ARTCOURT Gallery







	Kenji Yanobe “Trayan's great adventure -Phantasmagoria- ” December 7, 2007 - December 22, 2007 January 8, 2008 - January 19, 2008 Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays) Closed on Sundays. Organized by Yagi Art Management, Inc. Supported by ACG. Suponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, OAP Management Co., Ltd. A huge robot blows fire! An ark appears on the top of a mountain! Contemporary artist, Kenji Yanobe has realized this spectacle, like a dream, on a huge scale through his numerous art projects. “The great adventure of Torayan” is his first picture book. In commemoration of this publication we will hold an Osaka exhibition following Sapporo and Tokyo, at the Art Court Gallery. One night in the forest the hero, Torayan, picked up a small sun and went on a journey. Eventually with the help of many friends Torayan grew this small sun into the big sun. “The Great Adventure of Torayan” was inspired by a story Yanobe found in a nursery when he visited the ruins of Chernobyl, dressed in “Atom Suits” (an Astroboy costume) in 1997. The story was of a doll who found a picture of the sun. The work has taken him ten years to complete. Besides hand drawn pictures for every page, documentary photographs of the production, and small pieces of work, there will be a special installation of a new work using shadow and light called Phantasmagoria (the subtitle of the show). In addition there will be a live reading of the picture book, instilling Torayan and the small sun with new life! In this show you can enjoy the wonderful world of this picture book, which is more than just fantasy, and the charms of Torayan, the trick star of the century. Now let’s go on a journey of adventure full of hope and dreams with Torayan! Hitoshi Nomura Chrono & Chroma September 27, 2007 - October 13, 2007 Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Saturdays) Closed on Sundays, Mondays and National holidays. Organized by Yagi Art Management, Inc. Supported by ACG. Suponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, OAP Management Co., Ltd. Yutaka Moriguchi Exhibition TOUCH September 12, 2007 - September 22, 2007 Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Sundays) Closed on Sundays, Mondays and National holidays. Organized by Yagi Art Management, Inc. Supported by ACG. Suponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, OAP Management Co., Ltd. P&E 2007 (Presentation & Exhibition @ ACG) May 11, 2007 - May 26, 2007 Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Saturdays) 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?" In this year, over 120 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 9 days. 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. Organized by Yagi Art Management, Inc. Supported by ACG. Suponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, OAP Management Co., Ltd. Toru Kuranuki Exhibition: Crystal Island July 27, 2007 - August 4, 2007 Through particular combinations of hemispheres of crystal, somehow the work emanates a mysterious aura. Could I be the only one who senses how different it is from the lackluster light produced by our increasingly digitized modern world? The world of Toru Kuranuki, called “Homage to Kenji Miyazawa - Crystal Island”. In the spaces between the hemispheres, here and there, rubies, sapphires and diamonds show their faces. Looking at these pieces one by one, it comes to me that this mysterious aura could well be the aura of the earth itself. And then we are guided gently toward memories of eternity. Organized by Yagi Art Management, Inc. Supported by ACG. Suponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, OAP Management Co., Ltd. Art Court Frontier 2007 #5 June 29, 2007 - July 14, 2007 Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Sundays) Closed on Sundays, Mondays and National holidays. ACG has had huge successes with its signature exhibition Art Court Frontier for the past four years, so it has returned again. This year, again, we asked 12 people in the field of fine arts including 3 artits, 3 curators, 3 collectors, 3 journalists, and 3 gallerists, to pick 12 young, promising artists. Organized by Yagi Art Management, Inc. Supported by ACG. Suponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, OAP Management Co., Ltd. Four Phases of Pottery Etsuko Tajima, Harumi Nakajima, Akihiro Maeda, Mutsuo Yanagihara June 8, 2007 - June 23, 2007 Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Sundays) Closed on Sundays, Mondays and National holidays. Organized by Yagi Art Management, Inc. Supported by ACG. Suponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, OAP Management Co., Ltd. CHOKOKU MANZAI: Insaide May 11, 2007 - May 26, 2007 Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Sundays) Closed on Sundays, Mondays and National holidays. Organized by Yagi Art Management, Inc. Supported by ACG. Suponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, OAP Management Co., Ltd. Playing in Layers Tomoko Shioyasu, Hiroshi Mizuta, Akira Yanagisawa Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - Saturday, March 31, 2007 Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Sundays) Closed on Sundays, Mondays and National holidays. Organized by Yagi Art Management, Inc. Supported by ACG. Suponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, OAP Management Co., Ltd. ART in space Thursday, February 1, 2007 - Friday, February 23, 2007 This exhibition showcases large scale sculptures in designed space and how they collaborate. Exhibitors include Yoshiki Kawashima, Kozo Nishino, Shuzo Fujimoto. Gallery Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Sundays) Closed on Sundays, Mondays and National holidays. Gallery Location: OAP Tower 8F #803 (ACG Temporary Exhibition Space) Organized by Yagi Art Management, Inc. Supported by ACG. Suponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, OAP Management Co., Ltd.