Art Area B1 - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Art Area B1. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
-
The Song of Deep Plowing - The Smell of Acorns
“Rakugaki no Kai” from Nishinari in Osaka present an 8 day program of exhibitions, talks, live events, workshops, and readings, on the theme of “Ainu Culture”. [Related Events] Opening Talk (Japanese...More »
-
Railway Arts Festival Vol. 7: Station to Station
Art Area B1 makes the most of their location in the concourse of an underground station, presenting the annual Railway Arts Festival which has run since 2010. Welcoming artist and graphic designer Fumio...More »
-
New Colony/Island 3 “Toward Distances Within Ourselves”
The New Colony/Island series, which so far has explored “cities, societies, and the earth” through the themes of fungi and disasters, now turns its focus to “ourselves.” There are all kinds of small, invisible...More »
-
Dance Box Archive Project Vol.1
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Dance Box with an exhibition dedicated to “Guys,” a performance consisting of male dancers from the Kansai region which first premiered in 1995. An opportunity to consider...More »
-
Railway Arts Festival Vol. 6: Adventure of the Structure
Railway Arts Festival Vol. 6 turns its focus to the various structures that exist within society, from the physical kind to the equally important structures within the cultural context of film, literature,...More »
-
New Colony / Island 2
- Media: Photography - Illustration - Installation - Product - Video and Film - Talks
- 2016-03-11 - 2016-06-26
This exhibition creates a place of interaction that considers “our everyday” and the “disasters” which exist side by side. Regarding Art Area B1 as a house and constructing environments such as an entrance,...More »
-
Kwansei Gakuin University Fine Art Club Graduates Exhibition 2016
A group exhibition by 15 graduating students of the Fine Art Club at Kwansei Gakuin University, a club that has now been going for over 100 years and strives for academic freedom for its members.More »
-
Alternative Train
Railway transport systems are highly appealing due to their use of advanced technology, history of growth, and social impact. Since 2010, Art Area B1 has been holding an annual “Railway Arts” exhibition....More »
-
Keiichi Ikemizu “I Became an Elephant This Summer”
Keiichi Ikemizu (born in Osaka in 1937) is a contemporary artist who has been active, primarily in the Kansai region, since the early 1960s. In his work Ikemizu seriously considers animals, which live...More »
-
New Colony / Island - Island Art & Silence and Its Presence
Art Area B1’s “Search Project” is an exhibition series that searches for the possibilities within art and knowledge. Vol.4 of this series presents “New Colony / Island - Island Art & Silence and...More »
-
Railway Arts Festival Vol. 4: Music Station
Hear and create tunes with trumpets, voices, whistles, and other sounds used in the railway, as well as special creations by a variety of artists. There will also be lectures, concerts, and online participation....More »
-
16,259 Days of Ishinha
This October the theatre troupe Ishinha will hold its first outdoor public performance in Osaka in ten years. Gearing up for this event, Art Area B1 presents stage photographs, footage, posters, and more...More »
-
Apartment 111
Searching for the possibilities of art and knowledge, this exhibition at Art Area B1 (address: Nakanoshima 1 chome 1-1) presents the content and creations of three organizations. Graf is a collective that...More »
-
Kobe - Asia Contemporary Dance Festival #03 “My Home is Shivering and Changing! (or is it Me and My Body Wriggling?”
Initiated in 2001 the Asia Contemporary Dance Festival celebrates its 8th volume this year, also marking its 3rd edition hosted by Kobe city. This festival has strived to promote the physical expression...More »
-
Railway Arts Festival Vol. 3: Kamigata Yuho Yonjurokkei Produced by Seigo Matsuoka
Like the railway, books are an integral part of modern culture. The theme of the third arts festival focusing on the creativity of the railway is “books as artistic expression through words.” Produced...More »
-
Nikko Process 60th Anniversary Exhibition
A poster exhibition that focuses on the plate-making process. 12 pieces will be on display.More »
-
Odasaku’s Osaka
A commemorative exhibition to mark 100 years since the birth of celebrated writer Sakunosuke Oda, introducing his life and work through his hand-drawn maps of Osaka and photos from the NHK drama. [Talk] 8/10...More »
-
Yamamoto Kinoko Theater “The Body, Fashion and Children’s Creativity from a DIY Perspective“
A collaborative exhibition by one artist and two performance troupes touching on contrasting themes that include new ways of enjoying fashion; the creative processes that come out of the children’s conversation...More »