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#WhereDoWeStand?―Art in Our Time

2025.12.20 sat. - 03.08 sun.

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Through the works they create, artists heighten our awareness of various issues we encounter in daily life and reveal funda-mental, universal truths about the world. This exhibition focuses on contemporary Japanese art from the 1990s onward, a period marked by advancing globalization and increasing opportunities for Japanese artists to present their works internationally. The exhibition draws on themes amply represented in the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto's collection, such as vision, body, identity, and history, and highlights the practices of Japanese contemporary artists.

Participating Artists
Aoyama Satoru, Fujimoto Yukio, Furuhashi Teiji, Harada Yuki, AKI INOMATA, Ishihara Tomoaki, Kasahara Emiko, Kazama Sachiko, Matsui Chie, Miyajima Tatsuo, Mohri Yuko, Morimura Yasumasa, Odani Motohiko, Saijo Akane, Shimura Nobuhiro, Takamine Tadasu, Takemura Kei, Tanaka Koki, Tezuka Aiko, Yanagi Miwa

Exhibition Design
Nishizawa Tezzo (Tezzo Nishizawa Architects)

Graphic Design
REFLECTA, Inc. (Okazaki Mariko + Yoichi Azegami + Kurashina Misa)

List of Works #WhereDoWeStand?―Art in Our Time (PDF 232KB)

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Advance Ticket Sales Period: October 20, 2025 - December 19, 2025

Exhibition dates 2025.12.20 sat. - 2026.03.08 sun.

Hours 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
*Fridays: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
*Admission until 30 min. before closing

Closed Mondays (*Exception: January 12, February 23, 2026),
January 13, February 24, 2026
New Year’s holidays（December 30-January 3）
Admission To be determined Adults: 1,500 yen (1,300 yen)
University students: 700 yen (600 yen)
* Figures in parentheses are advance tickets, groups of 20 or more, and nighttime discounts after 6 p.m. on Fridays.
* High school students and younger are free (with valid ID).
* Visitors with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge. (Please present certificate at the admission.)
* Collection gallery exhibition is available with this ticket.


  • Kei Takemura, Renovated: Piggy Bank, Globe, 2002–2021.
    The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. Photo by Tomoki Moriya. ©Kei Takemura
  • AKI INOMATA, Why Not Hand Over a “Shelter” to Hermit Crabs? -Border-  La Ruche, 2024. The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. Photo by Hayato Wakabayashi. ©AKI INOMATA
    AKI INOMATA, Why Not Hand Over a “Shelter” to Hermit Crabs? -Border-  La Ruche, 2024.
    The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. Photo by Hayato Wakabayashi. ©AKI INOMATA
  • Motohiko Odani, Phantom-Limb, 1997. Collection of the artist. Photo by Keizo Kioku. ©Motohiko Odani
    Motohiko Odani, Phantom-Limb, 1997.
    Collection of the artist. Photo by Keizo Kioku. ©Motohiko Odani
  • Tatsuo Miyajima, Monism/Dualism, 1989. The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. ©Tatsuo Miyajima
    Tatsuo Miyajima, Monism/Dualism, 1989.
    The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. ©Tatsuo Miyajima
  • Yukio Fujimoto, SUGAR I, 1995. Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City. ©Yukio Fujimoto
    Yukio Fujimoto, SUGAR I, 1995.
    Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City. ©Yukio Fujimoto
  • Tomoaki Ishihara, World, 1996. Collection of the artist. Installation view at the Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City, 2004. ©Tomoaki Ishihara
    Tomoaki Ishihara, World, 1996.
    Collection of the artist. Installation view at the Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City, 2004. ©Tomoaki Ishihara
  • Chie Matsui, LABOUR-4, 1993. The National Museum of Art, Osaka. Installation view at the Gallery Kuranuki, photo by Tomoaki Ishihara. ©Chie Matsui
    Chie Matsui, LABOUR-4, 1993.
    The National Museum of Art, Osaka. Installation view at the Gallery Kuranuki, photo by Tomoaki Ishihara. ©Chie Matsui
  • Yasumasa Morimura, Cometman (Heian-Jingu Shrine) , 1990/2004. The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. ©Yasumasa Morimura / Courtesy of the artist and Yoshiko Isshiki Office, Tokyo
    Yasumasa Morimura, Cometman (Heian-Jingu Shrine) , 1990/2004.
    The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. ©Yasumasa Morimura / Courtesy of the artist and Yoshiko Isshiki Office, Tokyo
  • Tadasu Takamine, Baby Insa-dong (part), 2004. The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. ©Tadasu Takamine
    Tadasu Takamine, Baby Insa-dong (part), 2004.
    The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. ©Tadasu Takamine
  • Akane Saijo, The Planets, 2024. Collection of the artist. Photo by Takeru Koroda. ©Akane Saijo
    Akane Saijo, The Planets, 2024.
    Collection of the artist. Photo by Takeru Koroda. ©Akane Saijo
  • Koki Tanaka, 10 years, 2025. Collection of the artist. Production still. ©Koki Tanaka
    Koki Tanaka, 10 years, 2025.
    Collection of the artist. Production still. ©Koki Tanaka
  • Aiko Tezuka, Closing and Opening (A Study of Bravery) – Tangled, 2024. The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. Photo by Tomoki Moriya. ©Aiko Tezuka
    Aiko Tezuka, Closing and Opening (A Study of Bravery) – Tangled, 2024.
    The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. Photo by Tomoki Moriya. ©Aiko Tezuka
  • Emiko Kasahara, Offering – Marina, 2005. Collection of the artist. ©Emiko Kasahara / Courtesy of the artist and Yoshiko Isshiki Office, Tokyo
    Emiko Kasahara, Offering – Marina, 2005.
    Collection of the artist. ©Emiko Kasahara / Courtesy of the artist and Yoshiko Isshiki Office, Tokyo
  • Sachiko Kazama, McColoniald: Thief Museum, 2003. The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. Photo by Kei Miyajima. ©Sachiko Kazama
    Sachiko Kazama, McColoniald: Thief Museum, 2003.
    The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. Photo by Kei Miyajima. ©Sachiko Kazama
  • Nobuhiro Shimura, Nostalgia, Amnesia, 2019. Collection of the artist. ©Nobuhiro Shimura
    Nobuhiro Shimura, Nostalgia, Amnesia, 2019.
    Collection of the artist. ©Nobuhiro Shimura

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Exhibition Catalogue 2,800yen (incl.tax)

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