: Setouchi, Okayama prefecture

Hiroshi Noda Noble Being,Op.7 2018

Jaime Valero Retrato Número 5 2013 MEAM

Jordi Díaz Alamà El Rey Planeta. Homenaje a Velázquez: Felipe IV, a caballo 2017 MEAM

Golucho Retrato de insomnios 2007 MEAM

Le Préambule des Amoureux 1982

Introduction to the Hoki Museum

Contemporary Japanese Realist Paintings

The Hoki Museum, which opened in Chiba, Japan in November 2010 is Japan’s first museum

dedicated to Realist painting. The Museum's collection includes approximately 480 works by just

over 50 artists, such as those by masters in the field, Hiroshi Noda and Sosuke Morimoto. At any

one time about 140 works are displayed in the

Museum's nine galleries, with a particular focus

on large-scale works.

Special displays feature the works of 15 artists

who have produced large-scale works for the

Museum's My Best Work series. Beginning in

2013, the Hoki Museum Prize for artists under

the age of 40 is held triennially to discover and

foster young painters. The Hoki Museum

Platinum Prize inaugurated in 2018 will also be

held triennially for artists 41 years and older.

Museum Founder: Masao Hoki

Founder of Hogy

Medical Co., Ltd., a

leading supplier of

surgical, sterilization

and ward and

examination products

in Japan

Museum Director: Hiroko Hoki

“Because almost all of

the artists whose works

are displayed here are

still active, this

museum is an

opportunity to share

their journey”.

Prominent works and artists from our collection

Hiroshi Noda Noble Being,Op.5 2015

Toshihiro Ohata Beached Boat 2010

Masayuki Hara Shimmering River in Malham 2018

Fumihiko Gomi An Ancient King Speaks 2018

Sosuke Morimoto The Future 2011

Kenichiro Ishiguro Gas Mask Lifestyle－Child Version 2017

Osamu Obi Afternoon 2015

Ryo Shiotani Resonant Thoughts 2018

Kei Mieno As Is, Before Being Put into Words 2017

Nobuyuki Shimamura Silk Gauze 2003

Award-winning Architecture

The Museum is located next to the verdant Showa no Mori Park, Chiba city's largest green space,

and consists of one above-ground and two below-ground stories featuring corridor-style galleries

comprising 500 meters of exhibition space. One gallery is cantilevered, with 30 meters of the

building extending out horizontally into space. The building was awarded the Japanese

Architecture Award in 2011.

The Hoki Museum’s floating gallery has a steel

frame construction, which along with two main

building pillars, allows the first 30 meters of the

80-meter-long corridor gallery to float in mid-

air.

Facilities

Site: Approx. 3860 ㎡

Floor space: Approx. 3720 ㎡

Exhibition Space: Approx. 1800 ㎡

Floors: One above-ground and two below-ground levels

Construction: Reinforced concrete, with steel frames in some areas

Construction began in October, 2008 and was completed in October 2010

Design: Nikken Sekkei Ltd.

Construction: Obayashi Corporation

Gastronomy We hope you will taste the fine Italian cuisine at our Hanau restaurant after you have enjoyed

viewing our museum's Realist painting and architecture. Dishes feature fresh ingredients from

Chiba prefecture. Our Museum Cafe on B1F provides comfortable designer seating.

How to Visit the Hoki Museum Location: 3-15 Asumigaoka Higashi, Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 267-0067 Japan

On the JR Sotobo Line Toke Station

Tel: 043-205-1500

Opening Hours: Wednesday to Monday, 10 am to 5:30 pm, closed on Tuesdays

Admission fees: Adults ¥1,800

High school and university students and those 65 and above: ¥1300

Junior high school and younger: ¥900

Museum website: https://www.hoki-museum.jp

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Press Inquiries: Hoki Museum Press Office

Fumie Matsui, Shigemi Yasuda (IMPERSSION Co., Ltd)

502 Minami Aoyama Compound

2-18-20 Minami Aoyama Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 Japan

TEL +81-(0)3-6312-4098

e-mail: hoki-museum@mbn.nifty.com