[Tuesday, September 2nd] Talk event to celebrate the extension of the Semba venue: "Re: Human"
To commemorate the extension of the exhibition "Re: Human - The New Human Condition" at the Semba Excel Building until Monday, October 13th (national holiday), we will be holding a talk event.
Talk event to celebrate the extension of the Semba venue
Watching "Re: Human" with you
We'll be giving you another tour of the exhibition at the Semba venue with our guests!
Date and Time:
Talk starts at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 (approximately 45-60 minutes)
*If possible, please come early and view the exhibition before the talk.
Venue:
Semba Excel Building (scheduled to be held on the 6th floor)
*Please come to the reception on the 2nd floor when you visit.
Speakers:
NAKATANI Kazuyo (Representative of Sononochi, director/playwright)
YAMAMOTO Atsushi (sound planner, operator of "Theater Bookmark")
KISHIMOTO Mitsuhiro (exhibition curator)
Progress:
UEMURA Junko (Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival Secretariat, Coordinator/Theater Producer)
Participation fee:
500 yen *A separate exhibition ticket is required for admission.
<How to purchase exhibition tickets>
- Can be purchased at the venue on the day
Semba venue Single venue ticket: 1,500 yen
Exhibition passport: Special discount for talk participation, available for purchase at 3,000 yen (limited to the venue on the day)
- Those who have already purchased tickets and attended the talk will receive a free postcard.
- Those who have already purchased tickets and attended the Semba venue will be able to enter the talk only by presenting their ticket stub (they will not be able to view the other floors).
Or, you can purchase a repeat ticket with a 500 yen discount.
Reservations:
- If you would like to participate in the talk event, please apply via the following page. (Payment will be collected at the venue on the day.)
- You can participate on the day, but we recommend that you make a reservation in advance.
Make a reservation here
https://study-semba.peatix.com
Speaker Profile
NAKATANI Kazuyo
Born in Kyoto City. Representative of the performing arts group "Sononochi." Director, playwright, and workshop designer. Primarily focusing on contemporary theater and performance direction, he collaborates with artists from various genres, including music, painting, and architecture, to present works. Since 2020, he has presented "Landscape Theater," which uses landscapes from all over Japan as stage structures and brings to light multilayered time and memories by slipping the extraordinary into the everyday through performers.
YAMAMOTO Atsushi
Since 1997, after working as a mixer at an FM station, he has been based in Osaka, working as a sound engineer and sound planner for theatre productions. His most recent project, "Art x Theatre 103 Steps of Error," will be held in March 2025, and will be run by visual artist Nakajima Mugi and actor Akaboshi Masanori. He also personally runs the theatre information portal site "Theater Bookmark," and is a behind-the-scenes supporter of theatre in the Kansai region.
KISHIMOTO Mitsuhiro
Curator of this exhibition.
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1988. Graduated from the Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate School, Department of Painting. Prior to his current position, he worked as an art project coordinator and curator at the Kyoto City University of Arts Gallery @KCUA. He regards artworks as traces of behavior that are inseparable from "life," and curates contemporary art based on the perspectives and experience gained from both his own creative work and exhibition planning and management.
Chapter 5: North, South, East and West, a crossroads of cultures [Semba area]
"Re: Human - The New Human Condition"
What will humanity be like in the future? What will change and what will remain the same? And what should we be like in the future? Amid the rapid evolution of technology, the merits and demerits of globalization, and constantly fluctuating values, this exhibition will reexamine life and society and explore the possibility of a new "humanity." A past that dreamed of the future, and a future that questions the past. In the ocean of time that stretches between the two Osaka Expos, this exhibition will take you on a voyage of quiet yet insightful questions about the true nature of humanity through the video, photography, sculpture, painting, installations, and artistic practices of artists across generations.
Curator: Mitsuhiro Kishimoto
Dates:
Friday, April 11, 2025 - Monday, October 13, 2025
*Exhibition period extended! (Some exhibited works will be changed from late August onwards.)
Opening hours:
13:00 - 19:00 (last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Closed on Mondays (if Monday is a public holiday, closed the following Tuesday)
Artist:
Ishihara Tomoaki / Kaneuji Teppei / Kamagasaki University of Arts / Kawata Satoshi / Kim Sajik / Shuzo Azuchi Gulliver / Hata Yoshio + Enatsu Masaaki + Enatsu Yoshihiro / Yoshida Momoko
Venue:
Semba Excel Building *2nd floor reception 3-2-11 Kyutarocho, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Access:
4-minute walk from Exit 11 of Honmachi Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line 8-minute walk from Exit 10 of Sakaisuji Honmachi Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji Line
More details about the program here >
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Kaneuji Teppei "Abstract Sculpture Pavilion", "Ocean Pavilion", and others
Kawata Satoshi "The Color and Shape of the Sun x Public"
Hata Yoshio + Enatsu Masaaki + Enatsu Yoshihiro "Miracle Forest EXPO '70 - Generative AI Video Ver.2 (Video Installation)"