Senzaki Chieo (b. 1953) is an artist from Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, who took the first significant step in his career in 1979 while studying at Tokyo University of the Arts. Throughout the 1980s, he pursued the theme of theView More >
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Screening of Mel Chin, 9-11/9-11
In conjunction with the exhibition The 12th Hiroshima Art Prize: Mel Chin, a screening of Mel Chin’s hand-drawn animated film 9-11/9-11 and a presentation of 9-11/9-11 graphic novella will be held. The hand-drawn animated film 9-11/9-11 interweaves two historical tragediesView More >
In-dividual Theater：BUG Screen Week 2026
BUG, operated by Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., is pleased to present In-dividual Theater: BUG Screen Week 2026, opening Friday, July 3, 2026. This program screens video works by 17 artists selected by the BUG staff, representing a new frameworkView More >
Toward the 50th Anniversary Collection 1 : Self / Action
July 19 – November 3, 2026
The National Museum of Art, Osaka opened in 1977 in the former Expo Museum of Fine Arts, located within Expo ’70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. The museum relocated to a new building on Nakanoshima in 2004, andView More >
Aki Sasamoto’s Life Laboratory
July 19 – November 3, 2026
The National Museum of Art, Osaka is pleased to present the special exhibition Aki Sasamoto’s Life Laboratory. Based on the exhibition held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2025, this presentation has been partly reconfigured to include works fromView More >
Collection Exhibition 2026-Ⅰ
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art marks the third anniversary of its reopening this year. Under the annual theme The Time of the Museum, this year’s collection exhibitions introduce works from the collection alongside the activities of the museumView More >
Winning proposals at CRAWL Doulia’s Ballroom
CRAWL is a program for art workers (planners) held at BUG, an art center run by Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.. Using project proposals as a communication tool, the program connects art workers with opportunities and spaces such as soundboardingView More >
Fly to the Moon: Five Lunar Episodes
A Two-hour Lunar Journey Across Four Galleries — All You Need to Bring Along Is Your Imagination! The Moon, that massive object floating in the night sky, whether waxing or waning, is a constant presence whenever we look up, quietlyView More >
The 12th Hiroshima Art Prize Mel Chin
Hiroshima, the first city in the world to experience an atomic bombing, established the Hiroshima Art Prize in 1989 with the aim of conveying the “Spirit of Hiroshima”—the desire for lasting world peace and the prosperity of humankind—to theView More >
【Review】By Satoshi Kariki／“sonic monument of genocide and rebirth” Sound Performance directed and performed by Ilavenil Vasuky Jayapalan（NAGAVER）
“Bodies that Mourn: On Communicating with the Dead in Sound Performance” What forms of art can commemorate and mourn the dead, especially victims of genocide? Ilavenil Vasuky Jayapalan’s “sonic monument of genocide and rebirth” presented one possibility, at timesView More >
My Hijiyama Notes: Island, Mountain, Hill — and Sometimes Cats
Hijiyama, where the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art is located, was once an island floating in Hiroshima Bay. The discovery of a shell mound dating back to the Jomon period indicates that this area was a place ofView More >
Takehiro Iikawa: Gathering Matters and Mediations @ Contemprary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito
February 28 – May 6, 2026
Takehiro Iikawa: Gathering Matters and Mediations
February 28 – May 6, 2026
Contemprary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito, Ibaraki
Curator: Megumi Hatai (Curator, Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito)