In its second exhibition, AOTO Art explores another meaning embedded in its name: “blue.”

Here, blue is understood not only as a color, but as a state and an experience.

It is associated with emotion, memory, distance, silence, and depth—shifting our bodily perception and awareness toward other times and places beyond the present.

At times, it settles within us as sensations of loss, solitude, stillness, or intensity, emerging unexpectedly in fleeting moments.

This exhibition approaches these dynamics through the notion of “transition,” opening a space where emotions, memories, and bodily sensations shift and unfold through encounters with the works and the surrounding environment.

アーティスト
Carrie Yamaoka*
Tracey Emin*
Saori Miyake
Tomoko Inagaki

*Marukawa Collection

Exhibition Details

Dates: Apr 25 (Sat) – Jun 28 (Sun), 2026
Opening Hours: 13:00–18:00

Open Days: Sat, Sun & Mon (by appointment)
Open to the public on Apr 25 (Sat). By appointment only from Apr 26 (Sun) onward.

Venue: AOTO Art (20-8 Yamate-cho, Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan)
Admission: Free

Opening Reception: Apr 25 (Sat), 15:30–17:00

Holiday Closure: Apr 27 (Mon) – May 8 (Fri)

Public Open Days: To be announced
Talk Event: To be announced

May Open Days (No Reservation Required)

May 11 (Mon), 16 (Sun), 31 (Sun)

Related Event | FUKAMERU Talk

Talk by Fumiko Nakamura

Date & Time: May 23 (Sat), 15:00–17:00
Guest: Fumiko Nakamura (Chief Curator, Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka)
Artists: Tomoko Inagaki, Saori Miyake
Admission: ¥2,000 (includes drink)

Reservation:
Please apply via the contact form with the subject line “May 23 Talk Reservation,” and include the following:

Full name
Number of participants
Phone number (reachable on the day)

Venue:
AOTO Art
20-8 Yamate-cho, Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan