The National Museum of Art, Osaka

The first collection exhibition of fiscal 2025 is made up of two parts: a special show called “Circles and Rings in Postwar Art,” and “Collection Highlights,” which runs for the entire year. In “Circles and Rings in Postwar Art,” weView More >

We are now living in a continuous state of emergency. Unpredictable attacks, sudden coups, earthquakes, floods, wildfires and other natural disasters have displaced countless people and forced them to emigrate. The memory of an unknown virus suddenly threatening our livesView More >

  This exhibition focuses on works from the museum collection that feature female figures and are arranged in thematic sections. Here, we consider what contemporary artists entrust to portraits of women as individuals with personalities and backgrounds, rather than simplyView More >

  While introducing myriad linear expressions in contemporary art, this exhibition considers the endless possibilities of the line. Due to the rapid development of computer science, present-day art continues to expand into new areas of expression on a daily basis.View More >

  Born in 1982, the artist Yoichi Umetsu focuses primarily on painting while also engaging in a wide range of other activities. These include, for example, creating self-portraits in which Umetsu dresses up as figures in the works of SeikiView More >

  The body remains a subject and an issue that is indivisible from artistic expressions and acts – i.e., the body of the artist, model, and viewer; physical representation; nudes; and portraits and self-portraits. Moreover, in contemporary society we areView More >

  Mexico’s ancient civilization flourished for a period of over 3,000 years, from the 15th-century BCE to the Spanish conquest of the 16th-century CE. This exhibition consists of some 140 myriad artifacts derived primarily from the Mayan, Aztecan, and TeotihuacanView More >

This exhibition focuses on works that deal with the theme of “home” by eight Japanese and international contemporary artists, including Andro Wekua and Kei Takemura. Based on keywords such as history, memory, identity, place, and family conditions and roles, theseView More >

The exhibition “Collection 1: 80/90/00/10,” presents a wide range of artworks from the 1980s to the 2010s, including new acquisitions from last year. In 2022, the Museum purchased a painting by Takashi Murakami for the first time. 727 FATMAN LITTLEView More >

In the previous fiscal year, the museum acquired A Theory of Sculpture (Counting) & Primer (1969-73), an important work by the American conceptual artist Mel Bochner. In this edition of the collection exhibition, we consider conceptual art by presenting thisView More >

Museum Berggruen, located in Berlin, was opened in 1996 to house and display the collection of the German-born art dealer Heinz Berggruen (1914-2007). This exhibition, consisting of 97 works from the museum, marks the first time that Berggruen’s collection hasView More >

Atsuko Tanaka, Work 1964, 1964, The Miyagi Museum of Art ©Kanayama Akira and Tanaka Atsuko Association The Gutai Art Association (commonly known as Gutai) was formed in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture in 1954, before later establishing its base of operations inView More >