September 2, 2010
Lights of Flanders
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2010 From the mid-19th century on, European painters decamped from the big cities and founded artists’ colonies in the countryside. A group of Flemish artists settled in the rural village of Sint-Martens-Latem near Ghent, establishing a school based on close communication with the natural environment and local farmers. “Lights […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2010
Gustave de Smet, The Blue sofa, Private collection
From the mid-19th century on, European painters decamped from the big cities and founded artists’ colonies in the countryside. A group of Flemish artists settled in the rural village of Sint-Martens-Latem near Ghent, establishing a school based on close communication with the natural environment and local farmers. “Lights of Flanders” presents some 90 canvasses by artists rarely exhibited in Japan, including Gustave De Smet and Gustave Van de Woestijne, as well as pieces by Japanese painters with links to Latem.
Bunkamura: The Museum
Lights of Flanders: Images of a Beautiful Belgian Village. Painting. Sep 4-Oct 24, ¥700 (elem, MS)/¥1,000 (HS, univ)/¥1,400 (adult). 2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 03-3477-9111. Open Sun-Thu 10am-7pm, Fri-Sat 10am-9pm. Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.bunkamura.co.jp
