Ultimate G's:
Zac's Flying Dream, Imax Theatre
5/6 - 6/29
Remember when you used to dream about being able to fly? The main character in this film is one of the people who have this dream. In the movie he goes from being a young boy trying to make hand-made paper planes to being a famous aerobatics pilot. The super-sized Imax screens show spectacular scenery as he pilots his plane above the Grand Canyon and into an exhilarating aerial dogfight. Another film, Space Station 3D, made with the support of NASA, will also be shown.
Suntory Museum Tempozan
Tue-Sun 11:00,13:00,15:00,17:00,19:00
¥1000 (students ¥700/500, senior citizens ¥700)
Tel: 06-6577-0001 www.suntory.co.jp/culture/smt
Hannah Höch collages
Until 5/25
Hannah Höch was one of the greatest woman painters in the exciting artistic scene of early twentieth century Germany. This exhibition focuses on her collages from 1920-1960. Even now her works seem as fresh as when they were first created.
Itami City Museum of Art
5-20, 2-chome Miyanomae, Itami, Hyogo
Tue-Sun 10:00am-18:00 (closed 5/6)
¥300 (students ¥200/100) Tel: 0727-72-7447
Matthew Barney:
The Cremaster Film Cycle
Until 5/18
Matthew Barney is a present-day legend. He entered Yale University on an American football scholarship and went on to study art there while also working as a fashion model. In his twenties he won la Biennale di Venezia's Europe 2000 Award and the Guggenheim Museum's Hugo Boss Award, and most recently had a baby with Bjork in 2002. If it's appropriate to speak of a career peak for someone so young, his Cremaster series ('cycle' to the appropriately artsy) of five feature-length movies, is surely it. Cremaster, incidentally, is the name of the muscle that controls testicular contractions. Just as, before birth, the male sexual organs only gradually adopt the fixed position they stay in after being born, this film cycle concentrates on the beauty of sexuality's uncertain and shifting nature.
Asahi Kumin Center
11:00 (start) ¥5000/4600 Tel: 06-6955-1307
The Big Rock Exhibition
Until 5/25
There's no doubting it. Rock radically redefined the world, influencing everything from design to morality, it was/is of revolutionary cultural importance. Here, old rock magazines and sleeves from classic records by Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols and more, fill the walls of this exhibition. Fascinating whether you're a serious student of sociology or just looking to loose yourself in nostalgia, real or imagined.
Kirin Plaza Osaka
Chuo-ku, Souemoncho 7-2
11:00-21:00. Free. Tel: 06-6212-6578 www.kirin.co.jp/active/art/kpo
Andrew W:
Art versus Science
5/12-17
Andrew W is an up-coming graphic artist from the UK. The exhibition represents his take on the art-science tussle as he explores the ever-increasing possibilities of graphic art.
Osaka Furitsu Contemporary Art Center
Sumitomo Nakanoshima bldg. 5F,
3-2-18 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi
Daily 10:00am-18:00 (Saturday 5/17 10:00-16:00). Free
Tel: 06-6445-6665
World Visions:
Jono David Photo Exhibition
5/3-5/31
Jono David is a photographer with a passport (or several) full of stamps. He has taken pictures of every kind in nearly 80 countries on six continents over the last two decades and the exhibition offers the viewer the chance to take a glimpse at the world beyond the horizon, through his expertly aimed lens. The next best thing to that round-the-world trip you've been daydreaming about.
Calibre Café
1-4-31 Shinsaibashi Suji, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Tue-Sun noon-midnight. Free. Tel: 06-6251-1533
Art section by Natsumi Fujita
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