Mt. Rokko comes alive with artwork for two months. The event "Rokko Meets Art 2016", which is held at the top of Mt. Rokko, Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture showcases the work of many different artists. This year’s event sees...

YUKINORI YAMAMURA “ASHIYA CALISTHENICS NO.2”

2016.5.6　 Text: Alex Hiroki Coles

"Ashiya Calisthenics No.2" is solo exhibition by artist Yukinori Yamamura. His work explores meanings behind locations around the world and the connection between scenery and people. For this exhibition, he dresses up...

ROKKO MEETS ART 2014

2015.2.14　 Text: Namie Kuwata

The 5th “Rokko Meets Art 2014” is held at various venues on top of the Rokko Mountain in Kobe and has total 42 artists. People enjoy the exhibition of painting, sculpture, performance, and workshop in a picnic-like at...

ROKKO MEETS ART 2013

2014.3.23　 Text: Chiaki Ogura

An ordinary mountain has become filled with art! An attractive event is held at Mount Rokko in Hyogo. Thirty-nine artists from various genres created artworks using notable points and scenic views of Mount Rokko. You...

“FRUITS DE LA PASSION” LA COLLECTION DU CENTRE POMPIDOU

2014.3.17　 Text: Maaru Hiyama

The Pompidou Centre is a multicultural complex in France, which houses a museum, a center for music and acoustic research and a library. Paris, the city of art, offers broad and generous support regarding art, as is e...

TATSUNO ART PROJECT 2013 ARTS AND MEMORIES

2014.2.24　 Text: Chiaki Ogura

The Tatsuno Art Project held for the third time in 2013. The venue chosen is the “Castle Town Museum,” an area that still falls under the shadow of an Edo castle town. Tatsuno City, also known as the “Small Kyoto of ...

KOBE BIENNALE 2013

2013.12.19　 Text: Chiaki Ogura

“Instead of showcasing the world’s art in Japan, this is an unprecedented biennale that showcases Japanese content to the world,” artistic director of the KOBE Biennale 2013 spoke Masao Omori with great eagerness. Alo...