Outline

An art fair focusing on contemporary art &
a collaborative merger with modern architecture!

ART OSAKA 2021 will hold its 19th installment from July 18th and 20th (with a preview on Sunday, July 18th 12:00-16:00) at Osaka City Central Public Hall (a nationally designated important cultural property).
ART OSAKA is the longest-running art fair in Japan, modeling itself as an hotel art fair showcasing the best in contemporary art. This year marks a fresh step forward and a collaborative merger with a representative model of modern architecture in Osaka.

Located in the city’s Nakanoshima area, the venue for this year’s exhibition, Osaka City Central Public Hall, has been known to citizens as a place of arts, culture and social activity since its completion in 1918. Nakanoshima is home to cultural sights such as the National Museum of Art, Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library, Festival Hall, and more, and remains an area of great anticipation with the scheduled completion of the new Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka in 2022. In addition, the Nakanoshima area’s wonderful scenery offers a break from the bustle of the city, with green surrounds and the Dojimagawa and Tosaborigawa rivers flowing on the north and south sides respectively.

The unveiling of ART OSAKA 2021 in this wonderful area of arts and culture will bring together a group of 46 contemporary art galleries. Guests are invited to view the selection of paintings, sculpture, fine-art photography, film, prints, and spatial installations chosen by the unique tastes of each gallerist; if anything captures our visitors’ eyes, they will be able to purchase works directly at the venue. We hope that this event offers the opportunity for visitors to encounter something special. Osaka City Central Public Hall continues to retain the spirit of arts and culture; we hope you will have the chance to enjoy the venue replete with the latest in contemporary art.

In order to maintain fixed numbers of visitors inside the building, entry will be by prior reservation only. Careful attention will be paid to guidelines concerning COVID-19 infection control measures so that the venue will remain safe and guests can enjoy the exhibition at ease. We ask for your understanding and cooperation regarding this matter.

Information

Period

18th(Sun)―20th(Tue)July, 2021

Preview:
18th(Sun) 12:00―16:00
*Invitee and Press only.
Open to the Public:
18th(Sun) 16:00―20:00
19th(Mon) 12:00―20:00
20th(Tue) 11:00―17:00
*Admission closes 30 min. prior to the fair closing.
Venue

OSAKA CITY CENTRAL PUBLIC HALL 3rd Floor
[Medium-size Assembly Hall/Small Assembly Hall]

1-1-27 Nakanoshima Kita-ku Osaka 5300005 JAPAN
U. https://osaka-chuokokaido.jp/english/

Access
Participating Galleries 46
Admission

Prior reservation required

General Admission
¥2,000
Pair of ticket
¥3,500
Night time ticket
¥1,700
*Tickets that can be admitted only from 17:00 to 20:00 on Monday, 19th July

Reservation (START:15th(Tue) June 12:00~)

*Admission free for children under 12 years old, with being accompanied by responsible adults.
*Please be sure to wear a mask in the venue at all times.
*Visitors who have a temperature of 37.5 °C or higher and visitors who are in poor physical condition will not be allowed to enter.

Organizer Association for the Promotion of Contemporary Art in Japan (APCA)
Co-sponsor YASUI ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS, INC.
the globe co., ltd
Phillips Auctioneers
Chishima Foundation for Creative Osaka
THE JIKEI GROUP OF COLLEGES
TAKENAKA CORPORATION
Miyamoto Industrial Co., Ltd.
Suntory Holdings Limited
OBAYASHI CORPORATION
Holbein Art Materials Inc.
DAIMU Co.,Ltd.
Takarazuka Arts Center
THE SHIZUOKA BANK, LTD.
UEK Corporation
UEHASHI DENTAL CLINIC
WAREHOUSE & CO.
Aura Contemporary Art Foundation
Kinan Art Week 2021
One Asia Lawyers Osaka
ART PASS
Cooperation THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPER TRAVEL OSAKA
Creative Island Nakanoshima Executive Committee
Support Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau
ONE PIECE CLUB
Patron Project
ART LIFE STYLING ASSOCIATION
Media Partner FM802
FM COCOLO
Art Scenes
Partner Event UNKNOWN ASIA
DELTA
Partner Hotel Hotel Granvia Osaka
Grant Agency for Cultural Affairs “Arts for the future!”
Official URL https://www.artosaka.jp/2021/en/

Organization

Association for the Promotion of Contemporary Art in Japan

President
Yuichi Mori / MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto
Vice President
Yoshiaki Inoue / Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka
Director
Satoshi Hayashi / Gallery Nomart, Osaka
Katsuya Ishida / MEM, Tokyo
Yoshio Katoh / Contemporary Art Planning KATOH YOSHIO OFFICE, Hyogo
Mitsue Yagi / ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
Takashi Yamaguchi / Gallery Yamaguchi Kunst-Bau, Osaka
Auditor
Ryoichi Matsuo / TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY, Osaka
Advisor
Kayoko Hosokawa / Gallery Hosokawa, Osaka

ART OSAKA Organizing Office

Noriko Miyamoto / Fair Manager
Aoba Yamagishi / Manager
Haruka Kawanishi / Manager
Tomoko Murotani / Manager

Arisa Tomiyasu (Nomart Graphics) / Publicity Design
Ryuta Sakai / WEB, System Design
Yuico Taiya / Photography
Duncan Brotherton / Translation