10th anniversary exhibition: Reflecting encounters with the now—Japanese contemporary glass 1975－2025
To mark its 10th anniversary, the Toyama Glass Art Museum will stage a special exhibition showcasing Japanese contemporary glass art past and present. In Japan, the trend among individual artists to make glassworks themselves began to gather momentum in the late 1970s. The backdrop to this reversal of the hitherto more common approach―artists working for companies partnering with artisans who performed the tasks dealing directly with the material―included the establishment of Japan’s first dedicated glass course, at Tama Art University in 1977, and growing international exchange in the glass art field in the wake of the 8th General Assembly and International Conference of the World Crafts Council, held in Kyoto in 1978. Experimenting repeatedly with their material, artists pursued expression that reflected its unique qualities. An unfolding of spatial, large-scale glass expression into the 1990s was followed in the 2000s by a growing preference among artists to develop their own original glass-making techniques, and a burgeoning body of work responding directly to changing social conditions. The result has been even greater diversity in glass-based expression. Looking back on a tumultuous half-century in glass art, this exhibition presenting outstanding pieces typical of each era, alongside expression that evinces exciting new possibilities, is a landmark opportunity to enjoy work after work reflecting the artist’s sense of “now” as it arises from myriad encounters with materials, ideas and more.
Toyama Glass Art Museum Exhibition Rooms 1－3, Floors 2－3
Saturday, November 1, 2025 - Sunday, January 25, 2026
9:30－18:00
(Admission ends 30 min. before closing time.), [Fri.－Sat.] 9:30-20:00, [January 2－3] 9:30－17:00
First and Third Wednesdays, December 29, 2025－January 1, 2026
Toyama Glass Art Museum
Japan Arts Fund
THE KITANIPPON SHIMBUN, THE TOYAMA SHIMBUN, Japan Broadcasting Corporation Toyama Station, Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd., TOYAMA TELEVISION BROADCASTING CO., LTD., TULIP-TV INC.
ITO Makoto, HAMADA Yoshio, Joel Philip MYERS, FUJITA Kyohei, ASAHARA Chiyoji, Marvin LIPOFSKY, Ann WOLFF, Finn LYNGGAARD, Harvey K. LITTLETON, Dominick LABINO, KURAMOTO Yoko, NODA Osamu, NODA Yumiko, TAKAHASHI Yoshihiko, SHIBUYA Ryoji, IKEMOTO Kazumi, OMURA Shunji, NISHI Etsuko, OHGITA Katsuya, YUKUTAKE Harumi, TADA Minami, IWATA Ruri, YOSHIMOTO Yumiko, TAKAHASHI Yoshihiko & TASHIMA Etsuko, TAKIKAWA Yoshiko, IKUTA Niyoko, IEZUMI Toshio, KOJIRO Yoshiaki, TSUMORI Hidenori, WATARAI Yasuhiro, TAKEOKA Kensuke, FUJIKAKE Sachi, SASAKI Masahiro, TSUKADA Midori, KOJIMA Yukako, ITO Machiko, OGAWA Ikuko, ENAMI Fujiko, YAMAMOTO Akane, OMURO Momoo, WATANABE Chiemi, SASAKI Rui, ODAHASHI Masayo, SASAKAWA Kenichi, HONGO Jin, KOSOGAWA Runa, YOKOYAMA Shohei, IMAI Ruiko, HIROGAKI Ayako, SATO Shizue, KOBAYASHI Chisa, TERASAWA Kie, MATSUO Rina, and others (listed in the order of exhibitition)
Admission
General Public 1200 yen (1000 yen), College and University students 1000 yen (800 yen)
*Price in brackets for groups of 20 or more *High school students and younger: Free *Tickets for Special Exhibition include admission to the Collection Exhibition (4F) and the Glass Art Garden (6F).
*Tickets also available on the Museum website for advance purchase during the exhibition period (regular price only).
*Reproduction of photos are prohibited.
Access
○20-minute walk.
○Take the tram (Shinaidensha) for Minamitoyamaeki-mae. Get off at Nishicho. 1-minute walk.
○Take the Loop Line tram (Shinaidensha Kanjō-sen). Get off at Grand Plaza-mae. 2-minute walk. (Tram takes approx. 10 minutes from Toyama Sta. to Nishicho/Grand Plaza-mae.)
○Take the Airport Bus to Toyama Station (Airport Express Bus/Local Bus (Route no.36)) and get off at Sogawa. 4-minute walk.
5-1 Nishicho, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0062, Japan
TEL 076-461-3100
FAX 076-461-3310
https://www.toyama-glass-art-museum.jp/en/
