We have published a column by SAKAUE Yoshitaro (Honorary Advisor to the BB Plaza Museum of Art and former Director of the Itami City Museum of Art), entitled "Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025."
It not only covers the works but also the background of each venue. Please take a look.

Akihito Okunaka《INTER-WORLD/Cocooner: Apparent motion of celestial bodies》

SAKAUE Yoshitaro
Honorary Advisor to BB Plaza Museum of Art and former Director of Itami City Museum of Art

Introduction

Since the 1990s, with the accelerating pace of internationalization, contemporary art has become fixed and hollowed out, becoming more distant from everyday life and from history.
Amidst the diversification of social values, I had the opportunity to see many of the works produced and presented by artists who have gathered at "Study: Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival" and who are carrying on the "cultural and artistic traditions" built by our predecessors and who also reflect social phenomena in their work.
In conjunction with the Osaka-Kansai Expo, "Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025" welcomed artists from over 20 countries around the world and, under the theme of "social impact," aimed to visualize economic revitalization through culture and the arts and current social issues, providing opportunities for dialogue and encounters with audiences at various venues across Osaka city.

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