Shinseisaku Kyokai

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Shinseisaku Kyōkai
新制作協会
Formation1936
TypeArtists' association
HeadquartersJapan
Fieldspainting, sculpture, space design

Shinseisaku Kyōkai (Japanese: 新制作協会, lit. New Production Association) is a Japanese artists’ organization. It was founded in 1936 and is known for its annual exhibition, the Shinseisaku Art Exhibition (新制作展, Shinseisaku-ten).[1] [2]

History

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The association was founded in 1936 by seven painters—Gen'ichirō Inokuma, Masayoshi Ise, Toshio Nakanishi, Iwao Uchida [ja], Ryōhei Koiso, Takashi Satō [ja], and Yasushi Mita. The association was founded in opposition to academic art, avoiding government-run exhibitions and those considered incompatible with independent artistic practice.[3][4] Thereafter, Kazuo Wakita [ja] and Makoto Suzuki (painter) [ja] joined, bringing the number of founding members to nine.

The Sculpture Section was established in 1939, followed by the Architecture Section in 1949, renamed the Space Design Section in 1969. Today, the association remains organized into three divisions: Painting, Sculpture, and Space Design.[5]

In 1951, a Japanese Painting Section was created when thirteen Nihonga painters, including Fumiko Hori joined the association. At this time, the group adopted its current name, Shinseisaku Kyōkai. The Japanese Painting Section later became independent as the Sōga-kai (創画会), and was dissolved from Shinseisaku in 1974.[1]

Exhibitions

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The association’s annual exhibition is known as the Shinseisaku Art Exhibition (新制作展, Shinseisaku-ten) held at the National Art Center, Tokyo in Roppongi since 2007, beginning with the 71st exhibition.[1] Prior, it was conducted each September at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.[1]

The exhibition is known for staging relatively limited number of works compared with other major Japanese art associations and for confering fewer awards. Judging is carried out by association members, with decisions made by majority vote after works are physically submitted.

Two awards are formally recognized: the Association Award (協会賞, Kyōkai-shō) and the New Artist Award (新作家賞, Shinsakka-shō), though in practice the latter functions as the main prize. Recipients of the New Artist Award are recommended as Kyōyū (協友, "associate members").[1]

Notable members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "History – Shinseisaku Kyōkai". Shinseisaku Kyōkai Official Website. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  2. ^ Shōwa Exhibition Catalogue: Works Submitted to Bunten and Teiten during the War Years (昭和期美術展覧会出品目録 戦前篇) (in Japanese). Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (東京文化財研究所). 2006-05-20. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  3. ^ "新制作派協会 – Artword / ArtScape". ArtScape (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  4. ^ "Founding of the Shinseisaku Kyōkai (新制作派協会結成)". Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (Tobunken, 東京文化財研究所) (in Japanese). 25 July 1936. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  5. ^ 清水, 一哲; 田所, 辰之助 (2020). "建築と絵画・彫刻による協働の目的 — 猪熊弦一郎と新制作協会建築部創設会員による作品・言説をもとに" (PDF). 日本大学理工学部学術講演会予稿集 (in Japanese) (64). Retrieved 2025-09-18.