The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

Mr. Glenn David Lowry

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グレン・デイヴィッド・ローリー

English
日本語

Achievements for Japan

(1) Introduction of Japanese Modern Art at MoMA
Since having been appointed Director of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1995, Mr. Lowry has presented many Japan-related exhibitions and Japanese film screenings at MoMA and has continuously offered opportunities to appreciate Japanese modern art forms to not only New Yorkers but also to visitors from all over the world. These exhibitions have included internationally-known artists, such as "Love Forever: Yayoi Kusama 1958-1968,""Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971," and also works by emerging artists in exhibitions such as"First Steps: Emerging Artists from Japan." In these, and numerous other ways, he has contributed greatly to the broadening of appreciation of Japanese culture worldwide.

(2) Promotion of Understanding of Japanese Modern Art
In 2008, MoMA, led by Mr. Lowry, and the Japan Foundation co-organized the Japan-Americas Art Curator Exchange Program which increased exchanges between art curators in Japan and the U.S., established relationships and fostered mutual understanding amongst them. This program also led to the publication of "From Postwar to Postmodern, Art in Japan, 1945-1989" by MoMA in 2014. This book gathered texts that are critical to the advancement of knowledge of postwar Japanese art - the majority of which have been translated into English for the first time - and has added much to the global understanding of Japanese modern art.

(3) Cooperation with Art Museums in Japan and Fostering Mutual Understanding between Citizens
The development of Japan’s art scene owes much to Mr. Lowry’s proactive contributions such as the loans of MoMA’s world-famous collections. For example, the exhibition, "Modern Means: Continuity and Change in Art, 1880 to the Present, Highlights from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York" at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo in 2004 attracted over 200,000 attendees and created a historic chance for Japanese people to view masterful artworks and to understand the artistic values they represented. As a member of the Mori Art Museum International Advisory Committee, Mr. Lowry has shared his knowledge of museum management with the people of Japan.

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