About the Exhibition

Sentiment - that moment- On a moonlit night, the button I picked up, how could I throw it away. Chūya Nakahara
"Beach on a Moonlit Night"

As the seasons change, we feel the passing of time as the air changes?
In the fast-paced pace of our daily lives, it is easy to forget about the ordinary moments of our daily lives, so please stop and take a moment to reflect on them. I am sure that your mind will be filled with many thoughts. They may be memories of the distant past, the near future, or unspoken thoughts that you may have had somewhere in the past.

The theme of this exhibition is "sentiment," which expresses nostalgia, sadness, and various other emotions that overflow in the heart.

The subtitle of this exhibition, "On a moonlit night, the button I picked up, how could I throw it away..." is taken from a line of by Chūya Nakahara "Beach on a Moonlit Night" In this poem, even though one does not know why, one can't help but feel an emotional attachment, a feeling that cannot be adequately put into words. And such feelings are something that everyone has in their hearts.

For this exhibition, we have selected works from our collection by various artists of different ages and genres, using scenes as motifs, and will present them in two rooms.

Please take your time to enjoy the world of paintings in Karuizawa, where the time flows differently from your everyday life.