Acru Galerie Kisou - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Acru Galerie Kisou. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Mero and Meno
A photography exhibition. More »
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Menou and Merou
A group photography exhibition.More »
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You Are Beautiful
A collaborative exhibition by artists invited by Jyo Miyai and Acru Galerie Kisou.More »
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Katsura Muramatsu “Fluctus”
The first solo exhibition in Osaka for photographer Katsura Muramatsu.More »
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Wakako Kikuchi “Echo”
An exhibition to launch Wakako Kikuchi’s photography book “Echo.” [Related Event] Talk Event by Wakako Kikuchi Date: Feb.11 (Sat) Please refer to the official site for further details.More »
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Ki No Uta
“Ki” in Japanese translates to grass, and forms part of the origin of the gallery name, Acru Galerie Kisou. This group exhibition presents works that represent fragments of the forest. [Related Event] Day...More »
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Yasuaki Matsumoto “Photography”
Presenting the work of the Tokyo-based photographer Yasuaki Matsumoto. [Related Event] Yasuaki Matsumoto will conduct a workshop on classical printing techniques. Date: Sep. 11 (Sat) Please see the...More »
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Roonee Business Trip
A group exhibition of small works that fit into the palm of your hand, presented by Rooney, a gallery in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo.More »
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Isao Nishiyama “Mindscapes”
Photography by Isao Nishiyama.More »
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Yoshinori Toyama + Seiji Kumagai “Time that Goes By - Time for Time”
A joint photography show by Yoshinori Toyama and Seiji Kumagai.More »
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In the Palm of Your Hand – Instant Film
The ability to view of photo you’d just taken was once thought of as magic. This exhibition re-introduces the appeal of instant film: the wonder of its physical and artistic qualities, the joy of holding...More »
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Delmonaco’s Made-to-Order Shoes
Delmonaco’s made-to-order shoes are hand created one by one, promoting the idea that shoes serve to “beautiful wrap” rather than to simply be “worn.”More »
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Karatomino
A group photography exhibition.More »
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The Name of a Certain Trip
A group photography exhibition about travel, by Hideaki Hamada, Isao Nishiyama, and Norito.More »
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A Room with Photography
With a concept of “Photo-Thing Products,” this exhibition celebrates letting photographs exist as objects that are a part of our lifestyles. More »
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Spoooooool “Spoooooool Wars”
An exhibition by photography group Spoooooool.More »
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Yoshihumi Matsusita Exhibition
A photography exhibition by Yoshihumi Matsusita.More »
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Nuketch Project Photography Exhibition
A group exhibition focused on wide-angle photography and the struggles of a format which exaggerates size, facial expressions and even distance.More »
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Atsushi Korome + Masaki Yoshimoto “Drawing”
A joint photography exhibition by Atsushi Korome and Masaki Yoshimoto.More »
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Showa Camera Group Photography Exhibition
A group exhibition of time, place, light and colors… The same view can appear completely different depending on the photographer.More »
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Minami Senba Zoo Photography Exhibition
Photographs of animals in a free-range zoo.More »
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Yukie Murakami “Border Line”
Photographer Yukie Murakami goes in search of the border between this world and the next, following the loss of a father 6 years ago.More »
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Yamabito
A group exhibition of atmospheric photographs taken from the mountains.More »
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Minami Senba Photo Walk 2015 – Film and the Future
Works taken with film cameras by photographers who hope to expand the circle of photography fans to everyone, regardless of styles and galleries. *This exhibition is part of Minami Senba Photo Walk 2015....More »
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Old Lens 2015
A group exhibition of photographs shot with older lenses.More »
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Akitoshi Sasakura “Seeing Shadows”
A solo photography show by Akitoshi Sasakura.More »
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Tools for Photography
Photography-related tools and goods are on display alongside each artists works.More »
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Selection & Instagram Exhibition
A vast collection of photo books made up of popular Instagram photos are on show.More »
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After the Rain
A group photography exhibition on the theme of rain.More »
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Humanness 2015
A group exhibition exploring the theme of humanness through photography.More »
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Gokan
A group exhibition by five photographers with different approaches and sensitivities. This exhibition celebrates the harmonious gathering of these five senses.More »
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Nekoten
Photographs of cats.More »
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“I, My, Me”
A group photography exhibition consisting solely of self portraits.More »
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Instant Film Photo Exhibition 2015
Instant film, which fell out of favor after the Polaroid was cancelled, has reemerged on the photography scene with the popularity of iPhone’s Instant Lab device. Fujifilm’s Checky is also gaining popularity....More »
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Nukepuro Vol. 2
Works by Nukepro, a group of easy-going photography and camera enthusiasts, as well as guests. 〇saka, hiro, Yoichi Sunada, muk Munenobu Kosuge, Aya, Maki Shimazu(pearl), Tosio Suzuki(stoshi), Tomoko(TMK),...More »
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A Photography Exhibition Concerned with Objects - Monokataru 2015
A photography exhibition that is concerned with familiar objects from everyday life.More »
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Hodaka Yamamoto “Dream or Reality? in Osaka”
Unique lomographic prints using an analog camera are exhibited.More »
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Brownie Film Exhibition
An exhibition of photographs taken with the popular Brownie camera.More »
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Night Photography Exhibition: Koyoi 2015
At the end of the day, what kind of scenery do you see? How do you spend your time?More »
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Traveler Exhibition
What’s important is not where you go, but what kind of voyage you have.More »
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Windfall
Photographs that didn’t turn out quite as expected can be disappointing at first but end up revealing something better than planned. This group photography exhibition celebrates these unexpected outcomes. Exhibiting...More »
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Family Photographs Exhibition
An exhibition of carefully selected family photographs.More »
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Acru 1 Grand Prix 2014
An exhibition of photographs where people are invited to vote for the one photograph that left an impression on them.More »
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Since
A group exhibition from the Acru Photography Class Basic Course. More »
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Roonee Business Trip
Rooney is a gallery in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. Rooney thinks of photographs not as information art, but as objects or “things”. In this trip to Acru, Osaka, a selection of photographs that can only...More »
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Old Lens 2014
An exhibition of photographs taken with appreciation for the old manual lens. [Related Event] Old Lens Talk Event for Beginners Date: Nov.2 (Sun) Please refer to the official site for further details....More »
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Spoooooool “7×”
The fourth Spoooooool exhibition showcases and shares the uniqueness of each of its seven photographers. More »
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Minoru Marui “Lumberjack”
Minoru Marui’s exhibition of photographs that portray the life of the lumberjack with the changes of the season.More »
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Mountain Folk Exhibition
A group exhibition of scenic and impressive mountains, photographed by a range of artists. Participating Artists: Hirokazu Mukoura, Sudahiro, Shoto Matsuzaki, Norimasa Oka, Satoshi Yamashita, Keichi...More »
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Townspeople— Ono Beyond the Lens Finder
A collaborative exhibit by Acru gallery and the scissors manufacturer Tajika Copper. Works inspired by the people and town of Ono, Hyogo Prefecture, where Tajika’s factory is located, taken during shoots...More »
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Minami Senba 2014 Photography Exhibition
Collaborative exhibition of film photography held at four galleries in the Minami Senba area of Osaka (Acru, Nadar, Photo Gallery Ittosha and Gallery Avi).More »
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Kayo Sebori “▲ (Triangle)”
Kayo Sebori’s photographs featuring her favorite shape - the Triangle: a shape she loved even before photography. It is often said that the world can be roughly classified into two. When a third point...More »
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Tone - Monochrome Photography of Nine Emotions
A group exhibition by 9 photographers, of photographs with the color removed. Artists in show: Chika Abe, Masaki Ueno, Rei Kutsuoka, Toshio Koga, Junko Tanaka, Masato Hanada, Toshinobu Hirohata, and Testuya...More »
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Acru Photography Class Premium Course Exhibition
The objective of this year’s premium photography course is “nurturing the ability to discover oneself through one’s own ideas.” Each student student presents his or her own works according to individual...More »
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Taku Misaki “Chest Pass”
Taku Misaki’s exhibition “Chest Pass” presents a range of photographs taken by him in the 90’s, when he was in his 30s, alongside photographs taken by his father in the 60’s, when he was also in his 30s....More »
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Photonchu: Expressers the Photo Exhibition 3rd
Photonchu is a group of photographers who focus on portraits. With “Portraits of Women” as the theme, this group exhibition brings a wide selection of portrait photos, that vary from the usual posed shots. Participating...More »
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The Face of Utsuwa (Japanese Pottery)
An exhibition and sale of Japanese pottery, glass works and wood works from three active artists, in collaboration with “Utsuwa Banki” shop in Chiga / Kashiwa. Photographs of these works, as an expression...More »
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Kagehito Kurumane “The Night I Was There”
Kagehito Kurumane revisits the places that he used to wander at night as a confused, frustrated and hopeful teen, to see it with his present self and store it in a photograph. Photographs are taken with...More »
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Moment
Drawn together through the love of photography the 7 artists in this exhibition are of different generations, live in different areas and photograph different subjects but have come to know each other...More »
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Monocreate 2014
Reasserting the power of black and white photography in an age when color is taken for granted, stirring the viewer’s imagination in the flow of time and sense of space.More »
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Hanairo 2014
Paying tribute to the unique personality of flowers of every color and form, delving below the surface to touch upon their inner charm.More »
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Humanness— Photos of People
These photographs capture the gestures of people engaged in activity and their casual expressions, displaying a humanness that emerges from careful examination and through the special way that photography...More »
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Cat Exhibition
Capturing the majesty of cats in a collection of photographic prints.More »
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Instant Film Photo Exhibition
Instant film, which fell out of favor after the Polaroid was cancelled, has reemerged on the photography scene with iPhone’s Instant Lab device that came out last year. Fujifilm’s Checky is also gaining...More »
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“Words and Photographs”
A group exhibition combining words and photographs.More »
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“Smart Phone Photo Exhibition - Cameraroll 2014”
Photos taken on the smart phone are transformed from their digital existence to physical images, bringing a sense of touch to those moments of happiness which are not to be forgotten.More »
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Hideki Kamauchi + Miki Nosaka ”Quodlibet”
”Quodlibet”, a song of two songs, two separate tunes synchronizing to form a new or clashing to form a complexity of sound, just as the two differing approaches of Hideki Kamauchi and Miki Nosaka come...More »
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“Acru Photo Exhibition”
Marking the 6th anniversary of Acru, this exhibition offers behind the scenes glimpses of the Acru studios through an array of photographs, providing further insight into the great care Acru takes in its...More »
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Group Photography Exhibition “Sol-fa”
Like the different notes of a musical scale the members of “Sol-fa” ring out their unique grasp of the world through photography, with each tone coming together in a resonating sound.More »
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“Railways 2014”
A train may be many things to different people, a sight of the everyday, a time of travel, a hobby, each individual has their own narrative connected to trains as reflected here in this exhibition in a...More »
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“Brownie Film 2014”
The 120 film format, being larger than regular 35mm film allows one to capture a high resolution with a shallow depth of field, and in use with medium format can create images of varying sizes, which combined...More »
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Acru Traveling Photography Exhibition “Photos and People”
Acru’s Traveling Photography Exhibition returns to Osaka in a show which brings together 11 artists who capture the possibilities of portrait photography.More »
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“Travelers Exhibition 2014”
An exhibition of traveler’s photographs, raising our awareness to a new level of the everyday, as we are stimulated in new encounters and exchanges which make the act of traveling more important than the...More »
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Family Photography Exhibition 2014
Photographs portraying family.More »
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Handicrafts 2013
Handmade works all have slight differences and their own individual traits, created from the perspectives, tools, and skills of their makers. Unique handmade creations are on display. More »
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Spoooooool “The”
Photography by Spoooooool, a group whose motto is “having fun and being ourselves.”More »
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Karushi “Dislike”
These photographs have a calming effect, evoking the quiet passage of time when a faint light shines through uneasy feelings, pessimistic thoughts, and the lonely dark.More »
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Kaori Nakasone + Nanami Kobayashi “How To Find Body Temperature”
“The people we are closest to are our husbands, and we wonder if there’s a reason we couldn’t do without them. Why, after becoming husband and wife, are we still in search of emotion born from body temperature...More »
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Masanori Oka Exhibition
An exhibition of photographs documenting Masanori Oka’s travels around New Zealand since 1996.More »
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Seiryu Igarashi “Quiétisme”
A collection of photography work from Seiryu Igarashi.More »
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“Acru 1 Grand Prix 2013”
A competition featuring select photography works from 10 artists, the winner of which shall be determined by the vote of each visitors. More »
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Mika Otani “Prism”
Exhibition of photography by Mika Otani on a theme of memories and records.More »
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Karen Natsuki “A Trip to the Yaeyama Islands: Miscellaneous 2”
Exhibition of photography by Karen Natsuki of the Yaeyama Islands in Japan’s southern Okinawa Prefecture.More »
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Guild “Paris, Texas, Shinsaibashi”
Exhibition of colour and monochrome works on 5 contrasting themes by 3-member photography group, Guild.More »
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People of the Mountains
Group photography exhibition exploring the relationship between people and mountains. More »
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Fotofabrica: Photography and Objets
Exhibition combining photography and objets by 13 artists.More »
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Acru Workers Exhibition 2013
Multi-genre group exhibition on the theme of “creating and communicating.”More »
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Harao “The Shape of a Person”
Exhibition of ephemeral works of silver halide analog and half frame film photography by Harao, the runner-up of Gallery Acru’s First Grand Prize.More »
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Portrait Exhibition 2013
Exhibition of portrait photography intended to reveal the inner as well as outer qualities of their subjects.More »
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Dear Victor
Exhibition of Hasselblad photography dedicated to Victor, the Swedish inventor of the camera, which he originally created for Swedish Air Force to rival German aerial cameras in 1941, but later adapted...More »
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Kazunori Kubo Exhibition
Exhibition of works by photographer Kazunori Kubo who attempts to capture her young daughter’s hidden emotions.More »
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Minami Senba 2013 Photography Exhibition
Collaborative exhibition of film photography held at four galleries in the Minami Senba area of Osaka (Acru, Nadar, Photo Gallery Ittosha and Gallery Avi).More »
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“Yuzuki Aizawa” Exhibition
An exhibition that looks at 8 different photographers takes on a single subject, that of one girl named Yuzuki Aizawa.More »
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Shinnichi Takeuchi “Everyday”
Exhibition of photography by Shinnichi Takeuchi on the theme of everyday scenes.More »
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Expressers The Photo Exhibition 2nd
Group photography exhibition on the theme of female portraits. The artists treatment of the subject varies widely: from those women they wish to emulate, those who embody their innermost desires, and those...More »
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Photoback Selections & Journals
For a limited time only, the Accru Gallery becomes a library of some 378 photography books.More »