Ten work friends will exhibit water color landscapes depicting people and animals.

To celebrate its coming tenth anniversary this exhibition will showcase the "The Means of State Aid" cartoon, which was featured in the economics section of the Mainichi Newspaper Saturday edition since May 1998. *Exhibiting at the 1F entrance hall

[Image: "Brilliant Glazes" 52.5x7cm]

"Portration" is a coined phrase, meaning a mixture of portraiture and installation. Under the theme of portraiture, this unusual exhibition is Yuusuke Nakamura's first in five years. On the second floor for two weeks will be displayed in full color the pictures of three hundred people, drawn on site. On the first floor will be shown numerous original illustrations from Nakamura's previous exhibitions.

*Exhibiting at KANOKO

Live performances: May 11th (Sat) Sakyuu BITE May 12th (Sun) 17:00- Alientom, Dendorokakaria

[Image: Hayato Minoda "Prediction 1" (2008) 101.5x80.5cm Oil on Canvas]

"Private happenings are the motif of my work. I do not make works in the same way I write my diary but in fact I don't understand how much difference there is between these things. I don't want the responsibility for my diary but I want the responsibility for my work." (Statement by the artist) *Exhibiting at space 1F

*Exhibiting at 1F deux

*Exhibiting at 1F deux Opening Party: May 3rd (Sat) 17:00-

*Exhibiting at space 2F

This exhibition features analog black-and-white photographs taken in Kyoto. The artists portray the daily life of young people, with some scenes that include them wandering on the streets. Opening Event: April 29th (Tue) 19:00-

[Image: Koji Ito]

This exhibition displays miniature figures who live in a small apartment. They enjoy their ordinary life, such as relaxing, doing yoga, reading the newspaper, thinking... Matsuura also showcases his fantasy creatures at a separate display space.

[Image: Copyright (c)　Getsumin Corporation, Sachio Yoshikawa. All rights reserved]

Focusing on the concept of a room, the works will be displayed in a showroom inspired manner. [Image: Tomoko Iwai]

[Image: Hiroko Nakakita "Emono" 27.3×54.6cm（3S×2点) ]

"Pictures whose heart dances in unrestricted color. Sculptures whose unwavering presence never drops. In my hands if only I can blend these two things together..." (Statement by the artist)

The exhibition eliminates the boundaries between traditional and contemporary art.

Art Party: April 18th (Fri) 18:00-

"Manga" (comics) is now a universal word and has reached the point where it is read by men and women, young and old. In recent times it has continued to develop, overcoming the simple boundaries of consumerist media to become a separate cultural entity. The content and genre of manga ranges from archetypal action comics to historical tales, love stories, and documentaries. This exhibition focuses on the "frame", the essential component of a comic. As manga has evolved, so also has the concept of the "frame" broadened. Initially showing just absolute chronological direction, the "frame" now has numerous uses, staging unimaginable time changes, a method for drawing the landscape of the mind. Photographic series art works can also be seen as a technique that includes the manga "frame" component. By integrating the separate frames together and showing them as one work, a new dynamic is born. Opening Party: April 29th (Tue) 17:00-

A majority of ceramic works typically have a signature or hidden symbol scratched or painted. The exhibition explores the various symbols and signatures and attempt to reveal their meanings. *Exhibiting at Exhibition Room 3 Gallery Talk: April 13th (Sun), 20th (Sun), May 11th (Sun) 11:15- [Image: "Red clay vase" (mid-Edo period)]

*Exhibiting at Room A

The exhibition features 100 participants, each one of them will present a 30-second production using a sound box. *Exhibiting at KAVC gallery

*Exhibiting at 2F

Taka Kobayashi is a photographer whose work has featured in numerous famous corporate and product advertising, such as that of Nescafe and Coca Cola (Japan). This exhibition will focus on one more part of his oeuvre, that of Japanese flowers.

*Exhibiting in the garden

The exhibition features textile work.

At Gallery Ryo a live model sketching workshop is held once a month. This exhibition showcases the drawings from the past workshops. Since each artist sees things in a differently, the same model will have been interpreted and drawn in many ways.

Art Party: April 18th (Fri) 20:00-5:00 *For more information please visit the URL below

Yuge's illustration work employs Indian-ink drawings and Japanese traditional goods, such as hanging scrolls, folding fans, and kimono.

In Japan, there are more than 1200 kinds of spiders, and in the world, that number exceeds 40,000. The most interesting characteristic of a spider is that depending on the situation, it spins different strings from its bottom. The spiderwebs created are varied in design and shape, ranging from circles, fan-shapes, hammock-shapes and domes. This exhibition introduces the geometric designs that have similar qualities as lace, which have been created by the small artist.

On its 6th edition, the exhibition features works from 72 artists of various media and styles.

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 of manipulation without being aware of it. However, drawing not only from this concept, the aim of this exhibition is an experimentation with how contemporary art can look anew at universal values, that of worshipping "the Palm of the Buddha", of being protected and encouraged, of seizing the benevolence of a certain source. Opening Event: May 10th (Saturday) 14:00-17:00 Artists' Talk: 14:00-16:00 Reception Party: 16:00-17:00

This is an exhibition of works that have captured the mysterious power of light.

[Image: Kazuo Takiguchi "Go"]

*Exhibiting at AMI

Opening Party: April 19th (Sat) 18:00-20:00 [Image: (c)Mutsumi Sue/fabre8710]

[Image: Yasuhiro Tanigawa]

"Flower reflection," Yoshikazu Yoshida's first solo exhibition, showcases photographs capturing the reflection of cherry blossoms on the surface of water. For this series of photographs, Yoshida used the fixed-point observation method, favored for a long time by many photographers. However, with this fixed-point method, precisely because it is at a fixed point, the area's slight movements, the wavering, the quivering the eye cannot see, all are conveyed even better. Moreover, by images layered with the changes of the seasons, viewers will find their perspectives multiplying and proliferating.

The exhibition features photography books produced by recipients of the Ihei Kimura photography award. 37 works will be on display.

The "Link" exhibition series started with a photography shoot in New Zealand in 2001. Through photography, the artist creates a strong connection with landscapes containing untouched nature, and the action of taking a photography becomes similar to the act of praying. Much like the title, "link," viewers realize that human civilization and natural landscapes are linked with each other through the photographs.

Part I: May 1st - May 11th Part II: May 14th - May 25th

Kazuhiro Fujita has worked as a fashion photographer, providing his work for magazines and catalogs. After a two and a half year stay in Paris, he has established a signature style of photography that keeps shadows and colors to a minimum amount. The exhibition features Fujita's works that capture light from daily scenes. Workshop: May 10th (Sat), 11th (Sun) 14:00- *For more information please visit the URL below

Zenitani moved to Spain in 1990 and currently is working in the Costa-Brava area, north of Barcelona. This exhibition is based on the theme of prayer. Visitors will see a tranquil imaginary landscape, and an inquiring into the deepening of color.

[Image: Kozue Hibino ]

This exhibition shows Ishikawa's latest work, photographs of houses and people in the Canadian Arctic Circle, France and West Africa.

Bunyo Ide and Hideo Midori are both held in esteem in Nihonga circles. The pair's work has a charm rooted in their finely drawn lines and subtle forms, and, adding the deeply expressive sketchings of Takashi Yasuzumi, the gallery will show 20 new works of this trio. [Image: Bunyo Ide "Ryokuko - Kibune River"]

The 200 works on display are all originals.

"If a painting has no intensity, if it has no emotion, then it is worth nothing." (Statement by the artist) *Exhibiting at 58

The exhibition features the collection's paintings from the Edo period. From an earlier time, the Hosomi collection has focused on works by Jakuchu Ito and the Rimpa artists. Works by Hokusai Katsushika and Taiga Ike will be on display.

*Exhibiting at w

Studio Frog, of Tottori Prefecture, make figurines, diorama, accessories and straps with the motif of frogs, as well as other reptiles, amphibians and so forth. This exhibition will feature an installation focusing on the cute, little creatures that inhabit woodlands and the sea.

Having brought numerous commercials to the world as a director of TV commercials, Shinya Nakajima has constantly commanded the focus of attention in the advertising industry. In 1987 he was among the first to introduce digital technology into commercials, offering graphic designers and art directors the opportunity to enter the TV commercial industry. Ever since, he has been the foremost figure of the new digital video age. Marking the 20th anniversary of the birth of digital video, this exhibition introduces the world of Shinya Nakajima’s TV commercials, on which he has collaborated with 29 front-rank art directors. [Image: ©Shinya Nakajima]

Guillaume Leingre seeks to create works using constrained conception and production techniques with a great knowledge of both historical and contemporary contexts. With Une exposition de photographies/An exhibition of photographs, Guillaume Leingre reaches the very disturbing equilibrium of creating "silent photographs". Photographs of virtual spaces and multiplicating cells. Primitive photographs. Primordial photographs. They work like looking glasses where a shameless reality repeats on a mathematical algorithm. That’s what we found there, in the obsolescence and captivating mystery of the QR Code, a photograph that recalls a mandala structure dedicated to the relentless beauty of an exponentially abstract world. [Image: "QR Code"　(2008) gelatin silver print, 40x40cm]

The exhibition focuses on the concept of Japan. With motifs such as cherry blossoms, autumn leaves, and the kimono, the Kunio Sato creates original illustrations that depict the Japanese identity.

Ken Hamazaki uses rice covered in gold leaf, which are then pasted on a material to create a maze. A golden rice is symbolic of good fortune in the Buddhist sphere. However, typically it is only one grain of rice that is regarded good luck. Thus when there are plenty, does it mean that there are too many dieties? Or is it a rejection of religion? These questions are asked to the audience. Opening Party: May 5th (Mon) 17:00-20:00 [Image: Nico "Maze Painting" (1997)]

This exhibition features the changes in Japanese people's lifestyle that were brought by the influences of foreign countries. *Exhibiting at 1F Exhibition Room 3

This exhibition traces from the origin of humans to the establishment of ancient society by focusing on the influence of China and Korea, through rice farming, and usage of metal tools. Sakuragaoka bell-shaped bronze vessels (national treasure) and other items from tumulus in Kobe city are exhibited. *Exhibiting at 2F Exhibition Room 4, 5

During the Edo period (when Japan had an isolationist policy), Japan did in fact have contact with foreign countries. This exhibition will display telescopes, glass works, clocks and other items that have adopted foreign influences. *Exhibiting at 1F Exhibition Room 1 [Image: "Japanese Telescopes from the 18th Century and After"]

This exhibition explores how culture from the Chinese continent was adapted through local offices and the proliferation of Buddhism. In addition, Hyogo bay played an important role in water transportation with China and Korea. *Exhibiting at 2F Exhibition Room 5

Image : Copyright © 2006 GUILD GALLERY & office auracross,　All right reserved.

In Vietnam, the encounter of traditional lacquer painting and western painting produced a unique genre called lacquer painting during the colonial period. Thanh Chuong has high recognition in this genre. His works seem to embrace prayer for peace by a person who had to spend his youth in the period of warfare. *By appointment only [Image: "On the Farm" (1999) 120x180cm, lacquer on panel]

Exhibiting works by students of L-Osaka Painting Class. *Exhibiting at rooms T & J

The exhibition displays an assortment of portfolios by various artists. They will be scattered across the room on shelves and on the walls. Visitors are welcomed to sit on a chair and look through them.

*Exhibiting at Room C & D

50 artists will participate in this group exhibition on the theme of "water". *Exhibiting at Room 3

The participants in this show all entered the Osaka Design Technical School at the same time and are co-students of the same illustration faculty. And now CASO is the space where they will present their graduation works together. *Exhibiting at Room X [Image: Mikan]

*Exhibiting at 1F [Image: Eiji Imao "The Location of Dreams"]

Despite receiving multiple awards, this exhibition marks Hamada's first solo exhibition. After graduating from Musashino Art University, he went on in receiving his masters from Canadian and American institutions. The exhibition features about 25 of his works that depict the motif of "when living things face death, they return to the soil." [Image: "Shape 47: Utena" 144.5x113cm, etching]

*Exhibiting in Room 2

The exhibition will showcase the stone gorilla works and gorilla paintings of Hiroshi Abe.

The exhibition features etching prints on glass, showing beauty through transparency.

*Exhibiting at Room 1

In the late 1960's, the Mono movement in Japan created a new wave in the Japanese art world and was eventually recognized internationally. The core person behind this movement was Nobuo Sekine, who created "Topology - Land." Sekine has been an active artist in the Kansai area, and his career bloomed after the release of "Topology - Land." The exhibition will be held in both YOD gallery and Kyobundo Gallery in Osaka. YOD gallery will feature his latest works, and Kyobundo Gallery will have works created before and around 1990 on display. Art Talk: May 17th (Sat) 15:00- [Image: "Magnetic Field" (2008) wood, paper, gold leaf, pigment, 72.7x60.6cm]

*Exhibiting at COLLAGE

The exhibition features illustrations based on the concept of light coming from the ceiling.

"The Oikos of the exhibition title comes from ancient Greek, meaning a place of residence, and forms the root of the words 'ecology' and 'economy'. I have for a long time been concerned about the estrangement between the 'environment', that which humanity is trying to protect through the Kyoto Protocol, and the entity of nature. Humanity is fated only ever to be able to consider along its own scale of thought. Like a seed the things gained a posteriori swell too much, and we cannot then understand the gravity of what has been caused. This time I will be displaying a work mainly related to human residence, a sensation to open your eyes a bit." (Statement by the artist)

*Exhibiting at Room C [Image: Chikayo Nakanishi]

*Exhibiting at Room Y

Focusing on Aloha shirts made of old clothes, small belongings such as a scarf are also on display.

*Exhibiting at Eizou Studio 1928

The exhibition explores the theme of "pop" (alluding to popular culture as well as popular media), which appears in our daily lives in the form of insulation. Works by contemporary Japanese artists will be on display. Opening Party: May 14th (Wed) 17:00- Artist Talk: May 24th (Sat) 14:00-

[Image: "Flying" part 30]

"What you cannot get across by words I hope you will understand a little in photographs." (Statement by the artist)

*Exhibiting at 1F gallery

Old kimono, handmade western clothes and small accessories will be exhibited.

This is an exhibition of artistic jewelry and objects made of silver, copper and brass. Opening Party: May 18th (Sun) 15:00-19:00

“Highways change the ordinary scenery. They run in the sky with their greatness, curves and laps. People end up getting used to seeing them, but I think it's very strange.” (Statement by the artist) *Exhibiting at KANOKO

[Image: Kozuki Watanabe "Dream Pillow" (2007) 162x162cm Mixed Media]

The exhibition features 40 artists from Japan and around the world that will join together to show their works across a vast range of media. The exhibition is divided into two one-week shows, with artworks grouped by media. Painting, Sculpture: May 20th - 25th Photography, Video/New Genres: May 27th - June 1st Performance Art Live Event: May 31st 20:00- Opening Reception: May 20th (Tue) 19:00- Closing Reception: May 31st (Sat) 19:00-

*Exhibiting at Room A

The exhibition features photographs captured by diverse artists at the same time, in three pre-determined times at different places.

*Exhibiting at pfs

"In Japan from old times the phrase 'night and day' has implied a comparison of the negative and positive. At a Javanese antique dealer's I found a daring old calico dyed in the colors of night and day; the dealer told me it was called 'night and day' in English. The duality of sun and shadow reaches from a religion to daily life. I will want to send a gust of wind through the the space woven by the partial sunlight and shadow in the town houses of Kyoto." (Statement by the artist)

In fall of 2007, a rather awkward scene appeared in the city of Ghent, Belgium: 14 portraits of women with red hair were installed on a large office building. Inspired by Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s painting of a redhead female, Michiel Hendryckx, a Flemish photographer, created the installation for the British Vision exhibition’s PR campaign. In the UK, redheads are given mean stereotypes or names such as “carrot top” or “Duracell”. In fact, the 14 that were photographed were no exception, as they shared their stories of childhood teasing. Ironically, in the US and mainland Europe, red hair color has become popular as more people dye it in its different hues of the color. In conjunction with the above series, the “2 Eyes on Europe” presents images that were created by Hendryckx for the movie “27x27x27”. For this movie, Hendryckx along with photographer Johan Jacobs and cameraman Luc Vrydaghs, toured Europe and asked 27 artists from 27 countries on what they think is the most valuable masterpiece in art history. The photographs that capture various scenes of Europe were taken to accompany the movie, and were exhibited in Brussels in 2007. The exhibition will feature 14 color portrait photographs and 40 monochrome photographs.

"Children are like blessings from heaven and the photo albums of children contain very important memories for a family. The memories that jump out of albums, photo after photo - these revived memories have been made into images." (Statement by the artist)

This exhibition will display a clay animation film, alongside stills and the actual props and sets using in the production. It will document the turning points that mark the shift from the artist's toil to the full releasing of his creativity.

"Leaving for a journey. The destination of this journey is fixed, however this is not only the "journey" of going to the destination, but also the "process" of arriving there. The landscapes pile up layer upon layer like lacquer work. This train journey of tracing the outline and shape of Japan, from now it will continue for a while." (Statement by the artist) 45 color prints will be on display.

The captivating shade given by the trees has been captured by photographer Masami Mori. In his work you can see the momentary forms of beauty, distinct but at times ambiguous, quivering and flowing.

"My aim is to use the minutely changing faces of the commonplace things from daily life, those inexorably fading away in concurrence with destiny, to express something that gets a little closer to a sense of being." (Statement by the artist)

*Exhibiting at Eizou Studio 1928 (on B1F) [Image: Still from Michiyo Kawamoto "cycle"]

The artist has drawn a variety of things in a variety colors. [Image: Yasuko Masuda "My" (2008) 388x540 Color Pencil]

The exhibition features wooden sculptures that were created from a ragged (old and used) time. The larger sculptures almost reach to a person's height. *Exhibiting at Room A

This exhibition will introduce a new style from the artist. All the paintings have been produced on giant canvases over size 20, each showing her individual stories. Added to the paintings the story will be set in the middle, so that the work can be carefully appreciated from two perspectives, that of a text and that of a visual object. Further, during the exhibition period, the gallery will hold special live painting events on its exterior walls.

The exhibition features works by author Miyoko Matsutani and the illustrated books she has created. One of the core themes of her work is the war, and has released many books on that topic. Talk: July 27th (Sun) 13:30-15:30 *For more information please visit the URL below [Image: (right) "Tatsunoko Taro" (1960), (left) "Tatsunoko Taro" (2006)]