Tomokazu Matsuyama: Morning Sun

Opening June 20, 2025
​On View through October 5, 2025
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Tomokazu Matsuyama, Morning Sun Dance, 2025, Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
This exhibition of paintings and works on paper by the contemporary Japanese American artist Tomokazu Matsuyama (Matsu) centers around his new and very recently finished large-scale painting Morning Sun Dance. Inspired by Edward Hopper’s iconic 1952 painting Morning Sun in the collection of the Columbus Museum of Art, it delves into the complexities of solitude and life in a globalized, consumer-driven world—recurring themes in Matsu’s work. To engage with Hopper’s themes, Matsu researched and intricately wove together diverse visual references to reflect his cross-cultural background and observations of contemporary society. The exhibition also features his process drawings, which reveal how the artist engaged with Hopper’s use of light, figuration, and abstraction. ​​
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Tomokazu Matsuyama, photo by Fumihiko Sugino
Friday, June 20, 2025
​6:30 - 8pm
FREE for Members, $10 Public Admission
Edward Hopper House Museum is delighted to be a community partner with Rivertown Film, and invites you to the Screening of "Cathy and Harry"
Directed by Marta Renzi and Daniel Wolff
2024, USA, 45 minutes, documentary

Wednesday, June 25, 8:00pm at The Nyack Center

EHHM members and the Rivertown Film members:   $9; Public, $13;  Seniors/Students, $11 

https://www.cathyandharrymovie.com/
EHHM Members receive a discount on ticket purchase; DISCOUNT code sent through email.
A revealing and humorous double portrait of Catherine Murphy and Harry Roseman whose work is in collections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Metropolitan Transit Authority. “Cathy & Harry” documents how their lives revolve in joyous, dizzying intensity around work, food, friends, and each other.

Both Cathy and Harry are well-known artists with works in major museums and private collections. “Cathy & Harry” demystifies that, letting us get a feel for the day-to-day work of trying to make something of value. As well as important contemporary artists, Cathy and Harry become people – and people you’d probably like to have dinner with.

Discussion after the film with Marta Renzi and Daniel Wolff.

Marta Renzi has made more than 75 dances for her Project Company including her Bessie- award-winning VITAL SIGNS. Her site-specific pieces in locations such as the Guggenheim Museum, Union Station and the Staten Island Ferry led naturally to her work in video and film. In 1981 You Little Wild Heart, to music by Bruce Springsteen, was Marta’s first half-hour for PBS, followed by Mountainview, made in 1989 in collaboration with indie maverick John Sayles. Since 2005 Marta has self-produced over three dozen short videodances, which have been presented at over 300 festivals nationally and internationally. Her debut feature film Her Magnum Opus was released in 2017. Renzi & Wolff previously collaborated on the 2023 feature documentary Guardians of the Flame, directed by Wolff and edited by Renzi. 

Daniel Wolff’s writing includes essays, profiles, critical pieces, scientific articles, poetry and fiction. His articles have appeared in many publications including Connoisseur, the Nation, the Village Voice, and Vogue. Nominated for a Grammy award in 2003, Wolff’s other honors include the Ralph Gleason Music Book Award in 1995, two nominations for the General Electric Younger Writer’s Award, and being recognized as a Michigan Notable Book author in 2018. His work has been anthologized in various publications and featured on National Public Radio, Sirius Radio, and in numerous publications from the New York Times to the San Francisco Chronicle.  Renzi & Wolff previously collaborated on the 2023 feature documentary GUARDIANS OF THE FLAME, directed by Wolff, edited by Renzi. 
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