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Joanna Hawrot:
Wearable Art - Unseen Threads

Joanna Hawrot's creations, described as “wearable art,” aim to draw out the wearer’s memories and inner voice, merging fashion and art into a unified expression. This exhibition presents kimono-inspired pieces along with photographs and video works featuring twelve women from Japan and Poland wearing her designs. Enter a space where silent memories take shape and fashion becomes a language of visibility, memory, and empowerment.

Joanna Hawrot

Joanna Hawrot is a European fashion designer known for creating WEARABLE ART. She transforms bold visual concepts into fabric, crafting unique, limited-edition pieces that elevate fashion to a form of artistic expression. Hawrot’s designs have gained international recognition, showcasted in Paris, New York, and Tokyo.

Dates

May 31 - June 24

Hours

10:00AM - 8:00PM

Venue

Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store, 1F Window Display & 8F Special Venue

Admission

Free

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Yuriko Sasaoka
Polonia x Skłodowska-Curie's Magic Lab - The Power of Migration -

This exhibition explores themes of migration, memory, the body, family, and inheritance through the life of Maria Skłodowska-Curie. Artist Yuriko Sasaoka draws on her long-standing connection with Poland and a medical check-up she underwent there, creating a “relational laboratory” in collaboration with her family. Later in the exhibition, the focus shifts to the symbolic power of “Polonia” as a metaphor for migration, community, and the search for connection in a divided world.

Yuriko Sasaoka

Born in Osaka Prefecture, Sasaoka explores the intersection of video and painting. To this end, she draws out a sense of foreignness and incongruity similar to the traces of hands and brushstrokes in painting, which cannot be found in high-performance CG video, and weave their own unique stories. Along with meticulous compositions and narratives, she creates a unique worldview that feels both nostalgic and yet unseen, bringing it vividly to life. Currently, she is based in the Kansai region and Hong Kong.

Dates

June 15 - July 5

※Closed on June 24

Hours

11:00AM - 7:00PM

Venue

Osaka City Central Public Hall, BIF

Admission

Free

Exhibition
SOU#15 Nohara no ue de - On the field

Dates

Mar. 30 - Sep. 27

Venue

JR Sojiji Station, Ibaraki City

Artist

Edyta Hul, Róża Litwa

Admission

Free

WEB

https://www.sou-art.com
Nohara no ue de - On the field

Dates

June 28 - July 13

Venue

Fukushi Bunka Kaikan "Oak Theater ", Ibaraki City

Artist

Edyta Hul, Róża Litwa, Chie Matsui, Nana Kuromiya

Admission

Free
Exhibition
The Amazing Land of Quarks, Elephants and Pierogi

Dates

Oct. 3 - 23

Venue

Grand Front Osaka, Knowledge Capital

Admission

Free
Koji Kamoji
Don't Let the Unnecessary Overshadow the Whole

Dates

Apr. 8 - June 22

Venue

WATARI-UM, The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

( MUSIC )

Sound Culture: Poland x Japan Music Festival

Sound Culture. Poland x Japan Music Festival is a series of alternative music concerts that will take place in open urban spaces of Osaka. The festival brings an opportunity to present Polish alternative scene known for its innovation, audacity to experiments, and ability to combine tradition with modernity, in dialogue with Japanese artists.
The programme of the festival provides for selected Polish artists representing diverse genres of alternative music: Klawo, a band inspired by retro soul and funk, renowned bass guitar virtuoso Kinga Głyk, and Małe Instrumenty - an experimental band that will interpret the works of Fryderyk Chopin in an innovative way. The unpredictable collective Mitch and Mitch will also appear on stage to present their latest project inspired by the work of Ennio Morricone and a special programme prepared for this event. Polish musicians will perform together with Japanese artists, thus creating a unique artistic dialogue.

Dates: Oct. 4, 5

Venue: Namba Square, Osaka

Admission: Free

Artist: Klawo, Kinga Głyk, Małe Instrumenty, Mitch & Mitch, etc.

Sinfonia Varsovia concert tour in Japan

Sinfonia Varsovia, a renowned Polish orchestra with a worldwide reputation, will embark on a unique artistic journey to Japan, presenting a series of concerts accompanying Poland’s participation in the EXPO 2025 World Exhibition. The tour will include seven performances at the most prestigious concert halls in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Kyoto.
The uniqueness of the project is underlined by Sinfonia Varsovia’s cooperation with international soloists, including the legendary pianist Martha Argerich and virtuoso Ivo Pogorelić, who will perform alongside young Japanese virtuosos – Aimi Kobayashi and Kyohei Sorita, known for their participation in the Chopin Competitions.
Sinfonia Varsovia will perform under the baton of Austrian maestro Christian Arming.

Dates: Oct. 4-12

( FILM )

“Japanese Kuyaviak” documentary film

The documentary film, "Kuyaviak in Japan," tells the captivating story of Yoshiki Oki and his wife, Yumiko, who met in Tomonoura, Hiroshima, in the 1980s. Fascinated by the Polish folk dance "Kuyaviak," they dedicated themselves to spreading this vibrant culture in Japan, fostering a cultural exchange that has spanned over 40 years. This moving documentary beautifully portrays how two distant cultures, Poland and Japan, connect through dance, nurturing warm human relationships.

Direction: Dagmara Furgał, Photos: Nicolas Villegas, Editing: Tymoteusz Wiskirski,Production: KIJORA FILM, Co-producers: TVP S.A., NIFC, AMI

Dates: Premiere Aug. 28

Venue: Poland Pavilion at the EXPO World Exposition in Osaka

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