About this Exhibition
The Japan–Korea Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition has been held alternately in Japan and Korea each year and has long been loved by artists and art lovers alike.
This year, the exhibition comes to Kobe.
Exhibition Information
Venue: Kitano Museum, Kobe
Dates: Oct. 21 (Tue) – Oct. 31 (Fri)
Hours: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
＊Last admission at 5:00 PM
Extended Hours:
Oct. 21 (Tue) – Oct. 24 (Fri)
9:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Admission Fee
Adults: ¥500
＊Junior high school students and older
Elementary school students: ¥300
Workshops
A variety of fun workshops will be held, open to everyone — even beginners are welcome!
Artworks
Featured Artworks
Selected Works by Japanese Artists
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Selected Works by Korean Artists
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Artists
Participating Artists
JAPANESE ARTISTS
生島祐子
(Yuko Ikushima)
稲葉広樹
(Hiroki Inaba)
井本レイコ
(Reiko Imoto)
内ヶ島幹子
(Mikiko Uchigashima)
小越将吾
(Shogo Ogoshi)
3ME 川口雅代
(3ME Masayo Kawaguchi)
田河アパッチ
(APACHE TAGAWA)
玉置リエ
(Rie Tamaoki)
chockmi
畠中沙綾
(Saaya Hatanaka)
服部健太郎
(Kentaro Hattori)
御國靜香
(Shizuka Mikuni)
MICHI
山田明梨
(Akari Yamada)
吉岡さゆり
(Sayuri Yoshioka)
吉田延泰
(Nobuyasu Yoshida)
ヨモモトマスヤ
(Yomomoto Masuya)
KOREAN ARTISTS
キム・ジスク（ 김지숙）
Kim Jee-suk
TIGRAN AKOPYAN （띠그란 아코피얀）
イム・ウンフィ（임은희 ）
Lim Eun-hee
ク・ホギョン（구 호 경 ）
Gu Ho-gyung
ユ・ヒョンウ（유현우）
Yoo Hyun-woo
コ・ミヨン（고 미 영）
Go Mi-young
ユン・ソン（윤 선）
Yoon Sun
パク・ソンヨン（박선영）
Park Sun-young
キム・スクフィ（김 숙 희）
Kim Sook-hee
キム・スンテ（김 승 태）
Kim Seung-tai
ELLIAN（엘리안）
キム・ジョングク（김 종 국）
Kim Jong-guk
オク・メンソン（옥 맹 선 ）
Meang-seon, Ok
チョン・フィユン（정 희윤）
Jung Hee-yoon
パク・チョンピョ（박천표）
Park Chon-pyo
チャン・ヨンヨル（장영열）
Chang Young-yeol
シン・ヒョンミ（신현미）
Shin Hyun-mi
キム・ジョンスン（김정순）
Kim Jung-soon
ハ・ジョンウク（하종욱）
Jong-wook, Ha
アン・ヨンチャン（안 영 찬）
An Young-chan
チョ・オクフィ（조옥희 ）
Cho Ok-hue
チャ・ユナ（차유나）
Cha You-na
キム・サンデ（김상대 ）
Kim Sang-dae
ソン・ソユン（성소윤）
Seong So-yun
イ・テグァン（이태관）
Lee Tae-gwan
キム・ジョンチョル（김정철）
Kim Jong-chul
キム・ヤンムク（김양묵）
Kim Yang-mwuk
Workshops
Workshops
Picasso-Style Self-Portrait Workshop
by Sayuri Yoshioka（Painter）
This small-group workshop invites participants to create a Picasso-style self-portrait in a relaxed, beginner-friendly setting.
You can take your completed artwork home, using colored pencils or acrylics to express your creativity.
The session also offers inspiring insights into art history, psychology, and neuroscience — blending artistic practice with fascinating new knowledge.
Pottery Workshop — Electric Wheel & Hand-Building Experience
by Hiroki Inaba（Ceramic artist）
This hands-on pottery workshop lets you create your own original bowl or cup using an electric wheel or hand-building technique.
It’s open to everyone from elementary school children to adults, and even younger kids can join the hand-building session.
The 30-minute experience is beginner-friendly, and finished pieces will be available for pickup at a later date.
Each session is kept small to ensure personalized instruction.
Make Your Own Original Keychain with Korean Cloisonné
By Seong So-yun
Make your own one-of-a-kind keychain using Korean cloisonné —
choose from a traditional gat hat or norigae-style design!
Ammonite Fossil Cleaning
by Masuya Yomomoto（Artist）
Carefully remove layers of sediment from an ammonite fossil and polish it to reveal its true form.
Take home your beautifully restored fossil as a one-of-a-kind specimen!
Present
Visitor Gift
Receive the Official Digital Catalogue — exclusive to visitors.
Enjoy flipping through the pages on your phone — no registration required.
Greetings
Representatives’ Messages
Message from the Japanese Representative
We are delighted to hold the 24th Japan–Korea Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition in Kobe, a sister city of Incheon.
This exhibition has long served as a bridge of mutual understanding between artists from Japan and Korea, and we are grateful to all who made its continuation possible.
As we mark the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between our two nations, this exhibition offers a meaningful opportunity to reaffirm the cultural ties that connect us.
May the works presented here inspire dialogue and resonate in the hearts of all visitors.
Masuya Yomomoto
Japanese Representative
Japan–Korea Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition
Message from the Korean Representative
We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all art lovers, participating artists, and everyone at the Kitano Museum for their warm support of the 24th Japan–Korea Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition.
We especially wish to honor the senior artists who have led and nurtured this exhibition over the past 30 years.
As the new Korean representative, I feel a deep sense of responsibility and gratitude for this opportunity to exhibit in Kobe and to work alongside our Japanese counterparts.
Building upon the strong foundation laid by our predecessors, we will continue to guide this exhibition toward the future, fostering friendship and understanding between Korea and Japan through art.
May this exhibition strengthen the bonds between us and inspire a brighter, more harmonious future.
Ha Jeong-uk
Korean Representative
Japan–Korea Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition
Last Event
Highlights from Last Year’s Exhibition in Korea
※As the 2024 exhibition was held in Korea, it was presented under the title “Korea–Japan Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition.”
Busan, South Korea 2024
The exhibition was held in November 2024 at Saekdong Gallery in Busan, featuring 23 artists from Korea and 11 artists from Japan.
Commemorative Project for the 60th Anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Korea
Co-organized by: Kitano Museum Co., Ltd.
Supported by: Kobe Tourism Bureau
Kobe Kitano Museum
2 -9-6 Kitanocho, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0002
Phone：078-251-0581
Hours：9:30AM – 5PM
Access
About a 10-minute walk north from Sannomiya Station
(JR, Hankyu, Hanshin, and Kobe Municipal Subway lines)
About a 10-minute walk west from Shin-Kobe Station
(Kobe Municipal Subway and Sanyo Shinkansen)
By City Loop Bus:
Take the bus from Sannomiya Station (approx. 15 minutes) and get off at Kitano Ijinkan. The museum is just a short walk from the stop.
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