Composed Vibration: Wassily Kandinsky from the Collections in Japan

September 12, 2026 (Saturday) - October, 28, 2026 (Wednesday)

 

Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) is known as an artist who pioneered abstract art. He conceived that art’s ‘inner resonance’, which he considered to be its true essence, formed the theoretical basis of abstract expression and was a concept with ample opportunities for expansion, making it possible to combine with other artforms.

Kandinsky’s artistic theory was promptly received in Japan whilst his works gradually began to enter the country. This exhibition retraces the artist’s footsteps through collections of his work from across Japan: from his artistic development in Munich where he created ‘The Blue Rider’; returning to Russia; teaching at Bauhaus; and finally, his creative maturation in Paris. This exhibition also emphasizes the Japanese people’s encounters with Kandinsky.

The esoteric foundations of Kandinsky’s painting embody romantic movements, longing for a mysterious existence and the pure joy of drawing forms and coloring. We encourage you to open all five senses when viewing his compositions, which are entrusted with ‘The Spiritual’ of this remarkable artist, and experience the interwoven reverberation of the colors and forms.

• Venue : Main Building 2nd Floor [Gallery 1, 2]
• Hours : 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. * Ticket counter closes at 4:30 p.m.
• Closed : Mondays(except for September 21, October 12[a national holiday]), September 24, October 13
• Ticket :
  Adult : 1,300 yen (1,100 yen)
  University students (or equivalent): 1,100 yen ( 900yen)
  ＊Figures in parentheses indicate group rates (20 people or more)
  Elementary, junior high, high school students : Free
• Organized by: The Miyagi Museum of Art, KAHOKU SHIMPO PUBLISHING CO., The Executive Committee for Kandinsky Exhibition
• Nominal support: Sendai City Board of Education, NHK Sendai Station, TOHOKU BROADCASTING CO., LTD., Sendai Television Incorporated, Miyagi Television Broadcasting., Ltd., HIGASHI NIPPON BROADCASTING Co., Ltd., Sendai FM BROADCASTING, INC.
• Subsidized by: Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities

Image of works

Wassily KANDINSKY Arrival of the Merchants, 1905 The Miyagi Museum of Art	Wassily KANDINSKY The Mirror, 1907 Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art
Wassily KANDINSKY Three Linden Trees, 1908 Artizon Museum, Ishibashi Foundation	Wassily KANDINSKY Study for Panel for Edwin R.Campbell No.4 (Carnival, Winter), 1914 The Miyagi Museum of Art
Wassily KANDINSKY Points, 1920 Ohara Museum of Art, Ohara Art Foundation, Kurashiki	Wassily KANDINSKY Without Support, 1923 Pola Museum of Art
Wassily KANDINSKY Fragment, 1929 Menard Art Museum	Wassily KANDINSKY Red Across, 1931 Utsunomiya Museum of Art
Wassily KANDINSKY Animated White, 1934 The Museum of Art, Ehime	Wassily KANDINSKY The Whole, 1940 The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Wassily KANDINSKY Two Blacks, 1941 Kagoshima City Museum of Art	YOROZU Tetsugoro Mental Representation, ca.1912-13 Yorozu Tetsugoro Memorial Museum of Art
OGATA Kamenosuke Makeup, 1922 Private Collection	YAMAOKA Ryobun Spannung, 1938 The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto