As Osaka welcomes the world for EXPO 2025, Art Osaka 2025 offers a compelling supplement to the city’s cultural moment. Held from June 5 to 9 across two vibrant districts, this 23rd edition of Japan’s longest-running ...

LIVE EARTH JOURNEY: SHOJI KAWAMORI’S IMMERSIVE EXPLORATION OF LIFE AND TRANSFORMATION

2025.6.10　 Text: Sébastien Raineri

As the world gathers in Osaka for Expo 2025, a bewildering and magnificent experience amplifies the power of imagination. Within the “Grand Ring” stands the Signature Pavilion LIVE EARTH JOURNEY, a multisensory odysse...

EXPO 2025 OSAKA, KANSAI, JAPAN

2025.6.2　 Text: Sébastien Raineri

As a grand celebration of culture, innovation, and human potential, Expo 2025 in Osaka emerges not merely as a global showcase of technological advancement, but as a deeply reflective journey into the interconnectedne...

UNKNOWN ASIA 2022

2023.1.13　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

Unknown Asia, Asia's largest art fair for artists, was held at the Grand Front Osaka Congress Convention Center on October 15th and 16th, 2022. This year was the 8th edition of the event and it happened for 3 days inc...

HELLO! SUPER COLLECTION – 99 UNTOLD STORIES

2022.7.24　 Text: Amelia Ijiri

After decades of planning, the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka opened its doors on February 2nd, 2022. This art museum ushers in a new vision of what an art museum can be, including every element from the visually st...

UNKNOWN ASIA 2021

2021.12.13　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

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...

UNKNOWN ASIA 2020

2020.12.23　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

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

2019.11.18　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

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

2018.10.3　 Text: Amelia Ijiri

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”

2018.8.31　 Text: Amelia Ijiri

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”

2018.2.12　 Text: Amelia Ijiri

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

2017.12.13　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

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...