Image: Simose Art Museum, Hiroshima
A new exhibition at Seta Museum in Hiroshima is presenting the work of the late Western-style painter Yoshiji Kuniyasu alongside works by his two children, bringing together three artists in a show centered on life and peace. Titled 'LA VITA', the exhibition opened on July 24 and runs through August 30, according to the museum coverage.
The exhibition is dedicated to Kuniyasu, who died in August 2025. The show gathers around 60 works and includes pieces created just before his death, among them 'Prayer for Peace', which was made shortly before he died. The exhibition’s stated focus on life and peace gives the presentation a personal frame, tying the paintings to Kuniyasu’s final period of work.
Reportedly on view are images that include motifs such as the Atomic Bomb Dome and a female figure formed by a mushroom cloud, underscoring the exhibition’s emphasis on peace-related imagery. The presentation also includes works by Kuniyasu’s son, a sculptor, and his daughter, a Japanese-style painter, extending the exhibition beyond a single artist’s retrospective into a family project.
Seta Museum, located in Otake, Hiroshima Prefecture, is presenting the exhibition in its galleries as a local art event with strong regional resonance. The Japanese reporting describes it as a planned exhibition by the father and his two children, with the family’s different artistic practices placed in dialogue through the theme of peace.
A memorial offering table is scheduled to be set up on August 1, the anniversary of Kuniyasu’s death, according to the report. The exhibition remains on view until August 30 at Seta Museum.
