As a big fan of renowned American artist/painter Andrew Wyeth’s work, his exhibition in Tokyo earlier this spring was something I was really looking forward to seeing, even though I had (almost) full expectation that his most famous piece ‘Christina’s World’ was not going to be part of the show.

The exhibition was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno, where I have previously seen many other splendid exhibtions like Pieter Bruegel’s Tower Of Babel (2017).

Photography was not allowed for most of the pieces including the exhibition’s centerpiece, which also featured Christina as the subject matter. Below are the only 3 paintings that were approved for photography.

Although ‘Christina’s World’ ( image below ) was not part of the showcase, the other paintings on display offers visitors including me a much more comprehensive picture and narrative of how important she was to Andrew Wyeth, both as a close friend as well as a channel and subject for his artistic endeavors.

(image below) Concept art pieces from video game The Last Of Us Part II; the farmhouse where Ellie and Dina resides is a nice nod to ‘Christina’s World’. The painting is also featured in Joseph Kosinski’s 2013 sci-fi film starring Tom Cruise. I’m sure there are many other homages and references to the painting in other media that I am not aware of.

I highly recommend checking out the art book Andrew Wyeth : Looking Out, Looking In which includes ‘Christina’s World’ as well as many of the pieces I saw in this exhibition, and the art work of his father N.C Wyeth, himself a most renowned painter, are also fantastic.

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