The 4th exhibition of 'KOBE SUBWAY MUSEUM' transforms Kobe subway stations into art spaces. Running from April 23 to June 7, 2026, featuring 5 artists. Artworks can be purchased via QR code.
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- The 2026 project, where you can encounter art in the everyday space of a train station, has started!
- This time, a diverse exhibition "Iro Iro Exhibition - Art Starting from KOBE" by artists who have expanded their activities triggered by encounters in Kobe.
- Access the 2D barcode installed at the station; purchasing artwork supports the artists' activities!
The subway Coast Line station premises become a vibrant art space!
The artist support project "KOBE SUBWAY MUSEUM" will hold the "Iro Iro Exhibition - Art Starting from KOBE" from Thursday, April 23, 2026, to Sunday, June 7, 2026.
"Iro Iro Exhibition - Art Starting from KOBE" Main Visual
This project is an exhibition by artists who have broadened their scope of activities after being selected in open call exhibitions held in Kobe. Artists who have advanced their steps starting from their encounters in Kobe will transmit new expressions from the "City of Beginnings, KOBE."
Paintings, 3D objects, and various expressions intersect in the "Iro Iro Exhibition - Art Starting from KOBE."
By deploying works in the everyday space of the subway station premises, we will introduce the current various "Iro (colors/expressions)" of the artists to many people.
Each color, each story.
Colorful works will decorate the station premises of the subway Coast Line.
Exhibition Stations and Participating Artists
| Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station
Yurika Hashimoto
Born in 1998 in Hiroshima Prefecture, resides in Kyoto Prefecture.
Completed her Master's degree in Fine Arts and Crafts (Japanese Painting) at Kyoto University of the Arts in 2024.
Scholarship student of the "Mitsubishi Corporation Art Gate Program" for the 2022 academic year.
"Staring at the Mountain 2" 2025 / Mixed media on chalk ground / 45.5x38cm
| Kyukyoryuchi-Daimarumae Station
Yoshifumi Tsunoda
Born in 1986 in Gunma Prefecture, resides in Osaka Prefecture.
Graduated from Gunma Prefectural Takasaki High School in 2005.
Dropped out of the Department of Architecture, Musashino Art University in 2008.
Graduated from the Oil Painting Course, Department of Fine Arts, Osaka University of Arts in 2017.
Completed his Master's degree in Painting (Oil Painting), Tama Art University in 2019.
"Ametsuchi #26-4" 2026 / Acrylic on canvas / 72.7x60.6cm
| Harborland Station
Mayu Kunihisa
Born in Osaka. Active primarily in the Kansai region.
Studied at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, and withdrew after completing the doctoral program coursework at Kobe Design University.
Won the Special Award at the "22nd Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art" in 2019, and the "Sakuya Konohana Award (Fine Arts Category)" in 2022. Participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions domestically and internationally.
"EMPTY DESERT Ⅱ-2" 2023 / Acrylic on canvas / 100x100cm *Reference image
| Chuo-Ichibamae Station
Junsei Oh
Born in 1992 in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. Immigrated to Tokyo with his family at the age of 10. After graduating from the Faculty of Economics at Ritsumeikan University, he studied fine art and fashion design at Central Saint Martins, UAL in London.
Drifting through the cultures he experienced in China, Japan, and the UK, he shapes the "uncertainty of identity."
After exhibiting at the Balenciaga Museum in Spain, he is currently based in Tokyo.
"Viola" 2024 / Mixed media / 41x31x13cm
| Shin-Nagata Station
Yuhei Takada
Born in 1983, from Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture. Studied under Shozo Shimamoto.
Owner of Gallery Amata, Art Director of windfall gallery, Art Director of Kobe Kitano Museum, Board Member of NPO Geiho, Member of Contemporary Art AU.
Creates works using scrap materials under the theme "Positive works from negative scrap materials."
He primarily uses newspapers to create his works. His creative origin lies in a curiosity unchanged since childhood, a desire to surprise viewers, and to do something interesting that no one else has done.
"Ascending Dragon Treasure Word" 2023 / Newspaper, wire, aluminum mixed resin / 18x22x13cm
"KOBE SUBWAY MUSEUM" is an initiative where you can see and buy art. You can support artists from the station.
View of the exhibition at Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station
"KOBE SUBWAY MUSEUM" is an initiative utilizing showcases installed in the station premises of the Kobe Municipal Subway Coast Line to decorate stations with artwork, primarily exhibiting and selling works by artists associated with Kobe/Hyogo and young artists.
By connecting the everyday space of the station to support as a place for young artists to present and challenge themselves, it allows people to easily...
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