Hirohiko Nakano was born in Yamaguchi prefecture in 1927. He grew up in Kyoto and studied Japanese Painting at Kyoto City Arts and Crafts High school.
He continues his studies in college on Philosophy.
Influenced by Martin Heidegger or Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, his works constantly questioned “What is painting?” ”What is human?” .
Hirohiko Nakano finds his thoughts and expressions through Fujiwara no Teika, Kamo no Choumei, Matsuo Basho and Taneda Santoka.
He believed each artist is a philosopher. So, the base of all his works contained the proposition of vanity of life.
In this exhibition, over 40 artworks from Hirohiko Nakano’s last work to folding screens are exhibited.

Yoshitomo Kajikawa, Director of Kahitsukan - Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art

Saturday, June 29 −Sunday, August 25 2019

Opening Hours　10:00 a.m. − 6:00 p.m. (admission till 5:30 p.m.)

Closed　Mondays (Open on June 15, August 12)

Sponsored by Kyoto Contemporary Art Foundation

Venue　Kahitsukan - Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art

Location　271, Kitagawa, Gion, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0073 JAPAN

　　Admissions　General JPY 1,000 ／　Students JPY 800


　　Anniversary Issue　 “Hirohiko nakano　Paintings & Writings“, JPY 3,000

　　Anniversary Issue　 “Collected Works of Hirohiko nakano“, JPY 3,500

Museum’s Collection of Kitaoji Rosanjin on view in the basement