Three Horses Round and Round

Inactive
2025/4/26-11/24(Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays)
Exhibition view during the ETAT 2024 Photo by Nakamura Osamu

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About the artwork

This was a hands-on merry-go-round, which allowed a handle to be turned to make horses, made of metal, go around. This piece was named Kurukuru Samba due to the three (san in Japanese)horses that go around, and it was inspired by Ohtaka Sizzle’s song, Kaiten Mokuba (Rotating Carousel). Visitors from adults to children were allowed to enjoy riding the horses on special days set aside during the exhibition.
The triangular flags decorating the piece were made during workshops held with over 70 participants, including fourth graders from Tokamachi Elementary School and first graders from Junior High School, students from Fureai no Oka Special Needs School. The handprints on the flags testified to the lives of the children.
Materials: Iron, wood, cloths, glass

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Artwork no. T470
Production year 2024
Opening hours 10:00-17:00
Admission ¥200 (separate admission fee to the Museum of Picture Book of Art: ¥800 for adults, ¥400 for
Children 6-15 years old *Passports for viewing artworks and common tickets may be available depending on the period)
Closed Tue & Wed
*if Tuesday and Wednesday are consecutive holidays, the next business day is closed).
*Closed in winter: end of November to end of April
Area Tokamachi
Village Hachi
Open dates 2025/4/26-11/24(Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays)
Venue 2310-1 Ko, Sanada, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture
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