Installation "Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival Vol.3 Exhibition Work
Artists: Shiino Mirin x Tanaka, Harumaki Gohan, Furokuro, Sekai x x0o0x
Curator: Hiroshi Sakuma "Augmented Music"
Photo: HARUKI Yoshiumi
Program
program
Chapter 3: The relationship between cities and art
The previous 3rd edition of this art festival featured the "Augmented Music" exhibition, curated by Hiroshi Sakuma, director of the Osaka Pavilion at the Expo, which garnered a great response from a wide range of people across disciplines. In 2025, we will be holding the exhibition "Speculative Music / New Storytelling" by curator Hioroshi Sakuma.
"Speculative Music / New Storytelling"
At Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival Vol.3 in 2023, SAKUMA Hiroshi, who led the project "Augmented Music," emphasized the theme: "Storytelling that drives social change is one of the essential values of art."With a total of 5,000 visitors and significant engagement on social media, the "Augmented Music" series will be further evolved by welcoming new artists.
For the 2025 edition of the festival, the concept will be explored in greater depth, designing "narratives that help us transform the world for the better" from both the perspectives of contemporary art and entertainment. The project will investigate storytelling as a multifaceted and pervasive force, shaping experiences across the city of Osaka.
Curator: SAKUMA Hiroshi
The work that has been on display since April is digital signage. Short movie works that can only be seen here, created by artists participating in the "Speculative Music/Narrative" group, will be screened on the signage in LUCUA Osaka.
The content will change for a limited time. In addition, the "Speculative Music/Narrative School" art exhibition is scheduled to be held at Lucua Osaka in September 2025.
May: "(Untitled)" tohen x Nakase Miru
Study: A series of collaborative works by the newly born artist "tohen" and young VOCALOID producer Nakase Miru for the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025. A teaser video for the series is being shown on the signage inside Lucua Osaka (next to the escalators on each floor).
April: "Aino Musica" (sekai x Haraguchi Sasuke)
The beginning of "Aino Musica" by Sekai and Haraguchi Sasuke, which was performed at "Music Together" at the end of last year, is currently being shown on signage.
Think about the difference in presence between music made with love (AI) by humans and music made by AI.
*Participating artists and their works will be announced in due course.
Signage display location:
Lucua Osaka (next to the escalators on each floor)
Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Kita Ward, Umeda 3-1-3
Dates:
April 9th (Wed) - October 13th (Mon), 2025 *The programs shown may change during the period.
Inquiry:
Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival Office (ARTLOGUE Inc.)
study@artlogue.org
*Please refrain from contacting the venue regarding the exhibition.
Venue Information
Artist
curator
SAKUMA Hiroshi
Specially Appointed Researcher, Social Solutions Initiative, Osaka University
Director, Osaka Pavilion Promotion Committee for the 2025 World Expo, Japan
CEO, Shape New World Initiative, World Economic Forum
Born in 1996. At Osaka University, he is engaged in research on virtual beings and future society design, and is scheduled to exhibit “Virtual Beings of the Future” as director of the Osaka Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo. He is also the principal investigator for a joint research project between Osaka University and the Japan Science and Technology Agency on future society design, and served as team leader for a moonshot research and development project in 2021. He is currently the chairperson of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Committee for the Creation of Future Society, the chairperson of the Task Force for the Future Generation Society of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, and a member of the Science Fiction Writers Club of Japan, among others. Winner of the Japan Open Innovation Award, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Prize in 2022, and selected for Forbes Japan 30 UNDER 30 in 2023. Project Researcher, Osaka University Social Solutions Initiative; Director, Osaka Pavilion Promotion Committee, Japan International Exposition, 2025.