在中銀膠囊塔消失於原址的三年後,MoMA將於今年七月推出以「中銀膠囊塔的多重生命」(The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower)為題的特展,持續展至2026年7月12日,展覽以完整修復的膠囊單元A1305為核心,回顧這座經典建築在半世紀中的多重身分與變形歷程。
Kisho Kurokawa, Architect & Associates (Tokyo, est. 1962). Capsule A1305 from the Nakagin Capsule Tower. 1970–72; restored 2022–23. Steel, wood, paint, plastics, cloth, polyurethane, glass, ceramic, and electronics, 8′ 4 3/8″ × 8′ 10 5/16″ × 13′ 10 9/16″ (255 × 270 ×423 cm).The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Alice and Tom Tisch, and the Nakagin Capsule Tower Preservation and Restoration Project, Tokyo
“A twenty-first century home that thoroughly pursues functionality: Nakagin Capsule Manshon (Ginza)”, cover of promotional brochure for the Nakagin Company, 1971. Courtesy Tatsuyuki Maeda / The Nakagin Capsule Tower Preservation and Restoration Project, Tokyo, Japan
Images from Nakagin Capsule Style (Tokyo: Soshisha, 2020), showing Wakana Nitta (aka Cosplay Koe-chan) in her capsule, which she uses as a DJ-booth. Courtesy Tatsuyuki Maeda / The Nakagin Capsule Tower Preservation and Restoration Project, Tokyo, Japan