Renoir + Renoir are the Impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) and his second son and renowned French film director Jean Renoir (1894–1979). While working with the differing media of paint and film, many direct references to his father’s paintings can be found in Jean Renoir’s films. The present exhibition is divided into four chapters comparing the themes and motifs shared in the father and son’s paintings and films, demonstrating the commonality of the two masters: “Portraits of the Family,” “Models,” “Nature,” and “Entertainment and Society.” With the full cooperation of the Musée d’Orsay, fifteen of their works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, along with approximately fifty other paintings collected from within and without Japan, and approximately fifteen excerpts from films representative of Jean Renoir’s work will constitute this exhibition. This is the first endeavor to compare the two masters in Japan. Video Screening of Jean Renoir: Tuesdays to Fridays *at 1F Hall [Image: Jean Renoir "Elena and Her Men" (1956) Collection particulière © STUDIO CANAL IMAGE/TELEDIS/ELECTRA COMPAGNIA CINEMATOGRAFICA]

This exhibition will display a clay animation film, alongside stills and the actual props and sets using in the production. It will document the turning points that mark the shift from the artist's toil to the full releasing of his creativity.

Bruno Munari (1907-1998) was an Italian designer active in a range of fields, from painting to product design, art education, graphics and sculpture, who left behind a oeuvre unique, dream-like and overflowing in humor. To mark the centenary of Munari's birth, this exhibition, starting from the task of a "book" taking on his life, will comprehensively introduce his colorful career. Focusing on his early publications, it is composed of over three hundred works of picture book manuscripts, paintings, sculptures, sketches and films. Munari's work is filled with a child-like curiosity, ideas free and lithe, a rich creativity, and a warming perspective on humanity and nature. It is said to be a treasure forever continuing to glitter in our hearts. Colorful, brimming with the surprises of dreams, both adults and children can enjoy being in the enchanting fantasia of Munari's world. Children's Workshop "Make a Picture Book": June 15th (Sun) 13:00-15:30 Reservation required ¥300 *For more information, visit the URL below. Children's Workshop "Make a Card": June 28th (Sat) 13:30-16:00 Reservation required *For more information, visit the URL below. Lecture: June 8th (Sun) 13:30- The Museum of Modern Art Shiga Fine Arts Faculty Member *At Lecture Hall