Osaka's Largest Artist Shared Studio 'Super Studio Kitakagaya (SSK)' to Hold Special Public Opening & Exhibition 'Open Studio 2026 Summer'

The Osaka Creative Chishima Foundation (Suminoe-ku, Osaka), which works on art-based town development in Kitakagaya, Osaka, will hold the special public opening and exhibition 'Open Studio 2026 Summer' of Super Studio Kitakagaya (SSK) from May 29 (Fri) to 31 (Sun), 2026, in conjunction with the contemporary art fair 'ART OSAKA 2026.' SSK is the largest shared studio in Osaka, aimed at supporting artists and creators. The building, a renovated warehouse of a former shipyard, features a unique, massive space with a ceiling height of 7 meters and a total floor area of 830 square meters. In addition to the special opening of the studio, this event will feature exhibitions and projects by artists residing in SSK and artists-in-residence. At the Labo & Gallery within SSK, artist Karyu Miyoshi from Osaka and German sculptor Rebecca Akane Fimmel will perform a performance installation titled 'Dust in the Stomach.' Additionally, on the L-shaped wall, a collaboration mural by NAZE and British artist Matt Gondek will be unveiled, and Kenichi Yamamura will exhibit his street art mural photographs taken both domestically and internationally. Furthermore, 'Studio Tours' will be conducted, allowing visitors to tour the production sites while listening to the stories of the resident artists. You can see the creative workplaces of artists and creators that are not usually open to the public. Please take this opportunity to visit. Along with this open studio, many other art events will be held in Kitakagaya during the same period. Please enjoy exploring the town and experiencing art. Period: May 29 (Fri) to 31 (Sun), 2026 Time: 11:00–19:00 Venue: Super Studio Kitakagaya (SSK), 5-4-64 Kitakagaya, Suminoe-ku, Osaka Resident Artists/Creators: Takahiro Ikeda / Chiaki Kamidaira / Nobuyuki Osaki / Wakana Shibata / Takanori Shimotera / Maru Takada / Chisato Takano / Mika Nakahara / NAZE / Ryotaro Fuyuki / Kenichi Yamamura / Taichi Yoshimura / Matt Gondek (Residence stay during the period) Exhibiting Artists: Karyu Miyoshi, Rebecca Akane Fimmel, NAZE, Kenichi Yamamura, Matt Gondek Admission: Free (*'Dust in the Stomach' requires a fee) Organizer: Osaka Creative Chishima Foundation Website: https://ssk-chishima.info/ Exhibition Details ● SSK Labo & Gallery Dust in the Stomach - Performance Installation: Karyu Miyoshi & Rebecca Akane Fimmel This project explores how a work and its viewers interact in a situation isolated from external eyes. Viewers enter the space one by one. In the center is a mound made of soil, from which a surface of breathing skin emerges. The installation presents the concept of unstable ground based on processes of accumulation, destruction, and transformation. Viewers can touch the work. In this situation, the choice to touch or not becomes the act itself, establishing the conditions for the viewer to assume agency and responsibility. Dates: May 29 (Fri) – 31 (Sun) Time: 15:00–18:00 Fee: ¥500 per session (7 minutes) *One-person rotation system Organizer: Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa Grant: Yamaoka Memorial Foundation Sponsorship: Osaka Art & Design 2026 Time: May 31 (Sun) 18:20–19:00 *Free, no reservation required, first-come-first-served basis. ● SSK L-shaped Wall Matt Gondek × NAZE Collaboration Mural Kenichi Yamamura Exhibition A large-scale mural where the expressions of Matt Gondek and NAZE cross will be presented on an L-shaped wall. Matt Gondek will reinterpret the characters drawn by NAZE from his own perspective and develop them as new original characters. The combination of Gondek's pop culture deconstruction and NAZE's street-inspired world will highlight how their character identities reflect and transform each other. Kenichi Yamamura will exhibit photographic works of murals by street artists he has photographed in various locations, along with interview footage.