Art festival which held in Kobe once in two years, Kobe Biennale is held throughout Kobe under the theme of [su:ki] . In addition to conventional venues, Higashi Yuenchi area is opened this year for “Art in a Container International Competition”. This exhibition use container as an exhibition space and open only in nighttime. “Winning prize artists exhibition”and “Flower Road, Light of Museum” exhibition which use existing sculptures in Flower Road (the road connect Sannomiya to Higashi Yuenchi area) will be light up and illuminate the night in Kobe. In Meriken Park, Harborland, Motomachi-Kohkashita area, “SHITSURAI ART International Competition” which use Japanese traditional "shitsurai" art--a set of furnishings for creating a room or space--that make effective use of the waterfront setting, Exhibition of future ikebana art, outdoor ikebana art, calligraphic art and handcrafts art will be held. In addition to these exhibitions, Kobe Biennale 2015 held various exhibitions such as “Green Art Competition” using living plants, “Painting Art Competition” dynamically painting on huge canvas, “Creative Toys International Competition” create simple toys with wood, paper and fabrics, “Comic Illustration International Competition” draw artworks with LCD monitor. Three museums at Museum Road which lied north and south from Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art Galleries to Oji Zoo held “Japanese Manga*Animation*Game Exhibition” and “Y-Junction continued” of Mr. Tadanori YOKOO, “Friends of Hyogo and Kobe Exhibition” of represent Hyogo prefecture artists and “Competition of modern ceramic art”. Various events will be held at many places in Kobe city during the period. For futher information, please visit our official website or look at official guide book.
http://www.kobe-biennale.jp/
Information Provided by: Organizing Committee for KOBE Biennale
Period: September 19,2015 (Sat) 〜 November 23,2015 (Mon) Hours: Follow to each exhibition sites Closed: Follow to each exhibition sites Venue: Kobe Biennale 2015 is divided to 3 main exhibition areas, MERIKEN PARK/HARBORLAND/MOTOMACHI-KOHKASHITA , HIGASHI-YUENCHI/FLOWER ROAD , MUSEUM ROAD and other exhibition places in Kobe city
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