Kanna Takase
"After the Same Moon"

《Laden Turtle》
116.7×91cm
Oil on canvas
2025

《Letters》
116.7×116.7cm
Oil on canvas
2025

21 Jun. Sat. - 12 Jul. Sat.2025

Imura Art Gallery is pleased to present Kanna Takase’ s solo exhibition “After the Same Moon.”

Born in Osaka in 1994, Kanna Takase has based her artistic pursuits in Kyoto since earning an MFA in painting at the Graduate School of Arts at Kyoto City University of Arts in 2020. She was awarded the Selected Exhibition Grand Prize of the Kyoto Art for Tomorrow competition in 2024, and her works were subsequently shown at a major solo exhibition at the Museum of Kyoto’ s Annex Hall.

Takase’ s paintings emerge from her interest in human communication, but frequently use animals as a motif to express feelings that cannot be conveyed in words. Claws and fangs represent how people hurt one another, while fur becomes a metaphor for protecting the self.

The exhibition’ s title, After the Same Moon, reflects her desire to convey how people’ s memories of shared moments transform over time into differences in perception or subtle divergences in feeling̶for example, two people may gaze at the Moon together, but as time passes, their perceptions of this same shared experience grow apart.

We cordially invite you to visit this solo exhibition of Takase’ s paintings, the gallery’ s first in two years, and enjoy its presentation of ten of her latest creations.

＜Artist Statement＞

“After the Same Moon”
Moments spent with others beget shared memories, such as those formed when people gaze at the Moon together. Yet, lurking behind what was presumably the same experience is a psychological tendency for one’ s memories to diverge from those of others. As time passes, the scenes we remember and the emotions tied to them gradually transform. Before we know it, the same becomes the different.

This exhibition is my attempt to visually capture the experiences that people share and the differences in memory and subtle divergences in sentiment that emerge thereafter, in terms of the time gap between seeing the same Moon together and later recalling that moment. Those divergences are the thoughts that weren’ t adequately conveyed in casual interactions, feelings of anxiety that come out of nowhere, an indescribable sadness. I have taken those differences in emotion arising in interactions with others and placed them on canvas, using images of animals, plants, and objects to visually express what is hard to put into words. My paintings weave together the small fragments of a story with an approach that is humorous but also embodies a sense of disquiet and urgency.

We share memories of the same moments, but we gradually drift away from that sameness. I hope that the sensation of what lies in between that gap will gently resonate with your own memory of “the same Moon.”

KYOTO SAGA UNIVERSITY OF ARTS
/OB・OG Exhibition

15 Jul. Tue.- 20 Jul. Sun.2025

SEIAN UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN
/Illustration Nagae Zemi

22 Jul. Tue.- 27 Jul. Sun.2025

showcase #13 “Human signs”
curated by minoru shimizu
Goro Miyashita | Yusaku Yamazaki

Goro Miyashita

Yusaku Yamazaki

11.Apr.Fri.– 11 May Sun.2025
open on fri., sat., & sun. 12:00-18:00
appointments are available on weekdays

eN arts is pleased to present a group exhibition dedicated to photography and videos – showcase #13- “Human signs” – curated by Minoru Shimizu. The Showcase exhibitions, which literally showcase young contemporary photographers and video artists, began in 2012, making this is the 13th show in this long running collaboration with Prof Shimizu.

For “showcase #13 ‘Human signs’” Prof. Shimizu selected two artists: Yusaku Yamazaki, winner of the Excellence Award at the Canon New Cosmos of Photography in 2014, and Goro Miyashita, winner of the Honorable Mention Award at the Canon New Cosmos of Photography in 2017.

“Human signs” are something that cannot be confirmed by sight, but can be felt through insignificant sounds, obstructions, and air movements. How will the invisible “human signs” be expressed in photographic works that must be seen through eyes? We hope you will enjoy “showcase #13 – ‘Human signs’” curated by Minoru Shimizu.

eN arts

showcase #13, 2025
Human Signs

For the past few years, the showcase has taken the form of a two-person show, with a newcomer and an artist from the past. When I choose two artists, I do not think of a common concept or compatibility. Rather, a concept emerges from the combination of the two photographers. Sometimes the two photographers are complementary, and sometimes they are contrasting in how they express the concept.

Goro Miyashita came to prominence in 2017, when he received the Canon New Cosmos of Photography Honorable Mention (selected by Minoru Shimizu). It is said that “Eyes speak as much as a mouth” or “I suddenly feel a gaze,” and Miyashita takes this literally in his subject matter. The photographed eyes are not looking at the camera, but their pupils are open, indicating that the photographer is shooting with pinpoint light on the subject’s eyes in the dark. In other words, these are photographs of eyes that speak volumes, eyes that direct a gaze. The power of photography as a machine is on full display. Stripped of their silent eloquence, the eyes are shown as just eyes, looking at nothing in particular.

Yusaku Yamazaki, who was also featured in Showcase #4 in 2015, first gained attention with an honorable mention in the 2013 Canon New Cosmos of Photography (selected by Minoru Shimizu), followed by an Excellence Award the following year. This time he presents a renewed and remixed version of his debut series “Saiko”. The “Saiko” series, named after Hitchcock’s “Psycho,” deals with the theme of signs, traces, and glimpses of invisible things (especially people) that photography likes to produce, and continues to question the rhetoric of omens and traces, future and past through photography.

April, 2025 Minoru Shimizu

The eyes are not good at lying.

The eyes are vulnerable and honest.
Contrary to the psychology of not wanting others to know one’s inner self,
the eyes reflect the human heart as it is, no matter how much we try to hide it.
Joy, sadness, anger, surprise.
Love, hate, jealousy.
Loneliness, disgust, confusion, impatience, fear.
All kinds of complex human emotions are precisely reflected in the two eyes.

If the act of taking a photograph reveals the essence of human nature, then the ultimate portrait is the human eyes. The ultimate organ that makes us human. There is nothing like the naked eyes. Age, gender, occupation, disability, nationality. Overcoming all these boundaries, photographer Goro Miyashita has created a series of portraits of 108 diverse eyes,

Goro Miyashita

Mystery Deepens as Missing Schoolgirl Found After 77 Days in “Kamikakushi” Incident

A 17-year-old high school girl from Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, who had been missing since July 11, 2013, was discovered on September 26 at a shrine near her home. Found severely weakened and weighing nearly half her previous weight, she showed signs of mild dehydration but had no injuries.

According to her own account, she had been hiding in the shrine and surviving on vegetables from nearby fields. However, questions remain about how she managed to endure such harsh conditions for 77 days. The delay in her discovery and inconsistencies in her testimony have fueled speculation online, with many referring to the case as a modern-day example of kamikakushi—a mysterious disappearance attributed to supernatural forces. The truth behind her ordeal remains unknown.

Yusaku Yamazaki

Akira Nihei Exhibition
aliénation

8 Jul. Tue.– 19 Jul. Sat.2025

Shuko Terada Exhibition

22 Jul. Tue.– 2 Aug. Sat.2025

＜comment＞

Even the dust floating in the air sparkles when the light hits it, and I sometimes feel that it is beautiful. The stars shining in the sky that I vaguely look up at may be similar to that.

-terada shuko-

“39th.Greeting”

Yasunori Kinukawa

Kazuko Matsuomoto

Open daily 10-13 Jul 2025 and Sat-Sun 19 Jul-10 Aug 2025 / 1-7pm each day

artists；
Tomoyo Iwata, Keith Spencer, Yasunori Kinukawa, Kazushi Kusakabe, Kondo Chiaki, Kazutaka Sakai, Yuko Sakamoto, Atsushi Nakamura, Hayato Nishimura, Kazuko Matsuomoto, Junru Liu and more.

Artist information will be updated from time to time.

KCUA OPEN CALL EXHIBITION
KCUA Open Call Exhibition 2025
International Anti-violence
Exhibition #SUM_MER_2025

5 Jul. Sat.– 8 Aug. Sun. 2025

Organized by
　Kyoto City University of Arts
　(KCUA Open Call Exhibition)
Curated by
　International Nonviolence
　Exhibition Executive Committee

KCUA OPEN CALL EXHIBITIONS
Workshop

5 Jul. Sat.– 8 Aug. Sun. 2025

Organized by
　Kyoto City University of Arts
　(KCUA Open Call Exhibition)
Curated by
　Group of volunteers of the
　Shared Studio
　(Kyoto City University of Arts)

Apparition from the Irreducible Distance
Juri AKIYAMA
Tsuyoshi SERA
Toshiki TERAMURA
Ryota HAMASAKI

28 Jun.Sat. – 20 Jul. Sun.2025
OPEN 12:00 - 18:00
Closed on Mon, Tue, National holidays.

〈1F〉
'25 Kyoto Copperplate engraving Association
Miniature Exhibition

15 Jul. Tue.- 20 Jul. Sun.2025

〈2F〉
Kyoto Copperplate engraving Association
Special Exhibition
Kotaro Taki　Kenichi Doi

15 Jul. Tue.- 20 Ju. Sun.2025

〈1F〉
Chikako Kanada Exhibition

22 Jul. Tue.- 27 Jul. Sun.2025

〈2F〉
Eiko Aharen　Banra Ichido
Yusuke Okamoto　Eriko Yoshida
Exhibition

22 Jul. Tue.- 27 Jul. Sun.2025

〈Back Yard〉
Tetsura Yuu Solo Exhibition　The 9,032℉ Garden

24 Jun. Tue.- 21 Dec. Sun.2025

Shadow of the Shadow

4 Jul.Fri. - 7 Sept.Sun.2025

curator：Jingwen Li(Seibun)
artist:Joanna Lyu、Tim Knapen
　　　Uku Kusakabe
designer：Heijiro Yagi

Taizo Mori

photo:Hyogo Mugyuda

4 Feb.Tue.2025 - 27 Feb.Fri.2026

Permanent exhibition

We are now taking the style of appointment only,
Before when you visit for us, Please contact for following mail address.
GALLERY TOMO

Artists:
Taisuke Kondouh, Takeshi Shinohara, Koosuk,
Tsutomu Ishihara, Kazutaka Sugitani, Caori Fujita,
Moeko Machida, Shinya Yamamoto, Takami Miyaoka,
Nobuyasu Yoshida, Minori Ieyama

KUBO Naoko solo exhibition
Weaving the wind of a moment

15 Jul. Tue.– 20 Jul. Sun. 2025

KUBO Naoko (b.2001, Kyoto pref, lives and works in Kansai) is an artist who uses the luster and texture of URUSHI to visualize the supple body movements of animals and the flow of air. She is an active graduate student in URUSHI course at Kyoto city University of the Arts.

OISHI Marika Solo Exhibition
Purple Rain

26 Jul. Sat.– 3 Aug. Sun. 2025

OISHI Marika (b.1988,Osaka,lives and works in Nara) is an artist who finds beauty in disappearing and collapsing.
She earned her MA in Faculity of Painting in the Osaka Kyoiku University.

〈1F〉
ISHIHARA You Exhibition
Metalogue

15 Jul. Tue.– 20 Jul. Sun. 2025

〈2F〉
OKITANI Koji Exhibition

15 Jul. Tue.– 20 Jul. Sun. 2025

〈1F〉
INOUE Emiko IRAHARA Mitsumi Exhibition

22 Jul. Tue.– 27 Jul. Sun. 2025

〈2F〉
International Exchange Small‑Scale Art Exhibition

22 Jul. Tue.– 27 Jul. Sun. 2025

〈1F+2F〉
Japan Print Association Three‑Person Exhibition

29 Jul. Tue.– 3 Aug. Sun. 2025

Yasueda Tomomi Exhibition

10 Jul. Thu.– 27 Jul. Sun.2025

Keisuke Watanabe
music is = music exists in the wind,
the shape of a dream a line that breathes.

Biwako View
2025
gouache on paper
72 x 59 cm

10 Jun. Tue. – 29 Jun. Sun. 2025
11:00～18:00

The exhibition presents Watanabe Keisuke’s latest works on paper, featuring nude sketches and plein air studies drawn in and around Kyoto. Each piece reveals the expressive power of the line, whether tracing the curve of a body or the shape of a distant hillside.
From expansive scrolls to small-format drawings, the show invites viewers into a world where drawing becomes movement, rhythm and presence. The line becomes music: ephemeral, grounded and alive.

We invite you to visit and experience these deeply felt works in person.

In this exhibition, the line becomes a living entity: a breath, a whisper, a trace of presence. Watanabe Keisuke’s latest paper works, ranging from small intimate studies to expansive scrolls, draw from two seemingly distinct worlds, the human body in nude sketches and the natural rhythms of Kyoto’s landscape through plein air drawing. What unites them is not the subject but the gesture, a line that listens as much as it marks, that floats like wind across a surface.

The exhibition gathers these drawings not as documents but as musical notations of seeing and feeling. Nude forms emerge with the same weightless attention as tree branches or rooftops. A shoulder blade and a hillside are rendered with equal tenderness, each pulsing with subtle energy.

A new scroll will be presented for the first time, depicting a sequence of moving figures inspired by Franz Schubert's "Nacht und Träume." In this work, the line follows the tempo and stillness of the music, allowing the human form to appear, dissolve, and reappear across the surface like a drifting melody. The result is a visual meditation on presence, transition, and longing.

Watanabe’s landscape paintings grow from the same practice of drawing directly from life. Rooted in observation and reimagined in the studio, they transform everyday scenes into layered, luminous compositions. His brushwork is fluid and expressive, guided by the tempo of place rather than its structure. Architectural outlines, plants, shadows, and fragments of city life coexist on the surface, suspended in a rhythm that feels both immediate and dreamlike.

These compositions do not follow strict realism or perspective. Instead, elements are stacked, bent, or suspended, creating a sense of spatial compression that mirrors how memory gathers detail. Each work becomes a kind of visual diary, where personal and cultural landmarks blur together. In some pieces, the suggestion of a waterfront city emerges, where historical identity, fleeting pleasures, and spectacle intertwine. Bold gestures, transparent layers, and painterly disorder evoke a response to the density of contemporary life, a moment of celebration, or perhaps a soft undercurrent of longing.

Through both landscape and figure, Watanabe’s line does not seek control. It seeks resonance. Each mark holds the immediacy of touch and the patience of time, inviting the viewer not just to look but to feel the intervals between seeing and remembering, moving and being still. These works ask us to slow down, to inhabit the space where perception becomes presence.

‘Blue’

Midori Uchida, Inner Landscape, 2024
Ceramic, H21 × W21.5 × D6.6 cm
Photo by Yuji Imamura
Courtesy of Sokyo Gallery

Sylvie Auvray, Blue Pots, 2021
Ink, oil, pastel on paper, H40.5 × W57.5 cm
Photo by Yuji Imamura
Courtesy of Sokyo Gallery

Dates :Thursday, June 19, 2025 - Thursday, July 31

Venue 1: Sokyo | 381-2 Motomachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0089 Japan
Opening Hours: 11AM - 6PM Closed on : Sundays and Mondays

Venue 2: Sokyo Annex | 3F, SSS Building, 375 Ichinofunairi-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0924 Japan
Opening Hours: 13PM - 6:30PM Closed on : Sundays and Mondays

Exhibiting Artists : Asakura Mitsuko, Bai Ming, John Mason, Junkichi Kumakura, Kanjiro Kawai, Keigo Kamide, Koji Kato, Mari Minato, Mika Horie, Shouji Hamada, Shin Fujihira, Sylvie Auvray, Tony Marsh, Tozan Miyanaga, Toru Ishii, Uchida Midori, Uichi Shimizu, Zengoro Eiraku.

*Goryeo celadon and Early Joseon Buncheong stamped ceramics will also be on display.

SHIMADA Rie Exhibition
「In transit,」

16 Jul. Wed. – 31 Aug. Sun. 2025

MIZUNO YOSUKE Exhibition
「The hollow gaze」

15 Jul. Tue. – 4 Aug. Mon. 2025

Masayoshi NOJO Exhibition

26 Jul. Sat – 19 Aug. Tue. 2025