~The definitive edition that captures the entire art festival, including the Expo site~

Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival Executive Committee (Artlogue Inc., Head Office: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, CEO: Suzuki Daisuke) will begin selling the official catalog for the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025, "Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025 Catalog," from late May 2025 (planned).

This catalog is the official book that records and preserves the entire story of Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival, which will be held from Friday, April 11th to Monday, October 13th, 2025. It condenses into one volume the possibilities of a new era and region that will be opened up through art, including the public art at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo venue, "Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival / EXPO PUBLIC ART," diverse expressions by artists from Japan and abroad, exhibition scenes, the curator's perspective, contributions from related parties, critiques, and discussions.

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Cover image by Akihito Okunaka
INTER-WORLD/Cocooner: Apparent motion of celestial bodies

This art festival is an international contemporary art festival that will be held from Friday, April 11th to Monday, October 13th, 2025. During the Osaka-Kansai Expo, the festival will be held in various locations symbolizing Osaka, including the Expo site in Yumeshima, Osaka Culturarium Tempozan designed by Tadao Ando, ​​Osaka Prefectural International Conference Center (Nakanoshima) designed by Kisho Kurokawa, the Nishinari-Senba area, and the National Museum of Ethnology (built by Kisho Kurokawa) in Expo Commemoration Park, where the 1970 Expo was held.

The fourth festival in 2025 will be held as an international art festival that will play a role in connecting the Osaka-Kansai Expo with the Osaka area, and will be held as an art festival that studies the relationship between art, people, and society through domestic and international art projects. This year's theme is "social impact," which means culture and art, economic revitalization, and the manifestation of social issues, and each venue will have an exhibition composed of six chapters.

■Official guide that unravels the entire story of the art festival in six chapters

The catalogue is divided into six chapters according to the six scenes in which the art festival will be held, and introduces the concept of the art festival to be held at each venue, the works to be exhibited, and the artists. It also conveys the thoughts that the artists put into their works, making it an appealing magazine that serves as an archive of the art festival.

■ Chapter 1: An invitation to a diverse world <br>Venue: 2025 World Expo, Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo), Future Society Showcase Project, Art Expo Public Art, "Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival / EXPO PUBLIC ART"

■ Chapter 2: Consideration of people and life <br>Venue: Osaka Culturarium Tempozan (formerly Suntory Museum), designed by Tadao Ando

■ Chapter 3: The relationship between cities and art Venue: Kita area, Osaka

■ Chapter 4: The Possibilities of Art in a Changing City <br>Venue: Nishinari Area

■ Chapter 5: East, West, North and South, a city where cultures intersect Venue: Semba area

■ Chapter 6: Creative Economy and the Future of the Earth <br>Venue: Osaka International Convention Center (Grand Cube Osaka) designed by Kisho Kurokawa

<Artists participating in the catalogue (tentative)>
Mori Mariko / COOK / Hashiguchi Rintaro / Miyake Mai / Okunaka Akito / Nakajima Mugi / Hikawa Kazuhiko / Kaneuji Teppei / BAKIBAKI / Tominaga Atsuya / SceNE Project (Institute of Earth Sciences) / DONECY / Dwayne Hanson / John de Andrea / Jacques Verduin / Daniel Furman / Glaser/Kuntz / Tom Kübler / Matilda ter Heine / George Segal / Brian Booth Craig / Robert Graham / Fabio Viale / Carol Feuermann / Maurizio Cattelan / Jamie Salmon / Kazu Hiro / Walter Cazotte / Ron Mueck / Sam Jinks / Jarko Baszeski / Mark Saijan / Evan Penny / Verinde de Brückele / Tony Matelli / Allen Jones / Mel Ramos / Patricia Piccinini / Santissimi / NISHINARI YOSHIO (Nishio Miya + kioku Handicraft Museum "Chest of Drawers") / Souchan Tousan / Aung Myat Htay / Wu Chi-yu / Tuan Ma-mi / Aung Myat Htay / Kim Jemini / Karakuri Doctor / Kamagasaki University of the Arts / Tanikawa Shuntaro / Morimura Yasumasa + Sakashita Noriyuki / Shuzo Azuchi Gulliver / Ishihara Tomoaki / Kamagasaki University of the Arts / Kawada Satoshi / Kin Saji / Hata Yoshio + Enatsu Masaaki + Enatsu Yoshihiro / Yoshida Momoko / "Stefano FAKE + THE FAKE FACTORY" and other art collectives / Non

*For details on the concept and exhibits at each venue, please refer to "Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025 to be held at the same time as the Osaka-Kansai Expo! Latest information announced, including concepts and exhibit details for each venue ."

[Catalogue Overview]
Study: Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival 2025 Catalog
Art opens the door to a new era - From the international art city of Osaka and Kansai to the world -

Specifications: Approximately 200 pages / B5 variant / Full color Release date: Late May (planned)
Price: 3,300 yen (tax included, tentative price)
Available at bookstores, art festival venues, Art Rogue website, etc.

・Pre-order the catalogue here
https://forms.gle/2AHvVhqWtBpYLBSEA

■Study: What is the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025?

This art festival is an international contemporary art festival that will be held from Friday, April 11th to Monday, October 13th, 2025. During the Osaka-Kansai Expo, the festival will take place in various locations symbolizing Osaka, including the Expo site in Yumeshima, the Osaka Culturarium Tempozan designed by Tadao Ando, ​​the Osaka Prefectural International Conference Center (Nakanoshima) designed by Kisho Kurokawa, the Nishinari-Senba area, and the National Museum of Ethnology (designed by Kisho Kurokawa) in Expo Commemoration Park, where the 1970 Expo was held.

The fourth festival in 2025 will be held as an international art festival that will play a role in connecting the Osaka-Kansai Expo with the Osaka area, and will be held as an art festival that studies the relationship between art, people, and society through domestic and international art projects. This year's theme is "social impact," which means culture and art, economic revitalization, and the manifestation of social issues, and each venue will have an exhibition composed of six chapters.