The Red Raft Series by Rachel Tooth

Oct 1 - 13

Inspiblo Gallery, Kyoto

Rachel Tooth is an Australian born Illustrator and Landscape Architect who has exhibited both in solo and groups shows in Australia This is the first occasion in which Rachel's work has been part of an international exhibition. The Red Raft Series is a collection of mixed media works and drawings on paper and wood, which is inhabited by a surrealist array of objects and characters imbued with symbolism and themes of traveling, beginnings, destinations and the evolution of the self. Astronauts float above rivers in which pink lambs swim, rivers burst forth from monks ears as they meditate and tree branches turn into taps from which insects and a jumble of letters flow. Viewers are invited to explore the current of potent characters and symbols and create their own interpretation and narrative.

Getting there: Keihan Gojo stn, exit 3, 3-min walk
Open: 3pm–1am. Closed Sun O Admission: free
075-343-1050 (English available) O http://inspiblo.net


Kano Eitoku Exhibition

©national Treasure, Cypress Tree, Tokyo national museum

Oct 16 - Nov 18

Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto

Patronized by the warlords Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the celebrated painter Kano Eitoku (1543– 1590) was one of the most highly sought-after artists of his time. His standing screen, sliding door, wall and ceiling paintings decorated Oda Nobunaga's Azuchi Castle and Hideyoshi's residence in Kyoto and Osaka castle. One of the most prominent patriarchs of the Kano School of Japanese painting, he developed the "monumental style", characterized by bold, rapid brush-work, an emphasis on foreground, and motifs that are large relative to pictorial space.

Getting there: JR/Kintetsu Kyoto stn, 206 or 208 bus 206 or 208, get off at Hakubutsukan, Sanjyu-san kando-mae
Open: 9:30am–6pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥1,400/¥900/¥500
075-525-2473


Creative Fields Exhibition 2007

Handweaving & Natural Dyeing Textile Works

Oct 27- Nov 4

Joyusya Café, Naramachi, Nara

Inspired by nature and its creation, these two young Japanese artists - Yoshimi Ando and Yoko Sakamoto will be putting on their first exhibition of this series in a cozy and arty-style cafécum- art gallery in one of the beautiful traditional houses in Naramachi. The works feature the textiles created with different hand-weaving techniques (both traditional Japanese and the contemporary experimental methods) and the accessories produce it. The natural dyeing section shows the range of natural colors produced from onion skins, madder, mints, herbs, wood chips, indigo and so on. There will also be a range of hand-produced scarves, stoles, bags, tablemats, and tapestries on display. The artists are hoping to reflect the harmony with nature through their creations.

Getting there: 12-min walk from Kintetsu/JR Nara stn towards end of Naramachi. 18-7, Kawano Kami, Tsukinuke, Kitakata-cho, Nara
For the map & other info: www.joyusha.com
Open: 12pm–5:30pm. Closed: 10/29 & 30
Admission: free
0742-24-0345

Toulouse-Lautrec et la vie Parisienne

Thru Nov 4

Suntory Museum, Osaka

This exhibition focuses on the representative works of Toulouse-Lautrec, a leading artist at the end of the 19th century - a period marked by turbulence and rapid change - and his involvement with the popular culture of the entertainment districts of Paris. Works from the last ten years of his life, in which he produced masterpieces, will be on display including oil paintings that have never before been exhibited in Japan. Another point of interest is an investigation of the relationship between Lautrec's works and ukiyoe prints.

Getting there: Subway Chuo line, Osaka-ko stn
Open: 10:30am–7:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥1,300/¥1,000/¥600
06-6577-0001

Kansai Art Listings October

OSAKA

Mammoth Exhibition

WTC Cosmo Tower
Thru Oct 8
Subway Chuo line, Cosmo Square stn
Open: 10am–4:30pm. Closed Sep 6, 13, 20, 27
06-6313-0525

What Makes It a Masterpiece?

Osaka Shiritsu Kindai Bijutsukan Shinsaibashi Tenjishitsu Selected Japanese modernist paintings.
Part 1: From the Meiji to early Showa period
Thru Oct 8
Part 2: Works by Japanese avant-garde artists of the 1930s-50s
Oct 13–Nov 25
Subway Shinsaibashi stn, Idemitsu
Nagahori Bldg, 13F
Open: 11am–6:30pm. Closed Wed
Admission: ¥500/¥300
06-6208-9096

Chinese stone sculpture Exhibition

From the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty Osaka Shiritsu Bijutsukan
Thru Oct 14
Open: 9:30am–4:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥300/¥200
06-6771-4874

Kaizuka Gansen Temple and Senshu Sakai Exhibition

Sakai City Museum
Thru Nov 4
JR Kansai Kuko line, Mozu stn
Open: 9:30am–5:15pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥500/¥300/¥50
072-245-6201

Mysteries of the Human Body

Shin-Umeda City Museum
Thru Dec 2
JR/Hankyu/Hanshin/subway Umeda stn, Umeda Sky Bldg, East Tower 5F
Open: 10am–5:30pm
Admission: ¥1,500/¥800/¥500
06-6440-3700

Skin of/in Contemporary art Exhibition

The National Museum of Osaka
Thru Dec 2
Yotsubashi line, Higobashi stn, exit 2
Open: 10am–5pm. Closed Mon and holidays
Admission: ¥830/¥450/¥250
06-4950-7555

Autumn Exhibition on Asian Art

Fujita Bijutsukan
Thru Dec 9
Subway/Keihan Kyobashi, JR Osaka-jo Kitazume stn
Open: 10am–4pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥800/¥500/¥300
06-6351-0582

50th Anniversary of the Museum: Special Exhibition

Itsuo Bijutsukan
Thru Dec 9
Hankyu Ikeda stn, 10 min. walk
Open: 10am–4:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥700/¥500/¥200
0727-51-3865

Masterpieces from Kurashiki Museum of Folk Craft Exhibition

The Japan Folk Crafts Museum Osaka
Thru Dec 9
Monorail Banpaku Kinen Koen stn
Open: 10am–5pm. Closed Wed
Admission: ¥700/¥450
06-6877-1971

The Great Ocean Voyage

Kokuritsu Minzokugaku Hakubutsukan
Thru Dec 11
Subway/Monorail Banpaku Kinen
Koen stn, Inside Expo'70 Park
Open: 10am–4:30pm. Closed Wed
Admission: ¥1,000/¥550
06-6876-2151


KYOTO

Picasso Exhibition

Bijutsukan "Eki" Kyoto
Thru Oct 8
JR Kyoto stn, Isetan 7F
Open: 10am–7pm
Admission: ¥800/¥600/¥400
075-352-1111

Domoto Insho Exhibition - Abstract Paintings

Domoto Insho Museum
Thru Oct 14
JR Kyoto stn, bus to museum
Admission: ¥500/¥400
Tel: 075-463-0007

Sakiori Exhibitiion

Shibunkaku Museum
Thru Oct 14
Keihan Demachiyanagi stn, Hyakumanben
Open: 10am–5pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥800/¥500
075-751-1777

Nordic Modernism; Design & Crafts Exhibition.

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Thru Oct 21
JR Kyoto stn, 5 or 100 bus to Kyotokaikan and Bijtsukan mae
Admission: ¥1,000/¥800/¥600
075-771-4107

Carlo Zauli Exhibition

The National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto
Thru Nov 11
5 Bus to Kyotokaikan Bijutsukan-mae
Open: 9:30am–5pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥1,200/¥800/¥400/Free under junior high
075-761-4111

Kawai Kanjiro Exhibition

Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Sanso Bijutsukan
Thru Dec 9
JR Yamazaki/Hankyu Oyamazaki stn
Open: 10am–4:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥700/¥500/free
075-957-3123

"Meiji Elegance" Exhibition

Namikawa Cloisonne Museum of Kyoto
Thru Dec 9
Subway Tozai line, Higashiyama stn,
Open: 10am–4:30pm Closed Mon & Thu
Admission: ¥600/¥500
075-752-3277


HYOGO

Rococo Exhibition

Kobe Fashion Museum
Thru Oct 9
Rokko Liner, Island Center stn
Open: 10am–5:30pm. Closed Wed
Admission: ¥500/¥250
078-858-0050

Kawamura Kinen Museum Collection Exhibition featuring works from Picasso, Renoir, Chagall, Rembrandt and more. Seventy paintings.

Hyogo Kenritsu Bijutsukan
Thru Oct 8

Kawaguchi Tatsuo Exhibition

Oct 27–Dec 16
Hanshin Iwaya stn
Open: 10am–5:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥1,200/¥900/¥500
078-262-0901

One Hundred and Fifty Postcards of Kittens

The Postcard Museum
Thru Oct 27
Sanyo Kasumigaoka stn, 7 min walk
Open: 11am–5:30pm on Thu/Fri/Sat
Admission: ¥300/¥200
078-705-1512

Surrealism: The Mysterious Journey, Exhibiton

Himeji Shiritsu Bijutsukan
Thru Oct 28
JR/Sanyo Himeji stn (near the castle)
Open: 10am–4:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥800/¥500/¥200
0792-22-2288

Takeji Fujishima and Ryohei Koiso: Master and Pupil of Western Painting Academism Exhibition

Thru Nov 18
Kobe Shiritsu Koiso Kinen Bijutsukan
Rokko Liner Island Kitaguchi stn
Open: 10am–4:30pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥200/¥150/¥100
078-857-5880

From the Early Modern Age to the Contemporary: Theory of Aesthetics from the Museum Collection

Egawa Museum
Thru Nov 23
Hankyu Kotoen stn, 3 min walk
Open: 10am–4pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥600/¥400/free for HS
0798-51-3915

Kimura Chiseki Exhibition

Otani Memorial Art Museum Nishinomiya City
Thru Nov 25
Hanshin Koyoen stn
Open: 10am–5pm. Closed Wed
Admission: ¥500/¥300/¥200
0798-33-0164

Invitation to Contemporary Ceramics: Japan and Europe, Exhibition

The Museum of Ceramic Art
Thru Dec 2
JR Fukuchiyama line, Aino stn, bus to Hyogo Togei Bijutsukan stop
Open: 10am–7pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥800/¥600/¥400
079-597-3961

Birds from Around the World: Their Shapes and Colors, Exhibition

Japan-Mongolia Folk Museum
Thru Dec 4
JR Toyooka stn, bus to Shogenji stop
Open: 9:30am–5pm. Closed Wed
Admission: ¥500/¥300
0796-56-1000

Tea Containers and Natsume Masterpieces Exhibition

Kosetsu Museum of Art
Thru Dec 16
Hankyu Mikage stn, 5min walk
Open: 10am–5pm
Admission: ¥700/¥450/¥250
078-841-0652


Nara

Western Paintings in the Taisho and Early Showa
Period: Part 1

Nakano Museum of Art
Thru Oct 14
Kintetsu Nara line, Gakuen-mae stn
Open: 10am–4pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥600/¥500/¥250
0742-48-1167

The 59th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures

Nara National Museum
Oct 27–Nov 12
Kintetsu Nara stn, inside Nara
Park Open: 9:30am–5pm. Close Mon
Admission: ¥1,000/¥700/¥400
0742-22-7771

Kyujin Yamamoto Exhibition

Shouhaku Art Museum
Thru Dec 16
Kintetsu Nara line, Gakuen-mae stn
Open: 10am–5pm. Closed Mon
Admission: ¥800/¥400
0742-41-6686

ART section compiled by Maki Nibayashi

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