Exhibition

Taniuchi Rokuro

TANIUCHI Rokuro’s Works; from the covers of the weekly magazine Shukan Shincho
Delights at Home

2022 Sat April 9 〜 2022 Sun June 26

Closed: Mon May 9, Mon June 6


In the TANIUCHI Rokuro Pavilion, we display the original paintings for the covers of the weekly magazine Shukan Shincho. Creating them was the life work of Taniuchi Rokuro (1921-1981), who produced 1,300 of them. Here we present a selection from that huge oeuvre of fifty paintings at a time, changing the exhibits four times a year. The choice of paintings is based on a variety of themes, with a new theme chosen for each exhibition.
The pandemic wreaking havoc in the past few years has thrown people throughout the world into confusion. Simply made going out for pleasure has become difficult. Instead, many people have discovered new ways to enjoy themselves at home. Even the scene outside one’s window, if looked at daily, changes, we realize, with the time of day, the weather, and the season. If we revisit quite familiar objects and phenomena in our homes from a child’s perspective, we can see puzzling and novel things. Taniuchi Rokuro’s works express—most richly—the beauty latent in the everyday, the daydreams characteristic of children, and delicate states of mind.
Taniuchi Rokuro himself suffered from a lung disease in childhood that required experiencing repeated hospitalizations and changes of place to improve his health. His unparalleled powers of imagination were, one might hypothesize, cultivated in his hospital bed.
Taniuchi Rokuro’s works present a world filled with clues for ways to enjoy daily life. Please enjoy exploring them.

《A Little Playground》 1965 ©Michiko Taniuchi
《A Little Theater》 1963 © Michiko Taniuchi
《Rainy Day》 1962 © Michiko Taniuchi
《Butterflies Coming to Check the Homework》 1965 © Michiko Taniuchi
Date2022 Sat April 9 – Sun June 26
Hours10:00-18:00
ClosedMon May 9, Mon June 6
AdmissionDay ticket (Group of 20 persons or more) Adults: ¥380 (¥300)
University Students/High School students/Senior over 65: ¥280 (¥220)
Junior high school students and younger: Free
*Entry is free for high school students residing in Yokosuka or students attending high school in Yokosuka.
*Free admission for persons with a disability pass and one accompanying caretaker.
OrganizerYOKOSUKA MUSEUM OF ART