By Yumi Iwasaki | Project Leader
Today, we would like to update you on the Hiroshima Memorial held on August 6, the current exhibition, the progress of the restoration of the Hiroshima Panels II: Fire, and the recent donation of artworks and research conducted by a Russian researcher.
Hiroshima Memorial at the Maruki Gallery
August 6 of this year marked the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. We held a reading session from the children’s book “Hiroshima no pika” and a screening of the film “HELLFIRE: Journey from Hiroshima.” There was also a workshop to paint paper lanterns and food stalls in the Gallery's yard.
From August 1st to 31st, for a limited time only, we are releasing a film Genbaku no Zu (the Hiroshima Panels) from 1953, directed by Aoyama Michiharu and Imai Tadashi (approx. 17 mins). The film is in Japanese, but we invite you to see it as it is an extremely valuable record of the production and nationwide tour of the Hiroshima Panels, shot soon after the end of the Allied Occupation of Japan. Please click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6ycZDMj6qE to watch the video.
Current exhibition: Kan Ryohei
The special exhibition Kan Ryohei - Based on a True Story is on display from July 20 to October 14.
This presentation is part of a research project by Kan Ryohei revolving around the mannequins depicting A-bomb victims in the Peace Memorial Museum’s collection.
It aims to provide an opportunity to reconsider the relationship between ‘documentation’ and ‘fiction’ in passing on the memory of such historical disconnection and death. Please click here https://marukigallery.jp/event-en/7942/ for more information.
Progress on the restoration of the Hiroshima Panels (II): Fire
On May 23, we visited the Institute for Conservation of Cultural Property Aichi University of the Arts to see the progress of the restoration of the Hiroshima Panels (II): Fire.
Unlike Ghost, Part 1 of the series, which was painted entirely in black sumi ink, this work features an impressive vivid vermilion color. The restoration work seemed to be progressing smoothly, based on careful analysis and investigation of the paint's composition.
By the summer of 2025, the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, we expect to complete the restoration process and return to the Maruki Gallery for public display.
Your support has made the restoration work possible. We would like to thank you for your continued support.
Donation of Moscow sketches and the release of a Russian research website
Twenty-five sketches and other works by Maruki Toshi (Akamatsu Toshiko), produced in Moscow in 1937-38 and 1941, were recently donated to the Maruki Gallery. The works vividly depict the Kremlin Palace, the streets of Moscow, the puppet theater, among other things.
Additionally, a research website by Russian art historian [Viktor Belozerov], which explores information on Maruki Iri and Toshi in the USSR, is now available online.
Russianhttps://syg.ma/@gendaieye/gssSDmLj_dQ6uw
Englishhttps://syg.ma/@gendaieye/893JqnBmHYJT0g
This study focuses on the coverage of Iri and Toshi in the Soviet media and provides a detailed overview of the developments in the exhibitions of the Hiroshima Panels, the works of Iri and Toshi existing in Russia, and their representation by Russian artists.
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