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Inter-Play - Charles -Eric Billard Exhibition

Dec 3-9

Flou Gallery, Osaka

The exhibition brings together again a series of collages, some of which were exhibited in France in a show called Roots of Origin. More recent works deal with the idea of loss, symbolized by empty white spaces covering cryptic messages. The closing event on December 9th is an attempt to push further the idea of collage, through the pairing of artists working in disciplines that seldom connect: buyou dance and sanshin, African drum and abstract sound art, contemporary dance and classical Indian sitar ... These are a few examples of what you can experience at the event. And don't forget to bring your own instrument, as there will be a collective jam session where everyone is welcome to join.

Getting there: Subway Honmachi stn. Exit 27, next to Toyota Rental Cars
Open: (Sun-Fri) 11:30am–9pm/(Sat) 11:30am–11pm
Admission: ¥2,000 (w/1drink)
06-6534-6127

Daniel Crooks

Static No.9 (a small section of something larger), 2005 Courtesy the Artist & Sherman Galleries, Sydney Australia

Dec 17

Remo, Osaka

Daniel Crooks, based in Melbourne, Australia, creates a beautiful composition of time by stretching and distorting digital images. Such manipulated images give us a different sense and questions our perception of time.

4F, Festival Gate
Getting there: Suwsay Midosuji/Sakaisuiji line, Dobutsuen-mae, exit 5.
JR loop, Shin-Imamiya stn. East exit
Open: 3–9pm (Thu-Sun)
Admission: ¥500
06-6634-7737

Mysteries of the Human Body

Thru Jan 14

Kobe Sanbo Hallo, Hyogo

This exhibition, which has been touring all over the world, provides a good opportunity to familiarize ourselves with our own bodies. Over 700,000 people came to the exhibition held in Tokyo last year and there have been over 4 million visitors to date, all locations added up. The exhibition utilizes precious specimens and pictures and materials to demonstrate the mystery of the human body. The show includes exhibits made directly from actual organs - some of them open to touch. The human anatomic specimen on display is real and have called been made possible with the recently developed technique plastination. Plastomic anatomic specimens make possible semi-permanent preservation at room temperature, with no odor, or staining while preserving elasticity.

Getting there: JR/Hankyu/Hanshin Sannomiya stn. Or Portliner Boeki Center stn
Open: 10am–6pm
Admission: ¥1,400/¥700/¥400
078-265-1456

Pompeii: Stories of an Eruption

Thru Jan 21

Suntory Museum, Osaka

Pliny the Younger survived the eruption of Vesuvius in AD79 and left us vivid descriptions one of nature's most violent cataclysms. But untold numbers were buried in its volcanic debris, and a vibrant, cosmopolitan society vanished overnight, while other societies sprang up in its place. Now the exhibition Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption brings this lost world to life. Casts made from human remains show real people caught as they fled with their most prized possessions. Past and more recent excavations in the area around Pompeii have revealed hundreds of objects that illuminate the inhabitants' daily lives: gorgeous room-size frescoes and mosaics, gold coins and precious jewelry, marble and bronze sculptures, and a variety of everyday household objects.

Getting there: Subway Chuo line, Osaka-ko stn
Open: 10:30am–7pm. Closed Every Mon, Dec 31 (except Dec 25, Jan 8)
Admission: ¥1,200/¥900/¥500
06-6577-0001

Ticket giveaway
Suntory Museum is giving away 10 pair of tickets of this exhibition. In order to collect the tickets, email us your name and nationality with the postal address. Email to giveaway@kansaiscene.com with 'ticket giveaway' in the subject by not later than 15th Dec.

Kansai Art Listings December

OSAKA

Batik Exhibition

National Museum of Ethnology
Thru Dec 5
Over 1,000 fabrics on display
Osaka Monorail Banpaku Kinen Koen stn, inside Expo 70 Park
Open: 10am–4pm. Closed Wed
Admission: ¥830/¥450/¥250
06-6876-2151

Display of noh masks and costumes from the museum collection

Fujita Museum
Thru Dec 10
Subway/Keihan Kyobashi, JR Osaka-jo Kitazume stn
Open: 10am–4pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥800/¥500/¥300
06-6351-0582

Slipware in Japan–Slipware works by contemporary Japanese artists

The Japan Folk Craft Museum
Thru Dec 10
Osaka Monorail Banpaku Kinen Koen stn Inside Expo 70 Park
Open: 10am–4pm. Closed Wed
Admission: ¥700/¥100
06-6877-1971

Today's Artist Series: Botan Yasuyuki - Paintings and Installations

Osaka Furitsu Gendai Bijutsu Center
Thru Dec 23
Open: 10am–6pm. Closed Sun
Admission: Free
06-4790-8520

Shinji Ogawa–Interfering Words

The National Museum of Art
Thru Dec 24
Essential Painting-International Art Scene from 1990 to the present.
Subway Yotsubashi line, Higobashi stn, exit 3
Open: 10am–4pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥420/¥130/¥70
06-6447-4680

"Meipin" Bridging Koryou and Japan

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics Osaka
Thru Jan 28, 2007
Subway Midosuji line, Yodoyabashi Stn
Open: 9:30am–4:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥500/¥300/free
06-6223-0055

Pompeii - Stories from an Eruption

Suntory Museum
Thru Jan 21, 2007
Subway Chuo line, Osaka-ko stn
Open: 10:30am–7pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥1,200/¥900/¥500
06-6577-0006

KYOTO

Exhibition on Shi Ji by Sima Qian

Kyoto Bunka Hakubutsukan
Thru Dec 3
Over 120 archaeological articles from Spring and Autumn Annals to Han Dynasty
Subway Karasuma-Oike/Hankyu Karasuma stn
Open: 10am–4:30pm. Closed Mon/Tue
Admission: ¥1,300/¥800/¥500
075-222-0888

Mikuniso Exhibition

Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Villa Bijutsukan
Thru Dec 3
JR Yamazaki/Hankyu Oyamazaki stn
Open: 10am–4pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥700/¥500/free
075-957-3123

Exhibition of the First Emperor of China and Hebayo.

Kyoto Bunka Hakubutsukan
Thru Dec 3
Subway Karasuma-Oike/Hankyu Karasuma stn
Open: 10am–4:30pm. Closed Mon/Tue
Admission: ¥1,300/¥800/¥500
075-222-0888

Edo Rimpa Style Exhibition

Hosomi Bijutsukan
Thru Dec 10
Okazaki Saishoji-cho
Open: 10am–5:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥1,000/¥5,800
075-752-5555

Expression of Animals

Koryo Museum of Art
Thru Dec 24
Handcraft of animals from Korea using hanakaku, a method of processing bull's horns to create a transparent paper.
JR Kyoto stn, bus #9 or Kawaramachi Shijo, bus #37, get off at Kamogawa chugaku mae.
Open: 10am–4:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥500/¥400/¥300
075-491-1192

The Calligraphy by the founders of Japanese Buddhism

Kyoto National Museum
Thru Dec 24
Display of calligraphy by priests of Japanese Buddhism such as Kukai, Shinran, etc.
JR/Kintetsu Kyoto stn, take 206 or 208 bus, get off at Hakubutsukan, Sanjyu-san Kando Mae
Open: 9:30am–6pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥500/¥250
075-525-2473

Tsuji Kako: Retrospective Exhibition

The National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto
Thru Dec 24 From JR/Kintetsu Kyoto stn, take 5 bus, get off at Kyoto-Kaikan-BijyutsukanMae.
Open: 9:30am-4:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥830/¥450/¥250
075-761-4111

HYOGO

Display of landscape paintings of Kansai from the 1950s to the 1960s

Nishinomiya-Shi Otani Kinen Bijutsukan
Thru Dec 3
Hanshin Koroen stn
Open: 10am–4pm. Closed Wed
Admission: ¥800/¥600/¥400
0798-33-0164

Harmony of Shapes & Colors

Himeji Shiritsu Bijutsukan
Thru Dec 17
JR/Sanyo Himeji stn By the castle
Open: 10am–5pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥500/¥300/¥200
079-222-2288

Ecole de Paris: Primitivism and Nostalgia

Hyogo Prefecture Museum
Thru Dec 17
More than 70 works from key artists who played a role in Paris. 42 sculptures, 28 oil paintings and 66 sketches.
Hanshin Iwaya stn
Open: 10am–5pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥1,200/¥900/¥500
078-262-0901

Paper Work by Toshihiko Kato

Gallery Mssohkan
Thru Dec 24
Life-size sculptures made from computer drawings.
Hakyu Oji-koen stn 3 min walk south from Aotani-bashi stop, 2 bus
Open: 1-6:30pm. Closed Wed/Thu
Admission: Free
078-802-8822

Collection Musee d'Orsay collection in France

Kobe Shiritsu Hakukbutsukan
Thru Jan 8
Focusing on 19th century artists. 140 items on display
JR/Hankyu/Hanshin Sannomiya stn
Open: 9:30am–4:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥1,500/¥1,100/¥600
078-391-0035

Nishimura Motosaburo: A Retrospective

Kobe Shiritsu Koiso Kinen Bijutsukan
Thru Jan 14
Over 70 western style paintings.
Rokko Liner Island Kitaguchi stn
Open: 10am–4:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥700/¥500/¥300
078-857-5880

Batik and printed dresses exhibition

Kobe Fashion Museum Thru Jan 16
Rokko Liner Island Center stn
Open: 10am–5:30pm. Closed Wed
Admission: ¥500/¥250
078-858-0050

Nara

On-Matsuri and the Sacred Art of Kasuga

Nara National Museum
Dec 9–Jan 21
Kintetsu Nara stn inside Nara Park
Open: 9:30am–5pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥500/¥250
0742-22-7771

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