[Kanazawa] 40th Memorial Anniversary: Rey Camoy in Photographs - Inner Camoy, Outer Camoy. Special Exhibition Featuring 90 Portraits, Including Unpublished Works, Resonating with Oil Paintings from April 25 to May 24
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art will hold a special exhibition from April 25, 2026, commemorating the 40th anniversary of Western-style painter Rey Camoy's death, exploring his true self through oil paintings and unpublished photographs.
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The Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art (Kanazawa City) will hold 'Rey Camoy in Photographs - Inner Camoy, Outer Camoy' from Saturday, April 25 to Sunday, May 24, 2026, as the second installment of the 40th-anniversary memorial exhibition. This special exhibition delves into the true face of the painter Rey Camoy (1928-1985), who spent his entire life asking 'What is a human being?'. Approximately 90 portraits (including unpublished ones) taken over 15 years by photographer Emiko Toyama, and about 40 of Camoy's representative oil paintings and sketches, will be displayed together. Through the inner self of the painter who stated 'All works are self-portraits' and the raw expressions captured through the viewfinder, visitors will see the 'Inner Camoy, Outer Camoy'.
The core of this exhibition is a 15-year record of 'life', which began with a single phrase Rey Camoy himself spoke to photographer Emiko Toyama in Spain in 1971: 'Could you just keep photographing only me from now on?'. What the viewfinder captured was the figure of a lonely soul, always at an impasse and tormented by suicidal ideation, hidden behind a glamorous appearance that people loved. By juxtaposing about 90 portraits, from affected smiles to expressions of deep agony, including unpublished works, with about 40 of his artworks, the exhibition approaches the depths of the personality of the painter who claimed 'All works are self-portraits' and relentlessly questioned 'What is a human being?' throughout his life.
During the exhibition period, in addition to gallery talks and Saturday lectures, related events to experience the worldview of Rey Camoy from various angles will be deployed, such as the sale of collaboration sweets at the museum cafe 'Le Musee de H KANAZAWA'.
■ Exhibition Overview
Exhibition Title: 40th Memorial Anniversary Rey Camoy Exhibition Part 2 'Rey Camoy in Photographs - Inner Camoy, Outer Camoy'
Dates: Saturday, April 25 – Sunday, May 24, 2026
Closed: Open every day during the exhibition period
Hours: 9:30 – 18:00 (*Admission to the exhibition room is until 17:30)
Venue: Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, 1st Floor Special Exhibition Room (2-1 Dewamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture)
Admission: General 800 (600) yen, University students 600 (500) yen, High school students and under Free
* Includes admission to the 2nd-floor collection exhibition
The core of this exhibition is a 15-year record of 'life', which began with a single phrase Rey Camoy himself spoke to photographer Emiko Toyama in Spain in 1971: 'Could you just keep photographing only me from now on?'. What the viewfinder captured was the figure of a lonely soul, always at an impasse and tormented by suicidal ideation, hidden behind a glamorous appearance that people loved. By juxtaposing about 90 portraits, from affected smiles to expressions of deep agony, including unpublished works, with about 40 of his artworks, the exhibition approaches the depths of the personality of the painter who claimed 'All works are self-portraits' and relentlessly questioned 'What is a human being?' throughout his life.
During the exhibition period, in addition to gallery talks and Saturday lectures, related events to experience the worldview of Rey Camoy from various angles will be deployed, such as the sale of collaboration sweets at the museum cafe 'Le Musee de H KANAZAWA'.
■ Exhibition Overview
Exhibition Title: 40th Memorial Anniversary Rey Camoy Exhibition Part 2 'Rey Camoy in Photographs - Inner Camoy, Outer Camoy'
Dates: Saturday, April 25 – Sunday, May 24, 2026
Closed: Open every day during the exhibition period
Hours: 9:30 – 18:00 (*Admission to the exhibition room is until 17:30)
Venue: Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, 1st Floor Special Exhibition Room (2-1 Dewamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture)
Admission: General 800 (600) yen, University students 600 (500) yen, High school students and under Free
* Includes admission to the 2nd-floor collection exhibition