Mori Art Museum FY2027 Exhibition Schedule Announced!
2026.8.25 [Tue]
For the FY2027, the Mori Art Museum is organizing an exhibition titled New Rules of Play: Art, Children, and Society.
New Rules of Play: Art, Children, and Society
Period: Thursday, April 29, 2027 (public holiday) - Thursday, September 23, 2027 (public holiday)
We encounter the world through play, born of curiosity and a spirit of inquiry. Through experimentation, improvisation, and deep absorption, we discover our own agency, possibility and relationship in society. Play also has the power to challenge the rules and conventions embedded in everyday life, opening familiar worlds to new ways of seeing. Through the works of contemporary artists, New Rules of Play: Art, Children, and Society reexamines play as a powerful force for unleashing the imagination.
This exhibition brings together artworks that illuminate the rich potential of play in diverse ways, from spontaneous and ludic encounters to immersive installations that unsettle our physical sensation and perception, projects that question social norms, and participatory works that imagine new forms of coexistence. Spanning practices from the 1950s to the present, the exhibition also traces how artists have drawn on children’s openness and sense of wonder to question conventions and values surrounding art.
Another distinctive feature of this exhibition lies in how it positions children as key collaborators. By incorporating their ideas and ways of seeing, the exhibition challenges the adult-centered assumptions that have long shaped museum practice, exploring a more inclusive model of exhibition-making.
Artland
2016-
Children’s modelling clay, recycled plastics, polycarbonate base
dimensions variable
Courtesy: Lehmann Maupin, New York, London and Seoul; Victoria Miro
Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates
* Referential image
Temporary Closure Due to Renovation
The Mori Art Museum will be closed from Friday, September 24, 2027 due to facility renovation and refurbishment works. The reopening after renovations is scheduled for late April 2028.
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