KOBE Biennale 2015 has finally started!
Curating Under Pressure
23 September 2015Photos from 1st In-Person Working Committee Meeting, Yekaterinburg, Russia, October 7-8, 2015
22 October 2015
Kobe Biennale 2015 Opening Ceremony
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Kobe Biennale 2015
The long awaited biannual art culture festival
～Encounters with Art in the Port～
Event Dates: September 19 to November 23,2015
Enjoy a wide variety of art ranging from Japan’s internationally celebrated Media Arts to traditional Japanese calligraphy and flower arranging.
http://www.kobe-biennale.jp/_en/
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Over a period of 66 days from September 19 to November 23, the festival will be held throughout Kobe under the theme [su:ki] with venues centered around Meriken Park, Harborland, the Motomachi-Kohkashita area, Higashi-Yuenchi Park, the Flower Road area and the Museum Road area (Hyogo Prefectual Musuem of Art, Yokoo Tadanori Museum of Contemporary Art, BB Plaza Museum of Art). See displays such as the “Comic Illustrations International Exhibition” and the “MANGA*ANIME*GAME FROM JAPAN” exhibition, which features a collection of distinctive works created since 1989 (the year that Osamu Tezuka passed away). The festival will also be filled with a wide variety of art ranging from an exhibition of Japan Medea Arts Festival Award-wining works in the categories of art, entertainment, animation and manga to traditional Japanese works of art such as calligraphy and flower arranging.
We hope you will enjoy the 66 days in which Kobe will be steeped in art.
[Event Outline]
Event Dates
Semptember 19, 2015 (Saturday)~November 23, 2015 (Monday / National Holiday) (66days) *Higashi-Yuenchi Park Venue – Until November 1 (Sunday)
Main Venues
– Meriken Park/ Harborland/ Motomachi-Kohkashita Area
– Higashi-Yuenchi Park*/ Flower Road Area *Nighttime exhibitions only
– Musuem Road area(Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art/ Yokoo Tadanori Museum of Contemporary Art/ BB Plaza Museum of Art) etc.
Opening Hours
– Meriken Park Site 11:00～16:00 (Saturdays/Sundays/National Holidays 11:00～17:00)
– Motomachi-Kohkashita Site 12:00～18:00
– Higashi-Yuenchi Park Site sunset～21:00
– Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Yokoo Tadanori Museum of Contemporary Art, BB Plaza Museum of Art 10:00～18:00 (Closed on Mondays)
Budget: Approx. 300 million yen
Organized by: The Organization Committee for Kobe Biennale and the City of Kobe With Assistance From: Hyogo Prefectural Government
Theme: [su]ki]
