On November 4, 2026, the Organizing Committee for Yokohama Triennale announced the exhibition title, concept, and key visual of the 9th Yokohama Triennale, which will open in April 2027 at the Yokohama Museum of Art. The exhibition, titled “Whalefall: News and Rumours from the Ocean Floor,” is directed by Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero.
July 25 – October 12, 2026
From “Renovated: Series” to a new installation work exploring natural disasters and our recovery from them, Kei Takemura tried to capture individual memories and experiences in a state of tentativeness, connecting each existence in the present to the future.
June 20 – November 8, 2026
The exhibition explores the relationship between history, technology, and media, examining how they have shaped history and memory, while also reflecting on the act of “preserving” and “leaving behind.”
October 10 – November 3, 2026
The seventeenth installment of Azamino Contemporary explores how relationships between people and places have been formed and unsettled, focusing on images of the “city” and the “land,” such as suburbs and new towns. The exhibition presents approximately one hundred works, including video, installation, painting, and photography, by seven artists and artist groups.
August 29 – November 1, 2026
Installation view at the “Busan Biennale 2026” venue, Space One Z. Theme: Dissident Chorus. Curators: Evelyn Simons and Amal Khalaf.
August 29 – November 1, 2026
Installation view at the “Busan Biennale 2026” venue, Busan Museum of Contemporary Art B1F. Theme: Dissident Chorus. Curators: Evelyn Simons and Amal Khalaf.
August 29 – November 1, 2026
Installation view at the “Busan Biennale 2026” venue, Busan Museum of Contemporary Art 2F. Theme: Dissident Chorus. Curators: Evelyn Simons and Amal Khalaf.
August 29 – November 1, 2026
Installation view at the “Busan Biennale 2026” venue, Busan Museum of Contemporary Art 1F. Theme: Dissident Chorus. Curators: Evelyn Simons and Amal Khalaf.
September 26 – October 18, 2026
Kyoko Yasuhara, who works across video, photography, music, 3DCG, and other methods, presents her first solo exhibition at LEESAYA. Her new video work, Yamametan -A tale from Hiba-, draws on the fact that Mount Myoken, which adjoins the Hibayama Goryo—said in the Kojiki to be the tomb of Izanami—was quarried and its stone used to build the Chugoku Expressway and other structures, depicting a place where myth, geology, development, and personal memory intersect.
An edited transcript of Mel Chin’s opening lecture for The 12th Hiroshima Art Prize: Mel Chin at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art. From the early work Lecture Ax to The Invitation, a new work made for Hiroshima, Chin reflects, through anecdotes and quotations, on the ideas at the root of his practice.
March 19 – September 13, 2026
A solo exhibition by South Asian diaspora artist Rina Banerjee, marking the 20th anniversary of Espace Louis Vuitton and the 10th anniversary of Fondation Louis Vuitton’s “Hors-les-murs” programme.
On September 15, the National Center for Art Research (NCAR) and AWARE opened applications for the FY2027 NCAR × AWARE Women Artists Research Fellowship, which supports research on women artists connected to Japan. Approximately two projects will each receive the equivalent of 5,000 euros. Applications close October 31.