René Lalique – Paris Modern Elegance
Selected Works from the Kitazawa Museum of Art
René Lalique – Paris Modern Elegance
Selected Works from the Kitazawa Museum of Art
Photo: Haruji Takemoto
From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, art glass in France entered the golden age. Emile Gallé (1846-1904) of Nancy developed Art Nouveau glass from the late 19th century in the motif of colorful nature. In contrast to him, René Lalique (1860-1945) created Art Deco, a modern style in the beginning of the 20th century. Lalique spent the first half of his life as a jewelry artist and had great success winning the grand prix at the 1900 Paris Exposition. After he reached fifty, he challenged art glass and attracted worldwide attention at the 1925 Art Deco Exposition. Lalique introduced glass in a variety of areas from a perfume bottle to architectural decorations, proposing a modern lifestyle.
Kitazawa Museum of Art in Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture, which is known for its Gallé’s collection, owns one of the greatest collections of glass artworks by Lalique. In this exhibition, we introduce major works of Lalique from Kitazawa Museum’s collection.
April 27 – September 23, 2019
Exhibition Room 1, 2 (2F), Toyama Glass Art Museum
9:30－18:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays)
*On the first day, the exhibition will open after the opening ceremony(11:00～).
May 8, May 15, June 5, June 19, July 3, July 17, August 7, August 21, September 11 and September 18, 2019
Toyama Glass Art Museum
Kitazawa Museum of Art Foundation
THE KITANIPPON SHIMBUN, THE TOYAMA SHIMBUN, Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd., TULIP-TV INC., Toyama Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Kitazawa Museum of Art, Photo: Tetsuo Shimizu
Photo: Tetsuo Shimizu
Kitazawa Museum of Art, Photo: Tetsuo Shimizu
Kitazawa Museum of Art, Photo: Tetsuo Shimizu
Photo: Takao Ogata
Admission
Adults:¥700 (¥500) College students: ¥500 (¥300)
*Elem/JH/HS: free
*Price in brackets for groups of 20 or more.
*Combined ticket with another special exhibition is available.
*Tickets also allow admission to the Permanent Exhibition.
Access
20 minute walk
From Toyama St., take the Tram (Shinaidensha) for Minami-Toyama-Eki-Mae and get off at "Nishicho". 1 minutes walk.
From Toyama St., take City Loop Line (Shinaidensha Kanjo-sen) and get off at “Grand Plaza Mae”. 2 minutes walk.
Approx. 10 minutes from Toyama St. by Tram (Shinaidensha)
From Toyama Airport, take a local bus called Toyama Kuko-sen (Toyama Airport Line) and get off at “Sogawa”. 4 minutes walk.
5-1 Nishicho, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0062, Japan
TEL 076-461-3100
FAX 076-461-3310
http://www.toyama-glass-art-museum.jp/en/
