The Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, a private museum created on the outskirts of Tokyo in 1990, is cashing in on its collection of canonical Western Modernism. The museum, which was owned by the chemicals giant DIC Corporation and ceased operations at the end of March, has consigned its treasures to Christie's. They are collectively expected to bring in at least $60m across several sales this autumn in New York.
The Love Notes from the Lurker exhibition emphasizes introspection and the unseen connections in our surroundings through Jess Ackerman's balanced compositions that reflect vintage design motifs.