About the Exhibition

  • 古今東西、アートオデッセイ!
  • 天才ダ・ヴィンチの天文学手稿、日本初公開!
  • かぐや姫は宇宙人だったのか
かぐや姫は宇宙人だったのか 天才ダ・ヴィンチの天文学手稿、日本初公開! 古今東西、アートオデッセイ!
From left:
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Drawing from the manuscript, Album of Cosmic Journeys, 1933, Collection: The Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ARAS) ARAS. F. 555. File 84. Sheet 15.
Sorayama Hajime, Sexy Robot, 2016, Courtesy: NANZUKA, Photo: Tanaka Shigeru
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter), volume 3 of 3, Edo period, Collection: Sen-oku Hakuko Kan, Kyoto
Patricia Piccinini, The Rookie, 2015, Collection of the artist, Courtesy: Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne; Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney; Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Yamāntaka Mandala, Tibet, 17–18 century, Kitamura Collection

Summer 2016. The Journey from Roppongi into the Universe Bigins――.

Summer 2016. The Journey from Roppongi into the Universe Bigins――.

A First for Japan: Astronomy Manuscripts Penned by Genius Leonardo da Vinci,
Plus The Latest, Immersive Installation by teamLab That Lets You Experience The Cosmos First Hand!

Mori Art Museum is proud to present “The Universe and Art” from Saturday, July 30, 2016 to Monday, January 9, 2017. Our universe is of perennial interest, appearing in art all around the world as an object of worship and study over the centuries, and spawning countless stories. “The Universe and Art,” in just one exhibition, will offer a diverse selection of around 200 items from across the globe and down the centuries, in multiple genres, from meteorites and fossils to historic astronomical material by Da Vinci and Galileo; mandalas; Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) which we may call Japan's oldest sci-fi novel; installations by contemporary artists, and the latest from the frontline of space development. Comprising four sections: “How Have Humans through the Ages Viewed the Universe?” “The Universe as Space-Time” “A New View of Life - Do Aliens Exist?” and “Space Travel and the Future of Humanity,” the exhibition will offer novel, future-oriented views of the cosmos and mankind. Join us in the summer of 2016 on a journey exploring where we came from, and where we are going, as Roppongi turns into a portal to the cosmos...

From left:
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Drawing from the manuscript, Album of Cosmic Journeys, 1933, Collection: The Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ARAS) ARAS. F. 555. File 84. Sheet 15.
Sorayama Hajime, Sexy Robot, 2016, Courtesy: NANZUKA, Photo: Tanaka Shigeru
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter), volume 3 of 3, Edo period, Collection: Sen-oku Hakuko Kan, Kyoto
Patricia Piccinini, The Rookie, 2015, Collection of the artist, Courtesy: Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne; Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney; Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Yamāntaka Mandala, Tibet, 17–18 century, Kitamura Collection