FEATURE
Nikolai Astrup: From a Norwegian Valley to Japan
Midsummer bonfires, a garden he built with his own hands, the light of bright northern nights. Meet the painter who spent his life on a single valley — read and listen before Japan’s first retrospective.
Nikolai AstrupTokyo Station Gallery · Nov 21, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027Read before you go
Nikolai Astrup: The Painter Who Never Left His Valley
A Norwegian painter who spent his life on one deep valley — his midsummer fires and the woodcuts he learned from Hokusai. A guide to read before you go.
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Astrup’s Garden: How a Painter Without Land Made a Garden That Made Paintings
He grew up on a leased parsonage; at thirty-three he finally had ground of his own. For fifteen years, gardening and painting were one act. The story behind Rhubarb.
Read the articleListen to the works
A short audio guide to every work — in Japanese and English.
Themed listening
Programs that weave the works into one story.
See it in person
Nov 21, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027