:: ARTS & EVENTS

Fabrica Exhibition

As a way of supporting artists under the age of 25 in this multi-cultural age, Bennetton established their Communication Research Centre 'Fabrica' in 1994. A variety of works developed through Farbrica, including film, design, music, and publications are on show.

Until 4/18
DDD Gallery
Kita-ku, Dojimahama 2-2-28, Dojima Axis Bldg. 1F
Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00 (closed on national holidays)
Tel: 06-6347-8780

Toshio Arimoto Exhibition

Toshio Arimoto passed away at the age of 38. From his wondrously bright, flowing pictures pours poetry and music in a characteristic style that has been labelled as 'fresco' or 'impressionist'. Despite these obvious influences however, it is easy to see an insatiable drive for a technique all of his own.

4/2 - 4/20
Kyoto Gallery 'Eki' Kyoto
10:00-19:30. \800 (uni/high-school students \600, junior-high/elementary students \400)
Tel: 075-352-1111 JR Kyoto Isetan
http://plaza.harmonix.ne.jp/~artnavi/12publicty/150420-isetan-arimoto/00isetan-arimoto.html

World of Peter Rabbit

This globally touring exhibition commemorates the hundredth anniversary of the publication of Beatrix Potter's famous children's book Peter Rabbit. As well as being a great author and painter, Potter was also a scholar and lover of natural history and in her will left fourteen farms, 4000 acres and several flocks of sheep to the National Trust. A range of works and information on her life is on show.

4/24 - 5/6
Daimaru Museum, Shinsaibashi
10:00-20:00 (last entry 19:30)
\700 (students \500) Tel: 06-6271-1231

Audio Picnic at the Museum 7/10

Audio Picnic at the Museum', organised by Japan's premier sound 'scrapture' aficionado Yukio Fujimoto, is an event that consists of sound objects, sound installation, a workshop, a lecture and a concert. An aim of the project is to create unexpected new meeting spots, by creating works in otherwise unused locations of the Otani Memorial Art Museum, works that you have to search for and discover for yourself. The exhibition runs from 1996 to 2006, for a single day each year, making this the seventh (hence the title). Great fun for all the family.

4/30 (one day only)
Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City
4/30 15:00-22:00
\500 (uni/high-school students \300, junior-high/elementary students \200)
Tel: 0798-33-0164

The Victorian Nude

This exhibition, which is travelling around noted galleries of the world, marks the recent split of Britain's renowned Tate Gallery into several locations, the original location becoming the Tate Britain. About a hundred nudes in a wide variety of styles of painting is on display.

Until 5/5
Kobe City Museum
Tue-Sun (also open Mon 5/5) 10:00-17:00
\1300 (uni/high-school students \900, junior-high/elementary students \500)
Tel: 078-391-0035
24 Kyomachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken
www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/57/museum

Shigi Goh - Another View

Shigi Goh takes the old art teacher's adage 'drawing like a photograph is not real drawing' and twists it around ironically to get the original perspective 'by drawing a picture like a photograph, you can draw something that is not a drawing'. By replacing the grain of a photo with viscous paint, or by trying to eliminate the actions of the artist as much as possible, then concentrating on reproducing the image on translucent film by traditional painting, this can be achieved. You might have to gaze a while at some of these 60 recent works to be able to see that they are created with paint.

4/3 - 5/18
The National Museum of Art, Osaka
Thu-Tue (also open 4/30) 10:00-17:00
\420 (uni/high-school students \130)
Tel: 06-6876-2481