Columns KAW Exhibition 2021

  • Kinan Art Week Artist Interview: Nobuhiro Shimura

    Kinan Art Week Artist Interview: Nobuhiro Shimura

    We are pleased to present a series of "Artist Interviews" introducing the exhibiting artists of Kinan Art Week.<Our guest this time.>Video artistsNobuhiro ShimuraBorn 1982 in Tokyo, Japan. Completed a postgraduate course in imaging Arts and

  • Kozanji Temple, the Place where the Spirit Resides- Animism and the philosophy of Minakata Kumagusu【Curation Story Vol.3】

    Kozanji Temple, the Place where the Spirit Resides- Animism and the philosophy of Minakata Kumagusu【Curation Story Vol.3】

    <Our guest this time>Chief priest of Kozanji TempleDaigou SogabeThe 20th abbot of Kozanji Temple in Inari, Tanabe. Having grown up surrounded by the lush forest on the premises of Kozanji, he is striving to preserve this natural environment

  • Artist Introduction Vol.15:Wu Chang Jung

    Artist Introduction Vol.15:Wu Chang Jung

    The Chemistry of Wu Chang Jung × Kawakyu MuseumSpread the wings of your imagination and look out over the universe.In this unique place, created by an obsession that borders on insanity, you will encounter an endless universe where you can

  • Artist Introduction Vol.14: Dan Isomura

    Artist Introduction Vol.14: Dan Isomura

    The Chemistry ofDan Isomura× Kawakyu MuseumSpread the wings of your imagination and look out over the universe. In this unique place, created by an obsession that borders on insanity, you will encounter an endless universe where you can spr

  • Artist Introduction Vol.13: Kohei Maeda

    Artist Introduction Vol.13: Kohei Maeda

    The Chemistry ofKohei Maeda×Kozanji TempleA Profound “Other World” of Layered Prayer. From the Jomon to Prince Shotoku, Kobo-Daishi and the spirits of the mountains, the ancient temple where all kinds of prayers are accumulated invites you

  • Artist Introduction Vol.12: Ming Wong

    Artist Introduction Vol.12: Ming Wong

    The Chemistry ofMing Wong×Pearl BuildingA kaleidoscope of color in a building that looks as it did in the past. This building is a reminder of the area in front of Shirahama Station that once flourished as a pearl market. A kaleidoscope of

  • Artist Introduction  Vol.10: Ai Kawano

    Artist Introduction Vol.10: Ai Kawano

    <変わりゆく街で、変わらぬ人々の記憶>-穏やかな入り江、海の道標としての灯台、墓石、そして時の移ろい。人々の記憶が波のように入り混じりながら、白浜の新しい物語を紡いでいく-河野愛は、布、骨董、写真等の多様なメディアを利用し、場所や人の記憶や時間、価値の変化に関する作品を発表しています。河野の祖父は、白浜温泉老舗「ホテル古賀の井」の創業者であり、彼女は幼少期より古賀浦の入り江で夏を過ごしていました。白浜エリア数カ所に設置された本作は、当時ホテルの屋上で輝いていたネオン看板を活か

  • Artist Introduction  Vol.11: Kenta Cobayashi

    Artist Introduction Vol.11: Kenta Cobayashi

    The Chemistry ofKenta Cobayashi×Pearl BuildingA kaleidoscope of color in a building that looks as it did in the past. This building is a reminder of the area in front of Shirahama Station that once flourished as a pearl market. A kaleidosco

  • Artist Introduction Vol.8: Afu (Afzal Shaafiu)

    Artist Introduction Vol.8: Afu (Afzal Shaafiu)

    アフザル・シャ―フュー・ハサン×田辺駅前商店街のケミストリー<熊野へ向かう玄関口で思う、豊潤な海の物語>-熊野古道への玄関口で思いを馳せるのは、扇ヶ浜や江川港の先に続く黒潮が運ぶ豊潤な海の物語-「インド洋の真珠」と謳われ、世界中から観光客を集めるモルディブですが、一方で与・野党間の政争が絶えず、近年では中・印代理戦争の様相を呈しています。アフは砂絵によるアニメーションによって、観光と並ぶ重要産業であるカツオ、マグロ漁の過酷な労働やクーデター、地球温暖化による海面上昇といった楽

  • Artist Introduction Vol.9 : Yuma Kishi

    Artist Introduction Vol.9 : Yuma Kishi

    The Chemistry of Yuma Kishi×Adventure WorldThinking of the Anthropocene, De-anthropocentrismTo think again about the Anthropocene, such as global warming and environmental pollution, and to think about the future, we need de-anthropocentris

  • Artist Introduction Vol.6: Ade Darmawan

    Artist Introduction Vol.6: Ade Darmawan

    The Chemistry of Ade Darmawan×Kawakyu MuseumSpread the Wings of Your Imagination and Look out Over the UniverseIn this unique place, created by an obsession that borders on insanity, you will encounter an endless universe where you can spre

  • Artist Introduction Vol.7 : Ai Hasegawa

    Artist Introduction Vol.7 : Ai Hasegawa

    The Chemistry ofAi Hasegawa ×Adventure WorldThinking of the Anthropocene, De-anthropocentrismTo think again about the Anthropocene, such as global warming and environmental pollution, and to think about the future, we need de-anthropocentri