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Osaka Directory 4 supported by RICHARD MILLE
KOTANI Kurumi
2023-11-18 – 2023-12-17
Kotani has exhibited paintings that take a variety of approaches to the theme of traces and signs of existence. In the "21g" series, she depicts images that appear to have been drawn by a finger moving across a window covered in condensation. In the "Rust" series , iron rust that has permeated a support becomes a symbol of the passage of time and change.
This exhibition presents the artist’s practice from a variety of angles, focusing on new additions to her current series.
Information about the Exhibition
| Dates | November 18 - December 17, 2023 ＊Closed on Mondays |
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| Opening hours | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Venue | Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka 2F Multipurpose space |
| Organizer | The Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, the Kansai Osaka 21st Century Association |
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| Sponsorship |       |
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| Admission fee | free |
Examples of the artist’s work
Taigan[Opposite Shore]
2023
116.7×91.0cm
21g
2020
80.0×65.0cm
Photo : Gallery Nomart
Flower without bloom
2021
162.0×260.0cm
Photo : Gallery Nomart
[Silver] Poppy-04
2022
60.6×50.0cm
Photo : Gallery Nomart
Photo: Hanako Kimura
KOTANI KurumiBorn in Osaka in 1994, Kotani completed the oil painting program at Kyoto University of Art and Design (KUAD) in 2017. Then, in 2019, she received a master's degree from the KUAD Graduate School of Art Major, Art and Design Studies. Major exhibitions include solo exhibitions "Hephaestus" (Gallery Nomart, Osaka, 2022), "Sand to Stardust" (Gallery Nomart, Osaka, 2021), and "BLIND" (MEDEL GALLERY SHU, Tokyo, 2020); group exhibitions "Island with ONI" (WAITINGROOM, Tokyo, 2019) and KUAD ANNUAL 2019 "SPACESHIP EARTH" (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, 2019); and "21g Existence" (Hirakata Kokusai Golf Club, Osaka, 2018).
Related programs
Artist talk
| Speaker | KOTANI Kurumi |
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| Moderator | OSHITA Yuji (Associate Curator, Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka) |
| Date | 11:00 – 12:00 on Saturday, November 18, 2023 |
| Venue | Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka 2F Multipurpose space |
| Capacity | Approx. 30 people |
| Admission | Free (reservation not required) |
About Osaka Directory supported by RICHARD MILLE
Organized jointly by the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka and the Kansai Osaka 21st Century Association, the Osaka Directory series of exhibitions introduces upcoming Kansai-connected artists in a solo exhibition format. Starting from the current year, the annual series will present artists who create new art symbolizing the coming age of the future. The term "directory" is used in IT(Information Technology) to refer to folders and similar structures that are used to organize files. Through this series, the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka stores ‘files’ on promising young artists in the Kansai area in a ‘directory’ from which it can present their work to a wide audience throughout the world and support the launch of their careers on the global scene.