ARTCOURT Gallery - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for ARTCOURT Gallery. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Seishu Niihira “DiVision”
Focusing on the distortion and division of space that defines the phenomena of noise, Niihira began constructing his own pictorial world since his time as a postgraduate student, around themes such as...More »
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Hitoshi Nomura: The History of Space-Time 3 Stages Accomplished by Cosmic Sensibility, or Infinitely Distant Memories
Hitoshi Nomura’s unique perspective into the “passage of time” and investigations into the “origin of the universe” and “existence” are illustrated through photographs of meteorites and DNA, and natural...More »
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“Masanobu Masatoshi” Publication Exhibition
An exhibition to commemorate the publishing of “Masatoshi Masanobu,” a book of work by Gutai group member Masatoshi Masanobu (1911–1995). In addition to publishing a pamphlet of the book’s theories with...More »
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Shigeki Fukumoto Exhibition “To Dye, Perchance to Dream”
An exhibition to launch the “To Dye, Perchance to Dream - Fukumoto Shigeki Collected Works 1983-2017,” book which shares the wisdom and techniques of textile artist Shigeki Fukumoto.More »
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Saburo Murakami Exhibition
An attempt to shed further light on various aspects of Murakami’s renowned “Paper-Breaking” (Kami-yaburi), in which he burst through sheets of kraft paper mounted on wooden frames, this exhibition will...More »
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Tsuyoshi Maekawa - In Commemoration of the Publication of Maekawa and Maekawa II -
Announcing a solo exhibition by the major Gutai Art Association artist Tsuyoshi Maekawa (1936 – ). This exhibition has been planned both to commemorate the publication of two monographs focusing on the...More »
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Chihiro Yoshioka “Sub Rosa”
Paintings by Chihiro Yoshioka are on show. [Related Event] Artists Talk Date: Jul.22 (Sat) From 14:30-16:00 Please refer to the official site for further details.More »
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Hitoshi Nomura “Light and Earth Time”
Showcasing representational works created by Hitoshi Nomura during the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s, under the exhibition title “Light and Earth Time.” Hitoshi Nomura has worked predominantly with photography...More »
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Yasuaki Onishi “Edges”
Artcourt Gallery presents Edges, an exhibition by the internationally acclaimed contemporary sculptor Yasuaki Onishi (b.1979). Working with themes of volume, gravity and distance, Yasuaki Onishi has developed...More »
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Chisato Yamano Exhibition
Contemporary ceramicist Chisato Yamano presents a world that can be contained in the palm of a hand. Based on everyday scenes, people, and creatures, or memories from dreams, Yamano creates a fantastical...More »
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Noboru Tanaka + Masanori Nishimura “Resonance of the Landscape”
The OAP Sculpture Path is presenting two sculptors, Noboru Tanaka and Masanori Nishimura, in an open-air sculpture exhibition. In the 1960s, Noboru Tanaka created stone sculptures without giving away...More »
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Satoru Hoshino Exhibition
Prize-winning ceramicist Satoru Hoshino presents 5 earlier pieces created in 1978-89 and 5 recent creations, presenting viewers with a rich variety of raw and intimate works. [Related Event] Talk Event Date:...More »
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Art Court Frontier 2016 #14
The 14th annual Art Court Frontier, a project juxtaposing emerging artists from the Kansai area. This year’s exhibition brings together under one roof the works of eleven truly promising, dynamic artists,...More »
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Ryuji Tanaka Exhibition
Showcasing the work of Ryuji Tanaka, an artist who was involved in two influential postwar avant-garde groups, Pan-real Bijutsu Kyokai (Pan-real Art Association), and the Gutai Bijutsu Kyokai (Gutai Art...More »
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Art1 2016: Stepping into Fresh Snow
An uplifting group exhibition featuring the work of 17 artists. The artists have created pieces for this exhibition with a resolute spirit of challenge, much as if they were making clear, crisp footprints...More »
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Norio Imai “Retrospective – Time in Square”
Initiating the use of photography, video and film as new media in his work in the 1970s, Norio Imai gradually shifted the central theme of his art to “time” expression. Imai brought out the material properties...More »
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Yasuyoshi Botan “Gone Before Flower”
Yasuyoshi Botan’s enigmatic paintings carefully observe the connection of things that shape this world. On display are her new works alongside drawings created during a residency in Sweden. [Related...More »
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Tomoko Takagi + Takuya Yamashita: Someone Else’s Sensibility
A two person exhibition featuring young rising artists Tomoko Takagi and Takuya Yamashita. The two artists share a common disposition in their creative process, developing their expressions by freely taking...More »
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Jun Nishida Solo Exhibition
Born in 1977, Jun Nishida passed away at a young age in 2005. Marking a decade from his death and in reflection of his activities, Art Court Gallery has organized a solo exhibition of his work with the...More »
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Satoru Hoshino “Black Horse in the Dark - Primordial Perception”
Presenting the solo exhibition of Satoru Hoshino, a ceramic-based artist active both in Japan and abroad. This exhibition will focus in particular on large-scale installations with smoked earthenware....More »
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Art Court Frontier 2015 #13
Started in 2003, this unique annual exhibition showcases young, up-and-coming artists from the Kansai region, selected by galleries, curators, artists, journalists and critics at the forefront of the Japanese...More »
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Hiroshi Mizuta “Interruption and Resumption”
Constructing an energetic world of color and detail in his paintings, Hiroshi Mizuta challenges the limitations of “Interruption and Resumption.” [Related Event] Talk and Reception Date: June.27 (Sat)...More »
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Seishu Niihira “Windows Upset”
Seishu Niihira “Windows Upset” The first solo exhibition by Seishu Niihira, who looks to question the principles of paintings themselves and the act of observing them, and to manifest and amplify the...More »
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Hidetsugu Tonoiso, Oji Yoshino “Spatial Rhythm”
Sculpture by Hidetsugu Tonoiso and Oji Yoshino.More »
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Osamu Kokufu: His Work and His Circle
Working with vehicular forms as a central motif, Osamu Kokufu created large-scale sculptural works that actually operate and carry out functions. While making use of various industrial products as work...More »
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Shihoko Fukumoto Book Release Exhibition “Japan Blue”
An exhibition to celebrate the book release of indigo dye artist Shihoko Fukumoto, showcasing 15 of her most representative works. [Related Event] Book Release & Reception Party Date: March.13...More »
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Taiyo Kimura “55 Bethune Street, NYC”
An exhibition consisting of a moving image installation and other 3D works made during Taiyo Kimura’s recent one year stay in New York. [Related Event] Artist Talk Date: Dec.13 (Sat) 14:30-16:00 Location:...More »
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Yasuaki Onishi “Empty Sculpture”
Exhibition of the sculptural work which expresses space such as vacuums and negative space, under the theme of volume, perpendicular, and distance. [Related Event] Talk with Tadashi Kanei (Associate...More »
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Akira Yanagisawa “Flicker Forest”
In an original process, Akira Yanagisawa transposes computer-generated images onto mechanical stencil drawings, forming abstract worlds of polyhedrons and of lines. This exhibition presents only Yanagisawa’s...More »
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Tsuyoshi Higashijima “Water Self-Portraits”
Painter Tsuyoshi Higashijima continues to explore the possibilities of artistic expression, using his own body as a barometer. He is returning to an internal square one, he says. In line with this concept,...More »
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Art Court Frontier 2014 #12
A unique exhibition of young, up-and-coming artists from the Kansai region, selected by galleries and curators at the forefront of the Japanese art world. Participating Artists: Kazuki Akira, Yuki Asano,...More »
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Norio Imai “Retrospective— Reflection and Projection”
Norio Imai was an energetic member of the gutai (concrete) art association from when he joined in 1962 until it disbanded in 1972. However, around the group dissolved, he realized that that “there is nothing...More »
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Kozo Nishino “Space Memory”
Nishino is an artist known for his large-scale metal sculptures employing themes from nature such as the sky and wind. Dynamic in scale yet delicate in detail, his sculptures have been installed around...More »
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ACG eyes 6 : Chihiro Yoshioka + Yukino Miyata + Miro Kasama “Stratigraphy in Two Dimensions”
“ACG Eyes” introduces young artists who have caught the attention of Art Court Gallery. This time, new paintings prints, and works of embroidery on antique paper by Chihiro Yoshioka, Yukino Miyata, Miro...More »
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New Cosmos of Photography Osaka Exhibition 2014
What are the possibilities of photography? What is it that can only be achieved in a photo? “The New Cosmos of Photography” is a competition initiated in 1991 with the very objective of uncovering these...More »
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Saburo Murakami Exhibition
With a career spanning half a century Saburo Murakami has engaged numerous materials, forms and processes yet each of his works is steeped in the act of formulating a relationship with the world. Murakami...More »
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“Turner Award 2013”
The latest installment in the long running “Turner Award” program seeking out new rising stars across numerous forms of expression.More »
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“ACG Collection Exhibition”
An exhibition of work from Kei Takemata and Satoru Hoshino.More »
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Yo Akiyama Exhibition
Having encountered ceramics during his student days Yo Akiyama came to develop a particular form of sculpture of an increasing scale which directly exploited the material and energy of clay and in this...More »
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Alan Chan “iEye-ai”
With a new series of photographic work Alan Chan marks his first solo show in Japan with “iEye-ai”. This Hong-Kong based graphic designer who has been active internationally in the various fields of design...More »
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Hitoshi Nomura “Body / Perception, or I Who Think I Am I”
For over 40 years, Hitoshi Nomura has created works that address questions surrounding the presence of humankind, our relationship with our bodies, and consciousness, employing motifs ranging from our...More »
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Art Court Frontier 2013 #11
- Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture - Installation - Video and Film - Party - Talks
- 2013-07-05 - 2013-08-03
A unique exhibition of young, up-and-coming artists from the Kansai region, selected by galleries and curators at the forefront of the Japanese art world. [Gallery Talk] Date and Time: 7/6 (Sat) and...More »
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Shiro Matsui “Forwards Backwards”
Exhibition of new works by Shiro Matsui (b. 1960) combining “fluid” materials such as water, goldfish and aquatic plants with ceramic vessels to create unique forms. Through his works Matsui aims to question...More »
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Jun Tsukawaki + Takeshi Kubo “Between Closed and Open - the Ethos of Stone, the Ethos of Iron”
Exhibition by two rock carvers who employ the natural qualities of rock such as marble and travertine in their works, characterized by large openings that invite the curiosity of the viewer.More »
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"Art Court Frontier 2008 #6" Exhibition
- Media: Painting - Drawing - Photography - Sculpture - Ceramics - Party - Talks - Art Competition
- 2008-07-04 - 2008-07-19
This is the sixth incarnation of the Art Court Frontier project, an annual show that puts forth the revolutionary artists of Kansai. This year it will gather the work of 12 energetic artists from or residing...More »
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"Sky, Wind, Water" Exhibition
At Osaka Tenmabashi's Osaka Amenity Park's "Sculpture Path" every year there is held an outside sculpture exhibition, a chance for people to encounter art right in the middle of a city, to re-discover...More »
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Aiko Miyanaga + Kazuki Hitoosa + Tomoko Shioyasu "The Palm of Buddha"
Under the theme of "The Palm of Buddha" some new works by Aiko Miyanaga, Kazuki Hitoosa and Tomoko Shioyasu. "The Palm of Buddha" ("In the hands of the gods") tends usually to be associated with the idea...More »
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New Cosmos of Photography Osaka 2008 Exhibition
The exhibition features photographs by 3 semi-grand prix winners and 3 excellent work winners of New Cosmos of Photography 2007. Art Talk: March 29th (Sat) 15:00-, April 12th (Sat) 15:00- *For more...More »
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Acryl Award 2007 Osaka Exhibition
The exhibition features works of "passion" by 27 artists.More »
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Kenji Yanobe Exhibition
A huge robot fires! The ark appears on the top of mountains! Kenji Yanobe has realized many extravagant projects in the past. This exhibition is in celebration of his first publication of the picture book...More »
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Takayuki Okamoto "Ichininriki (One Man's Power)"
On the theme of acquiring new images of the body, Takayuki Okamoto uses his own body to build sculptures. His representative series "Xman", a sophisticated work using creativity and physical balance, received...More »
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Vadim Vosters "Hollow"
Belgian artist Vadim Vosters's projected photographs overlap on drawings and generate a landscape between the virtual image and the real image. His new works include many images taken in Osaka that he...More »
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Hitoshi Nomura "Chrono & Chroma Chrono Box & Wave Lengs B 435/ G 540/ R 610 Chromatist"
Hitoshi Nomura materializes the idea of a human's principal desire to create and express. The exhibition features works that render the imaginary world of the pre-human age. Opening Party: September...More »
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Yutaka Moriguchi "Touch"
"Art is not just something to be passively viewed at in museums and galleries; it is also a crucial medium in the field of hospitality," says artist, Yutaka Moriguchi. Since 1999, Moriguchi has worked...More »
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"P&E 2007" Exhibition
This is the 3rd P&E exhibition in which selected artists have an opportunity to exhibit their work at the museum-level space. Based on the quality of their portfolio, 24 artists are selected among...More »
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Toru Kuranuki "Crystal Island -Homage to Kenji Miyazawa"
Since his early works, Toru Kuranuki has been using ammonite fossils and plants as materials. In recent years, he has expanded his interest towards jewelry such as minerals, crystals and diamonds. For...More »
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"Art Court Frontier 2007 #5" Exhibition
An assortment of top-notch artists, curators/art critics, journalists/art writers, and collectors/art enthusiasts have been invited to recommend artists for this exhibition. The artists create an impactful...More »
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"Four Topologies" Exhibition
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"Sculptural Manzai" Exhibition
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"CANON Photography New Century Osaka" Exhibition
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"Comical Sculpture" Exhibition
This exhibition features sculptures combinined with an idea of "comedy" by eight powerful Kansai artists. The works are exhibited outside. [Image: Yasuo Nakagawa "Happiness or Unhappiness" (2006) 60.6x60.6x206cm,...More »