The theme of this exhibition is imagining and experiencing the places a work of art occupied at various times. The displays are presented to enable visitors to imagine those places. We have attempted to prepare these settings with the cooperation of lighting designer Toyohisa Shōzō, who devised lighting so that visitors could see works as Edo-period people would view sliding-door paintings, and interior stylist Ishii Kanae, who created dreamed-of spaces in which visitors would yearn to relax in a living room surrounded by works of art that suited them perfectly.

At this exhibition, visitors can view the priceless curatorial resources about each work that have been built up since our predecessor, the Bridgestone Museum of Art. Simply read the QR code with your cell phone to access those materials. (That access is limited to the exhibition site.) Visitors are also invited to download our official app to enjoy an audio guide, free of charge, in addition to the brief explanatory label accompanying each work.

This exhibition will fill all the galleries on the three floors with works from the collection, displaying a wonderful variety of works. The exhibits include some pieces that the Artizon Museum is showing for the first time. They include a large-format work by Robert Ryman, who is known as a Minimalist painter, furniture by Ettore Sottsass, one of the leaders in the world of Italian design, and a letter written by the great warrior and unifier, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Familiar masterpieces are joined by another side of the Ishibashi Foundation Collection.