The 50th Meguro UNESCO Art Exhibition
Jinichiro Eto, member of Meguro UNESCO Association
From October 22 to 26, the UNESCO Art Exhibition was held at Kumin Gallery of the Meguro Museum of Art. I submitted a photo and a bird carving there for the first time. This year marks the 50th exhibition since its beginning in 1957. Fantastic works by 40 or more members, including 9 artists (some of whom are now deceased) who had participated in the very first exhibition, were displayed in every corner of the hall. Displayed were unique and individualistic works in different genres. I appreciated the spectacular exhibit with great interest.
Paintings by Iraqi and Japanese children were also exhibited there. I thought the event should have been publicized more in advance to let more people look at the paintings by war-affected children in Iraq; especially shocking paintings that depict the damage by depleted uranium shells.
About 400 people visited the exhibition during these 5 days. All of them were earnestly looking at the works. The next exhibition will be held in 2010. I hope my humble efforts will result in this meaningful event becoming even more outstanding.
