お家に掛けられる現代アート作品をご紹介し、日常にアートを取り入れる楽しさをお伝えできればと思い綴っているブログです。
作品や作家を知ることから、あなたにとって特別な作品との出会いに繋がれば嬉しいです。
今回は、すどう美術館 須藤一郎館長の「館長のひとりごと」を掲載します。
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画家中島由夫伝
スウェーデンを拠点に日本はもとより世界を股にかけて大活躍している中島由夫という画家がいます。
生年は1940年で、埼玉県深谷町（現在は市）の出身です。小さい時から「ゴッホに憧れ、画家を目指した」とのことで 武蔵野美術大学や明治学院で学んだあと、ヨーロッパの大学でも学び、スゥエーデンを拠点としたのです。
コブラという有名な芸術運動に参加、中心のアスガー・ヨルンとは深い関りを持っていました。
さて私が中島さんと知り合ったのは、もう38年ぐらい前になります。誰かの紹介だったと思うのですが、横浜のデパートで開催されていた個展を見に行った時、気に入って「北極の太陽」という大きな作品を買ってしまったのです。
それがご縁でご本人だけでなく、奥さまや息子のアンデスさんとも知り合い、親しくなりました。
私の町田の自宅美術館時代には日本に帰って来ていた中島さんに個展もしていただきましたが、作品の展示だけではなく、外の駐車場で大きな紙に絵を描くワークショップも行われ、道行く人にも喜んで見ていただくことができました。
その後もですが、中島さんは個展を行う際、絵を見ていただくだけではなく、必ず人々を巻き込んでワークショップやパフォーマンスなどを行なうのです。
そんな付き合いから、それまで日本での住まいをどうしていたのかよく知りませんが、日本の拠点となっている川崎の住居は、頼まれ私の妻が探し、紹介したもので、今も中島さんに喜ばれております。
現在もスゥエーデンや他の国の大きな美術館で展覧会が行われていますが、コロナなどにより日本在住も結構あり、個展の他いろいろな催しが行われていていつもご招待をいただいています。
最近では2023年12月、83歳の誕生祝の会が支援者の運営するスタジオD21（東京四谷）でありました。出席者は20名ほど、ご本人は相変わらずエネルギッシュで、自らパフォーマンスをされましたが、それが凄いのです。
寒中なのに上半身裸になり、今回はその裸体中を書家に墨で文字を書きなぐられるのですが、中島さんはその間、何語でしょうか、呪文のような言葉を発しながら動き回るのです。床の上には予め用意されてきた墨絵具で描かれた絵の破片が散らばっています。でもその一点一点にヨコ文字で中島さんのサインがあり、作品となっているのです。
会は午前11時から午後2時過ぎまでで、昼にはおいしいお弁当や飲み物が用意されてです。帰りにご本人から破片の絵をいただき、家の壁に展示しました。
ところで、中島さんのご家族には別にたいへんお世話になったことがあり、私事になりますが、感謝を込めて次回にお書きしたいと思います。
- 中島由夫
- 北極の太陽
- 92Ｘ61ｃｍ（額108Ｘ76ｃｍ）
- ミクストメディア
すどう美術館 館長 須藤一郎
協力：すどう美術館
[ Gallery SUDOH director’s monologue ] Part53 “Episode with painter Yoshio Nakajima”
This is a blog that introduces contemporary art works that can be hung in your home.
I would like to share with you the joy of incorporating art into your daily life.
I hope that by looking at the artworks and artists, you will be able to encounter a special piece of art for yourself.
This time, with the cooperation of Ichiro Sudoh, Director of Gallery SUDOH, I will be posting [ Gallery SUDOH director’s monologue ] .
Episode with painter Yoshio Nakajima
There is a Swedish-based painter named Yoshio Nakajima who has been very active in Japan and around the world.
His birth year is 1940, and he was born in Fukaya-cho (now a city), Saitama Prefecture. After studying at Musashino Art University and Meiji Gakuin University, he also studied at universities in Europe and was based in Sweden.
He participated in a famous art movement called Cobra, and was deeply involved with Asger Jorn, who was at the center of the movement.
It has been about 38 years since I first became acquainted with Mr. Nakajima. I think I was introduced to him by someone, and when I went to see his solo exhibition at a department store in Yokohama, I liked it so much that I bought a large piece of his artwork called ” The Arctic Sun”.
That was how I got to know not only him but also his wife and son, Andes, and we became close friends.
During the time of my home museum in Machida, He had a solo exhibition when he was back in Japan. In addition to exhibiting his works, he also held a workshop outside in the parking lot to draw pictures on large sheets of paper, which people on the street were happy to see.
After that, whenever He held a solo exhibition, he would not only invite visitors to view his paintings, but he would always involve them in workshops and performances.
I don’t know where he lived in Japan before that, but my wife found and introduced him to the house in Kawasaki, which is now his base in Japan, at his request, and he is still very happy with it.
He has had exhibitions in major museums in Sweden and other countries, but he has also lived in Japan for a number of years due to Corona, etc. He has held various events in addition to his solo exhibitions, and we have always been invited to them.
Recently, in December 2023, he celebrated his 83rd birthday at Studio D21 (Yotsuya, Tokyo), which is run by his supporters. About 20 people attended the party. He was as energetic as ever and gave a performance himself, which was amazing.
He stripped naked despite the cold weather and had a calligrapher write letters in black ink all over his naked body, and while he was doing so, he moved around while uttering what sounded like incantations. On the floor are scattered fragments of pictures drawn with ink paints that had been prepared in advance. Each piece is signed by Nakajima in horizontal characters, making it a work of art.
The event started at 11:00 a.m. and lasted until after 2:00 p.m., with a delicious lunch and drinks provided at lunchtime. On the way home, I received a painting of a fragment from he and displayed it on the wall of my house.
By the way, I would like to express my gratitude to his family for their kindness.
Ichiro Sudoh
Cooperation： Gallery SUDOH
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Photo：Unsplash・Ferhat Deniz Fors
