Midori Omori / Geng Li
20 years since our first meeting.
While I was studying abroad in 1976, I was stunned by the different usage
of oil paint. The world was about to realize that the common understanding
of oil painting - western style painting is to paint with oil on canvas
- was fading. I was, however, sticking to the traditional style, even
though more I followed the French style, more my painting seemed to have
the Japanese feeling to it.
I met Mr. Geng Li who came to Japan not too long before while I was searching
for a painting style for myself. I was amazed by Mr. Li who worked lively
without having any concerns on different paining styles of East and West.
There was an atmosphere like being in a vast land in China drifted from
Mr. Li's large-scale painings.
It has been 20 years since our first meeting. We have been inspiring each
other while supporting each other. This joint exhibition is nothing but
our wish.
Friday, November 11, 2005 - Saturday, November 26, 2005
Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Closed at 5:00
p.m. on Saturdays)
Closed on Sundays and Mondays
Reception: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November
11, 2005
Geng Li Open Studio: Approx. 1 hour. 4:00 p.m. on every
Saturday during the exhibition.
Organized by ACG
Sponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation,
OAP Management Co., Ltd.
Aeneas Wilder: Empirical Association
Aeneas Wilder (1967- ) graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 1994
with M.F.A. in Sculpture. He has been producing works in Italy, Norway,
Canada, and Holland. In Japan, starting in Iwate in 1998, he has been
making sculpture on site in Kyoto, Tokyo, Aomori, and Nagoya. Wilder's
work involves tons of small wooden blocks and he piles them up without
using any means of adhesive or nails. His well-balanced work creates silence
and an intense atomosphere in the exhibition area. The end of his creation
occurs when the artist breaks this silence by kicking his sculpture. Once
he kicks one end of his sculpture, the whole loses its balance and the
entire construction would come down. This indicates that everything that
has a shape will eventually go back to nil.
Friday, October 7, 2005 - Saturday, October 22, 2005
Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Closed at 5:00
p.m. on Saturdays)
Kick-down: 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2005
1,000 yen. Open bar. RSVP.
Organized by ACG
Sponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation,
OAP Management Co., Ltd.
Presentation & Exhibition at ACG
This exhibition was planned to open up our gallery space to young artists
whose potential have yet to be discovered by offering them opportunities
to present their works directly to people in the contemporary art industory
today. We advertised for artists by sending a simple message of "Why
don't you make an appeal to ACG?" Over 50 young artists answered
our ad. We evaluated their portfolios and narrowed down to two small groups
of twelve 2D artists and thirteen 3D artists. Each group exhibits their
work for one week. Visitors can also view the artists' portfolios at our
gallery while the show is on. We'd like to carry this project in the coming
year too.
Group A: Thursday, August 25, 2005 - Tuesday, August
30, 2005
Medium: Paintings and crafts (2D)
Artists: Eri Izumi, Akari Inoue, Fumiko Okuda, Aika Kumada, Takako Takada,
Kumiko Takahashi, Nori Nagatomo, Keiichi Yoshizaki, Ken Yanagisawa, Megumi
Yamamoto, Noriyo Yoshida, Yutaka Watanabe
Group B: Thursday, September 1, 2005 - Tuesday, September
6, 2005
Medium: Sculpture, video, and installation (3D)
Artists: Aki Inomata (aka Akiha), Tomoyuki Ueno, Gen Kato, Terumasa Kawasaki,
Hiromi Kawahigashi, Kaori Sakai, Erika Sano, Tomoko Shiho, Daichi Nanano,
Kenichi Takasu, Shinsuke Fujisawa, Kuniaki Matsui, Seiko Yamamoto
Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Open Discussions with exhibiting artists and guests
Group A: Saturday, August 27, 2005, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (open discussion),
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. (reception)
Commentators: Atsuhiko Shima (Curator at the National International Museum),
Chieko Kinoshita (Kobe Art Village Center)
Group B: Saturday, September 3, 2005, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (open discussion),
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. (reception)
Commentators: Atsuhiko Shima (Curator at the National International Museum),
Hisako Hara (Art Producer)
Organized by ACG
Sponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation,
OAP Management Co., Ltd.
Venture of Beauty: Osaka University of
Arts Faculty Exhibition
Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - Sunday, August 14, 2005
ACG is holding Venture of Beauty, Osaka University of Arts Faculty Exhibition
as a part of the Osaka University of Arts Group's 60th anniversary commemoraion.
Osaka University of Arts offers fifteen wide range of study area including
some unique courses like Zokei (trans. Creative Making), New Media, and
Music. This exhibition covers workd of faculty from six departments: Fine
Arts, Crafts, Design, Photography, Architecture, and Environmental Design.
We hope that this exhibition would offer a chance for those who work in
the fields of arts as well as those who planning to apply to Osaka University
of Arts to see what they can offer.
Gallery Hours
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on August 14)
Closed on Mondays, July 22, and August 2-7
Department of Fine Arts: Tuesday, July 5 - Sunday, July
10
Department of Crafts: Tuesday, July 12 - Sunday, July
17
Department of Design: Tuesday, July 19 - Sunday, July
24
Department of Photography: Tuesday, July 26 - Sunday,
July 31
Department of Architecture and Environmental Design:
Tuesday, August 9 - Sunday, August 14
For further information, please contact Osaka University of Arts.
Tel: (+81) 721-93-3781
Fax: (+81) 721-93-8564
e-mail: museum@osaka-geidai.ac.jp
Organized by Osaka University of Arts.
Location provided by ACG.
Art Court Frontier 2005 #3
Friday, June 10, 2005 - Saturday, July 2, 2005
ACG has had huge successes with its signature exhibition Art Court Frontier
for the past two years, so it has returned again. This year, again, we
asked 15 people in the field of fine arts including 3 artits, 3 curators,
3 collectors, 3 journalists, and 3 gallerists, to pick 15 young, promising
artists.
Gallery Hours
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Saturdays)
Closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Gallery Talk 1
3:00~5:00 p.m., Saturday, June 18, 2005
Guest Artists: Akiko Uemura, Eriko Shiga, Toshiaki Shimamura, Tadashi
Suzuki, Kenji Tanaka, Hiroshi Mizuta, Keiko Yamamura
Guest Speakers: Tsukasa Ikegami, Keiji Usami, Rika Yamashita
Gallery Talk 2
3:00~5:00 p.m., Saturday, June 18, 2005
Guest Artists: Yuta Iikawa, Takahiro Inoue, Kotaro Ushijima, Ayako Takeuchi,
Midori Terashima, Mako Nakahira, Yuko Umoda
Guest Speakers: Kazuo Amano, Keigo Ishibashi, Tomoyuki Mitsui
Organized by Art Court Frontier Project Committee, ACG.
Sponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation,
OAP Management Co., Ltd., Turner Color Works Ltd., Daikin Industries,
Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.
Satoshi Uchiumi “Under the Color”
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - Saturday, June 4, 2005
Painter Satoshi Uchiumi, still in his 20s, premired an enomous painting
(4 m x 17 m) last fall in Tokyo. Now this piece is coming to Osaka. The
painting named "Under the Color" consists of forty 190 cm by
85 cm panels side by side. It creates a woods-like atomosphere. The only
way to experience this piece is to come see it yourself.
Gallery Hours
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Saturdays)
Closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Gallery Talk
5:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Organized by ACG.
Sponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation,
OAP Management Co., Ltd.
New Cosmos of Photography in Osaka 2005
Saturday, April 2, 2005 - Saturday, April 30, 2005
Gallery Hours
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Closed on Sundays. Admission Free.
Gallery Talk 1: Hiroshi Takiguchi, Yasuyo Kawamura, and Hideto Ohniwa
3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, April 3, 2005
Gallery Talk 2: Yutaka Yamashita, Naoki Kajiya, and Yasuhiko Uchihara
3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, April 16, 2005
Gallery Talk 3: Tomoko Sawada and Haruko Tanabe
3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2005
Additional information available http://web.canon.jp/scsa/newcosmos/
Organized by Canon. Location provided by ACG.
KOKUFUMOBIL
Wednesday, March 2, 2005 - Saturday, March 26, 2005
This is Osamu Kokufu's first solo exhibition in 10 years in western Japan.
Gallery Hours
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays)
Closed on Sundays, Mondays, and major holidays.
Opening Reception
5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Gallery Talk: Discussion on the role of Art + Science
2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 12, 2005
Speakers: Osamu Kokufu, Hisako Hara, and Norio Maeno
Admission: 500 yen (including free drink service)
Organized by ACG.
Sponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation,
OAP Management Co., Ltd.
Acryl Award 2004
Monday, February 14, 2005 - Saturday, February 26, 2005
The Acryl Award was founded in 1990 as an opportunity for anyone using
acrylic paint in their artwork in any genre. This is the fifteenth award
and exhibition. Over 1,300 works were submitted this year from throughout
Japan. Every submission addressed unique uses and infinite possibilities
of acrylic paint. Five judges had chosen 40 winning works and 34 winners.
17 works by 17 people in the General Category, and 23 works by 17 people
in the Student Category. This exhibition showcases all the winning works;
some criticize the presence, some propose questions, some express strong
"selves." Don't miss this chance to see these diverse acrylic
works.
Gallery Hours
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Feb. 26)
Closed on Sundays.
Reception and Award ceremony
5:30 p.m., Monday, February 14, 2005
Organized by Turner Color Works Ltd.
Location provided by ACG.
Hiroko Koshino Exhibition 2005
Monday, February 14, 2005 - Saturday, February 26, 2005
"Hiroko Koshino Exhibition 2004," held in the Ashiya City Museum
of Art & History in 2004, introduced a whole new set of works by a
fashion designer Hiroko Koshino. ACG has organized an extracted exhibition
focusing on Koshino's calligraphy, sumi-e, and painting. This is a great
opportunity to see fashion designer Koshino's undiscovered aspect as an
artist.
Gallery Hours
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays)
Closed on Sundays.
Organized by ACG.
Sponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation,
OAP Management Co., Ltd.