Online Community Bijutsu Henshubu to Host a Special Visit to Morimura@Museum Guided by Yasumasa Morimura

The online community Bijutsu Henshubu, operated by OSIRO Inc., will hold a special visit event on Saturday, May 30, 2026, welcoming contemporary artist Yasumasa Morimura and touring the private museum Morimura@Museum under Morimura’s own guidance. Yasumasa Morimura received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in the spring 2026 decorations in recognition of his long-standing contributions to art and culture. Since Portrait / Van Gogh in 1985, he has consistently explored the question of what the self is through self-portrait works in which he “disguises himself as someone else.” The event will be navigated by art journalist Yoshio Suzuki, former deputy editor-in-chief of BRUTUS, who has interviewed Morimura over many years and built a deep relationship of trust with him. Participants will tour the exhibition while hearing directly from Morimura about the background of his works, behind-the-scenes stories from production, and his thoughts on founding the private museum Morimura@Museum in 2018. The Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka is currently hosting the exhibition “Our Wunderkammer, Vanish. — Yasumasa Morimura, Kenji Yanobe, Miwa Yanagi —,” in which Morimura also participates. Visiting both the exhibition and this event offers an opportunity to enjoy Morimura’s work in greater depth. Event overview: Touring Morimura@Museum with Yasumasa Morimura. Date and time: Saturday, May 30, 2026, 16:30-18:00. Fee: 7,700 yen for Bijutsu Henshubu members and 11,000 yen for the general public. Admission to Morimura@Museum is required separately. Yasumasa Morimura was born in Osaka in 1951 and lives in Osaka. He presented his first self-portrait work, Portrait / Van Gogh, in 1985. Since then, he has continued to create works centered on the consistent theme of “I,” using various subjects and self-portraits in which he disguises himself as someone else. His production process includes meticulous research into the people and works that serve as motifs, the creation of dioramas and studio sets, and the design of costumes and makeup, allowing him to approach his subjects from a distinctive perspective. In 2018, he established M@M, Morimura@Museum, where visitors can view archives and independently planned exhibitions. Bijutsu Henshubu is an online community that shares a love of art under the concept of “visiting, learning, and communicating art,” together with navigator Yoshio Suzuki, former deputy editor-in-chief of BRUTUS. The community offers experiences that feel like becoming an editor of an art magazine and encountering new perspectives and discoveries. People of any generation or gender can join, and prior knowledge of art or museums is not required. What matters is the desire to learn more about art and deepen one’s appreciation. Yoshio Suzuki is an editor, art journalist, and representative of Bijutsu Tsushinsha LLC. Born in 1958, he graduated from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University. He joined Magazine House in 1982 and worked on editorial teams including POPEYE, anan, and relax before serving for about ten years as deputy editor-in-chief of BRUTUS. He currently writes and edits art-related articles for magazines, books, and the web, and works on exhibition planning and publicity, as well as consulting on corporate strategy centered on art. OSIRO Inc. develops and provides OSIRO, a community platform that connects creators, artists, companies, organizations, and other expressive figures with their fans, under the mission of making Japan a major nation of art and culture. OSIRO emphasizes emotional sharing and human connection rather than simple information distribution or content consumption. Through two-way communication and warm interaction, it helps increase supporters who empathize with activities and builds long-term relationships.