UNKNOWN ASIA 2021
Asia's largest artist art fair UNKNOWN ASIA was held at the Grand Front Osaka Congre Convention Center on October 16th and 17th. This time, which is the 7th time this year, it was a hybrid of the online and the in-per...
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UNKNOWN ASIA 2020
In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, one of Asia’s largest artist art fairs, “Unknown Asia,” was held online on 12th and 13th December. This year is the 6th edition of the fair, featuring 135 creators from 11...
UNKNOWN ASIA 2019
Unknown Asia, one of the most significant art fairs in Asia, was held at Grand Front Osaka on October 26th and 27th. The event celebrated its 5th year at its largest scale this year — 290 creators exhibited from 10 As...
UNKNOWN ASIA 2018
In it’s 4th consecutive year, Unknown Asia continues to attract talented artists and visitors, over 6,000 this year, to Osaka Herbis Hall. On September 15th and 16th of this year, 212 young creators and artists from ...
TEAMLAB “FUTURE PARK”
Future Park by teamLab, an art collective that uses digital technology to blur the boundaries between oneself and the world, is a digital art exhibition running from July 13th to September 2nd at ABENO HARUKAS Art Mus...
FUMITAKE UCHIDA “UKIYO REMIX”
Osaka-based artist, illustrator and designer, Fumitake Uchida, made his name in graphic design. Four of his prints were selected for MoMA Design Store’s 2008 “Destination: Japan”, and his graphic designs are featured ...
UNKNOWN ASIA 2017
The Art Fair Unknown Asia 2017 was held in Herbis Hall, Osaka on the 4th and the 5th of November. This is the third year of the annual event and about 200 young creators/artists in Asia – from Japan, China, Taiwan, Ho...
UNKNOWN ASIA 2016
Between September 30th and October 2nd the art fair, Unknown Asia, Osaka 2016 is held in Herbis Hall, Umeda, Osaka. This is an annual event which showcases works from many different artists, both emerging and establis...
MOBILE TALK 2016 #1 OSAKA
"Mobile Talk 2016 #1 OSAKA" Flyer “Mobile Talk” is a talk series held around different Asian countries, inviting Asian designers and creators based outside the hosting country as speakers under the 2016 theme “In...
ECCE HOMO: THE HUMAN IMAGES IN CONTEMPORARY ART
The "Ecce Homo: The Human Images in Contemporary Art" exhibition at the National Museum of Art, Osaka explores how the human body is portrayed and used in contemporary art. It focuses on many different themes througho...
NOSTALGIA AND FANTASY “IMAGINATION AND ITS ORIGINS IN CONTEMPORARY ART”
This summer, "Nostalgia and Fantasy: Imagination and Its Origins in Contemporary Art" exhibition by 10 pairs of Japanese contemporary artists is held at the National Museum of Art, Osaka. Each artist has exhibited the...
ANDREAS GURSKY EXHIBITION
Andreas Gursky is a major exponent of German contemporary photography whose photographs are striking for their massive scale and size. His work is notable for revealing the inner workings of contemporary society and t...
YOUR PORTRAIT: A TETSUMI KUDO RETROSPECTIVE
The National Museum of Art, Osaka presented an important retrospective of a major local artist, Tetsumi Kudo (1935-1990), revealing a true visionary, who predicted the harmful effects of nuclear power and the alienati...
DOUJIMA RIVER BIENNALE 2013
The Doujima River Biennale 2013 is here and is just as memorable as years past. Twenty eight artists from all over the world have submitted art to this exhibit. There are a total of thirty nine pieces of contemporary ...
DOJIMA RIVER BIENNALE 2011
In its 2nd year, Dojima River Biennale 2011 is now being held at Dojima River Forum. The event is located by Dojima River in the center of Osaka. This year’s theme, ‘ECOSOPHIA’ represents a planet considered fr...
SHOBOSHOBO ONSEN BUS TOUR
I joined a special bus tour called "SHOBOSHOBO ONSEN BUS TOUR". Here is what it was: various artists joining together on a tour of Japanese onsen (hot springs) by bus. And during the tour, we played music and drew pi...
OSAKA PRO-WRESTLING
Osaka Pro-Wrestling commanded by Super Delfin and launched on this April will land in Kobe for the first time! Delfin himself is a mask enthusiast and many of his masks and costumes from among his past fights...
