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ART OSAKA 2017 will be held on the weekend of July 8th and 9th (preview on July 7th) on the 26th ﬂoor, Hotel Granvia Osaka.
The venue is directly accessible from JR Osaka station.
ART OSAKA is one of the biggest art fairs in Japan, focusing on contemporary art. As a reputable, established art fair, it iscelebrating its 15th anniversary. This year, 54 art galleries will participate from both Japan and abroad (21 from the Kansairegion, 27 from the non-Kansai regions, 3 from Taiwan, 2 from Korea and 1 from Macau). Special features of this yearʼs fair
will be the many established galleriesʼ participations from the non-Kansai regions. They will introduce artists and artworks,
which are rarely exhibited in the Kansai region. 9 galleries will participate in ART OSAKA for the ﬁrst time. 64 hotel rooms will
be turned into exhibition booths.
There will be more than 150 artworks exhibited, ranging from aﬀordable pieces by young artists, to master pieces by internationally renowned artists. With eclectic works of paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures and installations using entire
booths, ART OSAKA 2017 will certainly be a place for visitors to experience high quality contemporary art.
ART OSAKA uses hotel rooms as its venues, by doing so, artworks are presented with the feeling of being at home. Visitors
can view quality artworks presented by gallerists with their unique aesthetics, and have the chance to purchase them on thespot. ART OSAKA hopefully provides both art lovers and anyone interested in living with art opportunities to establish new
ways to connect and enjoy art by purchasing artworks they like.
Please feel invited to visit the annual art festival, ART OSAKA 2017.

Information

Duration:July 7th (Fri) -9th (Sun) , 2017
Preview:July 7th (Fri), 2017 2:00pm - 8:00pm (Only for VIP, Invitation Holders and Press)
Opening Hours:July 8th (Sat)11:00am - 8:00pm
July 9th (Sun)11:00am - 7:00pm
Venue:Hotel Granvia Osaka 26th Floor
3-1-1 Umeda Kita-ku Osaka 530-0001 JAPAN T. +81(0)6-6344-1235
Exhibitor:54 galleries
Admission:¥1,500.- / 1 Day Pass ※Please purchase tickets at the reception desk at Hotel Granvia Osaka.
Organizer:ART OSAKA Organizing Committee
Cooperation:HOTEL GRANVIA OSAKA
Co-sponsor:ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD. / LIVE ART BOOKS / DAIMU Co.,Ltd. / HOLBEIN ART Inc. / illycaﬀe s.p.a / P.R.I.M.V
Support :Young Art Taipei / ART KAOHSIUNG / ART LIFE STYLING ASSOCIATION / ONE PIECE CLUB / Patron Project
Event partner:Kyoto City University of ArtsMedia Partner:KANSAI ART BEAT / Seikatsu no Tomo Co. / Art Facts. Net
Oﬃcial URL:www.artosaka.jp

GALLERY

Tokyo Gallery+BTAPGallery SuchiTEZUKAYAMA GALLERYJIRO MIURA GALLERYhpgrp GALLERYGallery KAZEBLANC ARTMEGUMI OGITA GALLERYGALLERY KAWAMATSUGallery Shilla

Gallery Art Composition

Gallery Hosokawa

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GALLERY KOGURE

Röntgenwerke AG

JILL D'ARTGALLERYFinch ArtsGALLERY IDF

AIN SOPH DISPATCHNs ART PROJECTSH ART PROJECTGALLERY TARGET

the three konohana

SHINOBAZU GALLERYGallery Grand Siècle

Gallery OUT of PLACE

Gallery Tatsuya

KOKI ARTS

AP Gallery

ARTCOURT Gallery

MORI YU GALLERYNii Fine ArtsGALLERY APAeitoeiko

LAD GALLERYHARMAS GALLERYYIRI ARTSノートギャラリーYOD Gallery

SHUMOKU GALLERYGallery Nomart

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YUKIKO KOIDE PRESENTSGallery Artzone Kaguraoka

DMO ARTS

Sojiro -Contemporary Art Gallery-

Tachibana Gallery

MEM

Gallery Yamaguchi kunst-bau

GALLERY RIN

studio J

Sansiao Gallery

ASHIYA GARO kyoto

Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery

Exhibition Plus

JILL D'ARTGALLERYAKI GALLERYOsaka University of Arts

Finch Arts

AP Gallery

ARTCOURT Gallery

Nii Fine ArtsGALLERY APA

eitoeiko

MORI YU GALLERYBACK NUMBERART OSAKA 20177 fri - 9 sun JULY 2017EventsROOM #6019 Kyoto City University of Arts“KCUA Transmit Program: ART OSAKA Version”
Eriko Mukai“Approach 7”
With the collaboration of Kyoto City University of Arts, ART OSAKA has
introduced young and promising artists to new audiences through thefairʼs special exhibitions.
This year, we will hold a solo exhibition “Approach 7” featuring Eriko
Mukai, who attempts to confront diﬀerent phenomenon through employing her self-made devices and performances. Please come and feel thebursting energy of this up-and-coming artist.

ART OSAKA 15th Anniversary Special Talks

Talk 1
Planning of Osaka City Museum of Modern Art and the Future ofCulture in Osaka
Panelist：
Tomio Sugaya(Senior researcher of Osaka City Museum of Modern Art PlanningOﬃce)
Talk 2
Gallery Networks and the Future of Art Fairs
Panelist:
Kenta Oka(Performer / Art planner)
Hozu Yamamoto(Director of TOKYO Gallery＋BTAP)
Yuichi Mori(Director of MORI YU GALLERY / Next ExecutiveDirector of ART OSAKA)
Talkers:
Yoshio Katoh（Curator and art critic / Committee of ART OSAKA）
Date

8th(Sat) July Talk 1: 1:30pm- / Talk 2: 2:20pm-Venue

Hotel Granvia Osaka 21th Floor KaedeAdmission Free (a ART OSAKA Ticket is required)*Talk given in onlyJapanese.

ART OSAKA is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.
As a long-established hotel art fair, we have held fairs at CASO fourtimes, Dojima Hotel four times and this will be the seventh time at HotelGranvia Osaka.
The philosophy of ART OSAKA has not changed since its beginning, tospread and promote contemporary art and to contribute to culture inOsaka. This year, we will hold two special talks with a variety of panelists.
Talk 1 will be on the planning of Osaka City Museum of Modern Art,
which is due to open its doors in 2021. Talk 2 will be discussing the futureof art fairs. Please do not miss them.

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OtherROOM #6219 ART OSAKA CAFE

Supported by illycaﬀe s.p.a

ART OSAKA 2017 Executive committee
Executive Director
Ryoichi Matsuo / TEZUKAYAMA GALLERYCommittee
Satoshi Hayashi / Gallery Nomart
Kayoko Hosokawa / Gallery Hosokawa
Katsuya Ishida / MEM
Yoshio Katoh /Contemporary Art Planning KATOH YOSHIO OFFICE
Mitsue Yagi / ARTCOURT GalleryYoshiaki Inoue / Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery
Yuichi Mori / MORI YU GALLERYAdvisor
Takashi Yamaguchi / Gallery Yamaguchi Kunst-Bau
Organizing Oﬃce
Noriko Miyamoto / Fair Manager
Haruka Kawanishi / Assistant Manager
Kasumi Suzuki / Assistant Manager
Aoba Yamagishi / Assistant Manager
Kazuhide Miyashita (MUG) / Exhibitor Relations
SupportKatsuhiko Sasaoka (Nomart Graphics)/ Publicity Design
Ryuta Sakai / WEB, System Design
Yuico Taiya (Yuiphotop) / Photographer
Mayuko Uno (UNO photo works) / Photographer