Roland Barthes Exhibition: Painting Bright Rooms
This exhibition does not offer any sales. It is an exhibition for viewing only.
| Exhibition period Schedule |
March 20, 2026 (Fri) – March 22 (Sun) March 20 - March 22, 2026 |
| Gallery opening hours Opening Hours | Open from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM [Until 4:00 PM on the final day, March 22nd (Sunday)] Open every day during the exhibition period. Open daily 11 am to 7 pm except for March 22, when the gallery will close at 4 pm. |
| Introduction Introduction |
When Roland Barthes' paintings arrived in Japan in 1985, fearing that these precious watercolors by the philosopher would be scattered, 46 volunteers came together to form the Bright Room Society and decided to share and preserve this collection of works.
This method of collecting works of art is unprecedented in the world.
To confirm that "The Bright Room" is a shared space, each participant brings their artwork together for a public exhibition every two years, and through a lottery, they receive their own artwork for the following two years.
This exhibition for the lottery will provide an opportunity to widely showcase Roland Barthes' paintings to the public, making it a valuable chance for the general public to become familiar with this unique philosopher's open way of thinking and his artistic sensibility.
Initiators (at the time of its founding in 1985): Akira Asada, Katsumi Asaba, Shinichi Nakazawa |
| Exhibition history at our gallery Exhibition Archives |
September 8, 2024 (Sun) – September 10 (Tue)
February 19, 2022 (Sat) – February 21 (Mon)
November 9, 2019 (Sat) – November 11 (Mon)
March 11, 2017 (Sat) – March 14 (Tue)
March 29, 2014 (Sat) – March 31 (Mon)
March 31, 2011 (Thu) – April 2 (Sat)
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Regarding sales methods
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- DMWe accept advance reservations for the works displayed on this website before the exhibition begins. We will contact you approximately 20 days before the first day of the exhibition.DMWe ship the items and upload information to this website at almost the same time.
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- For those who are unable to visit our gallery in person, we are happy to accept orders by phone or email.
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- We look forward to receiving your inquiries.
