The Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art currently holds about 6,000 artworks in its collection. Of these, 3,100 are categorized as “Art in Hokkaido.” This exhibition introduces works from our collection in that category from two different perspectives.

First, we have enlisted the cooperation of the CAI Contemporary Art Institute (CAI03) in Sapporo in inviting nine contemporary artists to choose works they find of interest to display alongside their own works. We look forward to the “chemical reactions” that may occur during this exhibition as connections between past and present-day works are revealed to us through the eyes and minds of these artists. 

Offering a second perspective are ten of the museum’s curators, who have also selected works of interest to them and convey here, through displays and texts, the fruits of their research into these works. In this way, the exhibition serves as a venue for sharing in-depth studies of the themes and historical contexts of these works.

The Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881–1942) likened the decisive moment when a historical figure fulfills his or her creative destiny to the glittering of a star, referring to it as a Sternstunde (starry moment). By creating opportunities to reevaluate the museum’s Art in Hokkaido collection through the multiple perspectives of artists and curators, we hope this exhibition yields many such “starry moments”—illuminating both the past and the way to the future.

In July 2023, the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art articulated “our purpose and mission” on the occasion of the museum’s renewal. This exhibition represents the application of the three concepts of Collection, Research, and Collaboration that we defined as elements in the realization of that mission.

We wish to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to the artists and other collaborators who have helped make this exhibition a reality.

Organized by Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art

Adults: 1,200(1,000) yen / Senior high school and university students: 700(500) yen / Junior high and elementary school students: 300(200) yen / Preschoolers: free
* Elementary school students and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

*Rates in parentheses apply to:
・Groups of 10 persons or more
・Repeater’s Discount on presentation of a stub of a special exhibition ticket held at Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art or other prefectural museums in Hokkaido.

*Holders of disability ID and a caregiver, etc. are admitted free of charge. Please show a disability certificate at the reception desk.

Glass products to beautify people’s lifestyles were mass-produced in Europe in the twentieth century. It was also in the twentieth century that glass works strongly demonstrating the creator’s artistry became widespread. The changing trends of European glass are presented here.